Founded in 1988, Common Counsel Foundation partners with families and individual donors to expand philanthropic resources for progressive social movements. Through our strategic philanthropic services, we prioritize support for community-based organizations engaged directly with low-income people, women, youth, people of color and others working to advance justice, equity, and build a healthy, sustainable environment.

Common Counsel Foundation Announces Executive Transition

May 27, 2009

It is with a mixture of pride and regret that the board of Common Counsel Foundation announces that Cynthia Carey-Grant will be resigning as CEO effective June 5, 2009.  Cynthia has accepted a new position as Executive Director with the Oakland-based Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Disease (WORLD), a respected health advocacy group addressing HIV issues for women. While we will miss Cynthia’s leadership, we recognize that this new position presented a tremendous opportunity for her to return to her roots – a passion for advocating for an improved quality of health and life for women, particularly women of color and the impoverished that are the most at risk. We wish Cynthia the very best in her new role, knowing she will continue to contribute to building a more just world.... Click here to read the full announcement.