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2019 Foundation Grants Deadline 12/30
December 19, 2018
Completed applications must be postmarked by December 30. Please note the Puffin Foundation will be closed from December 22 – January 2. We will resume regular hours January 2. If you have any grant questions please visit The Puffin Foundation FAQ page. Happy Read More
Happy Holidays from Puffin!
December 10, 2018
The Puffin offices will be closed from December 22-January 1. We will resume regular hours January 2. Have a happy and safe holiday and we will see you in the new Read More
Parkland Students win Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship
November 30, 2018
The Parkland Student Activists are the winners of the 2018 Puffin Prize for Creative Citizenship. The Students, in partnership with young activists across the country, founded the March for Our Lives to end gun violence and challenge the complacency of lawmakers. March organizers David Hogg, Jaclyn Corin, Delaney Tarr, and Read More
Read about The Costs of the Confederacy in the latest issue of Smithsonian. Another Puffin supported piece produced by The Nation Institute.
November 29, 2018
THE COSTS OF THE CONFEDERACY At Beauvoir this past October, Jim Huffman, a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, showed students the 1863 battle flag of the Army of Tennessee. (Brian Palmer) In the last decade alone, American taxpayers have spent at least $40 million on Confederate monuments and Read More
Armistice Day, 2018
November 10, 2018
On November 11th, the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of the day the guns fell silent on the Western Front and fighting ended in a War to End All Wars. The Puffin Cultural Forum in conjunction with Frontline Arts//PCNJ commemorates Armistice Day, an exhibition of artists and their works created with hope Read More
Don’t miss out on this great Puffin-sponsored event at the Museum of the City of New York
October 22, 2018
When: Thursday, November 8, 6:30pmPrice: $15 General Admission | $10 for Museum Members | Free for Students March For Our Lives NYC, courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons by mathiaswasik, wasikphoto.com Join journalist Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! and leading youth activists Brea Baker, Ramon Contreras, and Hebh Jamal to discuss Read More
UnAmerica
September 16, 2018
The national debate surrounding the important issue of immigration policy is reaching a fever pitch. UnAmerica takes an unflinching look at the nature of dialogue or lack thereof surrounding much needed immigration reform. As the 2018 midterm elections take shape artists lend their creative voices to bring out perspectives, questions, Read More
Why Your Vote Matters in 2018
September 7, 2018
Puffin is a proud supporter of the Campus Election Engagement Project, seeking to enfranchise college students nationwide. You can check out their most recent video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf9PAW9yq64 About Campus Election Engagement Project Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP), is a national nonpartisan project that helps administrators, faculty, staff, and student leaders Read More
Did you know that Puffin supported student journalists write for The Nation Magazine? Check out this article on youth activists in the South.
August 29, 2018
The Next Generation of Southern Organizing By providing a playbook for young organizers, Southerners on New Ground encourages college students not simply to stay involved, but to see themselves as leaders in the fight for a more just South. By Robin Happel Members of Southerners on New Ground and Black Read More