March 06, 2023 For This New Fund, “There Is No Technology Justice Without Disability Justice” March 06, 2023/ Martha Ramirez Disabled people rarely get a seat at the table when it comes to tech development and policy. With their new Disability x Tech Fund, the Ford Foundation and Borealis Philanthropy want to change that.Read More
August 04, 2022 “Shift and Share Power.” An Ambitious Fund Supporting BIPOC-Led News Outlets Takes Shape August 04, 2022/ Mike Scutari In January, Tracie Powell launched the Pivot Fund with the goal of investing $500 million in BIPOC-led news outlets. Powell explains how the fund came together, the state of funding for the field, and more.Read More
July 27, 2022 What We Learned from Five Years of Funding Community Safety and Transforming Policing July 27, 2022/ Jeree Thomas and Khadeaja Carroll, Guest Contributors The Communities Transforming Policing Fund (CTPF) supports groups fighting police violence and adverse effects of the carceral system. In this guest post, Director Jeree Thomas discusses how its strategy has evolved.Read More
March 10, 2022 Trans Communities Are Under Attack. Here’s How Philanthropy Must Respond March 10, 2022/ Aldita Gallardo, Guest Contributor Legislatures across the nation are stripping away trans rights and legalizing discriminatory practices. Aldita Gallardo of the Fund for Trans Generations urges action, encouraging funders to listen to—and fund—trans communities.Read More
May 12, 2021 From Talk to Action? Assessing Philanthropy’s Racial Justice Response May 12, 2021/ Philip Rojc How do BIPOC leaders in philanthropy rate the sector’s attempts to address racial injustice over the past year? We asked several prominent figures to weigh in. Here’s what they see changing, and what still needs to change.Read More
March 18, 2021 “Dignity, Resilience and Beauty.” Funding Initiative Seeks to Reclaim Border Narratives March 18, 2021/ Martha Ramirez Narratives around the U.S.-Mexico border are often grim and misleading, which shapes public opinion and policy on immigration. A new initiative led by the Ford Foundation seeks to uplift the authentic stories of border communities. Read More
December 07, 2020 “Be Vigilant.” Immigration Funders Look Toward 2021 with Cautious Optimism December 07, 2020/ Philip Rojc Immigrant advocates are gearing up for long-haul advocacy to hold the Biden administration to its promises and roll back Trump-era policies. For the funders backing them, the past four years have been as illuminating as they’ve been grim.Read More
June 17, 2020 Amid Demands for Change, Here’s How Philanthropy Can Back Underfunded Black-Led Groups June 17, 2020/ Julia Travers Police violence against black communities is spurring new attention and funding for racial justice. Sector leaders and new research illuminate just how underfunded black-led groups are, and how funders can best support them.Read More
April 13, 2020 A Fund Supporting Journalists of Color Takes on Greater Urgency in the Age of COVID-19 April 13, 2020/ Mike Scutari Borealis Philanthropy launched an effort in September to remedy deeply entrenched funding disparities. Now, as communities of color—and their media outlets—are hit hard by the pandemic, how is the new fund responding?Read More
September 16, 2019 “For the Good of All.” A New Fund Seeks to Boost Racial Equity in Journalism September 16, 2019/ Mike Scutari While some grantmakers have made advancing diversity and equity in journalism a priority, data suggests there is still much work to be done. A new initiative supported by the sector’s heaviest hitters seeks to accelerate the pace of change.Read More
August 28, 2019 These Collaborative Funds Listen to Groups on the Ground in Backing a Justice Agenda August 28, 2019/ Philip Rojc At Borealis Philanthropy, taking cues from movement leaders is paramount. Its new fund to back justice reform organizers just awarded its first grants, and it’s renewing the call for applications for its immigration litigation fund.Read More
June 05, 2019 “Nothing is Standard About What We’re Doing." A New Fund Aims to Boost Racial Equity Training June 05, 2019/ Michael Hamill Remaley Borealis Philanthropy, the progressive grantmaking intermediary, has rolled out a new initiative to build up the racial equity training field. The larger goal: helping the nonprofit sector do much more to address the root causes of racial disparities.Read More