December 14, 2022 A Small, Focused Funder Demonstrates the Strength and Resilience of Transgender Communities December 14, 2022/ Dawn Wolfe The Black Trans Travel Fund shows how a resilient community can care for itself through philanthropy. It also offers an example for mainstream funders looking to support transgender people in a meaningful way.Read More
October 06, 2022 For Groundswell, Supporting Black Trans People Is all About “Joy and Resilience” October 06, 2022/ Dawn Wolfe Even as the people it serves face a daunting list of threats, the Black Trans Fund focuses on joy, resilience and liberation. Program Officer Bré Rivera explains how the fund works and what it backs.Read More
September 07, 2022 Durfee Isn’t Alone: Here’s Who’s Moving Money to Support the Wellbeing of Nonprofit Staff September 07, 2022/ Dawn Wolfe A search for funders offering support similar to the Durfee Foundation’s Lark Awards, which provide relief to exhausted nonprofit staff, only turned up a handful of names. Here’s a rundown.Read More
July 18, 2022 Is Philanthropy Finally Responding to the Crisis of Anti-Transgender Hatred in the U.S.? July 18, 2022/ Dawn Wolfe Trans and gender-nonconforming people are facing a rise in physical and legislative violence. Overall, philanthropy continues to dedicate mere pennies to the problem, but there are some signs of an uptick in funding.Read More
July 07, 2022 With Roe v. Wade Overturned, Who Is Funding the Fight for Abortion Rights and Access? July 07, 2022/ Connie Matthiessen After the reversal of Roe v. Wade, there is more need than ever for philanthropy to step up for reproductive justice. Here’s a list of funders who are supporting abortion rights — including a couple of hopefuls.Read More
July 06, 2022 Three Key Intermediaries Ready to Move Resources for Reproductive Justice July 06, 2022/ IP Staff With foundations and donors racing to support reproductive rights, we’re highlighting the work of three important intermediary funders that have been working in this space for decades, along with links to our past coverage.Read More
June 28, 2022 How Philanthropy Is Responding to the Fall of Roe — and What Abortion Rights Organizers Need Now June 28, 2022/ Martha Ramirez The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has led to an outpouring of donations to abortion rights groups, but funders and grantees are calling for more and better funding. Here’s how the field is responding.Read More
June 24, 2022 How Philanthropy Can Unite in Protecting Abortion Access and Reproductive Justice June 24, 2022/ Elizabeth Barajas-Román, Rocio L. Córdoba, Sheena Johnson, Meenakshi Menon, Joy Messinger and Teresa C. Younger, Guest Contributors Our organizations have been fighting for reproductive justice for decades. Now is the time for all of philanthropy to join us in this fight for our collective liberation.Read More
March 23, 2022 IP Briefing: What’s Going on With Philanthropy for Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice in the U.S.? March 23, 2022/ IP Staff In IP's weekly briefings, we provide an overview of what's happening in a particular area of philanthropy. This week, we look at funding for reproductive health, rights and justice. Here’s what you need to know.Read More
March 22, 2022 Eight Funders That Back Grassroots LGBTQ+ Movements March 22, 2022/ IP Staff Amid a barrage of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the country, here are some of the top philanthropic funders supporting ground-level movement groups working to resist the trend.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
December 23, 2020 Women of Color-Led Fund Is “Breathtakingly Hopeful” About Plan to Move $100 Million December 23, 2020/ Noor Al-Sibai For 15 years, Groundswell Fund has been been moving money toward reproductive and social justice, led by women of color, transgender, and gender-nonconforming people of color. The fund is about to embark on its biggest effort yet.Read More
November 21, 2017 A Funder Takes on Maternal and Infant Mortality Here At Home November 21, 2017/ Caitlin Reilly The U.S. is one of the few wealthy countries where the rate of women who die from childbirth complications is going up—with women of color more likely to die. The Groundswell Fund wants to do something about that. Read More