The Bay Area Justice Funders Network (BAJFN) is pleased to announce the release of our first paper, Funding Movement Building: Bay Area Approaches. The report provides a summary of data collected from our survey of Bay Area Social Justice Philanthropies and highlights three of the most effective strategies BAJFN members use to advance their shared vision of movement building: integrating movement building into grantmaking guidelines and practices; strategically aligned funding; and pooled funding.  Download the report here.

Natural Allies: Philanthropy and Civil Legal Aid

Just released! How can investing to help low-income people solve their legal problems enhance your grant making?  See a new publication from the Public Welfare Foundation and the Kresge Foundation on philanthropy and civil legal aid. Download the report here.

The Neighborhood Funders Group is pleased to announce the addition of its newest Working Group: Grantmakers for Southern Progress (GSP). GSP provides an important forum for NFG members to learn about social justice and social change in the South and to foster partnerships toward achieving a more just and equitable region and nation. Click on the GSP tab below to learn more about the group. Also, follow these links to download GSP’s recently released research papers entitled As the South Goes: Social Justice and Philanthropy in the US South and Words Matter: Language and Social Justice Funding in the US South.