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Grantmakers for Southern Progress 2016 Post-Election Webinar Recap
2018 Post-Election Briefing for Grantmakers
Moving the South Forward in the New Reality: A Post-Election Funder Briefing
Post-Election Resources
Charlottesville Funder Briefing
Annual Policy Briefing of the Working Group on Labor and Community Partnerships
Building a Funding Response to Scenarios after the Election
December First Monday + Election Series Discussion
#NFG2016 Conference Recap from Native Americans in Philanthropy
Native Voices Rising: National Funder Briefing Webinar
Strategize with NFG in the lead up to the election & beyond: NFG's October 2020 Newsletter
Funders for a Just Economy 2020 Policy Briefing
Reclaim MLK 2016
Organizing for Wall Street Accountability and Financial Reform: Funders’ Briefing and Discussion
Strike Watch - Election 2020: Workers Redefine the Map, as Corporate Tech Pours Millions to Undermine Rights
Leading with Power: #NFG2016 Conference Recap
The 2016 Discount Legacy Award Nominations Are Open!
2019 Budget and Policy Briefing
Funder Briefing: Freedom Cities
Funder Briefing: The Future of Work and the Workforce
WGLCP Annual Policy Briefing 2014
NFG 2016 National Convening: Philanthropic Strategies for People, Place, and Power
Funder Briefing on Advancing Housing Justice and Health Equity
Funders for a Just Economy 2021 Policy Briefing
Funders Briefing and Conversation with Patrisse Cullors and Dignity & Power Now
Funder Briefing call with Senator Al Franken on Forced Arbitration
FJE 2017 Policy Briefing: The Road Ahead for Worker Justice
2018 Affinity Equity Summit and Solidarity Defense & Action Funder Briefing
FJE 2018 Policy Briefing: Evolving Strategies for Worker Justice
Briefing: Freedom Side, on the 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer
Equity, Environment and Democracy in Puerto Rico - Funder Briefing in NY
Video: Funder Briefing on Policing Reform – Building on NYC Successes for a National Reform Movement
CANCELED: NFG Conference Call on Funder Responses to the Moment
Trends + Building Power in the AAPI Community
Philanthropy on the Frontlines of Ferguson
Celebrating 20 Years of Leadership on Labor and Economic Justice
Philanthropy, You in Danger, Girl! Five Things Philanthropies Need to Do Now in the Trump Age
“Advancing Together” the Democratizing Development Program
Meeting the Moment: 2020’s New Civic Engagement Landscape in Rural and Small-City America
Uprisings and Funding Needs
Hundreds Rally for the Right to Refuse Stop and Frisk
Project Phoenix Readings
Ensuring the Voices of Government Reflect the People They Represent
Police Accountability: Organizing and Philanthropic Strategies
Announcing the 2019 Discount Foundation Legacy Award Winner
From Grievance to Governance: 8 Features of Transformative Campaigns
Why We Move Money for Justice
Strike Watch: Solidago Foundation's Rebecca Greenberg on Funding Democracy Defense from Georgia to Arizona
White People and Activism in the Trump Era
Is Democracy Funding Undemocratic? Funding Civic Engagement in an Era of Protest
Building Momentum From The Ground Up: A Toolkit For Promoting Justice In Policing
We are the ones we’ve been waiting for
An Open Letter from Ferguson Protesters and Allies
Grant Makers Give Money Fast to Challenge Trump Policies
Nominate Labor Movement Leaders for the 2017 Discount Foundation Legacy Award!
From the Front Lines of Ferguson
Ferguson to Geneva
We Call it the "American Dream"
Agenda to Keep us Safe
Police Accountability and the Criminalization of Communities of Color: Organizing in Ferguson and Beyond
Funders: Let's Stop Fixating on Our Issues and Start Supporting our Values
Our cynicism will not build a movement. Collaboration will.
Recapping the Strategy in Action Learning Tour: Equitable Revitalization and Regional Power-Building in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania
Chicago Has Spent Half a Billion Dollars on Police Brutality Cases—And It’s Impoverishing the Victims’ Communities
Identify. Describe. Dismantle. Repeat.
Organizations Addressing Police Accountability and Racial Justice
On Earth Day, Empowering Allies for the Year Ahead
Webinar Resources from Hope in the Heartland: Racial Justice and the White Working Class
Rural Rising: Supporting Equity, Sustainability, and Resilience in Rural & Small-Town America
Statement: Do Not Militarize Our Mourning: Orlando and the Ongoing Tragedy Against LGBTSTGNC POC
HIV is not a crime! (except in 32 states and 72 countries)
Water Works: Building Partnerships to Create Jobs and Transform Communities
Minneapolis Protestors Occupy Police Precinct, Shut Down Highway After Police Kill Jamar Clark
Webinar Recap: Governance, Participatory Budgeting, and Grantmaking
Discount Foundation Legacy Award
Honoring the Discount Foundation
Time to Invest for Justice
#FergusonNext
Mall Of America Protest A “Decoy” Says Black Lives Matter
Youth on the Move: How Funders Can Support the Growing Movement of Young People of Color in 2015
Be vigilant and move the money: NFG's January 2021 Newsletter
Questions Linger for LGBT Community After Police Kill Jessie Hernandez
Women of Color on #BlackLivesMatter, Gender, and Racism
Behind the curtain: one theory of social change
Policing the Homeless: Broken Windows ‘On Steroids”
Philanthropy’s Role in Holding Tension
More is required of us
Strike Watch: From Food to Fashion, Workers are Countering Corporate Talking Points with Organizing for Economic Security and Protection
As We #SayHerName, 7 Policy Paths to Stop Police Violence Against Black Girls and Women
2017 Discount Legacy Award Reception
Reports from the Movement Strategy Center
The Movement Strategy Center offers a plethora of resources that speak on transformative practices, collective impact, intersecting issues, and building progressive power. Below is a curated list.
Practices of Transformative Movement Building We need transformative strategies to generate exponential change. But how do we accomplish this? How do we achieve...
Relatives of fallen press Cuomo for special prosecutor
CampaignZERO Launched
CampaignZERO presents a comprehensive package of policy reforms to end police violence in America. It encourages people to petition their elected representatives to implement 10 policy solution areas at the local, state, and federal level of government to achieve an America where police do not kill people.
Philanthropy Moving Forward a Bolder Approach to America’s Housing Crisis
Control, Disruption and Democracy: Philanthropy's Role in Inclusive Civic Engagement
How to Fund the Revolution: Part 1
For Love of Humankind: A Call to Action for Southern Philanthropy
Updates on Ferguson, Cleveland, and NYC
Gay Marriage to Ferguson
Building Power in the Sunshine State: Lessons from FJE’s Florida Learning Tour
Leveraging Limited Dollars: How Grantmakers Achieve Tangible Results by Funding Policy and Community Engagement
For the Surdna Foundation, Communities Should Define Their Futures
For the Surdna Foundation, Communities Should Define Their Futures
For the Surdna Foundation, Communities Should Define Their Futures
Cuomo Appointed A Special Prosecutor For New York Killings Involving Police
Police Reform Organizers Pitch Net Neutrality To FCC
Following Ferguson
FJE Funder Call on Forced Arbitration
California Funders’ Convening on Gentrification and Displacement
On July 20, 2015, NFG partnered with the California Endowment, Ford Foundation, Common Counsel Foundation, and Smart Growth California to convene a day-long meeting for 70 funders and practitioners working on gentrification and displacement issues in California.
Our goal was to deepen a shared understanding of the problems and solutions to the crisis of displacement affecting residents and small businesses in many cities in California due to gentrification. We also sought to lay the foundation for potential alignment on strategies addressing these issues.
We developed a...
Living Resource Systems: A New Approach for Supporting Movement Networks
article and photo provided by the Movement Net Lab
In tandem with the many movement networks of the last decade, innovative funding channels and configurations have emerged to support them. These changes are part of the shift from foundation-centered funding to a broader conceptualization of resources we call a living resource system . A living resource system provides a relationship-based approach to resources: resources are...Game Changing Advancement in Fostering Access to Opportunity: HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule
Grantmakers for Girls of Color - Watch the National Funders Convening
Making Change: How Social Movements Work - and How to Support Them
Building the Road to Belonging: Three Ways Philanthropy Can Help End Mass Criminalization
Baltimore Activists Occupy City Hall #CityHallShutdown #BaltimoreUprising
Governance, Participatory Budgeting and Grantmaking
Philanthropy Isn’t Doing Enough to Support Youth-Led Voter-Mobilization Efforts
Bending the Arc from Interest to Advancement
In ‘Moral Monday,’ activists protest Brown shooting with acts of civil disobedience
Police In Ferguson Stock Up On Riot Gear Ahead Of Grand Jury Decision
Seven Ways That Funders Can Support Racial Justice
Countering State Preemption and Protecting the Power of Local Government
Eroding the Power of Police Unions
Webinar Recap of From Sanctuary to Freedom: Cities in Resistance
The Road Ahead for Worker Justice: Where to Lean In, Pull Up, Push Back and Pivot
Executives' Alliance Foundation Leaders "Ban the Box"
Race and Policing - A Resource from IssueLab
After #FergusonOctober
FergusonOctober – Voices from the Ground
Funders for Justice Announces Inaugural Advisory Committee of Field Leaders
Strike Watch: San Francisco Foundation's Jidan Terry-Koon on Finding our (Philanthropic) Front Lines
Timeline of Race, Racism, Resistance and Philanthropy 1992-2014
From Sanctuary to Freedom: Cities in Resistance - Conference Call for Funders
Freedom Side Open Letter
After Ferguson: Conference Call looking at the role of the faith community in mobilizing around racial justice
After Ferguson: Conference Call looking at the role of the faith community in mobilizing around racial justice
Working Better Together to Further Advance a Midwest Funders Strategy for Equity and Opportunity
The Innovations and Independence of OUR Walmart
Staff Transitions at NFG
Pathways to Effective State Funding Strategies
Midwest Community Organizing Panel Discussion with the Needmor Fund
Ohio Student Association: Justice for John Crawford
NFG's 2020 Convening Series — Youth of Color Taking the Lead: Collaborative Leadership and the Path to Power
A Pivotal Moment for Racial Justice
#ReclaimMLK Actions Across the US
Ways to Support Organizers in North Carolina
8 Lessons from Our Southern Grantees in the Fight for Equity and Justice
Enough
Police Shootings Since Ferguson Put Foundations to the Test
Can you tackle poverty without taking on place?
Towards a More Resilient Place: Promising Practice in Place-Based Philanthropy
Statement from Within Our Lifetime
Funders for Justice Announces 2nd Cohort of Field Advisors
Building Trust Between Communities and Local Police
Grant Makers Should Seize the Moment to Seek Racial Justice Solutions
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Grand Jury Decision
Reclaim, Remain, Rebuild: A Conversation with Funders on New Strategies for Urban Democracy & Equity
We will not be silenced.
For Philanthropy, Time to Double Down to End Injustice
USHRN Statement on the State of Emergency of Anti-Trans Hate Violence
The New Jim Crow
FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Jenny Arwade
The Road Ahead
Changing Foundation Culture to Support Place-Based Change
The Power of the People – SB1445 is a Strategic Victory With Lessons for Alliance Building
What's Next in the Movement for Working Families Webinar
A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement
Ferguson: A Miscarriage of Justice and a Movement That Won't Give Up
The Immigration Detention Transparency and Human Rights Project: August 2015 Report
NIJC Freedom of Information Act Litigation Reveals Systemic Lack of Accountability in Immigration Detention Contracting
(August 2015) — The National Immigrant Justice Center’s (NIJC’s) three-year Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation resulted in the most comprehensive public release to date of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) immigration detention center contracts and inspections. With The Immigration Detention Transparency and Human Rights...Thinking About the Safety of Black Lives Beyond Policing
Black Lives Matter: We Say Their Names
The long, halting, unfinished fight to end racial profiling in America
Decriminalization and Community-Led Safety and Justice Models in Communities of Color
Funder Meeting on Government Alliance on Race and Equity
Funder Delegation to AFL-CIO Quadrennial Convention
Raising expectations & creating community in philanthropy: NFG's November 2020 Newsletter
NFG Member Spotlight: Tremaine Foundation
Funders for Justice Meeting in New York City
Headwaters Foundation for Justice Relaunches Emergency Fund for Black Lives
Spotlight: Justice Committee, North Star Fund Grantee
From Protest to Power - Behind the scenes of disruptive social movements
Resourcing the Movement for Black Lives
A Community-Centered Response to Louisiana Flooding
Backing Protests: Funders for Justice Members Answer Activist Movements' Call
Funders for a Just Economy's Alabama Learning Tour Resources
Support Protesters in Chicago
Racial Capitalism, Power and Resistance: Perspectives from the Philanthropic Front Lines
Administrative Relief and Philanthropy Webinar Series
State of Black Worker Conference
OBS Launches Quality Policing Initiative
Lessons for Ferguson from 4,000 Miles Away
Response to Eric Garner's Case: A Deeper Conversation
Eight days after thousands took to the streets in protest, grief, and outrage following a Ferguson grand jury’s decision not to indict a white police officer for fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager, we are faced with the reality that a New York grand jury, tasked with determining whether to hold another white police officer accountable for the publicly witnessed and video recorded death of an unarmed black man, reached the same decision: no indictment.
We are faced with the reality of a...A Call for Social Solidarity: COVID-19 Response from NFG's Programs
Tour Reflections from a Native New Yorker
From Bail Reform to Closing the Jail: Organizing Wins for Divestment
I cried like a baby, I swore like a sailor: NFG's December 2020 Newsletter
FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Zachary Norris
Sustaining a movement for fair and just policing: Accelerating the pace of real change
Foundation for Louisiana Supports Baton Rouge Organizing with Rapid Response Fund
FFJ Webinar on Gender, Race, and Criminalization
2020 Nashville Virtual Site Visit
2018 Community Change Learning Exchange (CCLE)
#HandsOffTheHomeless Protest of de Blasio’s NYPD
Activists Locked Down Outside Tacoma Detention Center
Minneapolis repeals lurking, spitting laws that criminalize people of color
The criminalization of Muslim students must end
Moving Money, Making Change: Funding the Movement for Black Lives
Just and Equitable Rebuilding of Cities After Disasters
The Fund for New Jersey Reaffirms Commitment to Racial Justice
Strategy in Action Learning Tour: Equitable Revitalization and Regional Power-Building in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania
I Am the Black Woman Who Interrupted the Netroots Presidential Town Hall, and This Is Why
Boston - New York City Learning Tour
Funding the Ecosystem: Organizing to Build Housing and Community Ownership Opportunities
Project Phoenix
Funders for a Just Economy Florida Learning Tour
Funders for a Just Economy - Alabama Learning Tour
A Multiracial Rural Equity Summit: Why Now
Enough is Enough: We Demand Quality Policing Now
Five Things President Obama Could Do to Stop the Killing
We Can’t Win a Right To The City Unless #Black Lives Matter
How White Foundation Leaders Can Promote Racial Justice
Standing in Our Power Together
Reimagining How We Fund and What We Fund
Answering the Call from Movement Leaders
Choosing to be a Liberated Gatekeeper
Bringing Our Whole Selves to Philanthropy and Our Grantmaking
Facing and Recovering from Soul Trauma
Towards a Better Place: A Conversation About Promising Practice in Place-Based Philanthropy
Towards a More Resilient Place: Voices from the Convening
Last month, the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions and Neighborhood Funders Group convened 100 local, regional, and national funders for Towards a More Resilient Place: Promising Practices in Place-Based Philanthropy . This convening builds on our 2014 Towards a Better Place convening and our 2015 convening with the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation,...
From Boston to New York: Is a More Just City Possible?
Beyond Outrage: A Clarity of Purpose
Say Their Names: Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Dion Johnson
Justice Oregon for Black Lives: A five-year, $25 million commitment
What It's Going to Take to Change Philanthropy
Local Housing Solutions: Tackling a national problem on a local scale
Strategies to Address How Amazon’s HQ2 Will Impact Workers and Local Economies
Strategies to Address How Amazon’s HQ2 Will Impact Workers and Local Economies
Announcing FFJ’s Latest Field Advisor Cohort
Highlights from Amplify this July
FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Charlene Carruthers
Key Insights from #BaltimoreUprising
We didn’t start a movement. We started a network.
The Beat is (Back) On! Labor Reporting Reemerges
FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Stephanie Guilloud
FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Kris Hayashi
A New Testament of Hope
Baltimore Uprisings
Surdna Foundation Stepping Up for Racial Justice
Support Minneapolis Protesters
Making Black Lives Matter
Strike Watch: Workers refuse to relent for Black lives, as COVID-19 workplace dangers expand
NFG 2018 National Convening — Raise Up: Moving Money for Justice
COVID-19 Funds: Where to Donate to Support Communities
In this new moment of growing uncertainty brought by the outbreak of COVID-19, we are seeing the intersection of health care, public health, and community care in this critical time of physical distancing, economic crisis, and social solidarity. We are seeing that health care, housing, social protections, water, electricity, and wireless internet for all is possible, when people are put ahead of profits for even a moment. Yet this will be only a temporary glimpse of what’s possible if philanthropy does not step up in this moment and in the months to come to fund both basic life...