The Beat is (Back) On! Labor Reporting Reemerges

Event type: 
Webinar
Friday, May 3, 2013
Webinar
... Now, only two major print dailies have a dedicated labor beat , and no TV network has a labor reporter at all. But is a new day dawning for the labor beat ? Investigative ... Silurians award for science health reporting. The Beat is ( Back ) On ! Labor Reporting Reemerges ...
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Topic: 
Future of Work
Workers' Rights

Reflections on Labor Day from Funders for a Just Economy

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
09/01/2017
... can sound like a faint hum against the tireless drum beat of the day-to-day survival for many workers like my ... policies are perpetuating economic discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, criminal history, and immigration ... poverty, criminalization, and gender-based discrimination is critical to resisting economic conservatism, dismantling ...

The Road Ahead for Worker Justice: Where to Lean In, Pull Up, Push Back and Pivot

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Sat, June 24, 2017
... has held a yearly policy briefing to engage its members on specific policy issues that affect middle and low-income ... and other worker protections as we rethink how data is shared, who owns it, and how to leverage it to shift ... Ahead for Worker Justice: Where to Lean In, Pull Up, Push Back and Pivot ...

Disrupt the System: How Labor and Philanthropy can Build Worker Power in a New Era

Event type: 
Convening
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 -
8:30am - 5:00pm
Washington, DC
This event is for invited guests only. Please reach out to Manisha Vaze, ... and benefits workers have won over the years were rolled back , and constitutional changes have impacted the way that ... are building power, there are many opportunities for the labor movement and philanthropy to become strategic partners ...

Backing Protests: Funders for Justice Members Answer Activist Movements' Call

News type: 
Member News
Release Date: 
07/19/2016
... approach appeals to some grant makers. (The following is an excerpt from The Chronicle of Philanthropy 's ... Since Ferguson Put Foundations to the Test ". Published on July 19, 2016 and written by Drew Lindsey.) Backing ... of programs at the Chicago Foundation for Women, which is funding several activist groups. Funders for Justice was .....

Annual Policy Briefing of the Working Group on Labor and Community Partnerships

Event type: 
Convening
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - Friday, April 24, 2015
Washington, DC
... Foundation Washington, DC Updated Agenda HERE! This is an opportunity for us to learn about key policy ... families over the past year, continue our discussion on the future of work, focus on exciting gains in black ... Law Project; and Heidi Sheirholz , US Department of Labor , among many others. Program highlights include: ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Workers' Rights

Nominate Labor Movement Leaders for the 2017 Discount Foundation Legacy Award!

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
09/29/2017
... a $20,000 stipend to provide them flexibility to expand on their professional activities and achievements. To be ... be nominated by someone other than themselves. The Award is meant only for individuals. Organizations, groups of ... spread the word about this special opportunity. Nominate Labor Movement Leaders for the 2017 Discount Foundation ...

Strike Watch, Labor Day: Vonda McDaniel on Workers Redefining “Nash-Vegas” and Taking on Power in Tennessee

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
09/04/2020
... this summer, we had the fortune to sit down with Central Labor Council (CLC) of Nashville & Middle Tennessee President ... US as the COVID-19 pandemic worsened. But meatpacking is not the only place workers are rising up in the Nashville ... and important ways. As we honor the many essential workers on the front lines of our economy this Labor Day, FJE ...

Strike Watch: San Francisco Foundation's Jidan Terry-Koon on Finding our (Philanthropic) Front Lines

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
08/21/2020
... – we wanted to get the perspectives from FJE members on how they are changing their practices to better support ... a movement building and intersectional lens. Terry-Koon is also our newest FJE Coordinating Committee member, and ... Philanthropy has such a huge opportunity right now to step back to connect these dots and center the experience of Black ...

Are funders ready to fight for our freedom?

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
09/04/2018
... as we celebrate the last days of summer with barbeques and back -to-school preparation, I am thinking about how the labor movement is facing some of the most serious threats to its future. ... from a culture of extraction of resources from companies on to shareholders and CEOs . It is part of not decades, but ...

Ferguson: A Miscarriage of Justice and a Movement That Won't Give Up

News type: 
News from the Field
... National Day Laborer Organizing Network Originally posted on the National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) ... let us build it by bridging the divide between who is deserving and who is undeserving. Just days ago, President ... Let that energy propel us to organizing that will push back on this criminalization that is killing our brothers and ...

FJE 2018 Policy Briefing: Evolving Strategies for Worker Justice

Event type: 
Briefing
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Washington, DC
... improve these conditions dwindles. The continued attacks on low-wage workers in particular, the changing nature of ... as a senior staffperson in the national AFL-CIO. Fletcher is the former president of TransAfrica Forum; a Senior ... and represent over 90 countries. NYTWA has won back close to $100 million in stolen wages, established the ...

Countering State Preemption and Protecting the Power of Local Government

Event type: 
Webinar
Monday, July 10, 2017
Webinar
... across a broad and expanding range of issues, including labor standards, civil rights, broadband, environmental protection, and public health. Preemption is now being used to negate elections, perpetuate racial and ... newly developed legal theories and strategies to push back preemption. We will also learn about the organizing and ...

Funder Briefing call with Senator Al Franken on Forced Arbitration

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Webinar
Please join the Neighborhood Funders Group Working Group on Labor and Community Partnerships A Tele-Briefing for ... and poverty isn’t over yet. And now what’s at stake is whether consumers will have the power to seek justice from ... families be heard once the financial industry fights back ? Questions about this briefing? Contact ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice

Eroding the Power of Police Unions

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, September 3, 2020 -
10:00am - 11:30am
Webinar
... accountability are being blocked, and successes rolled back , by the political power of police unions. Join NFG's ... from movement leaders in Texas, California, and Arizona, on strategies and learnings to erode police union power. ... webinar will be 90 minutes long. The intended audience is grantmakers and donors. If you have questions about the .....

Strike Watch - Election 2020: Workers Redefine the Map, as Corporate Tech Pours Millions to Undermine Rights

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
11/13/2020
While the public eye (rightfully) centered on the US presidency this election, worker-led organizing ... proposition. While the full significance of the election is still unfurling, the results point to the power of ... calculations, prison spending, and other attempts to scale back decarceration, while also advancing rights for parolee ...

Questions Linger for LGBT Community After Police Kill Jessie Hernandez

News type: 
News from the Field
... much time -- it's already 12:30, and Diane Amaya has to be back at work in the clerical office at the Denver Elections ... woman, smiled at a man , allegedly provoking him to beat her to death with a fire extinguisher. In 2009, Michael ... of blackness, gender expression and sexual orientation is a heightened risk for harassment and bias-driven .....

Statement: Do Not Militarize Our Mourning: Orlando and the Ongoing Tragedy Against LGBTSTGNC POC

News type: 
News from the Field
See the original post on the Audre Lorde Project website . June 15, 2016 We at the ... you in solidarity. We are constantly reminded that there is no separation from our need to heal and our need to ... other now more than ever. Our community in New York City is struggling today as we reconcile with the constant reality ...

Webinar: Building Movements with Narrative Change Strategies

Event type: 
Webinar
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 -
9:00am - 10:15am
Webinar
... strategic communications, along with organizing leaders on the role narratives play in movements. Discover new ... for movements and organizations. Note: This webinar is intended for grantmakers and the staff of philanthropic ... global justice movement, to the multi-racial hip-hop beat infused mobilizations against police brutality at the ...

Strike Watch: From Food to Fashion, Workers are Countering Corporate Talking Points with Organizing for Economic Security and Protection

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
05/21/2020
... like meatpacking, workers continue to put their livelihood on the line to protect themselves through strikes and other ... But such measures are going to be tested as thousands go back to auto work in the next week (even while the global ... due to closures in Mexico and other areas). The fight is only growing in a range of other production sectors, ...

Strike Watch: Voices from the Strike for Black Lives

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
07/24/2020
... speaking up. One of the workers named in the suit, Monice, is employed in a Lakeland McDonald’s, east of Tampa. She described in a video: “ Back in March, I was racially discriminated against: she... ... the SEIU-backed Fight for 15 Florida who took the streets on the 20th. Alongside challenging discrimination via the ...

We didn’t start a movement. We started a network.

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Sun, February 21, 2016
... words in a love note to Black people. I slapped a hashtag on it because I understood the power of spreading messages. ... again in the years since we co-created the project, which is now a network of more than 30 regional chapters. And in ... to support the team on the ground in St. Louis and to go back home and do the work there. We understood Ferguson was ...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Criminalization

Transnational Workers Rights: Emerging Strategies from the Global North and South

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Wed, April 15, 2015
... in Mexico), and the National Guestworkers Alliance, three labor rights organizations developing transnational ... industries. Economic globalization has created new strains on labor forces and communities, and the increasing mobility ... global race to the bottom in wages and working conditions is reversed. Without such strategies, global inequalities ...

Funder Delegation to AFL-CIO Quadrennial Convention

Event type: 
Convening
Sunday, September 8, 2013 - Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Los Angeles, CA
... and power. The AFL-CIO’s quadrennial Convention is the most important gathering of labor leaders in the country, making crucial decisions about ... broad range of partners. Please join the NFG Working Group on Community Labor Partnerships and the AFL-CIO for a special ...

Building Power in the Sunshine State: Lessons from FJE’s Florida Learning Tour

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
05/09/2019
... colonization, and the roots of revolt stretch just as far back . By the 1800’s, Native Seminole communities were a ... had much to teach us. Like the country at large, Florida is almost perfectly balanced between progressive possibility ... program, built to change the slavery-like conditions on industrial farms. By holding the brands at the top of the ...

Announcing the 2019 Discount Foundation Legacy Award Winner

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
05/01/2019
... Legacy Award was launched in 2015 to commemorate and carry on the legacy of the Foundation’s decades-long history of ... the organization's Farmworker Coordinating Committee and is now an organizer and spokesperson. Enrique is one of the ... As an organizer in New Orleans, Alfred works to win back power for structurally unemployed and underemployed .....

Strike Watch: Workers refuse to relent for Black lives, as COVID-19 workplace dangers expand

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
06/26/2020
If there is an image that encapsulates the continued expansion of ... direct action in the last few weeks, it is Angela Davis on Juneteenth. With her fist raised high and face mask tight, ... companies like Amazon and Whole Foods are cutting back low-wage worker hazard pay and other protections (won by ...

As We #SayHerName, 7 Policy Paths to Stop Police Violence Against Black Girls and Women

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Tue, July 19, 2016
... sustained pressure from local organizers, Servin resigned on Tuesday. Activists are still calling for his police ... activate. We have got to stop talking and move. …[I]t is time to wake up, get up, step up or shut up. I have been ... female deputy pulled down her pants. Another sat on her back and cavity-searched her in full view of passersby. ...

Discount Foundation Legacy Award

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
01/13/2021
... the way toward justice for low-wage workers of color. This is a one of a kind opportunity to recognize the often ... friends! All nominations must be received by 11:59pm ET on March 11th, 2021 through the online nomination form . ... As an organizer in New Orleans, Alfred works to win back power for structurally unemployed and underemployed ...

Decriminalization and Community-Led Safety and Justice Models in Communities of Color

Event type: 
Convening
Thursday, June 8, 2017
New York, NY
... of Color This event has now passed. Please check back in August for a convening recap. If you have questions, ... Matter bills, travel and migration bans, police attacks on Native communities fighting for land sovereignty, and ... . Funders for Justice is partnering with G4GC to design these back -to- back ...

Seattle Learning Tour

Event type: 
Learning Visit
Monday, October 6, 2014 - Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Seattle, WA
Register Today! October 6-8, 2014 All eyes are on Seattle, following the groundbreaking passage of a new $15 ... brought about by the efforts of a wide array of community, labor , political and business groups. Come join NFG's Working ... economic and historical factors that make Seattle what it is today; meet the organizations, coalitions and players on .....

Capitalism and Racism: Conjoined Twins

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
09/03/2019
... of wage theft, trading in human bondage, insurance claims on "lost" cargo, and reparations for slave owners after ... As I celebrate the worker movement’s victories on Labor Day this year, this segment and past conversations with ... vehicle this country has in pursuit of economic justice is through organizing workers, but traditional labor hasn’t .....

State of Black Worker Conference

Event type: 
Convening
Thursday, October 10, 2013 - Friday, October 11, 2013
Washington, DC
... dynamic and cohesive liberal forces in the country are the labor movement and the Negro freedom movement. Together we ... Group are partnering to organize a day-long meeting on black worker organizing. The meeting will be held at ... to participate in a grantee-funder discussion about what is needed to bring greater attention and resources to the ...

Lead on Leave

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Webinar
... Please join Senior DOL Leaders to Learn About the Lead on Leave-Empowering Working Families Across America Tour Building on the President’s State of the Union announcements to ... on Women and Girls has partnered with the Department of Labor on Lead on Leave – Empowering Working Families ...
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Workers' Rights

WGLCP Annual Policy Briefing 2014

Event type: 
Convening
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - Thursday, April 24, 2014
Washington, DC
... us for the annual policy briefing of NFG's Working Group on Labor and Community Partnerships. Program highlights include: ... April 24, 9:00am -3:00pm Please note that this event is open to funders only. If you have any questions, please .....
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Topic: 
Economic Justice
Workers' Rights

Funders for a Just Economy 2020 Policy Briefing

Event type: 
Briefing
Monday, March 23, 2020 - Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Webinar
... FJE’s upcoming Policy Briefing in Washington, D.C. on March 23-24. NFG cares about you, your loved ones, and ... travel, public meetings, and gatherings, our priority is that participants and speakers are comfortable, healthy, ... how to strategically build philanthropic and community and labor partnerships for worker power. Considering what we know ...

No Pride in Deportation: From Vice to ICE Toolkit

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Thu, June 29, 2017
... recently released the Vice to ICE Toolkit , a resource on organizing across intersections of identities, including ... BreakOUT! and the Congress of Day Laborers, Vice to ICE is the name the organizations use for their work that ... of us pushing together.” The Toolkit, described as “a labor of love,” includes contributions from Southerners on ...

Hawaii Learning Tour

Event type: 
Learning Visit
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Honolulu, Hawaii
... Deadline: October 17th In the popular imagination, Hawaii is thought of as a tropical paradise, but it is also a state ... conditions for low wage workers, building successful labor -community partnerships, culturally-based community ... has also graciously offered to host a funder reception on November 18th to give participants an opportunity to ...

Black Panther cub on new era of civil action

News type: 
News from the Field
... Action Grassroots Network What I remember most viscerally is the fear. It had been almost four hours, and I couldn't ... station was gone, and I didn't know when he was coming back . He did return, sometime later, letting me go with a ... and a hefty fine I had no way of paying. I had peed on myself. I was 11 years old. It wasn't the first time I had .....

Healing Justice Guidance to Philanthropy During COVID-19, the Uprisings, and Beyond

Resource type: 
NFG Resource
Thu, July 16, 2020
... ableism in our nation, we must recognize that our country is being forced to reckon with the structural racism that has ... moment will have a significant and long-term impact on communities most affected by the multiple crises we are ... Solutions It is also important for funders to share back any data they collect. As more and more foundations are ...

A Message From FFJ Leadership: In Solidarity With Chicago & Minneapolis

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
03/09/2016
... including arrest and physical confrontation . Today on Democracy Now!, BYP100’s Charlene Carruthers explained ... the police officer will be indicted for murder, justice is by no means guaranteed. We will share updates and ways to ... . While the shooting in Minneapolis is in itself an abhorrent act, we see it as part of ...
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Topic: 
Criminalization
Racial Justice

#HandsOffTheHomeless Protest of de Blasio’s NYPD

News type: 
News from the Field
Release Date: 
09/09/2015
For months, we’ve been working with homeless folks living on 125th Street, who have been the target of increasingly ... aggressive policing by Mayor de Blasio’s NYPD. This is part of a huge citywide effort to push the homeless people ... aren’t going to take this lying down. They’re fighting back . And yesterday, we helped the folks on 125th organize an ...
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Topic: 
Criminalization
Economic Justice

COVID-19 Strike Wave

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
04/10/2020
... The last few weeks have seen an unprecedented wave of labor organizing, coast to coast. Payday Report has offered a map of these strikes ; Labor Notes is offering both updates and guides for workers; and the ... in Britain. In the United States, talk of a general strike is more active than ever, even among celebrities — a ...

Strike Watch 2020 Review: Defund the Police to Build Worker Power

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
12/17/2020
... people in South Los Angeles. My political education is rooted in the organizing I was involved in as a student in ... offers an opportunity to align with workers expanding the labor movement. Police unions have since their inception had ... has long recognized the antagonistic role police played on the picket line, and chose not to build with their unions. ...

National Dialogue

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Webinar
... to good jobs for thousands of residents - key wins for labor and housing advocates alike. Presenters will spend time ... , Living Cities and member of NFG's Working Group on Housing Justice and Community Transformation and Working ... Tony Romano , Right to the City Alliance This webinar is hosted by the Working Group on Housing Justice and .....

Ways to Support Organizers in North Carolina

News type: 
News from the Field
Release Date: 
10/07/2016
... Fighter Bond Fund , at the Durham Solidarity Center, is accepting donations to support legal costs for people ... the Charlotte Queer and Trans People of Color Collective. On Tuesday, September 20, 2016, Keith Lamont Scott, a ... the streets all night and into the early morning to fight back against the continued police terror that criminalizes ...

Grant Makers Give Money Fast to Challenge Trump Policies

News type: 
Member News
Release Date: 
03/13/2017
... alone raised $24 million in one weekend after it took on Donald Trump’s travel ban, earning the venerable charity ... listening to recommendations from grantees for how to best back their work. Some have made donations outright. The ... under attack." And the California Wellness Foundation is shifting its $35 million budget to "advance and defend" .....

Protesters Demand Action From Ohio Attorney General Over Police Use Of Force

News type: 
News from the Field
... are demanding changes from Ohio’s Attorney General. It is painful to watch the final moments of Eric Garner's life: ... haunting words: “I can't breathe.” His plea for help on a Staten Island sidewalk was today in downtown Columbus a ... police interact with our people. Right? But he turned his back on us,” said Marshawn McCarrel of the Ohio Student .....

NFG's 2020 Convening Series — Technologies for Liberation: Moving Toward Abolitionist Futures

Event type: 
Convening
Tuesday, December 8, 2020 -
9:00am - 11:00am
Virtual
... increasingly have an analysis of how criminalization is affecting communities of color and how grassroots ... What’s often missing in philanthropic analysis, however, is the role that technology is playing in deepening ... of our communities. Social justice movements are fighting back . They are exposing these systems of surveillance and ...

The Roots of Injustice in Our Agricultural System

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 -
10:00am - 11:00am
Webinar
... (FJE) has been considering racial capitalism’s impact on working people in the United States through learning ... rights. As part of this continued exploration, FJE is excited to host a conversation with key leaders in the ... farm worker issues have historically been left out of US labor law protections, and how farm workers are building ...

Response to Eric Garner's Case: A Deeper Conversation

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Wed, December 03, 2014
... with not only brutality, but with a justice system that is indifferent, neglectful, and even hostile in bringing ... much of this country into a conversation about race, is the conversation sufficient? Our conversation must examine ... and explicit — can have deep and lasting effects on black individuals, especially within the spheres of law ...

Just and Equitable Rebuilding of Cities After Disasters

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Webinar
... and other places are still figuring out how they can get back home. In Puerto Rico alone, tens of thousands of people ... and other impacted communities. We will hear from experts on post-disaster solutions and the challenges of previous ... for equitable recovery, housing, and development policies is critical to the sustainable, long-term recovery of these ...

Identify. Describe. Dismantle. Repeat.

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
08/08/2019
... but anti-racist. This post was originally published here on Medium. Nicky was part of the first Philanthropy ... in solutions that build an equitable Greater Washington, is a member of NFG. Recently, the president of the United ... things they have said and suggesting they, “ go back to where they came from .” Later, at a reelection ...

We. Just. Getting. Started. Moving Money for M4BL

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
06/12/2020
On Monday, June 8, nearly 700 people gathered on a call ... DC and everywhere. We need to let M4BL know we got their back , that we’re in their corner. You can do this by moving ... in numbers bigger than we’ve ever seen. Imagine all that is possible when M4BL wins. #DefendBlackLives #DefundPolice ...
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Field & Funder Convening explores strategies to resource transformative solutions to the US housing crisis

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Wed, August 01, 2018
... throughout the country. The convening included workshops on investing in long-term narrative shift, a funder tour ... with the Housing Justice League , and deep discussion on the role of funders in movement building. “The ... Group and Right To The City will be hosting a report- back webinar in August 2018. The webinar will include ...

2020 National Convening: 40 Years Strong

Event type: 
Convening
Monday, June 29, 2020 - Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Virtual
... philanthropy and brings funders together to explore what is possible in the current era of organized philanthropy. This series began on with our 40 Years Strong plenary session on people, place ... and money towards justice and equity. To help us look back on our 40 dynamic years, we are collecting stories and ...

COVID-19 Funds: Where to Donate to Support Communities

Resource type: 
NFG Resource
Sat, March 28, 2020
... water, electricity, and wireless internet for all is possible, when people are put ahead of profits for even a ... the mobilization of resources to communities of color on the front lines, Neighborhood Funders Group created and is ... have — to scale up your giving to the need, not to scale back in fear of losing what you have. We must mobilize more ...

A Warm Farewell & A Warm Welcome

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
12/08/2020
Neighborhood Funders Group is a place for meaning-making in philanthropy. We offer ... with movement leaders. And now, FFJ is ready to take root on its own. At the end of 2020, FFJ will transition out of ... between the AFL-CIO and philanthropic institutions, the Labor Innovations for the 21st Century (LIFT) Fund is a ...
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A Herstory of the #BlackLivesMatter Movement

News type: 
News from the Field
... after 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was post-humously placed on trial for his own murder and the killer, George Zimmerman, ... and also, unfortunately, our movements. Black Lives Matter is an ideological and political intervention in a world where ... , artists , designers and techies offered their labor and love to expand #BlackLivesMatter beyond a social ...

Standing in Our Power Together

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
08/16/2018
... Manager of NFG's Funders for a Just Economy , reflects on funder strategy discussions for building worker power. ... a lot of power. To me, this feeling of power amidst chaos is what it felt like to be at this year’s NFG National ... working conditions. FJE and the LIFT Fund organized a Labor Strategy session on the learning tour to discuss .....

Funders for a Just Economy Florida Learning Tour

Event type: 
Learning Visit
Monday, April 8, 2019 - Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Fort Myers, FL
This event is for NFG members, Florida Philanthropic Network members, ... epicenter of inequality. Industries there have used forced labor practices through slavery and Jim Crow. Prison labor ... in health, income and wealth outcomes persist based on race, ethnicity, and gender and have led to huge ...

Funders for a Just Economy - Alabama Learning Tour

Event type: 
Learning Visit
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Webinar
... Access recorded sessions from the Alabama Learning Tour on NFG's Facebook page! Alabama can be described for many ... and deep structural racism and gender-based bias in the labor market has resulted in major challenges to the economic ... of Alabama’s history, history also shows us that there is much to be learned from Alabama’s social change .....

Key Insights from #BaltimoreUprising

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Mon, May 18, 2015
... animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_ on _mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] Austin ... Understanding Baltimore’s Uprising Freddie Gray….It is a now too familiar story. Multitudes take to the streets ... Attorney Mosby. But this post-announcement jubilation is quickly giving way to a sober recognition that charges for .....

Racial Capitalism, Power and Resistance: Perspectives from the Philanthropic Front Lines

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
12/19/2019
... many participants said was an unprecedented conversation on the racial and gendered inequality inseparable from US and ... how how they are bringing the information from the event back to their institutions. As we close 2019 and in the first ... Part of the reason I came to social justice work is that my personal became my political. I come from a very ...

‘Our Demand Is Simple: Stop Killing Us’

News type: 
News from the Field
... Jay Caspian Kang, May 4, 2015, New York Times Magazine On the evening of April 25 at the corner of Pratt and Light ... to North Charleston, S.C., in April. Mckesson, who is from Baltimore, had returned to his hometown not long ... protests. Now he stood in his usual pose — his slender back straight as a ramrod, phone held in front of angular ...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Criminalization

Hope in the Heartland: Racial Justice and the White Working Class

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Webinar
... honest conversations about race, racism and xenophobia. It is tempting for many political strategists and funders to ... are doomed from the start because they often focus on how to influence short-term behavior (voting) and fail to ... Neighborhood Funders Group . Speakers: Tarso Luís Ramos is the Executive Director of Political Research Associates , ...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice

Funder Briefing on Advancing Housing Justice and Health Equity

Event type: 
Briefing
Thursday, February 18, 2021 -
10:30am - 12:00pm
Virtual
... and Right To The City Alliance 's Funder Briefing on Advancing Housing Justice and Health Equity. Health and ... millions of us do not lose the roofs over our heads. This is an opportunity for health funders and housing funders to ... Evadne Rushing , Grantmakers In Health As we look back on the toll of the past year and the long history of .....

For the Surdna Foundation, Communities Should Define Their Futures

News type: 
Member News
Release Date: 
09/01/2016
... often shared that I saw a philanthropic organization that is not only guided by principles of social justice, and ... impacted by inequity at the center of making decisions on the best solutions. In essence, I saw Surdna as a ... that millions of low-wage workers hold by bringing up the labor market. I am inspired by the vision of a country ...

For the Surdna Foundation, Communities Should Define Their Futures

News type: 
Member News
Release Date: 
09/01/2016
... often shared that I saw a philanthropic organization that is not only guided by principles of social justice, and ... impacted by inequity at the center of making decisions on the best solutions. In essence, I saw Surdna as a ... that millions of low-wage workers hold by bringing up the labor market. I am inspired by the vision of a country ...
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For the Surdna Foundation, Communities Should Define Their Futures

News type: 
Member News
Release Date: 
09/01/2016
... often shared that I saw a philanthropic organization that is not only guided by principles of social justice, and ... impacted by inequity at the center of making decisions on the best solutions. In essence, I saw Surdna as a ... that millions of low-wage workers hold by bringing up the labor market. I am inspired by the vision of a country ...
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Strategies to Address How Amazon’s HQ2 Will Impact Workers and Local Economies

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Webinar
... are often used to attract corporations to cities, there is little evidence that these mechanisms improve employment ... Amazon’s new headquarters’ bidding process sheds light on how corporate incentives are used for more profit under ... the organization’s most exciting developments in the New Labor Forum, Dissent Magazine and other publications. She is ...

Strategies to Address How Amazon’s HQ2 Will Impact Workers and Local Economies

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Webinar
... are often used to attract corporations to cities, there is little evidence that these mechanisms improve employment ... Amazon’s new headquarters’ bidding process sheds light on how corporate incentives are used for more profit under ... the organization’s most exciting developments in the New Labor Forum, Dissent Magazine and other publications. She is ...

Journey Towards Intersectional Grant-Making

Resource type: 
NFG Report
Thu, May 24, 2018
... together and create the beginnings of a central framework on economic justice grantmaking through an intersectional ... approach was an appreciative inquiry to affirm that there is a great deal of expertise in the field. The group ... Discount Foundation, the And Still I Rise: Black Women Labor Leaders’ Voices / Power / Promise reports by the ...

Recapping the Strategy in Action Learning Tour: Equitable Revitalization and Regional Power-Building in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Mon, August 28, 2017
Pittsburgh is a “blue city," where nearly 80% of the population voted ... Local anchor institutions, community organizations, labor unions, and foundations like The Heinz Endowments are ... comprehensive communication strategies and messaging on core issues such as living wage, housing, and broader .....

“Advancing Together” the Democratizing Development Program

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
10/13/2016
... and to define where and how they want to live. Here is a short list of what we have been up to. We also have ... Planning Survey by November 18, 2016. Funder Webinar on Governance, Participatory Budgeting and Grantmaking ... Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh United a coalition of community, labor , faith, and environmental organizations committed to ...

Our Work Today: A Statement from FFJ Leadership

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
08/14/2017
... historic move towards structural equity. We all watched on Friday night as hundreds of white nationalists from around ... slurs as they violently attacked counter-protestors. It is clear this was a neo-Nazi-organized event that sought to push back progress. In the face of physical violence , the ...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice

A Chance to Rewrite America’s Racial Narrative

News type: 
News from the Field
... , May 13, 2015 , Open Society Foundations blog - Voices On Mother’s Day, I watch Samaria Rice beg for some closure ... the officer who shot her son, Walter, five times in the back as he fled a police confrontation, fearing for his life. ... have had the experience of identifying Negroes. I know it is true with me, and I believe it is true with just about ...
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Topic: 
Racial Justice
Criminalization

Philanthropy’s Role in Holding Tension

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
07/12/2018
... Incarnate Word Foundation and St. Louis local, reflects on the possibilities of shifting philanthropy's focus to ... the Ferguson police department during the uprising. This is a deep tension and Rev. Wilson urged us to “hold the ... key points have stuck with me. Edgar Villanueva brought me back to hope rooted in forward progression in his session on .....
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice

Bringing Our Whole Selves to Philanthropy and Our Grantmaking

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
07/12/2018
... for Trans Generations at Borealis Philanthropy , reflects on ways funders can live their values in their work. Often ... resources from a reparations framework. I know it is a privilege to be in these spaces and I feel an incredible ... and accountability to my communities to share back learnings, help make connections, and serve as a bridge ...
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice

Funders: Let's Stop Fixating on Our Issues and Start Supporting our Values

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
02/15/2017
... tested whether Islamophobia mobilized voters. On election day in 2010, voters in Oklahoma overwhelmingly ... their support, I would be met with regret that “this is not our foundation’s issue.” On December 7, 2015, ... issues, how can philanthropy most effectively fight back ? I ask this question today from my current position as ...
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice

Charlottesville Funder Briefing

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Webinar
... white nationalist attacks in Charlottesville, organizers on the ground asked Funders for Justice , a program of ... here on August 14, 2017 by Funders for Justice. FFJ is a project of Neighborhood Funders Group, in partnership ... this was a neo-Nazi-organized event that sought to push back progress. In the face of physical violence , the ...

Philanthropy Moving Forward a Bolder Approach to America’s Housing Crisis

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
02/04/2021
... National groups like Right to the City Housing is the Cure; People’s Action Home Guarantee , National ... economy, health, and the fight for racial justice. Based on the U.S. Census, nearly one in five households are behind ... not enough. The pandemic has shown us that housing is intersectional and is just as important as work in the ...
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Democratizing Development Program

Project Phoenix Readings

Resource type: 
NFG Resource
Mon, March 06, 2017
... offers a framework for a fair shift to an economy that is ecologically sustainable, equitable and just for all ... Transnational Institute TNI provides a beginner's guide on how financialisation, the increasing role of financial ... the Central Appalachian region. Employment After Coal — Labor Network for Sustainability This report explores the .....

A Multiracial Rural Equity Summit: Why Now

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
06/16/2020
... will host its first ever Multiracial Rural Equity Summit on July 1. As Americans across the country rise up in the ... Rural Equity Summit will explore how systemic racism is harming rural communities and how grantmakers can support ... existential threat to both rural and urban communities; it is devastating for farmers, and populations across the world ...

Building Power in Place - Nashville: Reshaping the City Towards an Economy for All

Resource type: 
NFG Report
Thu, February 25, 2021
... Up Nashville. Photo: Odessa Kelly. With public eyes on 2020 voter mobilizations to give voice to hundreds of ... — while it might escape the national headlines — is precisely such a region of change in the equations of ... state-level pushback against inclusion, new upsurges in labor -community organizing in Nashville are opening high-road ...

Foundation for Louisiana Supports Baton Rouge Organizing with Rapid Response Fund

News type: 
Member News
Release Date: 
09/12/2016
... was originally released by Foundation for Louisiana on July 21, 2016 at ... to the organizations working on the frontlines. The fund is accepting investments from both institutional and ... history between police and people of color that dates back hundreds of years. That is why, even during difficult ...

Statement from Center Social Inclusion

News type: 
News from the Field
... Mike Brown. We remember that at the center of this tragedy is an 18 year old young man, Mike Brown, and the tremendous ... officers. We need to support this work. Yet, working on biases and institutional practices alone is not enough. We ... these conditions. For example, housing policies dating back to the early 20th century, from zoning to restrictive ...

The Power of the People – SB1445 is a Strategic Victory With Lessons for Alliance Building

News type: 
News from the Field
... the Movement for Black Lives shines the light of justice on the crisis of police brutality plaguing Black communities ... legislation. While we celebrate this triumphant effort, it is just as important to stay aware of maneuvers to impede ... follow suit, as seen with SB1070. These attempts to roll back transparency and public accountability of law ...

Tour Reflections from a Native New Yorker

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Fri, May 02, 2014
... us by bus from Midtown to East Harlem to the Bronx and back . These were places I had not seen since leaving my ... I was struck by how the patterns of transformation I saw on the tour mirrored the changes on New York’s Lower East ... little to tackle repairs. A collection of organizations is working jointly with residents on tools and tactics to ...

Changing Foundation Culture to Support Place-Based Change

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
11/02/2016
... Raquel Gutierrez of Vitalyst Health Foundation reflects on where the culture in foundations needs to evolve to match ... mind. The altitude reminded me to breathe deep. There is a calming simplicity in the art, architecture and ... conditions which lead to his death. I was able to bring back questions such as, “Where can someone fall through the ...
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice

VICTORY: HUD Program Changes to Reduce Foreclosures and Increase Affordable Housing

News type: 
News from the Field
Release Date: 
04/30/2015
... nonprofit bidders only; A 12-month foreclosure moratorium on all loans sold through the program; Higher standards for ... “The federal government shouldn’t be putting us back into the hands of Wall Street vultures when there’s a ... clear alternative. We noticed that HUD has listened and is making changes to help more non-profits, with a commitment ...

5 Hot Causes for Donors in 2015

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
02/04/2014
... and promote giving to community organizers working on issues like police accountability. Lori Villarosa, ... Now the White House has announced a new working group on Challenges and Opportunities for Women and Girls of Color, ... Law Center and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund on providing opportunity to African-American girls. More ...

From Bail Reform to Closing the Jail: Organizing Wins for Divestment

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, July 30, 2020 -
9:00am - 10:30am
Webinar
... Yet, as we know, contributing bail money for protesters is both critical and only the beginning of a larger ... Close the Workhouse Campaign Marilynn B. Winn, Women on the Rise , co-leader of the Communities Over Cages: Close ... a Center for Wellness & Freedom, reallocate $32.5 million back into the community, and decriminalize the "broken .....

2020 National Convening update & more: NFG's April 2020 Newsletter

News type: 
Newsletter
Release Date: 
04/30/2020
... funders to scale up and move money to communities of color on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, seeking ways to ... as well as collectively look toward the future and what is possible in the current era of organized philanthropy. ... and equity will continue virtually! To help us look back on our 40 dynamic years, we are collecting stories and ...
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2020 Nashville Virtual Site Visit

Event type: 
Learning Visit
Monday, September 21, 2020 - Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Virtual
... our partners Stand Up Nashville and The Equity Alliance . On this site, you can learn about the learning visit events ... today. Community organizations, many of whom rely on their base of volunteer activists, organizers, and people ... Nashville highlighting the history of race, organizing and labor and learning how community members are building power ...

Feature: Freedom Inc.’s Creative Response to the Criminalization of Black Communities in Madison, Wisconsin

News type: 
Member News
Release Date: 
03/08/2016
... Freedom Inc. (FI) for 4 years. FI was founded in 2003, is based in Madison, WI and has used particularly creative ... of change” for their work against gender based violence. On March 6th of this year, Tony Robinson a 19 year-old, ... A report published by FIERCE in 2014 Moving Up, Fighting Back : Creating a Path to LGBTQ Youth Liberation , revealed ...

Minneapolis Protestors Occupy Police Precinct, Shut Down Highway After Police Kill Jamar Clark

News type: 
News from the Field
... Rankin Naase, ColorLines Tue, Nov 17, 2015 4:59 PM EST On November 15, 2015, at about 1 a.m., Minneapolis police ... to receive them until 2016—but did not say if there is any other surveillance video available. Witnesses say that ... of the press . “Police essentially threw a corpse in the back of an ambulance, and put him on life support at the ...

Women of Color on #BlackLivesMatter, Gender, and Racism

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Thu, December 11, 2014
... There’s been a proliferation of important writing on how state violence and racial injustice impacts the lives ... people and keep them moving forward. I think some of that is happening with Black Lives Matter and making the links ... and the crisis facing black men and boys) has taken a back seat in the mainstream conversation, black feminists ...

Choosing to be a Liberated Gatekeeper

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
07/12/2018
... NFG Conference Co-Chair, and NFG Board Member — reflects on the theme of her opening plenary address. Recently, ... in philanthropy (regardless of our current income level), is our own unexamined history and feelings about money and ... in the first place. It’s certainly not why I did. Being back in St. Louis for the Neighborhood Funders Group ...
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Philanthropic Practice

Towards a Better Place: A Conversation About Promising Practice in Place-Based Philanthropy

Resource type: 
Event Recap
NFG Report
Fri, March 13, 2015
... program officers must be co-learners with those doing work on the ground rather than coming with the answers. They ... outsiders who can bring the knowledge from the community back to the foundation. Resource community engagement and collaboration. Change needs to be resident-driven. It is not enough to just provide project grants. The foundation ...
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice

Can place-based grantmaking help turn the tide of inequality?

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
03/19/2015
... and regional foundations. The pendulum has begun to swing back to place-based grantmaking – and the opportunity ... in Place-Based Grantmaking . Place-based grantmaking is not new; in fact you can argue that it’s the oldest form ... of interest in place-based grantmaking, especially on the part of larger funders, presents an opportunity for ...
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice

Webinar Resources from Hope in the Heartland: Racial Justice and the White Working Class

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Thu, May 18, 2017
... honest conversations about race, racism and xenophobia. It is tempting for many political strategists and funders to ... are doomed from the start because they often focus on how to influence short-term behavior (voting) and fail to ... Neighborhood Funders Group . Speakers: Tarso Luís Ramos is the Executive Director of Political Research Associates ...

From Boston to New York: Is a More Just City Possible?

Resource type: 
Event Recap
Mon, April 14, 2014
... his biggest takeaways from NFG's latest learning tour. On April 2 and 3, Neighborhood Funders Group hosted From Boston to New York: Is a More Just City Possible?, a two-day learning tour that ... several community organizations urged grantmakers to push back against these artificial timelines and to fully invest .....

Supporting Transformative Change with NFG

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
01/14/2019
... for 4 years. When I was first assigned to go and sit in on an NFG strategic planning conversation, for me it was like ‘Wow, this is the conversation I want to have!’ It focused on the root ... group of NFG members engaged in learning together how to back community-led and equitable approaches to development in ...

FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Jenny Arwade

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
05/01/2019
... be reinforced through new leadership. What we do know is that all three women have a stated an ongoing commitment ... down very simply, our approach to healing justice focuses on the sharing of our stories and our wounds, building a ... moment, as in all political moments, we have to look back to our roots. Healing justice is not a new shiny object, ...

Justice Oregon for Black Lives: A five-year, $25 million commitment

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
07/14/2020
... CEO of Meyer Memorial Trust , describes how the foundation is supporting Black resilience in Oregon with their largest ... This post was originally published here on the foundation's website. Michelle is part of the ... us to eradicate racism and right wrongs. We are proud to back leaders who are not only ready but determined to .....

Strategy in Action Learning Tour: Equitable Revitalization and Regional Power-Building in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania

Event type: 
Learning Visit
Monday, June 19, 2017 - Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Pittsburgh, PA
... and loss of manufacturing, Pittsburgh’s economy is resurging, bringing new opportunities and threats to ... Pittsburgh United is a coalition of community, labor , faith, and environmental organizations committed to ... or the influx of new corporate capital, but is centered on community needs. At the heart of this shift are grassroots ...

Chicagoland Raise the Floor Site Visit September 24 – 25, 2015

Event type: 
Learning Visit
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Chicago, IL
... us for an intimate gathering of national and local funders on September 24-25 to learn about our region’s progress in ... collective efforts of organized funders, worker centers, labor attorneys, and worker leaders. The outcomes sought ... Floor Site Visit: September 24 – 25, 2015 (NOTE: This is a work in progress and all times/places/details are ...
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Topic: 
Workers' Rights

A Letter from IRSG Members in Honor of Isabel Arrollo

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
08/04/2020
Dear Friends, On May 16, 2020, we lost a fierce, beloved leader in ... of her future lineages. This racially targeting phenomenon is a form of prolonged violence, and as allies and ... our neighbors and human relations. We honor the life labor Isabel held as an organizer and community member, which ...

FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Jenny Arwade, Interviewed by Manuela Arciniegas

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
11/06/2017
... United ) . Read the interview below to learn more on how Communities United changing the narrative of ... movement. What are some of the ways Communities United is providing national leadership in social justice movements? ... resources. The report has also allowed organizers to step back from their work and to hold a broader vision for ...

Strike Watch: Solidago Foundation's Rebecca Greenberg on Funding Democracy Defense from Georgia to Arizona

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
10/21/2020
Strike Watch brings you original content from FJE on urgent economic justice issues and the latest developments ... share learning on the critical ways electoral defense work is having an impact and will be crucial for what comes next ... and white supremacist groups showed up armed in the back of trucks or cars, with guns out, at the freeways where ...

More is required of us

News type: 
Member News
... “I think we all know, deep down, that something more is required of us now. This truth is difficult to face ... athletes and everyday people at their dinner tables and on social media. Perhaps it is because of the herculean ... for change intensifies, white supremacy roils and pushes back . Things are actually getting worse for Black people. ...

Policing the Homeless: Broken Windows ‘On Steroids”

News type: 
News from the Field
... crisis not seen since the Great Depression. Homelessness is the tip of the iceberg of that crisis; but rather than ... animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_ on _mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][A copy ... do not provide affordable living options for residents go back decades. But instead of correcting these policies, local .....

Hundreds Rally for the Right to Refuse Stop and Frisk

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Wed, April 20, 2016
... And since he took office, street-stops have continued on a downward trend –there were about 24,000 stops last ... peak of 685,000 in 2011 under Bloomberg. But not everyone is satisfied. There’s a “Right to Know Act” in the ... The mayor also hasn’t come out in support of the act. Back in 2014 when the bills were first brought up, he said ...

CHANGE Philanthropy Convening

Event type: 
Committee Meeting
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Oakland, CA
Neighborhood Funders Group is proud to be a collaborative partner of CHANGE Philanthropy ... dilemmas: simultaneously advance a long-term strategy on short grant timelines, managing support for organizations ... it is only intensifying with limited gains being rolled back at the federal level. Local grassroots fights are the ...

American Dreams in the South: Immigrants, Philanthropy and Opportunity for All

Event type: 
Learning Visit
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Little Rock, AR
... agenda overview. The Southeast region of the United States is in a moment of great change and great opportunity. The ... population trends, and their current and potential impact on the region Proven and promising immigrant integration ... for Equality 1pm Registration opens 2pm Looking Back to Look Forward - Tour of Central High Historic Center ...

Philanthropy & the Case for Reparations

Event type: 
Webinar
Thursday, March 18, 2021 -
10:00am - 11:00pm
Virtual
... to African Americans. It was reintroduced this year and is gaining traction with national support from leaders and ... top racial justice measure to lobby the federal government on reparations for Black and Indigenous communities harmed by ... Reparations: How Funders are Taking Action to Drive Wealth Back to Black and Native American Communities March 18, 2021 ...

"Intersections of Justice in the Time of Coronavirus" by Cara Page & Eesha Pandit

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
03/25/2020
... care, safety, and protection for each other. This is a good time to re-examine our relationship with ... the chaos of COVID-19, it is difficult to get perspective on where to gather the most sensitive and relevant ... need for safety will result in the exploitation of cheap labor of many, for the safety of some — all in the name of ...

FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Stephanie Guilloud

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
06/20/2018
... Museum and Lynching Memorial in Montgomery, Alabama on April 26, 2018. Bryan Stevenson, the visionary lawyer and ... intervention in a corrupted and manipulative history is an act to save our lives. They built a museum and memorial ... annual Septima Clark Community Power Institute back to Montgomery to continue engaging the Lynching Memorial ...
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Baltimore Uprisings

Resource type: 
Other
Tue, April 28, 2015
... animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_ on _mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"]Baltimore is rising up to protest the police killing of Freddie Gray, ... People Investing in a Future Free of Racism . Please check back on this page regularly for updates and additional .....
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Topic: 
Funding Opportunity

What It's Going to Take to Change Philanthropy

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
12/06/2017
... of Neighborhood Funders Group, hosted a funder briefing on the Freedom Cities Movement at the NoVo Foundation ... since its inception been a funder that both invests in and is in invested in movement building. Therefore, I don’t see ... We hope to challenge ourselves to reflect that back to our partners by continuously examining how we do our ...
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Topic: 
Philanthropic Practice

As the South Grows

Resource type: 
Partner Resource
Tue, June 12, 2018
As the South Grows is an initiative of Grantmakers for Southern Progress (GSP) ... movements that can preserve gains and prevent backsliding? ON FERTILE SOIL Despite growing challenges to civil rights, ... is dominated by extractive industry, artificially cheap labor , unbridled economic development, and exploitation of ...

FFJ Advisor Discussion Series: Kris Hayashi

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
01/14/2019
... and asylum-seeker from Honduras. Last month we put ICE on notice. On November 26 th, 2018 Transgender Law Center ... trans and queer migrants because what our community needs is asylum not detention. Familia will continue to organize ... said civil rights attorney Andrew Free. “ From forced labor to inadequate access to medical care, they are horrific ...

NFG speaks with place-based funders on how they are using impact investing to further justice and equity

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
04/10/2019
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash An increasing number of foundations are embracing ... NFG member Amalgamated Foundation launched the Hate Is Not Charitable Campaign. The campaign brings to light how ... of shareholder engagement to encourage inclusive and fair labor practices, strong governance, and responsible ...

A Call for Social Solidarity: COVID-19 Response from NFG's Programs

News type: 
NFG Blog
Release Date: 
03/30/2020
... are experiencing violent attacks and scapegoating based on race in addition to all the other impacts of the pandemic. ... for each other.” Read the full essay here. NFG is doing just that in our programming and grantmaking. Keep ... and builds power for the long term. Coordinate with Labor and Worker Centers - Support the current worker ...

Funders for Justice Announces 2nd Cohort of Field Advisors

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
05/15/2018
FFJ is proud to announce our 2nd cohort of FFJ Advisors – 12 ... Hayashi , Transgender Law Center Mary Hooks , Southerners on New Ground Mark-Anthony Johnson , Frontline Wellness ... immigrant rights, racial justice, feminist, LGBTQ and labor movements. Morning Star Gali Native Justice Now ...
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Support Minneapolis Protesters

News type: 
News from the Field
Release Date: 
11/27/2015
Last updated December 2, 2015. Please check back regularly for updates. DONATE to Black Lives Matter ... by the Minneapolis police just over a week ago. Then, on Monday night, in the wake of an ongoing peaceful ... at peaceful protesters, injuring five protesters. This is an incredibly traumatic time for our city and especially ...

Making Black Lives Matter

Resource type: 
Member Publication
Wed, February 25, 2015
... involved in these shootings has been indicted. This is not a new phenomenon, as black men, boys and women have ... to approach having honest, clear and urgent dialogue on structural racism by punching holes in the cone of ... need to and could look like. While it is important to look back to the Civil Rights movement for inspiration and ...

Funders for Justice Announces Inaugural Advisory Committee of Field Leaders

News type: 
NFG News
Release Date: 
07/05/2017
... , Transgender Law Center Mary Hooks , Southerners on New Ground Anthony Newby , Minnesota Neighborhoods ... partners in your own work as well. Funders for Justice is a national organizing platform of grantmakers, donor ... NYU-educated attorney, Zachary is also a graduate of the Labor Community Strategy Center’s National School for ...
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Meeting the Moment: 2020’s New Civic Engagement Landscape in Rural and Small-City America

Event type: 
Webinar
Wednesday, November 18, 2020 -
9:00am - 10:15am
Webinar
... part to play. Philanthropy must step up to support those on the frontlines fighting for equitable, sustainable, and ... and small-town communities across the country. Who is this webinar series for? If you are a foundation leader ... advocating for respect, recognition, and inclusion in labor protections for all domestic workers. Over the course ...

Police Accountability: Organizing and Philanthropic Strategies

Resource type: 
NFG Resource
Mon, September 15, 2014
... of people of color and low-income communities is a mechanism of the racial and economic injustice that ... . FergusonOctober - Voices from the Ground : viewpoints on the weekend of actions, this moment in organizing, what ... October 16, 2014 - please contact ABFE directly or check back soon for a record of the presentations and discussion. ...
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Topic: 
Criminalization
Racial Justice

Bending the Arc from Interest to Advancement

Resource type: 
Member Publication
Wed, April 08, 2015
... animation_direction=""""left"""" hide_ on _mobile=""""no"""" center_content=""""no"""" ... St. Louis County grand jury’s decision. Therefore, this is a working document subject to change. This document ... for STL Youth Jobs. Incarnate Word Foundation provides back office support for STL Youth Jobs. The Greater Saint .....
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Topic: 
Funding Opportunity