"It's Got to Be an Entire Organizational Shift." How Funders Can Better Support Black-Led Nonprofits

"It's Got to Be an Entire Organizational Shift." How Funders Can Better Support Black-Led Nonprofits

While some strides have been made, many Black-led nonprofits are still out in the cold. New insight from the Young, Black, and Giving Back Institute focuses on resourcing the smallest grassroots groups.

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Dear Philanthropy: Step Up for Reproductive Justice by Backing Black Women and Black-Led Nonprofits

Dear Philanthropy: Step Up for Reproductive Justice by Backing Black Women and Black-Led Nonprofits

It’s been a year since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. In this guest piece, Surina Khan and Janette Robinson Flint call on funders to better support Black women at the vanguard of the fight for reproductive rights.

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Two Years in, The 1954 Project is Moving the Needle on Funding for Black Leaders in Education

Two Years in, The 1954 Project is Moving the Needle on Funding for Black Leaders in Education

For Black-led education organizations, accessing philanthropic dollars is far tougher than for their white counterparts. This pooled funding effort is prying open doors — and philanthropic coffers.

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Newcomers to Movement Funding Join a Collaborative Effort to Support Black-Led Groups

Newcomers to Movement Funding Join a Collaborative Effort to Support Black-Led Groups

The Democracy Frontlines Fund is channeling $36 million from an eclectic mix of funders to some of today’s most dynamic Black-led organizing groups. It’s backed by a surprising number of billionaire donors and other unusual suspects.

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Amid Demands for Change, Here’s How Philanthropy Can Back Underfunded Black-Led Groups

Amid Demands for Change, Here’s How Philanthropy Can Back Underfunded Black-Led Groups

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.

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