REACH Fund Launches Participatory Grantmaking Committee

by Borealis Communications | Feb 27, 2025 | Borealis News & Updates, Fund, News & Updates

The Racial Equity to Accelerate Change (REACH) Fund at Borealis Philanthropy is excited to announce the launch of our first-ever round of participatory grantmaking. Our first step in the process is forming an experienced and informed Participatory Grantmaking...

Black Disabled Organizing: Architects of Liberation, Past and Present

by Tupa Hoveka | Feb 21, 2025 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates

This Black History and Black Futures Month, we are honoring the enduring wisdom of Black disabled organizers who have always been at the center of movements for equity and justice. From Fannie Lou Hamer to Brad Lomax, Audre Lorde, and Harriet Tubman, Black disabled...

Ten Years of Resourcing Movements: Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund Awards Over $2.3 Million to LGBTQ BIPOC-Led Organizations Reimagining Justice and Care

by Tupa Hoveka | Feb 19, 2025 | Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates

Since its founding in 2015 as Borealis Philanthropy’s first-ever fund, the Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color (ELLC) Fund has proudly resourced the leadership and organizational development of queer and trans organizations of color to build inclusive, effective and...

The Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Welcome Four New Leaders to it’s Young Trans Women of Color Cohort

by Tupa Hoveka | Feb 18, 2025 | Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates

Borealis Philanthropy’s Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund is excited to welcome four new leaders to its Young Trans Women of Color (YTWOC) cohort—an innovative leadership development program that invests in trans organizers working across movements and issues....

Becoming the Ground: How Philanthropy Must Respond to Escalating Crises

by Borealis Communications | Feb 10, 2025 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates, Uncategorized

“As the ground shakes underneath us, how do we practice to become the ground?” — Prentis Hemphill, The Embodiment Institute On January 20 – a day when many of our grantee partners would have normally been participating in community-focused events and celebrations...

The Black-Led Movement Fund Launches Request for Proposals

by Tupa Hoveka | Feb 6, 2025 | Borealis News & Updates, Fund, News & Updates

February 6, 2025 – Borealis Philanthropy is pleased to announce the Black-Led Movement Fund’s (BLMF) 2025 Request for Proposals (RFP). The deadline for proposals is March 7 at 9am PST / 12pm EST. This announcement includes background information about the BLMF...