by Borealis Communications | Oct 29, 2023 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates
At Borealis Philanthropy, we believe ensuring that racial equity practitioners are abundantly supported is critical to upending white supremacy and anti-Blackness, and dreaming up the future we know is possible. In October, The Racial Equity to Accelerate Change...
by Borealis Communications | Oct 11, 2023 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates
Borealis Philanthropy will sunset our Racial Equity in Philanthropy (REP) Fund in 2025, awarding all twenty-five REP grantees an unrestricted sunset grant with the closing of the fund. As a social justice intermediary committed to resourcing grassroots movements...
by Borealis Communications | Aug 23, 2023 | Borealis News & Updates, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
The racial justice protests of 2020 sparked a wave of radical and necessary criminal justice reforms across the country. We saw cities end cash bail and states reduce pretrial detention. But swift backlash now jeopardizes this progress. On July 20, 2023, The Spark...
by Borealis Communications | Aug 3, 2023 | Borealis News & Updates, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
Image authored by Baltimore Trans Safe Haven. Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations (FTG) proudly resources trans-led organizations that are building futures where transgender, gender non-conforming, and nonbinary people can thrive, access joy, and live...
by Borealis Communications | Jul 14, 2023 | Borealis News & Updates, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
How much does it cost to sustain a thriving BIPOC-led and serving journalism ecosystem over the next 10-15 years? What role has/does/could BIPOC journalism play in civic participation? How could Black journalism exist, beautifully, in the public sphere? On May...
by Borealis Communications | Jul 11, 2023 | Borealis News & Updates, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
ALLISON BAILEY/NURPHOTO/AP On June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action, making it unlawful for colleges to consider racial identity as a factor in admissions decisions. The next day, the Court issued decisions limiting the rights of same-sex...
