by Borealis Communications | Jan 13, 2022 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates
Dear Borealis community, When I joined Borealis one year ago, I stepped into an organization that was clear about its focus: to resource movements working for transformational change, including queer and trans liberation, disability justice, and racial equity. As we...
by Borealis Communications | Dec 15, 2021 | Borealis News & Updates, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
Today, the Disability Inclusion Fund is pleased to announce more than $2.6 million in grants to 34 organizations strengthening disability inclusion, rights, and justice. The Disability Inclusion Fund at Borealis Philanthropy is a $20M, 5-year Fund that supports U.S....
by Borealis Communications | Dec 8, 2021 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates
It’s been a busy year y’all. [pause.] [pause.] [pause.] I just wanted you to hold the enormity of all that’s happened this year, all that’s changed in the world, all the work we’ve done, all the ways we’ve grown personally, professionally, and otherwise. It’s worth at...
by Borealis Communications | Dec 6, 2021 | Borealis News & Updates, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
Over the past few years, Black, Indigenous, People of color (BIPOC)-led organizations have utilized ballot initiatives as a strategy to forward their generational work of safety and liberation for people of color. At Borealis Philanthropy, we believe that every...
by Borealis Communications | Nov 19, 2021 | Borealis News & Updates, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates
At Borealis Philanthropy, we believe in a future where transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary people live with freedom, self-determination, and safety. This fall marks the fifth anniversary of our Fund for Trans Generations (FTG)—a time for celebration, and...
by Borealis Communications | Nov 4, 2021 | Borealis News & Updates, News & Updates
When Alicia Bell took leadership of the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund at Borealis Philanthropy last month, she regarded this new assignment as a birthing process. Citing her family lineage of birth workers and land stewards, she compared working to bring true and...