News & Updates
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
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
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
“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
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 and...
El Fondo de comunidades para transformar el sistema policial lanza cuarta ronda de proceso participativo para concesión de subvenciones
13 de enero de 2025 - El Fondo de comunidades para transformar el sistema policial (CTPF, por sus siglas en inglés) ha lanzado su tercera ronda de proceso participativo para concesión de subvenciones. Para esta ronda, el Fondo a publicado una solicitud de propuestas...
Communities Transforming Policing Fund Launches Fourth Round of Participatory Grantmaking!
Haga clic aquí para ver este anuncio en español. | Click here for ASL interpretation. January 13, 2025 - The Communities Transforming Policing Fund (CTPF) has launched its fourth round of participatory grantmaking. In this round, CTPF is requesting proposals from...
Collaborative, Transformational Change for All
As we enter this new year—one ripe with both possibility and precarity—we’re comforted by the promise of partnership. We’re deeply grateful for your trust and continued solidarity, as we move forward in service of A Whole, New World: a world in which we share...
Rapid Response, Lasting Impact: Why Philanthropy Must Act Now
In times of extraordinary grief and violence, we find strength in regrounding in our values, fortifying our strategies, and taking action toward the future we know is possible. In this work, participatory practice is a value essential to our collective...