News & Updates
Introducing the Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund’s New Program Associate, Steph Beeman
The Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color (ELLC) Fund is thrilled to welcome Steph Beeman (they/she) to our team as Program Associate! Their recent work includes a relaunch of experiential outdoor learning programs for teens in Montana—including the development of...
Why We Fund The Legal Defense of Protesters of Police Violence
Since our inception in 2017, we at the Communities Transforming Policing Fund (CTPF) have had the honor of resourcing organizations led by and supporting Black, Latinx, Queer, Trans, working class, and poor communities. And these communities—which are most...
Introducing the Spark Justice Fund’s New Program Associate, Kelsey Trejo
The Spark Justice (SJF) Fund is thrilled to welcome Kelsey Trejo to our team as Program Associate! In her previous role as a Court Navigator for the Tulsa County Public Defender's Office, she helped clients navigate the system and process to keep them in the community...
Black-Led Movement Fund Moves $6 Million to Black-Led Organizations and Organizers Working for Black Liberation and Joy
Founded in 2016, Borealis Philanthropy’s Black-Led Movement Fund (BLMF) exists to support the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) and other politically-aligned organizations to better shape policy agendas for Black communities, create alternatives to institutions that...
Reproductive Justice is Trans Justice; Trans Justice is Reproductive Justice
Trans liberation and reproductive rights aren’t parallel fights; they are one and the same. The ongoing fight for body sovereignty and reproductive justice experienced some major challenges in 2022. The repeal of Roe v. Wade set off an onslaught of legislation...
Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories: Borealis Philanthropy’s Book Club for Women’s History Month
This year's National Women's History Month theme was "Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories." So to close the month–reminded that even amongst the most celebrated voices, there are so many Black, Indigenous, POC, queer and trans folks whose voices are actively...
Capacity-Building Opportunities (March – July 2023)
“What kinds of people does the planet require at this time, and what is our responsibility inside of social justice movements to prepare the ground so that those are the kinds of people that are emerging from [it?]” This was facilitator Autumn Brown’s opening question...
Borealis Philanthropy and Ford Foundation Launch $1 Million Disability x Tech Fund to Advance Leadership of People With Disabilities in Tech Innovation
Five organizations and two fellows join inaugural cohort to advance disability justice in tech. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gabrielle Connor Cell: 901-337-8993 Email: gconnor@spitfirestrategies.com NEW YORK, NY - (February 28, 2023) — Today, Borealis...