News & Updates
FTG Makes Rapid Response Funding Available for Trans-Led Groups
The Fund for Trans Generations (FTG) is committed to providing rapid response funding to trans-led organizations responding to their community’s rising needs. We know that the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular, is still disproportionately impacting trans community,...
Beyond ‘Checking the Box’: How CHANGE Philanthropy Broadens the Spectrum of Inclusivity
Please meet Carly Hare, Coalition Catalyst and National Director of CHANGE Philanthropy, and REP grantee partner. “I'm Carly Hare. I’m a citizen of the Pawnee nation of Oklahoma and a descendant of the Yankton Sioux community on my father's side, and <i kita u hoo...
An Everyday Practice of Decolonization: Lessons from a Racial Equity Practitioner
Today we meet with Ana Cecilia Peréz (she-her-ella), an independent consultant and change maker, and also a REACH grantee partner. Read on to hear Ana’s reflections on confronting racism within herself and developing a practice of courageous vulnerability. Read the...
Justice is a World Where Police Violence is Unimaginable
Dear Borealis family, Yesterday, we watched with bated breathe as the judge read the guilty verdict in Derek Chavin’s trial for the murder of George Floyd. We knew that it was, frankly, too late for justice. And, the exhale we still allowed ourselves with this...
Inside the Push for More Equitable Boards: How BoardSource Leads with Intent
What do boards have to do with racial equity? In this issue, we hear from Jim Taylor (Vice President of Leadership Initiatives) and Anne Wallestad (President & CEO) of BoardSource on key findings from the most recent Leading with Intent study, how they are...
REJ StoryLetter: The new gatekeepers
“Our findings imply that platforms may be diverting desperately needed advertising dollars away from local news, and contributing to the nationalization of politics.” —Sean Fischer et. al Pandemic walls and the struggle for justice We are more than a year into the...
Lessons from a Long-Time Racial Equity Grantmaker
In this issue, we meet with Arelis Diaz (Director, Office of the President) and Ciciley “CC” Moore (Program Officer, Office of the President) of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. We hear their perspectives on the pivotal role individuals play in advancing racial equity and...
The Communities Transforming Policing Fund Is Accepting Letters of Inquiry
The Communities Transforming Policing Fund (CTPF) is now accepting letters of inquiry on a rolling basis. CTPF is a donor collaborative that works to resource local communities impacted by deadly and discriminatory policing practices to build power, increase police...