News & Updates
Until We’re Free: Philanthropy’s Role in Decriminalizing, Decarcerating, and Dreaming our Future
At Borealis Philanthropy, we invest in grassroots organizers and social justice movements working to create community safety for everyone. We honor the powerful leadership of Black women, girls, trans and gender nonconforming people who are working to end mass...
The Pivot
By Tracie Powell and Angilee Shah. Jiquanda Johnson Started Flint Beat in 2017 during the water crisis there that made national headlines. But Flint, Michigan is so much more than a crisis, and the news outlet has grown and is telling stories from the community. And...
What We Learned from Nobody’s Free Until Everybody’s Free!
At Borealis Philanthropy, we are invested in honoring the joyful legacy and powerful contributions of Black trans folks, particularly Black trans women, whose determination and innovation continue to shape the direction of many of our social justice movements today. ...
Components of Deep Equity Capacity Building
Volume IV Letter from Ain Racial Equity work is so full of opportunity. It is the opportunity to shift our cultures, practices and policies to reflect the fact that we live in an innately diverse world. It is the opportunity to reduce life-impacting disparities and...
Two New Words for How We Invest in Media: Reconstruction and Reparations
A new vocabulary for news investments Saving journalism won’t be enough: it’s time to reconstruct it. — Farai Chideya in her introduction to “Reconstructing American News” Two New Words for How We Invest in Media: Reconstruction and Reparations In a...
Updates from the Disability Inclusion Fund
The Americans With Disabilities Act Turned 30! On July 26th, we celebrated the historic 30th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. The ADA was the world’s first comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities, putting into place...
How YWCA Boston is Using Data for Racial Equity
Volume 3 For our August StoryLetter, we had the pleasure of speaking to Kemarah Sika (Chief Program Officer, pictured left) and Dr. Sarah Faude (Director of Research and Evaluation, pictured right) of Racial Equity to Accelerate Change (REACH) grant partner YWCA...
Meet the Disability Inclusion Fund’s Grantmaking Advocate Committee
The Disability Inclusion Fund is built on the belief that policies and progress must be informed and led by those affected by injustice. That's why the Disability Inclusion Fund practices a participatory grantmaking model. Our grantmaking committee includes these...