News & Updates
Announcing the Movement-Defined Learning Tool and Resource Hub!
For decades, many of us in philanthropy have grappled with the extractive roots of our sector’s existence. With increasing awareness and understanding, our charges have never been more clear: beyond the mobilization of abundant resources, we must act from a place of...
What Ferguson Taught Us: Reflecting on 10-Years of Organizing for Community Safety and Against State Violence
CTPF team members—Briana Stickney, Jeree Thomas, and Maria Alejandra Salazar—stand in front of Normandy High School, the high school Michael Brown Jr. attended and the starting point of Ferguson's Unity Walk. On Friday, August 9, 2024, the Communities Transforming...
Introducing the Communities Transforming Policing Fund’s New Senior Program Associate, Briana Stickney
The Communities Transforming Policing Fund (CTPF) is thrilled to welcome Briana Stickney as the new CTPF Senior Program Associate! She arrives at Borealis with a passion for seeing people thrive. In her role, she supports the CTPF team and grantee partners with growth...
Seeding a New World: Funding Grassroots Organizing to Secure a Radically Inclusive Democracy
Photo: Dēmos. Years ago, amidst escalating violence and division, Megan Ming Francis urged philanthropy to be clear on the world we’re committed to building. “What does freedom mean to you? What does liberation mean to you? What does justice mean to you?” At...
Introducing the Black Disabled Liberation Project Resource Hub!
Black August is a time of reverence and honor for Black resistance and the political prisoners and freedom fighters whose resilience have brought us to this moment today. This Black August, we are proud and honored to put forward a new resource, The Black Disabled...
What We Learned: Reparations Roundtable
Elisa Rodriguez. Marche pour Adama, Beaumont-sur-Oise (France) 18/07/2020 | African Futures Lab This June, REJ Program Officer DaLyah Jones was invited to a two-day reparations round table organized by Reform Initiatives (RI) and African Futures Lab (AfaLab) in Accra,...
Celebrating Disability Pride Month: Grantee Partner Spotlight
Disability Justice Innovation Lab Notes Black Feminist Future's Disability Justice Innovation Lab provides practical tools for community organizing and policy advocacy, directly incorporating the experiences of Black disabled folks. By exceeding my life expectancy,...
Celebrating the Visionary Leaders of Our Young Trans Women of Color Grantmaking Program
At Borealis Philanthropy, we're not just dreaming of a world rooted in queer and trans liberation—we're actively co-creating pathways to build it. This work hinges on investing in queer and trans-BIPOC leaders, particularly trans women of color, whose visions,...