News & Updates
“Where do you receive the majority of your news?”: A reflection on Black August and Racially Equitable Journalism
We are in a pivotal moment where journalistic integrity–especially concerning racial and gender equality–is critical, not only for the future of our democracy but the present safety of our communities. At the beginning of August, tech billionaire Elon Musk shared a...
Infinite Patterns: A Kaleidoscope Podcast
Exploring the Infinite Perspectives Shaping and Transforming the Field of Journalism“Sustainability is more than just dollars and cents. Though that is critical, it means sustaining our audience and community with the essential information that they need and to ensure...
The Spark Justice Fund Moves Over $410K to Safeguard the People and Work of 36 Grassroots Groups Advancing Transformative Visions of Justice and Safety
Recognizing the heightened challenges for all community organizers this election year, Borealis Philanthropy’s Spark Justice Fund (SJF) launched a Safety and Security Rapid Response Fund for power-building organizations working to decarcerate, close jails, abolish...
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...