BOREALIS CONVENING
BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT
Borealis Philanthropy believes that one of the most critical tools for upending white supremacy and anti-Blackness is to ensure that racial equity practitioners continue to be supported, compensated, and have the space to be with peers to dig deeply to understand the barriers to their work and to dream up the world we know is possible once we overcome them.
The Racial Equity to Accelerate Change Fund (REACH) invests in capacity builders, organizational strategists, field builders, and other variations of racial equity practitioners whose work supports the nonprofit ecosystem to pursue inclusive governance, transcend the limits of the existing nonprofit model, and arrive at more equitable outcomes for all.
The REACH Fund was launched in 2019 and has since moved more than $10 million to 27 nonprofit beneficiaries.
REACH GRANTEE PARTNER, RACIAL JUSTICE INSTITUTE OF THE SHRIVER CENTER ON POVERTY LAW
The Latest from the REACH Fund
The REACH Fund:
- Helps meet the nonprofit sector’s increased demand and need for organizational development in areas of racial equity and justice;
- Provides funding to support the being and doing of racial equity within the nonprofit sector; and
- Creates opportunities for sharing key learnings,including the accelerators and barriers for progress towards racial equity within philanthropy, nonprofits and practitioners broadly.
The REACH Fund prioritizes funding for racial equity practitioners:
- Advancing racial equity.
- Interrupting white supremacy and racism.
- Transforming policies, practices, and cultures.
- Organizing and advocating for social justice.
REACH’s Grantmaking Process
Current Funding Opportunities
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Donor Benefits
The REACH Fund offers funders:
- Access to a culture of learning by providing detailed and timely sessions on issues in policing, surveillance, and incarceration; and
- A host of additional resources, including monthly storyletters, landscape assessments, and detailed memos tracking the progress and impact of REACH grantees, to ensure that donor partners are kept informed on the fund’s current work and future initiatives.