Neighborhood Funders Group

Join us this Thursday, July 25th for a virtual event with our partners at Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees "Building a Multi-Racial Democracy by Investing in Immigrant and Refugee Movements Before, During and After Elections.” In a critical election year, over 60 anti-immigrant bills have been introduced in state legislatures nationwide. At the same time, right wing movements have escalated their attacks on advocacy groups working on the front lines to strengthen our democracy and advance immigrant rights in their communities.  While philanthropic interest has focused on the national elections and scenario planning, organizers are already planning for 2025 and an uncertain future regardless of presidential election outcomes. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what groups need as we move into 2025 and beyond directly from movement leaders. Register at this link: https://lnkd.in/gsEUrVXe

Please join NFG’s Integrated Rural Strategies Group and its partners Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN) and The Funders Network for an upcoming webinar on Thursday, July 25 2-3:30pm ET. “The Latest: Leveraging Federal Funds & Building Community Capacity in Rural” is the second in a series of quarterly calls focused on accessing and leveraging federal funds to build capacity and advance justice for frontline communities. As funding opportunities roll out at a dizzying pace, many communities are already implementing projects with awarded funds. Despite how rural communities reflect some of the most important and opportune communities for investment, these communities – particularly low-income and/or BIPOC rural populations – are at a disadvantage in accessing federal funds. Due to decades of divestment and extraction from these communities, many are not “shovel ready,” oftentimes operating with extremely limited capacity and infrastructure to be able to successfully track, pursue, receive, and manage these resources. As funding opportunities continue to open up – and with the potential for November’s election to dramatically shift the availability of these funding streams – philanthropy must act. Click the link below to register and learn more about the event speakers! Please note: registration is open to funders only. https://lnkd.in/gKk-Rys2

🚀 Launching soon: Join the Illinois Community Power Fund for a virtual community town hall Tuesday, July 30 1:30-3pm CT!    The Illinois Community Power Fund (ILCPF), is a donor table committed to building statewide power to advance racial, gender, climate, and economic justice. After having grown in many ways from the funder base and programming of NFG’s Midwest Organizing Infrastructure Funders program, ILCPF will launch as its own organization in late July! Join this public launch, “Land of Linked Fates: Illinois Community Power Fund and the Promise of Statewide Power,” to explore the organizing and political landscape in Illinois; overview ILCPF’s vision, strategy, and model; hear learnings from the first grant cycle and plans for the next cycle; and preview fall programming.   Register now at the link below:  https://lnkd.in/gN7-Gt5A

📣 We're hiring! 📣 Neighborhood Funders Group is searching for an Operations and Events Coordinator to support its growing operations needs and to strengthen capacity to host its biennial National Convening. The position will be a vital part of the logistics team, helping all of the key stakeholders to join regular meetings, learn about and procure vendors and consultants, ensure payments are delivered in a timely manner, and support onsite logistics during the National Convening. The Coordinator will work within the finance and operations team to support daily operations and administration based on our finance and operations protocols and policies, as well as coordinate specific tasks to support the Vice President of Finance and Operations’ schedule. Please apply by Wednesday, June 12. More information about the role can be found at this link: https://lnkd.in/gXNZFVFj #applynow #philanthropy #pso

ICYMI: “Eventually, we will look back on this moment in history as a turning point for workers’ power and voice, where Black workers led a transformation in how we think about and create good jobs that benefit workers, businesses, and communities. “ In a new article, “Why Philanthropy Must Support Labor Justice,” Jennifer Epps, Executive Director of The LIFT Fund, contextualizes how the current labor resurgence, brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, differs from how Black workers have been historically relegated to the margins and exploited within labor rights and economic justice movements throughout history. She names the critical importance of centering the experiences and leadership of BIPOC workers to ensure better labor conditions for all workers, and three tangible actions philanthropy can and must take to support worker organizing in this moment. Read the full article in Nonprofit Quarterly at this link: https://lnkd.in/dhFxunBR

📣 Call for coaches! Neighborhood Funders Group is looking for career coaches with intersectional values and experience supporting those in philanthropy and/or community organizing. We’re asking our community to share any great coaching experiences you’ve had with BIPOC and values aligned coaches. Please share your recommendations with us! 

🗓️ Mark your calendar for April 30 at 3:00 pm ET to join NFG’s April Member Call: Funding BIPOC-led Organizations in Transition! As the number of movement and nonprofit organizations that are in a period of leadership transition grows, one common practice of funders – “wait and see” – is failing organizations just when they need extra support. As we work to interrupt this destabilizing strategy occurring across the sector, NFG is excited to bring together some of our members who have been collaborating to address this issue and ensure that BIPOC-led organizations in a transition period are receiving the funding that they need. Liz Sak at Cricket Island Foundation, Shawnda Chapman at Ms. Foundation for Women, Lori Bezahler at the Edward W. Hazen Foundation, and Melissa Sines at Leading Forward will lead our community through a values-driven and action-oriented session about the practical strategies they’re using to support BIPOC leadership in the nonprofit sector, and share more about their funder organizing efforts to call for a broader shift in grantmaker practices. Register today at the link below!  https://lnkd.in/gBZ2Ejkq

Neighborhood Funders Group invites grantmakers to the second Member Call of the year, “Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations,” on Tuesday, February 20 at 10am PT / 1pm ET! This call, co-facilitated by Compton Foundation, Liberation Ventures, and Decolonizing Wealth Project will explore the link between philanthropy and reparations, and identify what you can do to wade into supporting reparations and allied actions that support racial repair. If you are interested in learning more about the growing number of philanthropic institutions analyzing the linkages between the origin story of philanthropic wealth and reparations, with some foundations even connecting reparations to the decision to Spend Out, we encourage you to join us for this important conversation. Click the following link to register and find resources for pre-reading: https://lnkd.in/g5CibJhp

Please join NFG partners Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN) and The Funders Network for a joint webinar on February 12 at 2:30pm ET. This conversation will host a panel of federal officials and philanthropic leaders that will provide their insight into how foundations are currently mobilizing around the recent federal investments into infrastructure, environmental, and clean energy projects in cities and states across the country. Register at this link: https://lnkd.in/esvfRmCn

As the false climate solution of carbon capture (CSS) is built out, groups across the Midwest are forming powerful alliances for community-led efforts to push back and protect their land, water, health, and communities. Join Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN) and partners to learn about these politically and strategically diverse alliance, what's at stake, and what's possible if communities can move from a defense posture to pushing a more visionary solutions-oriented strategy. Register for "Organizing Against Carbon Capture in the Midwest" at this link: https://lnkd.in/g4bQ8T96