Today, the 30th National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, we honor both the legacy and the ongoing struggle toward a world of true safety and wellbeing, as defined and led by our communities and movements.

Join a session that will ground philanthropy in the scale of recent financial threats, show how movements are fortifying themselves against authoritarian repression, and make clear the distinct role we must play to safeguard financial access.

🗓️ 10/14 at 2pm ET

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At Borealis, we’re providing our staff and grantee partners with #DigitalSafety guides and training, and we’re mobilizing funds to support #CapacityBuilding efforts that protect frontline organizers.

What is your digital safety strategy?

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What if we mobilized a significant portion of DAF funds immediately, to the frontlines of movements for equity, justice, and civic participation, at a critical time when the future of our democracy is on the line?

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Are you attending the Grantmakers in the Arts conference in Minneapolis this month? Join us for this session!

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In a letter to the editor of @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social, Alvin Starks and Helen Wong, Borealis VPs of Programs, wrote that “Wealth Hoarding Harms Nonprofits” and that spending down wealth is perhaps the one true measure of solidarity with communities.

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In an op-ed published by @insidephilanthropy.com, our VP of Advancement Sade Dozan laid out the argument for narrative change as a key strategic investment for those funding movements for justice and liberation. For one, it’s been used in every movement.

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Borealis Philanthropy is proud to join 145 other funders in signing the “Statement on Political Violence and the Fundamental Freedom of Speech.”

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In partnership with Meyer Memorial Trust, we're launching a new Oregon round of SAFE grants. SAFE provides rapid-response funding to grassroots organizations facing urgent threats to safety and justice. Applications are open & will be accepted on a rolling basis. borealis.tfaforms.net/f/SAFEOregon.

Thank you to El Grupo VIDA, Detroit Disability Power, Lighthouse Foundation of Chicagoland, @imaginewaterworks.bsky.social‬, and @domesticemployers.bsky.social‬ for sharing your leadership, and to the Disability Inclusion Fund at @borealisphil.bsky.social‬ for supporting the convening.

Find us at the Funders' Committee for Civic Participation conference! Come and hear how Black organizers are forging coalitions, shifting policy, and transforming care systems—and what funders can do to resource this liberation-centered work with integrity and purpose. #OurBodiesOurDemocracy

The rules around nonprofits and philanthropy are being questioned, putting at risk the future of movements. If you’re a movement leader, funder, or philanthropic intermediary, please take our survey and share your experiences. The world we want is possible.

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Movement leaders, funders, and philanthropic allies: your wisdom is needed. Help us shape a future where justice, care, and belonging are truly resourced. Take our survey, linked in our bio, and share your experience. Together, we can build the whole, new world we dream of. ✨️

We are proud and honored to share our 2024 Annual Report, aptly titled A Whole, New World, which celebrates trans, queer, BIPOC, and disabled leadership, and their visions of more loving and just futures for all.

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