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Building power in place: NFG’s November 2022 newsletter
The integrated voter engagement efforts leading up to the recent elections underscore how local grassroots organizers are leading the way to seed transformative change and ensure that our communities thrive in the face of extreme challenges. At Neighborhood Funders Group, we are encouraged by philanthropy’s moves to uplift (and fund!) community organizing in bolder and more impactful ways. We also know that…
Read MoreNFG’s October 2022 Newsletter: imagining how philanthropy can move toward a non-racialized economy
Neighborhood Funders Group first introduced you to our Racial Capitalism Community of Practice, which is hosted by NFG’s Funders for a Just Economy, in our August newsletter. Now we’re sharing key takeaways on what a non-racialized economy means from this six month-long cohort in which 20 people representing seven foundations and NFG participated. Our first Racial Capitalism Community of…
Read MoreSave the date for NFG’s 2023 National Convening! & more great info in our September 2022 Newsletter
Earlier this year, Neighborhood Funders Group announced that we were postponing what would have been our 2022 National Convening in Wilmington, North Carolina to next year. The decision to shift our convening to 2023 was informed by ongoing, thoughtful conversations about Covid considerations and how & when we want to intentionally regather in-person with NFG’s…
Read MoreHappy Labor Day: NFG Unionized!
This Labor Day, Neighborhood Funders Group is honored to share with our members and friends that we have the opportunity to live into our values and theory of change through the process of bargaining in good faith with Communication Workers of America (CWA) Local 9415, our employee union. NFG formally recognized CWA Local 9415 on July 14, 2022,…
Read MoreLearn about NFG’s racial capitalism community of practice in our August 2022 Newsletter
As summertime winds down, the team at Neighborhood Funders Group is gearing up for a robust slate of events and programming to bring us through the end of the year and into 2023 where we’ll be regathering for our National Convening in Wilmington, NC (save the date coming soon!). Building our analysis of racial capitalism and power…
Read MoreMoving through transitions + more updates: NFG’s July 2022 Newsletter
I’m writing this newsletter message on the 40th day since my beloved 91-year-old Lola passed away, a significant time marker for my family as we remember and honor her. Maybe you’re wondering what this has to do with Neighborhood Funders Group, and the answer is that I don’t know how to (and won’t) compartmentalize, and…
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