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Dear friend, Through political education, peer organizing, and strategic collaboration, Neighborhood Funders Group (NFG) creates a political home for mobilizing philanthropy’s people, assets, and resources to build power for community organizing and progressive movements. In collaboration with NFG members and movement partners, our team is co-creating opportunities for funders to make connections between socials issues such as gentrification and…

Dear friend, In-person convenings create an unique environment for Neighborhood Funders Group’s network to deepen our relationships and partnerships, align our values and vision, and take coordinated action in support of Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities. And as we continue to navigate state-sanctioned attacks on our communities and democracy, it is crucial to…

Dear friend, Cultural erasure has always been key to the processes of colonization and fascism. By restricting access to language, artistic expressions, spiritual practices, and kinship bonds, colonial forces attempt to impose their domination by fracturing the identity and power inherent to a people’s culture. At the same time, false dichotomies are enforced between what art is/is…

Dear friend, As a remote and national philanthropic infrastructure organization, conferences are a valued space for team NFG to be in community with our network. For us, a political home exists anywhere that NFG can activate philanthropy, transforming individual efforts into collective action for racial, gender, climate, disability, and economic justice. In the coming months, you…

Dear friend, For those who seek grounding in what it looks like to show up fully, carry one’s identity into every room, and stand firm in pushing others to do what is values-aligned and principled, we encourage you to take inspiration from Chi-Ante Singletary, NFG’s Board Co-Chair and Co-Founder and Chief Reparations Officer at Cypress…

Dear friend, As a kid, I remember swimming in the Missouri river in my home community of Lower Brule, South Dakota, the Kul Wicasa Oyate. I remember it being both odd and fascinating that I could walk out into the water quite a way and my feet still be able to touch the ground. At…

Dear friend, With the barrage of cellphone footage revealing the violence inflicted by federal agents in communities across the country, more and more Americans are being confronted by the realization that the only people coming to save us are each other. As Adam Serwer describes it, cruelty is the point of the Administration’s policies, creating a dual…

Dear friend, Throughout 2025, we’ve seen how a handful of moneyed and powerful individuals and corporations can gut our political apparatus for personal gain—plunging communities into further precarity as their healthcare, housing, jobs, and neighbors are being ripped away. Instead of retreating from funding organizing work that centers Black, queer + trans, immigrant, disabled, and working-class people, NFG…

Dear friend, Thank you to everyone who joined us in Nashville for NFG’s 2025 National Convening! Whether you were there in person or cheering us on from afar, your presence, energy, and commitment made this gathering powerful. Together, we laughed, learned, built relationships, and strategized toward a future rooted in justice and thriving communities. We’re…

Dear friend, Last week NFG hosted its 2025 National Convening in Nashville, TN rooted in seeding (and ceding) transformational power. During the week we grounded ourselves in the richness of Middle Tennessee’s history, culture, and powerful organizing ecosystems. We came together for a variety of planaries, sessions, and workshops aimed at challenging philanthropy to take bold, coordinated…

Dear friend, As the attacks on immigrant communities and protesters continue to escalate, plugging into networks that share your values and commitment to collective liberation is as important as ever. For decades, Neighborhood Funders Group has specifically focused on grassroots organizing and power building as the key to effective social change strategies. In my community,…

Dear friend, We are in a moment that demands more from all of us. As we grapple with the realities of 2025 and the political  landscape that lies ahead, the path forward is uncertain but one thing is clear: we must come together.   This is not a time for isolation.  It is a time for…