A New Way To Govern In a participatory design process we titled “The Future of Amplify Fund,” our grantees created Amplify Fund’s new governance model which is predominantly made up of grantees (75%) and a few funders (25%). The Co-Leadership Committee’s purpose is to hold Amplify Fund accountable to its vision, values, and goals. This…

Places Often Overlooked By National Philanthropy We selected the following places for our grantmaking because of: 1) the exciting power building work led by Black and indigenous people, people of color, and low-income people, 2) the presence of power building groups focused on our issue areas, 3) the relative absence of national philanthropy, and 4)…

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“You all fueled my fire. This cohort centered me to be a leader, take risks and not to follow. I am grateful for it, and to you all. Deeply grateful.” Philanthropy Forward is a growing community of changemakers. Participation in Philanthropy Forward has provided Fellows with: Less feelings of isolated in their role Strengthening of…

Coordinating Committee Jawanza Malone he/him Executive DirectorWieboldt Foundation Jay Travis she/her Executive DirectorNeedmor Fund Kevin Ryan he/him Senior Program OfficerFord Foundation Ryan Canney he/him Senior Program Officer, Economic JusticeWellspring Philanthropic Fund Ryan Strode he/him Program Officer for Climate EquityBuilders Initiative Stay up to date with us! Add me to NFG’s mailing lists Salesforce – Newsletter…

NFG’s newest program, the Midwest Organizing Infrastructure Funders is an organizing home for funders to support the Midwest organizing ecosystem in ways that build the sustainability and connectivity needed for social movements to win.   Why the Midwest? The ways long-term community power is built in the Midwest has deep implications for how the US…

Coordinating Committee Adrian Haro he/him Chief Executive Officer The Workers Lab Breechaye Milburn she/her Program Officer, Racial JusticeWellspring Philanthropic Fund Joseph Jung he/they Program Officer, Community & Worker PowerThe JPB Foundation Lanita Morris she/her Senior Capacity Building Co-DirectorGroundswell Fund Marcela Montes she/her Program OfficerW.K. Kellogg Foundation Maritza Silva-Farrell she/her Program Officer, Future of WorkersFord Foundation…

Funders As Organizers In 2023, we shifted from a Steering Committee model to a funder space where we can collectively learn about our places, our grantees, the grantees’ issue areas, and good grantmaking practices. That learning is, then, directly tied to action. For example, when we learn about our grantees, it is with the purpose…

Our Commitment As the visual above states, Amplify Fund envisions a reality where historically marginalized people maintain and build decision-making power toward generational wealth, land justice, holistic well-being, and human dignity. We operate with the belief that the path towards this vision is two-fold: GOAL 1: Amplify Fund must nurture and strengthen the conditions necessary…

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Events View all FJE Network Strategy Session 2024 Mar 26, 2024 Racial Capitalism Community of Practice Mar 13, 2024 Delivering for Workers and Communities: Philanthropy’s Efforts to Ensure Equitable Implementation of Federal Investments Dec 7, 2023 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Load More News & Resources View all FJE Network Strategy…

Coordinating Committee IRSG’s Coordinating Committee of funders supports strategy-setting, governance, and recruitment and organizing amongst their peers in philanthropy. They represent trusted and aligned voices of philanthropic leaders committed to resourcing rural organizing work. The Coordinating Committee brings forth a diversity of strategies/issue areas of focus to guide IRSG. Hester Dillon she/her Director, Indigenous Communties…

Events View all The Latest: Leveraging Federal Funds & Building Community Capacity in Rural Jul 25, 2024 New York Rural Organizing Portfolio Launch Webinar Jun 27, 2024 IRSG 2024 Rural Equity Summit Feb 21, 2024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Load More News & Resources View all IRSG’s 2024 Rural Equity Summit Resource…

Events View all Values Aligned Investment Praxis Feb 13, 2024 Movement Portfolio Theory (MvPT) Mar 4, 2021 News & Resources View all Values Aligned Investment Praxis Group How NFG Celebrates Worker Justice Movements: NFG’s May 2022 Newsletter Introducing Philanthropy Foward: Cohort 3 How Philanthropy Can Move from Crisis to Transformation Philanthropy Isn’t Doing Enough to…

Events View all May CLS Session May 15, 2024 Midwest Funder Connection, Learning, + Strategy Sessions Apr 23, 2024 Youth in the Lead: Shifting Power and Moving Resources to Youth Organizers Nov 15, 2023 1 2 3 4 Load More News & Resources View all Midwest 2022 Year-End Newsletter: Rest, Adaptation, + Fireside in January!…

Coordinating Committee Alex Desautels she/her Program ManagerThe California Endowment Isabel Barrios she/her Senior Program OfficerGreater New Orleans Foundation Kevin Ryan he/him Senior Program OfficerFord Foundation Maria Mulkeen she/her Program OfficerHyams Foundation Matt Barron he/him Program Officer, SustainabilityThe Heinz Endowments Syma Mirza she/her Program Consultant, Amplify FundCo-Director, HouseUS Stay up to date with us! Add me…

Events View all The Evolution of Housing and Land Justice 2018-2023 Apr 24, 2024 DDP Briefing: How Collaborative Governance is Transforming Our Housing System Feb 21, 2024 This is For Everybody: Transforming the Housing System in Minneapolis through Cooperatives Apr 25, 2023 1 2 3 4 5 6 Load More News & Resources View all…