“Instead of defunding or dismantling police forces, the four years since the murder of #GerogeFloyd have been characterized as a period of counterinsurgency — an effort to diminish the radical energy that exploded in 2020, to erase its victories and discredit our vision for a new and different world.” W.E.B. DuBois Movement School READ: In an op-ed for Teen Vogue, the W.E.B. DuBois Movement School, grantee partner of the Communities Transforming Policing Fund (CTPF), writes about the #PoliticalSuppression and #PoliceViolence organizers are continuing to face after the #2020Uprising—including arrests and charges that led to one of their own facilitators getting a year-long sentence and 10-year ban from teaching. https://lnkd.in/gPcgprZF How can funders help protect the right to organize and protest? READ: The Black-Led Movement Fund (BLMF) and CTPF just launched the learnings from their Movement-Defined Learning (MDL) Project, a participatory learning and evaluation project designed to support community partners in defining their own impact and align philanthropic practices to their wisdom. https://lnkd.in/gyWa-Pgf
Borealis Philanthropy
Philanthropic Fundraising Services
Minneapolis, Minnesota 12,566 followers
Borealis Philanthropy works as a partner to philanthropy, helping grantmakers expand their reach and impact.
About us
Borealis Philanthropy works as a partner to philanthropy, helping grantmakers expand their reach and impact. We provide a high level of service to our funders and grantee partners by conducting our work in a manner that is collaborative, transparent, and accountable. We respond promptly to the needs and interests of our partners by staying abreast of changing policy and social landscapes. We educate grantmakers and non-profits organizations on the important role intermediaries play in the philanthropic sector, and endeavor to share our knowledge with the broader field. In carrying out this vision, we ultimately hope to change the way philanthropy works.
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http://borealisphilanthropy.org
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- Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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- 51-200 employees
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- Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Nonprofit
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- 2015
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Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403, US
Employees at Borealis Philanthropy
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Following a 34-month investigation into abuse allegations against the Phoenix Police Department, the U.S. Dept. of Justice (DOJ) declared what we and our grantee partners already knew to be true: police routinely use unnecessary lethal and nonlethal force, racially profile Black, Latine, and Indigenous people, and violate the constitutional rights of people experiencing homelessness—the latter being a historic first for any DOJ investigation. This is a significant win! However, our fight against authoritarianism is far from over. With victories also come setbacks. Shortly after this announcement, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled that cities can ban people from sleeping or camping in public—a clear indictment of unhoused folks. For Nonprofit Quarterly, Communities Transforming Policing Fund (CTPF) Program Director Jeree Thomas and our friends at Funders for Justice and Democratizing Justice Initiative, outline what philanthropy can do in this critical moment. "Now is not the time for a multiyear philanthropic learning journey or oversimplified solutions such as just “getting out the vote.” ...As funders, it is our responsibility to ensure that an intersectional ecosystem of organizers, communicators, and lawyers have the resources to go on the offensive against authoritarian advancement and defend our social movements against attack." READ: The full NPQ piece. https://lnkd.in/egepFBZe READ: Fund for Empowerment, a Phoenix-based CTPF grantee partner, spoke to NBC News about the DOJ's findings and their lawsuit against the city of Phoenix. https://lnkd.in/eN5YCpCS
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Designed to authentically portray the stories of our Racial Equity in Journalism (REJ) Fund’s grantee partners, Infinite Patterns will highlight their humanity, vulnerability, and power in their journey towards achieving racial equity in journalism. You may know their work, but Infinite Patterns offers a window into our grantee partners’ unfiltered truths in their own unique voices. Join us bi-weekly on Borealis Philanthropy’s YouTube channel and on your favorite podcatcher for Infinite Patterns: a Kaleidoscope podcast. The first episode launches next week! READ: Our full announcement. https://lnkd.in/duEXhX3G
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Today, on what would have been Marsha P. Johnson’s 79th birthday, we want to acknowledge the powerful synergy in Washington, DC, over the past week at the Lucy Nicks Anderson Repro Liberation Conference. The Fund for Trans Generations (FTG) convened in a space rooted in Black love, care, and freedom—a space that Marsha was denied for most of her life, but that her legacy has made possible for all her children who are congregating in DC and existing in her power across the world. Later today, we’re debuting our FOUR TENETS FOR TRANS REPRO JUSTICE at the #LetsTalkAboutSex Conference. 1. Safety 2. Unlimited Care 3. Solidarity 4. Strategy Thank you to our siblings at Sister Song for their partnership in organizing this space and their leadership in the movement! #TransJustice #ReproJustice #MarshaPJohnson
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You probably know what BRAT is, but what makes you Bori? Bori is our (mostly internal) nickname for what happens when the personification of Borealis Philanthropy culture — one rich with people with even more rich lived experience, who center deep care, wellness, and joy with each other and in their work with partners — meets the embodiment of movement-led and aligned philanthropy. So much gratitude to our grantee partners and other friends in movement for reminding us to center these values by leading with their example. We want to reflect that culture more on here and let you all know that after what feels like a decade-long summer, we’re taking an extended “Bori Summer” org break. Borealis Philanthropy is closed Friday, August 23 - Monday, September 2 to rest, rejuvenate, reflect, and spend time with our loved ones. It’s been a long summer for us all, so may be this be a reminder for you to take your own Bori summer break! What are “Bori” summer activities? Check out our reel for some ideas. https://lnkd.in/ej2dTM-G
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Where do you receive the majority of your news? One of the most powerful ways to compact disinformation is with a deliberate and focused influx of fact-based, information-driven content through online and news-based media. In alignment with the tradition of #BlackAugust, we are putting a spotlight on the Racial Equality in Journalism (REJ) Fund and the radical organizations that are active in ensuring our communities have access to local and globally accurate information that services our democracy while making our future more just. https://lnkd.in/gzk9RQT4 Photo from The Black Press Research Collective. #BIPOCMedia #BlackJournalist #Misinformation #Disinformation #Philanthropy
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READ: What happens when social change organizations move away from racist practices and capitalistic pressures to instead pursue #LiberatoryPractices? Borealis Philanthropy’s REACH Fund examines the what and HOW of this question in #MeetingtheMoment, a report co-authored with Research Action Design, which uplifts insights our grantee partners shared during an extensive process. Access their insights by digging into the report! https://lnkd.in/gCrbCu6B
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What an incredible journey it’s been! We've just concluded the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund + Blue Engine Collaborative Revenue Program, a dynamic partnership with Borealis Philanthropy. Over the past few months, 16 U.S.-based publishers came together in small, focused 'pods' to dive deep into revenue challenges and opportunities. Each of the 5 pods offered a uniquely tailored experience, guided expertly by Fran Scarlett, Cierra Hinton, Ryan Tuck, and Sabrina Passos Cimenti. Our teams revamped their media kits, refined customer value propositions, and designed campaigns that truly resonate within their communities. More than that, they transformed every event into a revenue opportunity and learned the ins and outs of grassroots fundraising. A heartfelt thanks to our partners at Borealis Philanthropy, and to Alicia Bell, DaLyah Jones, Manami Kano and Jessica Nguyen. from the REJ Fund team for their invaluable support and dedication to empowering communities of color. We’re not just excited about the revenue boosts—seeing the passionate engagement and real progress made by all involved has been deeply inspiring. The lessons learned and connections made have laid a foundation for more resilient, impactful journalism. Canopy Atlanta Enlace Latino NC Georgia Asian Times Defender Network Hy-Lo News ICT (formerly Indian Country Today) International Examiner Jackson Advocate Migrant Roots Media Mississippi Free Press MIWISCONSIN MEDIA INC New York Amsterdam News South Seattle Emerald The Atlanta Voice / Voice News Network The St. Louis American WURD Radio
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This #BlackAugust, we're celebrating the brilliant partners in our inaugural Black-Disabled Liberation (BDL) Project! BDL is a one-of-a-kind grantmaking initiative, to challenge the historical underinvestment in Black disabled activists—and make clear how the philanthropic sector can center and resource their leadership, wisdom, and solutions moving forward. READ: Our BDL action and resource bub. https://lnkd.in/g8c84gwf #BlackLivesMatter #BlackDisabledLivesMatter
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I’ll be attending as not only the ED of SisTers PGH but as a member of the Tenacious Ten of the Flower Crown Project 🌸 Gracious for Dominique Morgan and everything she touches! See you in DC🌸💕🫶🏽 SisTers PGH Borealis Philanthropy #MarshasFlowersAreBlooming
#LinkedInCommunity If you’re a member of the philanthropic sector, invested in reproductive liberation and will be in the DC area on Thursday…. Comment #Lucy below - I’ll make sure you’re at the Lucy Hicks-Anderson Repro Liberation Pre-Conference and witness what will be a historic moment for Black Trans Folx and Repro Access and Care!
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