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Historically, work in Black and brown communities hasn't received the same recognition, funding, or access to funding opportunities as work done by predominantly white organizations and institutions. This can lead organizations to expect that they won't receive funding, and to even pass up grant opportunities. Getting Grant Ready is an online resource built from years of building capacity directly with community leaders, especially Black and brown leaders, across the country. Now, we need your help to share this with leaders who are doing the work. Getting Grant Ready: - Helps grassroots organizations assess if a grant opportunity fits their needs - Builds capacity for organizations to effectively apply for and potentially secure grants - Provides guidance to enhance grant proposals to be clear, concise, and mission-aligned - Demystifies the grant writing process, making it more accessible to grassroots organizations Years of work to get organizations grant ready — with a deep racial equity lens — is now available for free at https://lnkd.in/gJr_GiKa Who do you know that would benefit from this? Get the word out. And get your organization grant ready!

At Equal Justice USA we kept seeing the same problem 😣: grassroots community leaders struggling to secure funding 💰💵💲. We couldn't find a good resource, so we built🏗️ one. From scratch. It took so many months and required so much work, but the team persisted because only 7% of philanthropic dollars are targeted toward Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and POC communities. Introducing: Getting Grant Ready, a *FREE* resource customized for emerging grassroots organizations, aspiring grant writers in community-led, violence prevention movements, and midsize organizations seeking diverse funding opportunities. Please share widely! 🎉🎉🎉 https://lnkd.in/e-PwngUg

This year is the 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board decision (1954) and its fight for desegregation in schools. While progress has been made, significant challenges remain. Desegregation efforts faced roadblocks, leaving the promise of Brown largely unfulfilled. But the fight for educational equity continues. At CNE, we champion nonprofits working to close the achievement gap and dismantle systemic barriers. Together, let's build on the legacy of Brown v. Board to ensure ALL students have access to a quality, equitable education. https://buff.ly/454Digg

This is really insightful. Reporting shouldn’t just be what your non-profit did in a month or a granting period, it should also be a way for funders to look at the needs of nonprofits and how they can help support them or who in there philanthropic network can they reach out on behalf of their grantees that could provide that support. To me reporting should be more than assessing the work that the grantees are doing on behalf of the funder, but in addition assessing the organization as a whole, specifically, how to support nonprofits long term. As a example strengthening their philanthropic and fundraising networks to do the work long past one grant.

In our ever-evolving society, the question of who gets a seat at the table is more critical than ever. And in the nonprofit sector, where decisions impact lives, this question is crucial. We invite you to apply for our free United Horizons Board Training Program. This unique program offers skill-based board training with tailored tracks for individuals from underrepresented groups and organizations aiming to enhance board diversity. Learn more: https://loom.ly/tF_R-y0

The Independence Public Media Foundation is excited to announce the 2024 Community Voices Fund grantees. A total of $800,000 awarded to 33 local organizations and projects to support the documentation, sharing, and preservation of community stories to advance social justice, build power, and strengthen local information networks. Meet the grant recipients 👉bit.ly/IPMF2024CVFUND Also, learn more about our community-led grantmaking process IPMF Program Associate Samíl Jimenez-Magdaleno's short audio piece and essay. The pieces aim to offer applicants insights into decision-making process and guide foundations interested in community-led grantmaking. Discover more 👉https://lnkd.in/ef25Q8MC

This past week, many association leaders and influencers gathered at the 2024 ASAE Annual Meeting & Expo in Cleveland, Ohio. What we learned from ASAE's public policy team left many of us angry and perturbed. Congressional leaders - fueled by think tanks - think it's time to go after nonprofits' tax-exempt status. We must defend the industry - no matter who captures Congress and the White House; associations aren't to blame for the nation's debt. We serve the nation and the world on shoe-string budgets. https://lnkd.in/gnxxDcud

In our ever-evolving society, the question of who gets a seat at the table is more critical than ever. And in the nonprofit sector, where decisions impact lives, this question is crucial. We invite you to apply for our free United Horizons Board Training Program. This unique program offers skill-based board training with tailored tracks for individuals from underrepresented groups and organizations aiming to enhance board diversity. Learn more: https://loom.ly/tF_R-y0

Please register to join us tomorrow for the #PennSP2 Speaker Series Democracy conversation about civic engagement, activism, and the political process!

2024 in Review; Looking forward to a Bold 2025 Whether it’s in advocacy or in helping you meet your ever-growing challenges, The Alliance and you work together to have an impact. Over the past year we’ve grown in number and strength – we’ve gained members, had our biggest Annual Conference, staged our largest advocacy rally and held workshops that helped more than 1,700 nonprofit staff members do their jobs even better. That tells us to step boldly to meet the challenges of 2025. We’ll keep growing, keep getting stronger and keep helping one another. More members means more impact on state and federal policy. It also means more people to help one another by exchanging ideas at events, asking questions at division meetings and attracting high quality instructors and speakers who want a big nonprofit audience. READ MORE https://lnkd.in/djxTUxu2