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View Winners → Movements Oct 22, 2020
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Black Lives Matter Protest in Chicago. ryanbphotography/shutterstock Right now, we are in the midst of an uprising for freedom. Across the country, movement leaders are organizing for racial, economic and social justice in the face of an unprecedented pandemic, the global rise of white supremacy and authoritarianism, and the continued and destructive impact of systemic racism.
Today, as the work of Black organizers and advocates makes broad systemic change—from defunding the police to reparations—not only possible but also imminent, this moment is a test of philanthropy’s character and integrity. Can we rise up and meet the occasion to resource social movements to the same degree as the organizers fighting on the frontlines of democracy, justice and freedom?
It’s great to see so many funders making important, yet long-overdue investments in Black-led nonprofits that have been historically underfunded and resourced. But philanthropy must also be willing to go the next step and intensify our efforts to ensure that movements have what they need to win now and for the long haul. The structural racism exposed by the events of 2020 won’t be “solved” by a temporary shift in grant budgets. Activists are not seeking to return to the past, but […]
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