In our new Q&A Series, field experts share their vision on economic democracy as a means of addressing the current crises of concentrated economic and political power through the expansion of public options of goods and services, empowerment of workers and communities, and rightsizing of corporate power. They also provide insights on how recent historic federal investments provide an opportunity to advance these ideas.
The Role of Public Options in an Equitable Economy
ICYMI: The Story of Care: A Snapshot of the Care Narrative Change Landscape
With support from the Care for All with Respect and Equity (CARE) Fund and coming together for the first time across issues and constituencies, Asset Funders Network, Disability & Philanthropy Forum, Early Childhood Funders Collaborative, Economic Opportunity Funders, Grantmakers In Aging, and Grantmakers In Health worked together to develop a national landscape analysis of care economy narrative-change efforts. Read our new report and view our online, searchable table of projects that provide a snapshot in time on organizations supporting narrative change strategies and tactics, where the most significant gaps and opportunities are, and how philanthropy can best support this work.
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Asset Funders Network Guide to Shopping Small this Holiday Season
This holiday season, make your shopping count by supporting small businesses led by women and people of color. Explore this curated list of local businesses recommended by AFN staff and members to discover unique finds and make a direct impact on the community.
Celebrate National Day of Racial Healing on January 16, 2024
This annual observance is hosted by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) and was created with and builds on the work and learnings of the Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) community partners. Fundamental to this day is a clear understanding that racial healing is at the core of racial equity. The National Day of Racial Healing is observed every year on the Tuesday following Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
CASE STORY: How Fair Share Massachusetts Passed a Millionaires Tax
The State Revenue Alliance and Grassroots Solutions released a case study on how and why the Fair Share Massachusetts campaign was won. This victory offers an important opportunity for the broader economic justice community and the progressive community to learn how public revenue raising ballot measure campaigns can win and be a tool in long-term movement building. Read the case story to learn more about the evaluation and the Fair Share Amendment victory.
IRS 2024 Direct File Pilot
The IRS will pilot launch Direct File in 2024, the first free, public federal tax e-filing tool in U.S. history. The pilot will allow taxpayers to e-file directly with the IRS at no cost. If successful this pilot could benefit over 20 million people and nearly half of all low-income taxpayers. The Tax Equity Funders Network is supporting this effort and working with partners to ensure its success. Learn more here.
The Families and Workers Fund has launched the Powering Climate and Infrastructure Careers for All. Through $50 million in grants, strategic partnerships, and technical assistance to nonprofits, state and local governments, training and education providers, and private sector employer groups, the new initiative will deploy philanthropic capital to help tackle the serious workforce implementation challenges facing the United States on its path toward a net-zero economy and 21st-century infrastructure.
Policies for Action Call for Proposals
Policies for Action, a signature research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has issued a call for proposals focused on research about policies that can contribute to the full social, economic, and civic inclusion of immigrant families in American society. Approximately $1.5 million in funding is available for this opportunity. The submission deadline is February 16, 2024. Full proposals (if invited) must be submitted by July 23, 2024. An informational webinar will be held on December 15, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. (ET).
Partners for Places Applications Now Open
The Funders Network, in partnership with the Urban Sustainability Directors Network, is pleased to announce the opening of the latest round of the Partners for Places grant program. The deadline to submit proposals is Feb. 27. The Partners for Places matching grant program improves communities by supporting equitable sustainability projects that build partnerships between local government leaders, frontline community groups, and place-based funders in the U.S. and Canada.
Galvanizing Philanthropic Support for 2024 Older Americans Act Reauthorization
Grantmakers In Aging and Grantmakers In Health have partnered to support the 2024 reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA). This is a critical opportunity for funders to address common priority issues affecting all of us as we age, including mental health and well-being, social connection, and the care workforce. This 18-month initiative will include a political landscape analysis, multiple convenings and communications, and an advocacy-focused resource for distribution to funders, partner organizations, and grantees.
2023 Compensation & Benefits for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations
A new United Philanthropy Forum report reveals the latest data and trends on the employment practices of the nation’s philanthropy-serving organizations (PSOs). The Forum’s 2023 Compensation & Roles for Philanthropy-Serving Organizations report provides comprehensive benchmarking data and analyses on the compensation practices of regional and national PSOs and other employment practice information.
Demographics via Candid
Demographics via Candid empowers nonprofits to share their demographic data one time, on their Candid profile, where it can be accessed and re-used by all. Through this initiative, Candid freely provides nonprofit demographic data to make the granting process quicker, easier, and more efficient. Join over 100 partners to encourage the nonprofits you support to share their demographic data. Learn more here.
Save the Date! TOOLKIT: An Organizer's Guide to Executive Action
January 18, 2024 @ 3:00 -5:00 pm | Ford Foundation, 320 E 43rd St, New York, NY 10017
Save the Date for a briefing to discuss the launch of a new toolkit that distills lessons, stories, and examples from interviews with federal appointees and advocates - and is designed to help advocates and organizers who want to use executive action to advance workers' rights.
October 28-30, 2024 | Detroit, MI | Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees
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