Around the world, black girls are being pushed out of schools because of policies that target them for punishment, says author and social justice scholar Monique W. Morris. The result: countless girls are forced into unsafe futures with restricted opportunities. How can we put an end to this crisis? In an impassioned talk, Morris uncovers…
Read MoreArchives for September 2020
Checking back in our COVID-19 Office Space Survey (Deadline for updated responses: September 25, 2020)
In May, we sent a survey out to the G4GC network in an effort to learn more about how COVID-19 would impact office and work space for organizations leading the work to support girls of color and gender expansive youth of color. In the last few months, we’ve all learned more about the coronavirus, how…
Read MoreWhat We’ve Been Up To
We’ve been busy. Our mission and our calling is to grow Grantmakers for Girls of Color as a philanthropic home to cultivate investments and philanthropic resources so that all girls of color can achieve equity and justice. Given the breadth of everything our girls are facing, and how much we need to support their wisdom…
Read MoreYouth Today, Maheen Kaleem is New Deputy Director of Grantmakers for Girls of Color
Grantmakers for Girls of Color (G4GC) recently announced Maheen Kaleem as its new deputy director. Kaleem arrives at G4GC from the NoVo Foundation, where she worked as a program officer leading the foundation’s efforts to curb violence against girls and women. She managed a grantmaking portfolio focused on ending commercial sexual exploitation and spearheaded the…
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