Dear Community, A million thanks to everyone who joined us at our virtual convening in October. We had a wonderful time being in learning spaces with you all and absorbing valuable insights from our guest speakers and youth. You can watch our amazing plenaries featuring speakers like Dolores Huerta, Fatimah Asghar and Ericka Hart here.You…
Read MoreOur 2022 G4GC Convening is almost here!
Dear Community, We’re thrilled to gather with you all at our virtual convening next week! If you haven’t yet registered for our free convening: Reclamation & Reciprocity: Harvesting Just and Liberated Futures for Girls, Femmes and Gender-Expansive Youth of Color, you can do so here! There’s more information about what you can expect below, as…
Read MoreOur upcoming convening…
Dear Community, As we prepare to welcome the changing seasons while we enthusiastically organize our virtual 2022 G4GC annual convening and our in-person youth celebration in October (registration information coming soon!), we have exciting announcements and grant opportunities updates for you in this newsletter. Some of our internal updates: Recently, we were honored to work…
Read MoreWhen Black Girls Are Free – Celebrating Two Years of Black Girl Freedom Fund and #1Billion4BlackGirls Campaign
WHEN BLACK GIRLS ARE FREE – CELEBRATING TWO YEARS OF BLACK GIRL FREEDOM FUND AND #1BILLION4BLACKGIRLS CAMPAIGN Dear community, We are thrilled to be celebrating two years of Black Girl Freedom Fund (BGFF) and the impact we have contributed to the #1Billion4BlackGirls campaign. Black girls deserve to be safe, and free, to grow up healthy…
Read MoreFuture Economy Lab, youth retreat, and more!
As we recognize Black Philanthropy Month with One Million Black Women initiative investment in the Future Economy Lab, we have important announcements and ‘save the date’ reminders! Dear Community, August is Black Philanthropy Month! Founded by Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland, Black Philanthropy Month is a powerful movement to celebrate and empower Black funding in all…
Read MoreReproductive justice, and a bit of Black girl joy!
We’re celebrating a year of our New Songs Rising Initiative! Dear Community, Warm greetings. We are thrilled to invite you to an upcoming conversation with Indigenous women leaders, youth organizers, and community partners about the New Songs Rising Initiative(NSRI). Launched in July 2021, the New Songs Rising Initiative is a collaboration between the Seventh Generation…
Read MoreGoldman Sachs One Million Black Women invests $500,000 in the Future Economy Lab: Abundantly Investing in Girls* of Color
In partnership with girls, femmes, and gender-expansive youth of Color, the project will create new financial tools to drive investments into communities of Color NEW YORK —Aug. 1— The Future Economy Lab: Abundantly Investing in Girls, Femmes, and gender-expansive Youth of Color, a joint lab between Grantmakers for Girls of Color (G4GC) and SecondMuse Capital,…
Read MoreUKG funds G4GC grantee partners through Close the Gap Initiative
Dear Community, Grantmakers for Girls of Color is excited to have been selected as one of four grant recipients for UKG’s Close the Gap Initiative — a campaign to drive awareness and action to resolve pay disparities between men, women and underrepresented groups. This partnership enables us to directly support seven organizations working to increase…
Read MoreResourcing LGBTQ+ youth of Color
Dear Community, As we approach Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, we are celebrating and honoring the countless contributions and triumphs of LGBTQ+ girls, femmes, and gender-expansive youth of Color* trailblazers who fearlessly organize and fight for equity this Pride Month and everyday. We at G4GC remain rooted in unwavering solidarity to fight…
Read MoreHonoring Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls…
Dear Community, Here at G4GC, we are proud to support the leadership and power of AAPI girls, femmes and gender-expansive youth during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and all year. We are so inspired by AAPI youth activists like Mina Fedor who are organizing in their schools and communities toward a safe, equitable…
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