Inside Philanthropy / Julian Leshay / Shutterstock How Philanthropy Can Follow the Lead of Girls of Color Oct 9, 2021 My family has always been philanthropic—from my grandparents hosting everyone on holidays, to volunteering with our church for back-to-school fairs and holiday drives, to the ways we show up for each other in both celebration…
Read MoreOur G4GC team is growing!!
Oct 8, 2021 Esteemed community and colleagues, The work that we do at G4GC to support movements that center girls, femmes, and gender-expansive youth of color is essential. And the impact that we have on our communities and in the lives of girls* of color is nurtured by the talent and generosity of our team,…
Read MoreMs Magazine: Black Girl Freedom Fund Puts Teens in the Driver Seat
Oct 5, 2021 The Black Girl Freedom Fund is an initiative under the Grantmakers for Girls of Color, an organization that puts minority women and disadvantaged youth in grantmaking and philanthropic spaces. A former youth community organizer in Philadelphia, Kyndall Osibodu, co-facilitator of the Black Girl Freedom Fund Youth Advisory Board, said the fund disrupts…
Read MoreThe Takeaway: The Importance of Mentoring for Black Girls
Sep 30, 2021 Susan L. Taylor founder and CEO of the National Cares Mentoring Movement and Dr. Monique Morris, CEO of Grantmakers for Girls of Color, joined me to discuss the importance of mentoring young Black girls at the individual level and at the community level to provide the proper foundation for them to succeed….
Read MoreFrom Invisible to Invincible
Sep 28, 2021 From Invisible to Invincible How Afro-Latinas are shifting our narrative and owning our power Now is the essential time for a narrative shift about Afro-Latinas, one that recognizes their contributions and impact to all aspects of our society, and halts the public consciousness that has for too long rendered them invisible….
Read MoreOpen call for applications
Sep 15, 2021 Black Girl Freedom Fund Call for Funding Applications In honor of the inaugural year of #1billion4blackgirls, Black Girl Freedom Fund (BGFF), the largest initiative of Grantmakers for Girls of Color (G4GC), is thrilled to announce this open call for applications to be funded through BGFF. This round is open to organizations that…
Read MoreCelebrating Black Girl Freedom!
Sep 15, 2021 We’re Celebrating a year of Black Girl Freedom! Black girls deserve to be safe, and free, to grow up healthy and thriving, and to have joy. That’s why, a year ago today, we launched the Black Girl Freedom Fund and the #1Billion4BlackGirls campaign. Our goal is to ensure a future that…
Read MoreNew Funding Partnership to Address Severe Underinvestment in Indigenous Girls
Aug 17, 2021 In its inaugural slate of grants, New Songs Rising will invest over $500,000 in eight organizations serving Indigenous girls and women. The grants will range in size from $30,000 to $50,000 and New Songs Rising is just getting started, with another round of funding on the way later this year. READ MORE
Read MoreHighlights from our 2021 VIRTUAL CONVENING
Jul 19, 2021 Esteemed colleagues, At G4GC we strive to cultivate spaces rooted in healing, inclusivity, and safety. Despite the fact that we were not able to convene in person, it was important for us to curate a gathering for our community of stakeholders invested in centering and supporting girls, femmes and gender-expansive youth of…
Read MoreInside Philanthropy: How the Black Girl Freedom Fund Is Allowing Young People to Call the Shots
Jul 14, 2021 When the Black Girl Freedom Fund made its very first round of grants, the fund relied on the experts: Black girls and Black gender-expansive youth. An advisory committee of seven young people ages 13 to 17 worked with fund staff to select an array of grantee organizations from across the country. It’s…
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