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…
Read MoreHonoring the Legacy of Allison Brown
Allison Brown | Photo compliments of the Communities for Just Schools Fund Allison Brown, Esq. was a warm and generous advocate for liberation, with an unparalleled clarity that kept us all focused on a future where all children could be healthy, safe, thriving and free. Grantmakers for Girls of Color, and so much…
Read MoreAnnouncing G4GC’s Deputy Director, Maheen Kaleem!
Our team is growing! We are thrilled to welcome Maheen Kaleem, Esq., a policy and philanthropy leader, as our new Deputy Director. She’ll be overseeing development and management of G4GC’s programs, grants and operations. We couldn’t be more thrilled to welcome her onboard! Maheen has dedicated her life to creating a world where girls of…
Read MoreGrantmakers for Girls of Color Among 116 Organizations MacKenzie Scott Pledges to Support
Photo from G4GC grantee, Radical Monarchs We got some big news recently. Grantmakers for Girls of Color is among the 116 organizations MacKenzie Scott has pledged to support. All 116 organizations were selected for their transformative work on racial and gender equity and other critical issues. We thank MacKenzie Scott for honoring the pledge she…
Read MoreREWATCH the Live Talk: How Philanthropy Can Address Anti-Black Racism and Bias with an Intersectional Lens
Grantmakers for Girls of Color (G4GC) and the Ms. Foundation hosted a funders briefing on Thursday, July 16, 2020, with Dr. Monique W. Morris in conversation with African American Policy Forum’s Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw. The webinar focused on why philanthropy must meet this moment to address anti-Black racism and other forms of injustice…
Read MoreAnnouncing the third and fourth rounds of grantees for the G4GC Love Is Healing COVID-19 Response Fund
We’re excited to share the latest grantees for the G4GC Love Is Healing COVID-19 Response Fund with you today. We’ve now awarded more than 1.5 million dollars to more than 80 organizations serving girls of color and gender expansive youth of color across 26 states and the District of Columbia. G4GC’s Love is Healing COVID-19 Response Fund Grantees–…
Read MoreInside Philanthropy: Staffing Up and Moving Money, Grantmakers for Girls of Color Charts a New Course
Inside Philanthropy, July 15, 2010. Girls of color face a variety of hurdles in the United States and around the world, but they receive a minuscule portion of philanthropic support—recently found to be less than 1%. Grantmakers for Girls of Color (G4GC) aims to remedy this imbalance. The five-year-old philanthropic network and resource recently…
Read MoreRSVP: How Philanthropy Can Address Anti-Black Racism and Bias with an Intersectional Lens, Thur, July 16, 2020, at 1 PM PT/ 4 PM ET
~~~REWATCH THE FULL LIVE CHAT HERE~~~ Grantmakers for Girls of Color and the Ms. Foundation for Women invite you to join a funders briefing: WHAT: A funder briefing on the need for intersectional approaches in philanthropic efforts to address anti-Black racism and bias. WHEN: Thursday, July 16, 2020, at 1 PM PT/ 4…
Read MoreAnnouncing the second round of G4GC Love is Healing Grantees!!
We’re thrilled to announce our round 2 grantees for the G4GC Love Is Healing COVID-19 Response Fund today! G4GC’s Love is Healing COVID-19 Response Fund Grantees – Round 2: A Long Walk Home African American Policy Forum The Beautiful Project The Black Feminist Project BLACK GIRLS ROCK Black Girls Smile Inc. Chicas Rockeras South East…
Read MoreAnnouncing the first round of G4GC Love is Healing COVID-19 Reponse Grantees!!
Last month, we announced a brand new $1 million fund to address the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on girls, fem(mes), and nonbinary/gender expansive youth of color. It gives me great joy to share this list of G4GC’s first-ever grantees with you today. Each awarded organization impressed us with their long-term commitment centering girls…
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