This New Fund Was Created To Support Black Trans Youth Social Justice Leaders December 1, 2021 Black trans social justice leaders have always been changemakers. Unfortunately, they haven’t received the support they deserve when moving the needle on issues that matter. This is something that Grantmakers for Girls of Color is aiming to change. They’ve…
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Bloomberg TV Black in Focus: Holding a Sister
Centering and supporting trans girls of color November 11, 2021 To celebrate the launch of our grantmaking partnership, the Holding a Sister Initiative, Dr. Monique W. Morris, President and CEO of Grantmakers for Girls of Color and Bré Rivera, Program Officer at Black Trans Fund joined Karen Toulon on Bloomberg Equality’s “Black in Focus” show….
Read MoreThe Takeaway: Gender Affirmation and Intergenerational Conversations
A Facebook Live conversation November 5, 2021 Hosted by The Takeaway’s Melissa Harris-Perry, this Facebook Live conversation featured Dr. Monique W. Morris, President and CEO of Grantmakers for Girls of Color, Bré Rivera, Program Officer at Black Trans Fund, and Imara Jones, journalist/founder of TransLash Media. The panel discussed strategies and resources for young people…
Read MoreInside Philanthropy: How Philanthropy Can Follow the Lead of Girls of Color
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 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 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 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…
Read MoreWNYC: The Takeaway, Closing the Philanthropy Gap
Jun 21, 2021 The needs of Black girls and women have long been ignored by the philanthropy world. In 2017, less than 1 percent of the $67 billion foundation contributions went to organizations focused on women and girls of color. That’s according to a report from the Ms. Foundation for Women. Just $15 million went…
Read MorePhilanthropy Women: Announcing the Black Girl Freedom Fund’s First Six Grantees
“We affirm that Black girls are sacred, and are deserving of love and abundant resources to heal, grow, and thrive,” says Dr. Monique W. Morris, President and CEO of Grantmakers for Girls of Color, and cofounder of the #1Billion4BlackGirls Campaign. “Black girls present some of the boldest, wisest, most creative articulations of justice in our…
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