NEO Philanthropy

12/05/2023

For 20 years, the Four Freedoms Fund has invested in power-building for our movement. Thanks to their support, advocates have helped millions of immigrants across the country get their driver’s license, health care, and an education.

There’s a lot more we still need–and deserve–and together, we can move . Learn more at www.FourFreedomsFund.org.

06/19/2023

On we are both celebrating and reflecting on the true meaning of freedom. Especially now, we must speak the truth of our history and work together to build a future where all of us are free.

06/01/2023

Today and every day, we're standing in solidarity, celebration, and community with movements and leaders.
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11/16/2022

40 immigrant justice groups, including NEO Philanthropy's Four Freedoms Fund, were named in this week's round of MacKenzie Scott grants. What a powerful recognition of the strength and importance of this movement!

Scott announces “game-changing” $2 billion to support 300+ organizations, many immigrant justice groups Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced a one-time $15 million donation to the Four Freedoms Fund (FFF), a collaborative fund dedicated to strengthening the immigrant justice movement. The ne...

08/05/2022

We’re making intentional space for staff to rest and rejuvenate. NEO offices will be closed August 8-12, reopening on August 15th.

Every day, NEO Philanthropy staff support a thriving community of projects, grantees, peers, and donors—all focused on building movements for justice. For those working with and alongside social justice movements, as we do, it can be challenging to find time and space for self-care and collective ...

06/24/2022

As US courts undermine human rights, philanthropy must act. Our statement on today’s US Supreme Court decision:

04/07/2022

"It's a critical time; so much is at stake. Funders need to get on board," says NEO Philanthropy's Senior Director of the State Infrastructure Fund (SIF), Erica Teasley Linnick. Safeguarding democracy is core to every other issue philanthropy addresses and every funder should be donating to support this work.

For over a decade, the State Infrastructure Fund at NEO Philanthropy has been funding civic participation. The donor collaborative offers a promising model for such funding, and leaders say more funders need to get involved.

06/01/2021

NEO Philanthropy seeks a Communications Manager to help manage the creation and implementation of innovative, cross-cutting effective communications strategies and tactics that deepen NEO’s impact. . Learn more:

05/05/2021

Read the amazing history of the Four Freedoms Fund in a collaboration with and NEO Philanthropy to build a nationwide movement for immigration justice and reform. Read the report:

In its 17 years of existence, the Four Freedoms Fund (FFF) has become a vital force for strengthening the long-term ability of immigrant justice organizations to effectively organize and build power from the ground up.  FFF has supported a strong infrastructure of local, state-based and regional or...

04/21/2021

Accountability, Justice, Public Safety: NEO Statement on Chauvin Verdict

We are encouraged by the jury’s decision today to find Derek Chauvin guilty on all charges in the murder of George Floyd. However, we must remember that George Floyd was just one of an incalculable number of victims of police violence, so many of who have gone unnamed and ignored by the public at ...

03/22/2021

Read NEO's statement against anti-Asian violence, fight white supremacy and support AAPI communities Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy - AAPIP

NEO Philanthropy and its staff express deep anger and sadness after eight people – including six Asian women – were murdered in Atlanta last week. It is undeniable that this senseless act of violence is the culmination of a year’s worth of racism, suspicion and violence directed at the Asian A...

02/19/2021

In honor of , NEO Philanthropy's Four Freedoms Fund is proud to release its graphic report, "Investing in Black Leaders in the Immigrant and Racial Justice Movement." The publication includes eye-opening information about the changing dynamics around Black-led immigrant, refugee, and asylum seeker organizations and their constituents, and their critical role in the broader immigrant rights movement. Recommendations to philanthropy for supporting the effort are highlighted.

Four Freedoms Fund (FFF), a collaborative fund of NEO Philanthropy, is proud to honor Black History Month this year with the release of its recommendations on how philanthropy can strategically and broadly strengthen the Black immigrant, refugee and asylum seeker organizing ecosystem.   FFF’s .....