Justice Funders

03/22/2024

Join Rajasvini Bhansali, Executive Director of Solidaire Network, Solidaire Action, & Co-Author with Akaya Windwood of Leading with Joy, and Lorenzo Herrera y Lozano, Co-Executive Director of Justice Funders, in a conversation moderated by Pia Infante, Senior Fellow at Trust-Based Philanthropy Proje...

03/20/2024

It is our privilege to share with you, Resonance 2nd Edition: A Just Transition Guide for Philanthropic Transformation.

Download: https://justicefunders.org/resonance-framework/

Because philanthropic wealth is the product of the extractive economy, philanthropy’s role in the Just Transition is to turn extracted resources into resources for the regenerative economy.

While we have inherited extractive systems, we have the agency to choose what we do with what we’ve inherited. Justice Funders believes that those in the philanthropic sector play a critical role in leveraging their power to redistribute wealth, democratize power, and shift economic control to communities.

Download to review the strategic questions that can be used to align your foundation’s actions.

03/11/2024

Do you want to join a community of grantmakers who are gaining the support, skills, and resources to do critical solidarity work with grassroots movements?

RSVP for an information session for the Harmony Initiative! More below.

https://justicefunders.org/harmony/

Through a combination of retreats and peer groups, participants will gain (1) clarity in the vision for their work, (2) strategy and skills to strengthen grantmaking and funder organizing practices, (3) strong relationships with a diverse cohort of peers, and (4) support and tools to design a change initiative within their philanthropic institution.

Upcoming information sessions are on March 20th and 28th. Check out this link to RSVP: https://justicefunders.org/harmony/

Justice Funders is a partner and guide for philanthropy in reimagining practices that advance a thriving and just world.

01/19/2024

Join us for State of the Movement 2024 on February 1st to be the first to receive Resonance 2, an updated Just Transition guide for philanthropic transformation!

RSVP: bit.ly/JFSOTM24

We invite webinar attendees to take action towards the legacies they wish to leave for those that follow– we will discuss what impact can be made today, this year, in the next five years that builds a regenerative economy guided by caring and sacredness, where resources are regenerated, work is done in cooperation, guided by deep democracy towards ecological and social well-being.

Speakers will be sharing how their foundations are redistributing resources for the regenerative economy, and how they stay in alignment with movement goals.

Speakers:
⭐ Jo Ram, Resourcing Social Movements Lead, The Lankellychase Foundation
⭐ Jasmine Gomez, Co-Director of Radical Philanthropy, Resist Foundation
⭐ Nwamaka Agbo, MPA, CEO and Managing Director of the Restorative Economies Fund, Kataly Foundation

February 1st at 10am PT / 11am MT / 12pm CT / 1pm ET
RSVP: bit.ly/JFSOTM24

Captions and ASL interpretation will be available. A recording of the webinar will also be sent to registrants after the event.

01/19/2024

“I imagine the powerful role philanthropy can play in supporting bold solutions for systems change by resourcing new paths toward a more regenerative and racially just future. A Just Transition will require us to build new systems, practices, and institutions from the ground up that are rooted in honoring the sacredness of all life.”

See what else Dana Kawaoka-Chen of Justice Funders has to say in the article, “Ancestor in the Making: A Future Where Philanthropy’s Legacy Is Stopping the Bad and Building the New”: https://bit.ly/48s1IkG

08/16/2023

Can you believe it's August? Read our latest blog -

Dino Foxx shares about welcoming a baby nephew into the world around the same time that Justice Funders' staff engaged in the annual Reflection Week practice - reinforcing lessons on rest 😌

During a time for creating the possibility of bringing our wildest dreams into existence, we must learn to rest!

06/27/2023

JF's Director of Capital Activation abdiel j. lópez is featured on the latest Next Economy Now Podcast!

🎙️ “When we think about [building regenerative economies] as a tool for liberation, then I think and I hope we can all see how it affects everyone not just those on the frontlines.” 🎙️ [0:29:40]

Check it out: https://www.lifteconomy.com/blog/abdiel-lopez

In this episode, they delve into the concept of community-controlled institutions, the definition of value-aligned business practices, shifting capital and power to build a regenerative economy, challenging traditional approaches to philanthropy, popularizing the concept of restorative economics, and much more.

New episode 🎧 We chat with abdiel j. lópez of Justice Funders, an organization that's re-envisioning philanthropy as a means to redistribute wealth, democratize power, and shift economic control to communities.

Listen now ➡️ https://www.lifteconomy.com/blog/abdiel-lopez

02/01/2023

We asked Mark Chavez of Climate Justice Alliance: Why should foundations divest from the dominant financial system and redirect that capital into movement-led, community-controlled institutions?

He responds:

"Simple. If a foundation is working to advance the well-being of people or the planet, there’s no other option at this point than to divest from the dominant financial system and move their money into movement-led, community-controlled institutions that center justice, equity, and sustainability. Your work is no longer legitimate during this pivotal time of crisis if your efforts and assets continue to be held and invested within a financial system that supports human activity destroying our environment, shackles the vast majority of people to extractive debt, and props up corporations that are contributing to the erosion of our (already precarious) democracy.

Mark will be joining an incredible line up of speakers Justice Funders' annual convening, State of the Movement 2023!"

🗓 NEXT Wednesday, Feb 8th.
RSVP & more info: bit.ly/JFSOTM2023

They will discuss (1) what local regenerative economies communities are building look like and, (2) how they are organizing philanthropic investors to redirect their resources in support of these efforts.

01/20/2023

Season 2 of "STORIES FROM HOME: Moving the Just Transition" grounds us in the history of environmental justice, climate justice organizing and present day Just Transitions. Each episode deep dives into different dimensions of the movement – from the importance of community-led solutions to the climate crisis, to just what is a false “solution” anyway, to how we relate to one another in just relationship– with our host Keenan Rhodes, and the climate justice leaders who serve as our guides and teachers.

🎧 Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/user-341730469/sets/stories-from-home-moving-the

01/20/2023

The solution to the climate crisis isn't risky technology that allows industries to keep profiting off pollution.

It's a away from pollution altogether.

Learn more in our new report out this week: https://ips-dc.org/report-new-mexico-at-a-crossroads-false-solutions-or-just-transition/