The past couple of weeks in Jackson, Mississippi have been hard to say the least. On top of continuing water system failures that have been plaguing residents for years, …
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The Right to Dignity and Respect: What Funders Can Learn from Rural, Immigrant Community Organizers
While some progressive funders acknowledge the power imbalance between funders and practitioners, naming the problem is only the first step towards fixing it. Instead, funders can learn from organizers by …
Announcing GSP’s 2023 Biennial Convening!
We are excited to continue our tradition of gathering in person again in 2023! Please save the date for GSP’s Biennial Convening: August 30 – September 1, 2023 in Orlando, FL. Our …
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A Moment of Gratitude
To our GSP community – Every day, we are in awe of the work you all are doing to ensure that our communities are thriving, safe, and whole. The list …
RFP: Event Planner for GSP’s 2023 Biennial Convening
*UPDATE (Feb 1, 2023): This position has been filled. RFP: Event Planner for GSP’s 2023 Biennial Convening RFP Summary: Grantmakers for Southern Progress (GSP) is seeking an experienced event …
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Investing in the Visionary Leadership of Black Migrants through the Black Migrant Power Fund
Dear friends and colleagues, In early 2022, 13 Black migrant organizations in partnership with Four Freedoms Fund launched the Black Migrant Power Fund (BMPF) in response to Border Patrol’s horrifying …
RFP: Mississippi Funders Table Coordinator/Strategic Planning Consultant
Mississippi Funders Table Coordinator/Strategic Planning Consultant RFP Summary: GSP is seeking an experienced consultant to work with identified funders to organize and support the development of a Mississippi Funders table …
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RFP: Georgia Criminal Justice Funder Table Coordinator/Strategic Planning Consultant
Georgia Criminal Justice Funder Table Coordinator/Strategic Planning Consultant RFP Summary: GSP is seeking an experienced consultant to work with identified funders to organize and support the development of a Criminal …
Funding Work That Will Transform Everything
This October marks the 60th year since the state of Tennessee forcibly removed Highlander from our first home in Grundy County, TN. After almost three decades of serving as a school …
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Turning Challenges into Opportunities
2020 was not the year we were expecting, and so far, 2021 isn’t much different. When COVID-19 forced many of us to abandon our offices, we figured working from home …