We’re Hiring: Senior Admin Coordinator

    Applications are now closed. Organization: Grantmakers for Southern Progress Position: Senior Administrative Coordinator Reports to: Director Location: Remote, in the Southern United States Team/Dept: Operations FLSA Status: Exempt …

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Our 2023 Biennial Convening: We’re Going Virtual

GSP’s 2023 Biennial Convening – Transition to Virtual Event   Dear GSP Community,   Due to Tropical Storm Idalia, our 2023 Biennial Convening has transitioned to being 100% virtual from Wednesday, August …

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Creating Shared Prosperity, Self-Determination, and Collective Power through Funding

The Restorative Economies Fund (REF) at the Kataly Foundation invests in community-owned and governed projects led by people of color that create shared prosperity, self-determination, and build collective power. REF …

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We Chose Florida for a Reason

Recent legislative attacks on immigrants and LGBTQ+ people and the rise of hate rhetoric across the state are heartbreaking, but not surprising. Our decision to convene in Florida this year …

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Resourcing Community as a Path to Gun Violence Prevention

In the time between publishing our last newsletter and this one, there have been at least 54 mass shootings across the South. Shootings in Texas, Tennessee, and Kentucky have made it …

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Open Position: Program Manager

  Program Manager Job Description  Organization: Grantmakers for Southern Progress (GSP) Title: Program Manager Salary Range: $70,000 – $76,000 annually Location: This is a remote position, but the candidate must …

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The South is Queer and Trans, Our Funding Must Be Too  

Anti-LGBTQ legislation is creeping its way across the South. From banning drag shows and gender-affirming healthcare to restricting transgender athletes’ participation on sports teams and pushing homophobic “Don’t Say Gay” …

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Agency, Not Apartheid: A Call to Action for Mississippi

  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 …

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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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