Groundswell Fund CEO, Yamani Yansá Hernandez, reminds us what's at stake - and how Groundswell grantees are leading the fight for Black liberation.
We are a channel into which individual donors and foundations can pour resources to reach vital work at the grassroots.
Uses donor outreach and matching grants to leverage and direct new resources to organizations that are led by women of color, low-income women, and transgender people and building an organized grassroots base of support for reproductive justice
Supports midwives, doulas, and birthworkers of color leading innovative direct service delivery, advocacy, and organizing efforts to make high-quality midwifery and doula care and training accessible to communities of color and low-income communities.
The Rapid Response Fund provides the philanthropic community with a vehicle for deploying resources quickly and strategically to Reproductive Justice and social justice organizations during unexpected and critical campaign fights and key opportunities.
A joint project of Groundswell Fund and Groundswell Action Fund, the Liberation Fund supports the strongest grassroots organizing efforts led by women of color and transgender people of color across social justice sectors.
Groundswell Fund's Grassroots Organizing Institute, part of our capacity building efforts, equips reproductive and social justice organizations with the skills and support needed to build power for policy and systems change, ensuring their sustainability and effectiveness in the long term.organization of our grantees.
Integrated Voter Engagement, part of our capacity building efforts, is a program that equips organizations with resources and strategies to engage historically underrepresented populations in policy, systems change, and the democratic process, both during and beyond election cycles.
Donors and funders must continue supporting racial and social justice organizations. They must provide resources that build capacity, encourage risk, forgive mistakes, and celebrate small wins and milestones.Janette Robinson Flint, Executive Director
Black Women for Wellness, Groundswell grantee for over a decade