It’s Official! We’ve Launched BLOC 2!
In our 2013 Field Scan, PFF and Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing (FCYO) outlined the many obstacles that hindered the advancement and progress of Connecticut’s youth-led social change field. BLOC was designed in an effort to address and challenge these...
#AffordtoDream
On April 27th, Connecticut Students for a Dream’s five-year fight #AffordtoDream came to a victorious end when legislation opening access to institutional aid was passed with broad bipartisan support and signed into law by Gov. Dannel Malloy. Prior to this victory,...
“Activating” the Potential of Youth Development – Reflections on PFF’s Recent Workshop
In June, PFF hosted a free workshop, “Activating the Minds of Critically Conscious Youth” at The Connecticut Center for the Arts and Technology (ConnCAT). As part of the the Foundation’s commitment to strengthening the youth sector through capacity...
Making the Road, Charting a Course – Make the Road CT’s Youth Make Strides On Campaign
40 minutes. That’s how long some youth in Bridgeport are walking during the school year just to make it in time for their first class. Unsafe routes and the general lack of adequate school and public transportation creates a “perfect storm” of inaccessibility, that...
Organizers! Apply for the Youth Power Lab by TOMORROW - this is a new opportunity to experiment with power building strategies!
http://www.youthpowerlab.net
Building the Power to Win: Read FCYO's 2019 Recap:
https://mailchi.mp/0ef3109c1710/youth-organizers-join-our-online-forum-on-power-building-march-2543045
Started this decade undocumented, w/ many fears abt the future
Became ED of @UNITEDWEDREAM & @UWDAction & have been part of powerful youth movements shaping this decade. Ty @TeenVogue for lifting up youth movement leaders. 1/2
10 Youth Activist Movements That Shaped the 2010s
From DACA to BLM and NoDAPL to #MeToo.
www.teenvogue.com
“We all say in our office the young people are going to save us.”— Amanda Cloud of @TheSimmonsFdn on changing the questions funders ask of grantees, dismantling gatekeeping in the sector, and leveraging funding for LGBTQ communities in the South.
#Unite4Equity #2019UnitySummit
"...trust-based philanthropy calls on grant makers to be responsive to grantee questions and mindful about the inherent power imbalance between foundations and the nonprofits they support."
Read @Philanthropy piece on @TWI_2022's grantmaking approach: https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Trust-in-Grantees-Not-Command/247618?key=LqprvDM3HnQh4pUJjj_oL1bXdsExHtpytJelJBnf34R6kRdM9ueyc9ewuaCj2XyjYVkwMkx3N1dYY0xSZmJhRnhGT1ROd2R1NGVXbHRzTEZjMUpyRTJGdHRTOA
Generosity and Impact Aren’t Enough. Let’s Judge Philanthropy on How Well it Shifts Power https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2019/9/6/why-impact-and-generosity-arent-enoughtoward-judging-philanthropy-on-how-well-it-shifts-power
From tackling #climatechange to protecting biodiversity, youth around the world are taking action to support environmental causes. Learn how at http://youthgiving.org/learn/causes/environment/ #youthgiving #environment
#FacingRace scholarships are awarded based on need and commitment to racial justice. Applications are open until 4/20. Apply: https://facingrace.raceforward.org/forms/scholarships Or join us as a volunteer: https://facingrace.raceforward.org/participate/volunteer
We are fighting for our freedom in the streets and at the ballot box. Join the movement to ensure a better future for all of us. When young people win, we all win.
#ICYMI 1st Year @trinitycollege Community Action students created 1-minute videos about social change with Hartford community partners @katalcenter, CT Women's Education & Legal Fund (CWEALF), @PublicAlliesCT. @MaketheRoadCT & @NightFallHtfd
Take a look👉https://cher.trincoll.edu/cact-shareback-fall-2019/
Katal co-directors Lorenzo Jones and gabriel sayegh published an opinion piece in City Limits titled, “Grassroots Movements are Needed to End Incarceration.”
“Because when it comes to securing justice, money is good, but the people are always better,” writes @dareallorenzo & @_gabrielsayegh of grantee partner @katalcenter.
We're committed to supporting orgs like Katal & invest in grassroots reform efforts.
https://citylimits.org/2019/12/13/opinion-grassroots-movements-are-needed-to-end-mass-incarceration/