Disability Inclusion Fund opportunities

The Disability Inclusion Fund (DIF) at Borealis Philanthropy is thrilled to share that they are currently accepting applications for two DIF grant opportunities: Disability Inclusion Fund grants and their DIF x Tech Fund. Deadline to apply: Friday, May 29th, 2024 at 8:59 pm PT / 11:59 pm ET.

They’re also excited to announce the DIF is accepting applications for disability advocates to join the DIF’s participatory grantmaking committee. Application for Advocates are due May 17, 2024 by 9pm ET. If you have questions about the application, please email DIF@borealisphilanthropy.org

The Disability Inclusion Fund supports U.S.-based groups led by people with disabilities, disabled people of color, and disabled queer and trans folks, who are building a more liberatory world free from ableism. If you have questions, need technical assistance with the portal, or have technology issues in submitting your applications, please email grants@borealisphilanthropy.org

CCL Organizing Academy Intro Course

The Center for Community Leadership's Organizing Academy (CCL) Intro Course is a 10-month training and support program for NYC-based organizers. It provides an overview of community organizing as a power-building practice and strategy to win concrete changes in people's lives and communities. Participants engage in readings, discussions and skill-building to develop their understanding of community organizing both historically and currently. The course covers frameworks and skills for community engagement, base building, leadership development, campaigns, coalitions and movement building. It starts with orientation in September 2024 and runs through June 2025, meeting 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, 2-3 Fridays each month. At least one session a month will be in-person in Manhattan. Apply by August 2.

North star funding opportunities

If you’re part of a movement organization, North Star Fund has grants available! They are inviting groups new to North Star Fund to apply for Hudson Valley Organizing grants, NYC Organizing grants, and Let Us Breathe Fund grants. Register for a How to Apply Workshop to learn more.

Current grantees do not need to reapply in this cycle—however, if you're a current grantee and your organization is eligible for a Let Us Breathe Fund grant and is not receiving one, they encourage you to apply. 

Ben & Jerry's Foundation: Grassroots Organizing National Grant Program

Ben & Jerry’s National Grassroots Organizing Program (NGO) offers two-year unrestricted, general operating support grants of up to $30,000 per year, with an average grant size of $20,000 per year, to small (budgets under $350,000), constituent-led grassroots organizations throughout the United States and its territories.

Ben & Jerry's Foundation’s goal is to further racial equity and social and environmental justice by supporting organizations working at the community level to dismantle discriminatory systems to make way for a more just and inclusive society for all.

Applications for 2024 are open. Learn more and apply here.