Solidaire Network

As billionaires & authoritarians consolidate power, people with wealth & class privilege are being forced to choose: protect the status quo, or join movements for justice. See @rajasvini.bsky.social's explanation of what it means to organize the rich-- organizetherich.substack.com/p/organizing...

Solidaire members are supporting #CAProp40! Solidaire members support #CAProp20! Over 40 CA multimillionaires have signed an open letter urging their fellow Californians to vote YES on Prop 40 — so there’s no reason why billionaires can't. Learn more at CaliforniansProudToPay.com.

What can the movement for Palestinian liberation teach philanthropy about navigating our increasingly repressive political landscape? In @npquarterly.bsky.social, Andrea Lynch & Farhad Ebrahimi challenge funders to move beyond silos, share risk & organize across movements. 👀 tinyurl.com/28a3beku

While funding humanitarian relief is critical, Women Donors Network’s resourcing targets the root causes of the crisis by funding the groups fighting for Palestinian human Rights. Learn more: womendonorsnetwork.org/woven-future... #MsRachel #Macklemore #Palestine #EdSheeran

Solidaire member, Beezer de Martelly at Common Counsel Foundation published an article at @convergencemag.com that shows what philanthropy and grassroots movements can achieve when we work together! convergencemag.com/articles/a-b...

Thanks to Ivan March at Guerrilla Foundation for writing about the Block and Build Funder Coalition: open.substack.com/pub/guerrill... With @womendonors.bsky.social

What does the fight for #reparations look like? It starts with telling the truth about our history. @solidairenetwork’s member Allison Thomas has collaborated with Maria Giddens, a fellow descendant of Gwynn Island, to reveal a history of dispossession.

#handsOffOhio to fight for voting rights

With over a million members, @unitedwedream.org works to meet the immediate needs of the immigrant community it serves. Listen to Executive Director Greisa Martinez Rosas detail their fight, from resisting authoritarianism to a new legal defense fund. greatbattlefield.com/episode/advo...

At #NN26, WDA hosted a panel about the coordinated right-wing attacks on progressive philanthropy — and what these attacks mean for our movements. Big thanks to @webuildprogress.bsky.social, @publiccitizen.bsky.social, @solidaire.bsky.social, @ramirez.house.gov, and @netrootsnation.bsky.social.

Solidaire Board co-chair Bia Vieira of Women’s Foundation California & Michelle Wilson of Women Engaged: “By funding the groups doing this grassroots work…philanthropy would actively help hold the line on democracy and protect the rights of all marginalized U.S. residents.” ncg.org/news/changin...

The right is weaponizing the DOJ, courts & Congress to attack progressive philanthropy. Join us at #NN26 to learn how our movement is fighting back. 💪 📅 Fri, June 5 | 3pm ET 📍 Philadelphia @webuildprogress.bsky.social @lisa-pubcitizen.bsky.social @solidaire.bsky.social @ramirez.house.gov

Pamela Shifman from The Democracy Alliance and Rajasvini Bhansali at our sister organization Solidaire Action co-authored an opinion piece, Charitable Platforms Have Empowered Trump’s Attack on Dissent, that was published in Newsweek: www.newsweek.com/charitable-p...

The Block & Build Funder Coalition (BBFC) is made up of more than 500 individuals representing 225 philanthropic organizations with one shared mission—resist authoritarianism, defend movements for justice, and safeguard civil liberties.

We won’t back down.

Solidaire Board member Alan Preston has a powerful new piece in the National Center for Family Philanthropy: “Overcoming Barriers to Giving: My Personal Story of Wealth Redistribution.” This thoughtful article is a powerful tool in moving donors from intention to action. 🔗 bit.ly/solid-alan

Join us to celebrate the launch of Solidaire Network’s Transformative Donor Organizing: The Developing Theory and Practice: bit.ly/solid-tdo Thurs., April 16, 1 - 2 pm PT / 4 - 5 pm ET Hear from Isaac Lev Szmonko and Vini Bhansali in conversation about our approach and methodology.

What Is the Solidarity Economy? : shelterforce.org/2026/02/26/w... The solidarity economy reminds us that capitalism is an economic system that has not existed forever but has a historical start point and, therefore, likely an end point…”

Our members are watching Grasping at the Roots: A Love Letter to the Black Environmental Justice Movement by our movement partner Climate Justice Alliance. As temperatures rise around us, this short film highlights people creating positive change in Black Climate Justice. @cjaourpower.bsky.social

For Rachel Sherman, being a “class traitor” means rejecting wealth hoarding and disrupting the power dynamic in philanthropy. Class traitors give in unconventional ways, organize their base of donors, invest for redistribution and use all levers of power toward justice. bit.ly/npqseries5

By offering her family history, Katrina Schaffer shows how centering disability justice can extend justice to all. She shares what she’s learned about organizing family members to move money and take risks alongside movements. bit.ly/npqseries4

Margi Dashevsky shows that donor organizing grounded in Indigenous leadership, climate justice, and redistribution can redefine wealth, build power and strengthen the movement work that facilitates collective healing in Alaska. bit.ly/npqseries3

Deborah Sagner names how philanthropy has actively excluded funding Palestinian liberation from progressive funding spaces and shows how educating funders is essential to building accountability and resourcing movements for Palestinian human rights. bit.ly/npqseries2

In a new series, co-produced by Nonprofit Quarterly and Solidaire Network, Farhad Ebrahimi makes the case for organizing donors and funders as a core strategy for transforming people with wealth, building power and winning justice: bit.ly/npqseries1

Targeting philanthropy isn’t going to prevent people from supporting Palestinians. Inside Philanthropy reports on how funders are being attacked to silence people standing up for peace and Palestinian human rights. We stand with Palestinian people and our movement partners: bit.ly/SN-IP

Must read about the ingenious organizing on the ground in MN, the few funders who are stepping up and a reminder to us all to do more.

The climate crisis is reshaping every issue we care about. However, for much of philanthropy, climate remains at the margins. Join the CLIMA Fund for a four-part learning series, Not If, But How, that unpacks the climate crisis and how to reach grassroots solutions: Register now: bit.ly/NIBH-26

Solidaire's Building the Fire Fund (BFF), Turtle Island’s only national fund dedicated to Indigenous Reproductive Justice, has released an RFP for an Indigenous Reproductive Justice Landscape Assessment. Learn more here: solidairenetwork.org/announcement...

What does it take to build true financial resilience for gender justice movements? A new learning report from Gender Funders CoLab and Valiente Capital Design. Read the report: bit.ly/4p9wqYt

The first two episodes of the Reimagining Philanthropy film series, Philanthropy & Racial Justice Funding, are live! It is an ongoing series of short films about some of the most important issues in philanthropy, featuring Solidaire members and partners: www.philanthropyfilms.org

Solidaire members are proud to support @DemocracyFund.bsky.social #AllByApril campaign to ask philanthropy to move all 501(c)(3) funds to support community governing power out the door by April 30, 2026. Democracy can’t wait, and neither can those defending it. Learn more at www.allbyapril.org

Divesting from harm and investing in justice is part of choosing to be on the side of people over profit, people over empire, communities over isolation. Funding Freedom’s latest toolkit helps turn your values to action: www.divestgenocide.org

It’s a great day to learn more about @vetsaboutface.bsky.social.

This holiday season, we’re saying NO to exploitation – and YES to empowerment. No to @Target, @HomeDepot, @Amazon 🚫🚫🚫 and corporations that back regressive policies, cave to anti-DEI pressure, and let ICE terrorize our communities while people go hungry. #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫🚫🚫

“For Borealis Philanthropy, safeguarding democratic freedoms isn’t abstract…” said Borealis Director of Communications Carrie Kholi-Murchison. “When speech is restricted, so too is our ability to organize, to resist, and to build a multiracial democracy where everyone can thrive.”

📣 Before the Shofar Sounds TODAY 📣 In Our Name is raising $1M for Palestinian liberation as part of their $10M goal. Join us to hear from Solidaire member Deborah Sagner with Brad Lander, Linda Sarsour, and Rabbi Mordechai Liebling at 4 pm ET / 1 pm ET. Register here 👉 Bity: bit.ly/BeforeTheShofar

Join us at Thousand Currents' upcoming series to explore: 🌏 Why internationalism is key to a more just & resilient world 📚 Strategies & tactics for social movements 🏢 How #philanthropy can support the infrastructure that civil society & social movements need events.zoom.us/ev/AsppXEF_r...

“The fake rule is that it’s a zero-sum game, that you benefit if somebody else loses." @solidaire.bsky.social co-founder @lhh.bsky.social joined Break Fake Rules to talk about reimagining philanthropy and why solidarity doesn’t fit in a 501(c)(3). 🎧 Listen wherever you get podcasts

THREAD: Palestinians are dying from Israel’s deliberate starvation. We should all be speaking to our communities about what’s going on and how we can help. Here’s what you can say.

What is “a money story” and why is it helpful for both fundraisers and wealthy donors? In Episode 2 of Movement Money, Allison and Mike share their money stories and reflect on what it’s like to talk so publicly about money and family. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

We're proud to be featured alongside our allies in "Four Funders Supporting the Right to Protest" on @insidephilanthropy.com. Our Janisha R. Gabriel Movement Protection Fund has awarded > $9.3 million to protect frontline organizers & build long-term safety infrastructure. bit.ly/funderssuppo...

“Death & Taxes" is a timely exploration of family, legacy and America’s current political landscape of distorted democracy. “Death & Taxes” opens in NYC on July 17 and in LA on July 25. Learn more at www.deathandtaxesfilm.com #DeathAndTaxesDoc #EstateTax #Inequality

If you are looking for stories of BOLD funding commitments, look no further than the #DFFYear4Report: tinyurl.com/yc8r6862! The report chronicles Democracy Frontline Fund’s increased giving to $83 million, expansion of their funder membership, and their powerful learning journey to New Orleans.

Since the beginning of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza in October 2023, the US has given more than $30 billion in taxpayer-funded weapons to Israel to enable its atrocities. Write your Representative and ask them to cosponsor H.R.3565, the Block the Bombs Act >>> www.blockthebombs.org

“You don’t always need to fund through a 501(c)(3). You can just pay for things. You can just buy people plane tickets. You can just pay for the porta potties that they need at the encampment.” @lhh.bsky.social on @stupskifoundation.bsky.social's Break Fake Rules 👏 stupski.org/break-fake-r...

In Break Fake Rules S2, author and @solidairenetwork co-founder @lhh.bsky.social challenges how we give—and who it really serves. 📘 Read her book w/ Astra Taylor: https://bookshop.org/p/books/solidarity-the-past-present-and-future-of-a-world-changing-idea-astra-taylor/20065559

“Jewish safety will not be secured by demanding unconditional support for Israel or imposing litmus tests on public officials around language. It will be secured through effective policy, education, solidarity, and shared struggle.“ 7 NYC rabbis write why they support @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social:

"This disconnect between the urgency expressed by LGBTQ+ leaders and the hesitation of many funders underscores not just the need for more funding, but for a radical shift in how that funding is delivered."