Over the past few months, our team has hosted a number of events and released new reports looking at topics including the state of our AAPI businesses, community wealth, hiring immigrants in MA, retirement inequality, addressing basic needs, and more. If you missed any of our recent events that you were hoping to catch, we post recordings and recaps of the discussion to our website for anyone who may be interested in revisiting or tuning in for the first time. All our event videos can be found on our website here: https://bit.ly/4bEH9m1 Photo from 'Setting Roots in Rocky Soil: The State of AAPI-owned Businesses in Massachusetts' report release event.
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The Boston Foundation is one of the nation’s first and most impactful community foundations, with $1.9 billion in assets. Partnering with community members, donors, the public sector, businesses and nonprofits, we exist to close the gaps caused by our city’s greatest disparities, to advance economic justice, and to help build a better Boston. We collect data, commission research, share knowledge, develop dynamic programs, fuel new ideas and fund change. Our work informs public policy, catalyzes conversations and advocates not only for change, but for repair of the historical harms of inequity. Ultimately, we aim to support, contribute and create well-being and opportunity within our communities. TBF is also one of New England’s largest grantmakers, supporting nonprofits in Greater Boston through our endowment and working closely with our donors to support nonprofits locally, nationally and internationally.
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- 1915
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- A flexible giving vehicle for donors, A civic leader and convener, A major funder of nonprofit organizations, and A research sponsor and think tank
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"There's a lot of untapped opportunities to empower and uplift AAPI businesses in Massachusetts so that they can address these challenges head on and have a better experience operating their business." Did you have a chance to tune into WBUR last week to hear from the director of the Asian Business Empowerment Council, Q.J. Shi? Q.J., along with the founder of Madhrasi Chai Nancy Daniel, discussed ABEC's new report looking at the state of AAPI-owned businesses in Massachusetts. If you missed it live, the segment is now available online: https://wbur.fm/3zLkKWG You can also check out the full report here: https://bit.ly/3xyRi5w
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In a new blog for Candid, Candace Burton, Program Officer for Safety Net Grants at TBF, shares more about how TBF's Safety Net Grants program uses participatory grantmaking to strengthen our role as a community foundation. Just last week, SNG announced a total of $1 million in grants to 20 organizations, following a community-led application review process. Read Candace's new blog: https://bit.ly/3Sr9W6X More about the SNG grantees: https://bit.ly/4czYn4S
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"These grants mean stability and inclusion for a community that brings a lot of potential and economic vitality to our state. Congratulations to all of the grant recipients who will be able to provide stronger services and impact more residents in the AAPI community," - MA Governor Maura Healey. We're thrilled to announce the The Asian Community Fund at the Boston Foundation's 2024 grantees! With this grant cycle, ACF is awarding $450,000 to 52 nonprofits serving Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities across Massachusetts, bringing the fund’s cumulative grantmaking to more than $1M, which has been dispersed to 81 nonprofits since 2022. Read the announcement: https://bit.ly/3W0HvNS
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Join the Asian Business Empowerment Council tomorrow, July 10, from 10:30AM–11:30AM at the Massachusetts State House in Room 428 for a briefing on their latest report, 'Setting Roots in Rocky Soil: The State of AAPI-owned Businesses in Massachusetts.' This briefing is hosted with the MA State Asian Caucus, the office of Senator Pavel Payano and the Office of Rep. Tackey Chan. And, if you can't make it to the in-person briefing, you can read the report here: https://bit.ly/3xyRi5w
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We're thrilled to share that Vetto Casado, Director of Shifting Power & Advancing Justice at TBF, is a recipient of the Institute for Nonprofit Practice’s 2024 Changemaker Awards! The annual #INPChangemakerAwards shine light on individuals who serve as models of inspiration for advancing the common good and celebrate the meaningful contributions they have made to their communities and beyond. Please join us in congratulating Vetto and all of this year’s awardees! Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LhAYcW
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As you're out and about this summer, you might spot TBF on the Rose Kennedy Greenway! The Greenway Conservancy, the nonprofit that manages that park, ensures that we all have access to this vibrant and inclusive gathering place. We're pleased to be able to support their work that offers healthy green space, engaging experiences, and a place to celebrate new ideas. More on The Greenway: https://bit.ly/3VXGLJE
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Unrestricted, multi-year funding, simplified paperwork, support beyond funding, and feedback for rejected applicants. It's what every nonprofit hopes for from a grant opportunity. Candace Burton shares how The Boston Foundation is making it happen through participatory grantmaking.
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We want to extend a huge round of applause for our amazing 2024 Embrace Ideas Festival panelists! We're especially grateful to our incredible keynote speakers, Isabel Wilkerson and Marcus Samuelsson. Every panelist brought a wealth of knowledge and passion to our discussions about dismantling systemic racism. These conversations are essential to move forward, and we're honored to have had such a powerful lineup.
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Today we're thrilled to announce TBF's Safety Net Grants program, through a community-led grantmaking process, will award $1 million to meet essential needs of marginalized communities. Twenty non-profit partners were selected for two-year/$50,000 grants in an entirely community-led process from more than 160 applicants. Safety Net Grants support social service organizations that respond to the essential needs of marginalized communities and vulnerable residents in Greater Boston. Learn more about the program and 20 grantees: https://bit.ly/4czYn4S
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