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OUR ECOSYSTEM

Building an ecosystem for change

Working in community

Building an ecosystem reflects our commitment to shift power and develop strong relationships between philanthropy and community, in ways that make systemic change more possible.

 

This work started as a natural evolution of developing our Change We Seek framework and through learning and working alongside movement builders in the field. In mapping the conditions for a just future with them, we also saw the gaps for making this future happen. This clarity over what’s needed and what’s missing guided our recent grant-making.

 

Rooted in racial justice, power analysis, systems mapping, and systems thinking, our ecosystem is always evolving and will inform how we continue our grant-making going forward.

 

Header photo © Michael Sabuni

 

Meet our partners

In 2025 and 2026, we awarded grants to partners who were scaling up their work and experimenting with their own emerging futures. Moving forward, our grant-making commitment is to resource and learn from our ecosystem – beyond siloed rounds.