Tides Foundation
For Bay Area Cultural Funders For Equity CAF
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Amount$450,000
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Program
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Date Awarded10/22/2021
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Term17 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
Fiscally sponsored by Tides Foundation, the Bay Area Cultural Funders for Equity Collective Action Fund is a funder collaborative committed to amplifying the voices, power, arts, and cultures of people of color and other vulnerable communities in the Bay Area, particularly those living at or near poverty. Focused on advancing equitable community well-being, the collaborative members include public funders; independent, community, and family foundations; philanthropic advisors; and donors. In its first year, its activities will include member coordination, convening, and collaborative grantmaking. Support for the collaborative advances the Performing Arts Program’s overall strategic framework.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.tides.org
Grants to this Grantee
for support of the Center for Working Families Fund
The Center for Working Families Fund, a collective action fund of the Tides Foundation, is working to align a subsection of community and constituency-based organizing groups, networks, and movement organizations into a strategic center of gravity aimed at advancing a more democratic, inclusive, and sustainable society. Funding from this grant will be used by the fund to support charitable organizations playing a coalition-building and educational role in strategically aligning organizations around progressive issues.
for the Zero Now Fund
The Zero Now Fund is a growing funder initiative supporting transformational campaigns to rapidly accelerate a zero-emission transportation sector, with a focus on ports, by enabling a diverse coalition of actors.
for the Green New Deal Network Fund
The Green New Deal Network, a collective action fund of Tides Foundation, is tackling climate change while proactively addressing discriminatory policies that hurt people of color, working-class communities, and other marginalized groups. The network works to support the successful implementation of federal climate investment legislation and to advance ambitious state policies. Their pathway to success relies on building the power of narratives, communities, and coalitions.
