Funders for Justice Member Survey

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1. In 2015, did your foundation/ donor network:

a. make grants as a result of the protests and uprisings around the US? If yes, was it to support: (please check all that apply)

local organizing for the uprisings
related national work
related organizing in your geographic area

b. make grants in the areas of police accountability, racial justice, or criminalization of communities of color? If yes, what was the amount given? To what organization(s), coalition(s), or campaign(s)?

2. Whether or not you made related grants in 2015, do you plan to make grants in any of these areas in 2016? If yes, what is your anticipated grantmaking level? We understand that you may not be able to commit a specific dollar amount at this time, but we are hoping to have some sense of the range. With that in mind, please include an estimated dollar amount.

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3. In 2015, in regards to uprisings and protests against police violence and criminalization in communities of color, did your foundation, donor network, or affinity group: (please check all that apply)

participate in funder-organized convenings and/or webinars? What were they? (topics, speakers)
make public statements (email, website, articles, speeches, etc.)
host a speaker at a board meeting
dedicate staff meeting time to discussion
attend a Funders for Justice call or meeting
attend a webinar with an explicit focus on racial justice
design or host a funder briefing with an explicit racial justice focus

4. Since the beginning of the Ferguson uprisings in August 2014, has your institution increased your grant dollars and/or programming allocated towards any of the following: (please check all that apply)

racial justice
police accountability
anti-criminalization
community organizing
youth or multi-generational organizing
Black-led organizing
organizing in other communities of color
cross-movement coalitions

Please tell us about it: (optional)

Feedback for Funders for Justice - Expanding Our Impact

5. Which of the following FFJ calls/ events have you participated in during the last year? (please check all that apply)

January 30, 2015 - Police Accountability, Racial Justice, & Philanthropy: Maurice Mitchell, Blackbird, and various funders
April 16, 2015 - Updates from the Field: Bukky Gbadegesin, Organization for Black Struggle; Maurice Mitchell, Blackbird; Tia Oso, Black Alliance for Justice Immigration; Denise Perry, BOLD; various funder speakers
April 29, 2015 - Baltimore emergency call: Tre Murphy, the Baltimore Algebra Project; Maurice Mitchell, Movement for Black Lives; Nicole Lee, formerly of Trans Africa; Arisha Hatch, Color of Change; Scot Spencer, Annie E. Casey Foundation
June 12, 2015 - FFJ in-person organizing meeting in New York City
September 30, 2015 - Briefings from the field, including debrief from Movement for Black Lives convening: Montague Simmons, Organization for Black Struggle; Ingrid Benedict, Movement for Black Lives resource table; Kris Hayashi, Transgender Law Center; Jenetta Louise Johnson, TGI Justice Project
December 8, 2015 - Rising hate rhetoric & related police (un)accountability: Dalia Mogahed, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding; Francisca Porchas, Puente Movement, and Adriana Garcia-Maximiliano, Center for Neighborhood Leadership; Charlene Carruthers, BYP100; Miski and Kandace, Black Lives Matter Minneapolis; David Nicholson, Headwaters Foundation

6. Have you used the website? If so, which pages have you visited?

Homepage
Resources - readings, events, etc.
Information on where to donate
List of organizations
Map of organizations
Racial Justice pledge

7. In 2015, which FFJ materials did you use?

Website
Bi-monthly calls
Emails from FFJ staff with updates from the field & funding opportunities
Online organizing/discussion platform
Peer-to-peer introductions & connections (email, phone calls)
In-person organizing meeting (June 12th, New York City)
One-on-one sessions with FFJ staff and/or co-chairs

Please share with us which were helpful and why: (optional)

Thank you for taking the time to fill out this survey! If you can take 5 more minutes, please also tell us the following:

8. What are the ways in which you would like any more individualized support from FFJ?

9. What are the ways in which you would like more networking and connections with your funder colleagues?

10. Are there additional voices from the field you who like to hear from?

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Funders for Justice Survey for Members – 2015 GrantmakingMarch 2016

About you

Expanding Resources for Racial Justice

Peer-to-Peer Learning & Strategizing

Feedback for Funders for Justice - Expanding Our Impact

Thank you for taking the time to fill out this survey! If you can take 5 more minutes, please also tell us the following: