Grant agreements are an important part of the grant-giving (and getting) process. As part of her video series on nonprofit infrastructure design, A. Nicole Campbell, founder, and CEO of Build Up Advisory Group, shared four critical components to include in these agreements. “For funders, the more efficient and robust your grant process and grant-making are, theContinue reading “4 Things You Need to Know Before Signing That Grant Agreement”
Author Archives: Tracie Powell
Wendi Thomas and Amethyst Davis on the patriarchy of philanthropy
The year Wendi C. Thomas founded MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, she cried “not infrequently.” She had multiple moments of doubt mounting in her head. She’d wake up in a panic in the middle of the night, her stomach in knots, remembering how much credit card debt she had to take on to keep herself afloat. Continue reading “Wendi Thomas and Amethyst Davis on the patriarchy of philanthropy”
Georgia News Landscape Analysis
Original research by The Pivot Fund investigates the local news landscape in Georgia.
Overcoming doubts and finding value-aligned funders
Join us on Tuesday, May 16 at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m ET for an intimate conversation with Wendi C. Thomas, founder of MLK50: Justice Through Journalism, and Amethyst Davis, founder of The Harvey World Herald, as they discuss overcoming doubts and finding value-aligned funders to support community-centered journalism that makes a difference. This event is sponsored by The JohnContinue reading “Overcoming doubts and finding value-aligned funders”
Four fast facts with MLK50’s new Chief Strategy Officer
Just last month, trailblazer Andrea Faye Hart was promoted to MLK50’s top leadership team as the newsroom’s Chief Strategy Officer. I first met her in Chicago when she was building out City Bureau, a journalism lab helping to reimagine our approach to local media, as a co-founder. It’s been a pleasure to witness Andrea’s leadershipContinue reading “Four fast facts with MLK50’s new Chief Strategy Officer”
Ethnic Media is Local News
How does the intervention of philanthropic funding impact the health and sustainability of BIPOC-founded news organizations? And what do we even mean when we use the term “sustainability?“ Those questions were at the core of my keynote speech last week alongside Dr. Meredith Clark, founding director of the Center for Communication, Media Innovation and Social ChangeContinue reading “Ethnic Media is Local News”
Why Journalism in Spanish Matters
One of the best parts about running the Pivot Fund is the successes we see in the BIPOC-led organizations we support. Pasa La Voz in Savannah, GA, is no exception. Pasa La Voz’s story is incredible. Elizabeth Galarza, its founder, has no formal training in journalism but recognized the gap traditional media in the region left whenContinue reading “Why Journalism in Spanish Matters”
Dear Sunnylands, Make More Room for BIPOC, LGBTQ, and Rural Media Leaders at the Table
Donors looking to support journalism as “civic information” need to hear directly from leaders of news outlets serving these communities. Read the Article
What a difference six months can make
It has been six months since The Pivot Fund announced its inaugural cohort of grantee newsrooms. We’re already seeing significant impacts within our partner organizations and the communities they serve. In a nation dotted with news deserts and plagued by disinformation, the lessons we’re learning from these investments are critically important in tackling the crisisContinue reading “What a difference six months can make”
