TJFP is back on our From the Ground to the Sky Tour and this time we’ve been rolling around and talking with Southern activists and organizers. We’re only halfway in, and already we’ve learned so much about what these organizers are fighting against, fighting for, and what brings them life. This past week, we’ve been […]
TJFP is excited to participate in the upcoming “Transformative Philanthropy” forum at The Center for the Study of Women in Society at the University of Oregon on November 9th, 2016. This forum focuses on ways that social justice philanthropy can bring about social change for women, LGBTQ people, and people of color. TJFP’s Co-founder and Executive Director, Gabriel Foster will […]
A very special thank you to Bishop Tonyia Rawls and The Freedom Center for Social Justice (FCSJ) for inviting TJFP to the Transgender Faith and Action Network’s (TFAAN) annual retreat. What an honor it was to be welcomed into this space and to have the opportunity to speak with Southern trans and gender non-conforming faith leaders […]
Attacks on social justice groups and organizations are not new. What is new is that these attacks are on the rise. Often these attacks have been successful in side-tracking, damaging, and weakening the community. To help protect and prepare your group for any potential attacks, here are two FREE webinars being offered by RoadMap. Check em out! Part […]
Dee Dee Chamblee, activist and founder of LaGender, a 2016 TJFP grant recipient, is being honored for her HIV activism. Chamblee founded LaGender, an organization in Georgia, that provides resources for the transgender community as well as educational trainings for people working with or providing services to trans individuals. Congratulations Dee Dee! Read more here!
Give OUT Day is the ONLY national day of giving for the LGBTQ community – a 24-hour online fundraising event that unites the LGBTQ community from all 50 states, Puerto Rico and D.C. to raise critically needed funds. Many of TJFP’s grantees and applicants are participating. Please consider donating to them directly! Check out the list […]
We’re updating our website and added a useful resource section so you can learn more about TJFP! You can easily download essays and articles about TJFP’s theory of funding, thoughts from our community grantmaking panel over the years, and much more!
Trans Justice Funding Project will be joining TransJustice of the Audre Lorde Project at the 12th annual Trans Day of Action at Washington Square Park from 3-6 PM this Friday, June 24th. Join us as we march, rally, and lift up the work of our communities working towards social and economic justice!
“… to see this space with so much life, so much energy, to see how much everybody brought of themselves, I think its just an overall appreciation to trans people everywhere” – 2016 TJFP Panelist What an unbelievable past few weeks it’s been at TJFP. Because of the generosity of our community, we exceeded our 2016 […]
Thanks to so many of you we are now just $2,800 away from meeting fundraising goal of $25,ooo! Tomorrow our community funding panel will arrive in New York to meet to give money away. If we meet our goal by midnight tonight, the funding panel will be able to give away $200,000 to grass roots, trans-led, trans justice groups […]
So excited to announce our sixth and final 2016 TJFP panelist, Luce Lincoln. Luce Capco Lincoln is a trans, non-binary, queer Filipino filmmaker, media educator and organizer committed to using media to fight for social justice. Originally from Gainesville, FL, currently living in Brooklyn, Luce works as Program Director at Global Action Project, where media is used as […]
In a little over a month, we’ve made it halfway to our goal of $25,000. We know we can get there, so we’re extending the fundraiser deadline to 5/12/2016–the day before the 2016 TJFP grantmaking panel of activists meet in Brooklyn, NY. We are very grateful for all the love and support our community has shown for grassroots trans justice! Thank you to those of […]