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Where does the food on your Thanksgiving table come from? How did it get there? And how can we create better systems in which everyone has access to affordable, healthy food? Tides Foundation partnered with an individual donor to launch the Better Food Policy Fund, a grantmaking initiative working to advance food justice by supporting food policy councils. They made this video to explain how food councils work and how you can get involved. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eebUY6tm

Some reminders as Walmart becomes the latest example of a company succumbing to pressure to roll back inclusive policies: 1) Far from being divisive, multiple research studies have confirmed that DEI matters to people — and they?expect companies and brands to show leadership?on big challenges globally, locally and through the lens of equity and inclusion. 2) DEI and social impact programs?can boost financial performance?by attracting/retaining talent and engaging customers. In fact, research from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) shows that such programs slash employee attrition by 50%. 3) Companies can maintain their corporate impact and DEI initiatives through making a business case that's specific to their stakeholders, impact measurement, and powerful impact narratives. 4) If you're asked to choose between prioritizing your employees and prioritizing extremists, choose your employees.

The stories we tell about immigration matter. Thanks to Inside Philanthropy for this article about Tides Foundation's Immigrants Belong (I-Belong) initiative, which seeks to counter harmful narratives and build a pro-immigrant future.

How companies can get their communities involved this Giving Tuesday: ?? Match donations ?? Give donation credits ?? Encourage volunteering with time off or matching incentives ?? Give ERGs grantmaking budgets ?? Ask employees to nominate local causes to support ?? Activate consumers ?? Amplify Giving Tuesday campaigns from nonprofits in your community There's more than one way to create a culture of giving at your workplace. Read our guide to finding an approach that works for you: https://lnkd.in/d-M5thGm

Today is the 25th anniversary of the first Trans Day of Remembrance, held annually to honor trans lives and deaths. Take a minute to visit Tides Foundation grantee Advocates for Trans Equality's Trans Remembrance Project, created to share the spirit, memories, and joy that will remain with us always: transremembrance.org

It's more urgent than ever for philanthropy to stand up for trans communities. This #TransAwarenessWeek, we're resharing these tips from Gabriel Foster of the Trans Justice Funding Project: ????? Fund trans justice organizations working locally as well as nationally. ????? Fund groups with and without 501(c)(3) status — the Trans Justice Funding Project does this by maintaining both a collective action fund at Tides Foundation and a non-charitable trust. ????? Fund groups in the middle — established groups that are too large for some funders but aren’t large enough for others. ????? Remember that trans justice and liberation is also racial justice, migrant justice, economic justice, disability justice, gender justice, and so much more. Learn more about the Trans Justice Funding Project: https://lnkd.in/dDWyGfs

We’re launching a newsletter to keep our community informed as we work to resist Project 2025 and resource a powerful intersectional movement for justice. Read the first issue now and subscribe for monthly updates.

BREAKING: The House has rejected H.R. 9495, which would have given the government unprecedented power to silence dissent by shutting down nonprofit organizations.

ICYMI: We're launching the Resist Project 2025 Fund to resource local leaders fighting to protect the rights, safety, and futures of their communities. Together, we can resist authoritarianism and build a powerful intersectional movement for justice. Get involved: https://lnkd.in/dw-gVq9P

There were important wins for reproductive justice advocates last night at the state level: ?? The first total abortion ban to be struck down at the ballot box ?? Expanded abortion access for Medicaid recipients and public employees ?? Stronger protections for abortion in state after state after state where grassroots organizers poured everything they had into defending the right to reproductive healthcare. Last night’s successful abortion ballot measures will change and save lives. They showed us what grassroots organizers can accomplish — even as ballot measure losses in Florida and Ohio showed us what they’re up against. Read the blog: https://lnkd.in/duzFvpzQ