OUR WORK & PROGRAMS
BLACK SOLIDARITY ECONOMY
We support Black leadership in the solidarity economy movement through funding opportunities, relationship building, and storytelling.
BLACK SOLIDARITY ECONOMY FUND
Since 2020, the Black Solidarity Economy Fund (BSEF) has democratically distributed over $1.3M to Black-led solidarity economy organizing.
Moved by the 2020 popular uprisings, several dozen Black staff and leaders from our network came together to organize the fund, with the goal of redistributing resources to Black-led organizations building the solidarity economy. The fund is anchored by the BSEF Working Group which collectively makes all major decisions related to the fund.
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BLACK RADICAL DEMOCRACY WORKING GROUP
In July 2024, the Black Solidarity Economy Fund (BSEF) gathered in Durham, NC for the first ever Black Radical Democracy Convening! Over 40 people representing 25 orgs attended and were joined by movement elders with over 50 years in the Black liberation struggle. From the convening, NEC members and grantees decided to start a space for Black folks within the network to convene, collaborate, celebrate, and resource Black leadership within the Solidarity Economy movement.
Black & Indigenous Land Working Group
In collaboration with NEC Member, Pathways of Purpose, this working group provides skill-sharing and peer support spaces for organizations launching, building, and completing community-led and place-based land back and reparations projects.
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RECENT NEWS
Lessons From 10 Times A Rapper Spit Something Lowkey Revolutionary
During our program planning season last year, we mandated that art and culture and programming against anti-Black racism would be at the forefront of our work. Why now? Because we’re doubling down on the economic commitments that the 2020 uprisings brought to our movement.
2024 Black Solidarity Economy Fund Grantees
In 2024, the Black Solidarity Economy Fund awarded $241,500 to 36 organizations through a participatory grantmaking process with former grantees.
NEC Program Update: Annual Member Meeting, Black Radical Democracy Convening, Worker Co-op Conference
Sharing back the energy and inspiration from our summer gatherings and a preview of what we’ve got cooking for the rest of the year.
Lessons From 10 Times A Rapper Spit Something Lowkey Revolutionary
During our program planning season last year, we mandated that art and culture and programming against anti-Black racism would be at the forefront of our work. Why now? Because we’re doubling down on the economic commitments that the 2020 uprisings brought to our movement.
2024 Black Solidarity Economy Fund Grantees
In 2024, the Black Solidarity Economy Fund awarded $241,500 to 36 organizations through a participatory grantmaking process with former grantees.
NEC Program Update: Annual Member Meeting, Black Radical Democracy Convening, Worker Co-op Conference
Sharing back the energy and inspiration from our summer gatherings and a preview of what we’ve got cooking for the rest of the year.