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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 $730,000 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.
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RECENT NEWS
UPDATE DEC 2021: $150,000 REDISTRIBUTED TO 21 BLACK-LED SOLIDARITY ECONOMY PROJECTS
As of Dec 20 2021, the Black Solidarity Economy Fund governance team has redistributed $150,000 to 21 Black-led solidarity economy projects!
BSEF Update June 2021: Over $200,000 Raised for Black-led solidarity economy organizing
As of June 2021, We’ve more than doubled our initial goal of our goal of raising $100,000 to redistribute to Black-led SE organizing!
A Letter from the Black Solidarity Economy Fund Working Group
Thanks to the incredible support of NEC members and funders we have a sustainable fund for Black-led Solidarity Economy projects. We will prioritize the Black-led NEC members as a continued intentional act of reparations at a time when we must acknowledge both how nonprofit organizations benefit from structural racism and racial capitalism.