The Institute for Urban Journalism at Morgan State University trains new cadres of black journalists through new fellowships; runs Social Justice Reporting Collaboratives between students at Morgan State and other journalism institutions; and produces research on the needs of black communities residing in news deserts or facing otherwise biased or insufficient news.

Movement Law Lab, a fiscally sponsored project of NEO Philanthropy, helps develop a legal arm for social movements through deep consultation with organizers and grassroots groups to understand legal vulnerabilities and needs. They recruit and vet lawyers to provide advice and strategy, and conduct outreach, training, and planning sessions for large groups of lawyers.

To support Movement Law Lab (MLL), a fiscally sponsored project of NEO Philanthropy, in their innovation hub that brings lawyers together with other change-makers to implement novel and bold solutions for some of America’s toughest justice related problems. 

To support Movement Law Lab, an innovation hub bringing lawyers together with other change-makers to implement novel and bold solutions for some of America’s toughest justice related problems. 

To support the Coral Project in the development and implementation of tools and platforms that encourage a culture of audience-driven storytelling in newsrooms. The grant will largely focus on expanding adoption of Coral Project’s tools in newsrooms, which will consist of training, outreach, and work around shifting culture inside newsrooms to be more transparent.

The purpose of this grant is to support the Coral Project in the development and implementation of tools and platforms that encourage a culture of engagement in newsrooms. The grant will largely focus on expanding adoption of their tools in newsrooms, which will consist of training, outreach and work around shifting culture inside newsrooms to be more open to engagement. 

This grant is to provide general operating support for MuckRock, whose work connects community engagement, freedom of information and journalism collaboration to ensure that newsrooms and citizens can access critical informaiton about their government. 

This general operating support grant is to continue the development of the Muckrock platform and staffing capacity as they seek to broaden user base and interface capability.

The Multicultural Media & Correspondents Association (MMCA) is a growing group of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) media stakeholders, advocates, and allies resolved to get more content, more ownership, more impact, and more control of our story and of where, when and how its told.

MuslimARC, a fiscally sponsored project of Allied Media Projects, builds capacity for racial justice in Muslim and allied communities through anti-racism workshops, presentations, panels, and keynotes to organizations and learning institutions across the country.

Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC) focused on building capacity within Muslim and allied communities for racial justice. MuslimARC creates anti-racism curriculum and education resources, connects multi-racial and multi-faith networks via storytelling and media, and cultivates racial justice through leadership and community development programs.

Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative (MuslimARC) focused on building capacity within Muslim and allied communities for racial justice. MuslimARC creates anti-racism curriculum and education resources, connects multi-racial and multi-faith networks via storytelling and media, and cultivates racial justice through leadership and community development programs.

The NAACP-Legal Defense Fund’s (“LDF”) Police Reform Campaign employs litigation, research, technology, and data strategies to advance police reforms at the local, state, and national levels.

The purpose of this grant is to support NAACP-Legal Defense Fund’s (“LDF”) Police Reform Campaign. For this project, LDF will employ litigation, research, technology, and data strategies to advance reforms at the local, state, and national levels.

Through professional development services and scholarships, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) works to diversify mainstream newsrooms, so they better represent the communities they serve. NAHJ also advocates for the accurate representation of Latinos/Hispanic in news.

This is a general operating grant to the National Association of Hispanic Journalists that will increase their support of members through trainings, networking, and scholarship opportunities, while holding the media accountable in their portrayals of the diverse and evolving Hispanic community in the United States.

Through professional development services and scholarships, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) works to diversify mainstream newsrooms, so they better represent the communities they serve. NAHJ also advocates for the accurate representation of Latinos/Hispanic in news.

NALEO Educational Fund’s Staff Up Congress is an initiative spearheaded by the NALEO Educational Fund and the Joint Center working to increase the number of diverse voices on Capitol Hill by identifying and recruiting staff for positions in congressional offices

NALEO Educational Fund’s non-partisan voter education aims to ensure Latino voters are equipped with the information and tools necessary to engage in the 2020 election.

Democracy Fund will support NALEO Educational Fund’s efforts to identify, recruit, and train Latino candidates for positions in the federal government, with a particular focus on staffing Congressional offices. Additionally, Democracy Fund will support NALEO’s efforts to provide increased training on civility and bipartisanship to their membership.