Faith in Public Life is a national movement of clergy and faith leaders united in the prophetic pursuit of justice, equality and the common good. Together, they are leading the fight to advance just policies at the local, state and federal levels.
Program Area: Just and Inclusive Society
National Partnership for New Americans
We Are All America (WAAA), a project of National Partnership for New Americans, works to uphold and strengthen our nation’s commitment to welcome and protect those seeking freedom, safety and refuge in the United States. WAAA organizes people across religious and cultural differences to build inclusive communities where we all belong.
Taproot Earth
Taproot Earth builds power and cultivates solutions among frontline communities advancing climate justice and democracy. They create spaces for frontline communities to gather and advance climate strategies that emerge from the group.
Movement Law Lab
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.
Welcoming America Inc.
Welcoming America is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that leads a movement of inclusive communities becoming more prosperous by ensuring everyone belongs. Through the Welcoming Network, they help communities develop the roadmap they need to create welcoming policies and share new approaches to creating an environment where everyone can truly thrive.
Proteus Fund Inc.
The Rise Together Fund (RTF), a Proteus Fund initiative, supports a diverse field of organizations working to address anti-Muslim bigotry, xenophobia, and more. They build the capacity of Muslim, Arab and South Asian (MASA) community-based organizations and provide field coordination support to their grantees.
Emergent Fund
Emergent Fund, a fiscally sponsored project of Amalgamated Charitable Foundation, is supporting grassroots organizing and power building in communities of color who are facing injustice.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
This grant supports research development through the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The Senior Fellow and expert in the program will produce a research paper on transitional justice lessons from abroad for advancing racial reconciliation in the United States.
The Horizon Forum
The Horizon Forum, a fiscally sponsored project of Proteus Fund, will identify best practices, explore case studies, and develop solutions to address the problem of racist, dangerous, and xenophobic activity funded through the philanthropic sector.
Business Forward Foundation
To support Business Forward Foundation’s (BFF) work in organizing business leaders and train them speak out on the importance and business benefits of diversity and inclusiveness.