Bay Area Impact Brief: Building Community Power from the Ground Up
SEPTEMBER 23, 2022
The Fund for an Inclusive California is a collaborative philanthropic effort that centers community-driven solutions to the urgent need for housing justice that will create vibrant neighborhoods across California.
Over the last four years we set out to grow philanthropic support for community power building for equitable development, focusing on four regions and statewide efforts.
This brief highlights F4ICA’s efforts and learnings in the Bay Area, while uplifting the work of our partners. We aim to share what is possible with sustained, flexible funding driven by community priorities.
About Fund for an Inclusive California
The Fund for an Inclusive California advances racial and economic equity by supporting power building of communities of color. The Fund is a program of Common Counsel Foundation. Since 2017, we have aligned funders to support an ecosystem of housing justice efforts led by communities across California, making $13 million in grants. The community partners are organizing to protect tenants, preserve and produce affordable housing for low and extremely low-income residents, and advancing equitable development policies that prioritize the long-term well-being of all Californians. Learn more at F4ICA.CommonCounsel.org.
About Common Counsel Foundation
Common Counsel Foundation has more than 35 years practicing progressive philanthropy, funding grassroots social movements and centering the leadership of communities that have historically been marginalized by intersecting systems of oppression. We partner with families and individual donors and are home to multi-funder collaborative initiatives, all with the goal to expand philanthropic resources for progressive social movements. In 2023, Common Counsel directed nearly $48 million in grants to community-led organizations. Learn more at www.commoncounsel.org.
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