ANewApproachtoGrantmaking. RootedinEquity.BuiltonTrust.
TheProblem.
● Philanthropyisinequitablewith resourcesflowingtolarger,white-led organizations.
● 4%of$472Billionmovedtocommunities ofcolorin2020.
● Theprocessexclusionaryand expensive,makingfundingmost accessibletoelitenonprofitswiththe rightnetwork
● Itʼscostlyfororganizationsandfunders toseekanddistributefunding
● Itʼsdifficultforfunderstofindgroupsto fundthatareoutsidetheirexisting networks.
DisparityinDistribution
BIPOC-ledorganizationsreceived 4%ofphilanthropicdollars. Black-ledorganizationsremain 91%smallerthantheirwhite-led counterparts.1
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1 Racial Equity and Philanthropy: Disparities in Funding for Leaders of Color Leave Impact on the Table,” The Bridgespan Group and Echoing Green, 2020
TheOriginofJustFund.
Thousandsofincredibleorganizationsareon thefrontlineswithoutadequateresources.
TheHypothesis.Ifwestreamlineapplications andmakeiteasiertofindgroups,wecanmove moremoneytomovements.
TheJustFundExperiment.
● Streamlineapplicationprocessforgrantees
● Givegroupsachancetoapplytomultiple fundswithoneapplication
● Makethefunderroleeasier
● Seeinreal-timegapsandneeds
● Getgroupsinfrontofdonors
● Trackalignedgiving
● MovemoneyFAST
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OurSolution.
JustFundApply
JustFundworkswithfunderstomakethe entiregrantmakingprocessseamlessand easy.Wearebuildingnewfeaturesand productswiththesupportofourfunding partners-withnewupdatesreleased regularlybasedonyourfeedback.Weare buildinganewwaytofund,together.
TheJustFundCommon ApplicationTM
Applyingforgrantstakestimeaway frommission-advancingwork. 40% ofapplicationstakeaweek+and cost$5K+.1JustFundʼsCommon ApplicationTMmakesiteasyfor grantseekerstoapplytomultiple fundingopportunities
JustFundSearch
There'sanestimated$160billionin assetsinDonorAdvisedFunds(DAFs),2 notbeinginvestedintoBlackandBrown communities.JustFundworkswithDAF partnersandsupportshighnetworth donorstomovemoremoneyto chronicallyunderfundedcommunities.
2“The
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Review of Grant Writing,” Charity Science
1 “Shallow
2020DAFReport,”NationalPhilanthropicTrust,2021
Who Is With Us.
We are trusted by 1000+ JustFunders and powered by 10,000+ organizations nationwide, including:
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ImpacttoDate(4/1/2024):
$278M moved
$159M (57%) leveraged
176 funds /373 grant cycles run
13,388 applications submitted
334,700 hours /38 years saved
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MovingMoneytoMovements.
JudithLeBlanc CaddoTribeofOK,Director,Native OrganizersAlliance
Moving Money to Movements.
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StreamliningGrantmaking.
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aliciasanchezgill
TheEmergentFund
ToriMiyagi
FormerChiefofStaff,WaytoWin
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Letʼsexplore JustFundtogether.
www.justfund.us
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