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NYC Coalition for Education Justice Action

Tweed Steps 52 Chambers Street, New York, NY, United States

On Wednesday December 4th at 11am on the Steps of Tweed, CEJ will be releasing a new report examining representation from 3-K through 8th grade curriculum and book lists. Last winter we released a report showing the lack of representation of students of color in elementary school curriculum, and this report examines early childhood and middle school […]

Just Kidding: A North Star Fund Comedy Event

Can’t tell if you’re laughing or crying these days? Neither can we! In four decades of building grassroots power in New York, North Star Fund has been a community for shared laughter, joy, tears and—most importantly—a vision for a different future. This December, as we close a year of events in celebration of #40YearsBold, we […]

Manhattan Town Hall on the Campaign to Expand RTC!

St Mary's Episcopal Church 521 W 126th St, New York, NY, United States

Right to Counsel (RTC) has been a huge success in stopping evictions of low-income New Yorkers! 84% of the tenants who have a lawyer under the law remain in their homes! Now, our "Right to Counsel, Power to Organize" campaign is calling for new legislation to be passed that would expand NYC's current RTC law to ensure that all tenants […]

Year-End Power Up

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center 208 W 13th St, New York, NY, United States

Whew! What a year! Join the North Star Fund community as we wrap up 2019 with a celebration of the year’s hard work and successes.

Global Action Project End of Year Party!

RetroReport 633 Third Avenue, 16th fl, New York, NY, United States

Join us as we celebrate GAP’s leadership transitions, community, and youth-led work to amplify movements for social justice through media. Come early to honor our outgoing executive director, Jesse Ehrensaft-Hawley; eat delicious food; and enjoy short screenings of projects we’ve been working on! Date & time: December 11, 2019, 6p-9p Location: RetroReport, 633 Third Avenue, […]

CAAAV’s End of Year Celebration! Come join us as we end 2019!

CAAAV Office 55 Hester Street, New York, NY, United States

The year is coming to an end! 2019 was a year of successes and monumental victories - from kicking a major corporation like Amazon out of Queens to winning a package of rent reform bills to winning a major victory in the Two Bridges Neighborhood to restarting and revamping our Asian Youth in Action program! […]

2019 NYIC Holiday Party & Annual Meeting

W83 Ministry Center Loft 150 West 83rd Street, New York, NY, United States

Join the New York Immigration Coalition's (NYIC) staff and nonprofit Member organizations in celebrating the holiday season and all of the amazing work that we were able to accomplish together this past year including but not limited to victories around drivers licenses, the removal of the citizenship question from the census, and the fight against […]

Queer Detainee Empowerment Projects’s Fifth Birthday Party

Tuffet NYC 268 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

You are formally invited to QDEP's fifth birthday party at Tuffet NYC, December 12th, 2019. We will be having a raffle, drag show, and specialty cocktails (20% of proceeds of these cocktails will go to QDEP)! You are more than welcome to bring friends or people whom you are close to. We look forward to seeing you there!

Vigil & Townhall Honoring Donna Dojoy

Jewish Community Center of Ozone Park 107-01 Cross Bay Blvd, Jamaica, NY, United States

With heavy hearts and hopeful spirits, Jahajee Sisters invites you to join us on December 15 for a Vigil & Townhall. We will be honoring Donna Dojoy and all others whose lives have been taken by gender-based violence, and giving space to our community to grieve. We will also be engaging the community in dialogue […]

GGE’s Surprise Ribbon Cutting

Girls for Gender Equity 25 Chapel Street, Suite 1006, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Please join us as we celebrate the official opening of our expanded office space with a ribbon cutting ceremony. We will also be toasting to our President and CEO, Joanne Smith, whose vision for the space has come to fruition!

Winter Party for a #NYHomesGuarantee

Lot 45 Bushwick 411 Troutman Street, Brooklyn, NY, United States

In 2019, our members led this coalition to win the largest victory the housing justice movement has seen in decades. We’re celebrating with a holiday party on December 16th at Lot 45 in Bushwick at 6:00 PM! Your support for this coalition will help us continue to push the envelope in 2020. By donating to […]

Bring Them Home: End Death-by-Incarceration Sentences & Promote Parole Justice

New York State Capitol Albany, NY, United States

Join the Release Aging People in Prison Campaign, Parole Preparation Project and others from across New York State in Albany all day on Tuesday, January 14 for a day of action to end death-by-incarceration and promote parole justice. We'll march, rally, and meet with legislators in support of our Elder Parole (S2144) and Fair and […]

Help us get 1,000 people to Albany on Jan 21 to Demand Passage of #HALTsolitary!

Please join us on January 21 for the first major #HALTsolitary Advocacy Day of 2020 -- and our largest ever. The time is NOW to demand passage of #HALTsolitary! Thousands of New Yorkers are suffering in solitary confinement - for months, years, and decades. This torture must end NOW! The HALT bill has enough votes […]

F**k You, Gentrification Party and Fundraiser

Audre Lorde Project - Manhattan Office 147 West 24th Street, 3rd Fl, New York City, NY, United States

Researchers say that 1 in every 10 people in New York City is being gentrified out of their home. And now it's happening to ALP too. We're losing our Manhattan home at the historic Miss Major-Jay Toole building in Chelsea, due to rising rent that's not sustainable for a small, radical grassroots org like us. […]

Day Against Hate

The Day Against Hate is an opportunity for communities across New York to come together, learn concrete upstander skills, and begin to build the relationships we need to protect ourselves and each other from hate violence. Hate violence is rising. Jewish, Muslim, Black and Brown, immigrant, and LGBTQ communities — all of us have a […]

Public Hearing on Our Bills to Expand RTC

City Hall City Hall Park, New York City, NY, United States

After NYC passed the Right to Counsel law in 2017, research found that 84% of tenants facing eviction who had a lawyer were able to remain in their homes. Lawyers support tenants in defending their rights in the courtroom, and the data shows that making it a right for tenants to have a lawyer has been […]

Let’s go to Albany to defend nail workers!

New York State Capitol Albany, NY, United States

Nail Techs United are heading to Albany on February 25th to defend nail salon worker’s rights! They are introducing the Nail Salon Accountability Act which would link business licensing procedures with labor law compliance. Drop them a DM to learn more. Free food and transportation!

2020 No More Drug War & End Overdose Legislative Awareness Day

Empire State Plaza Albany, NY, United States

Please RSVP for the 2020 No More Drug War/End Overdose Legislative Awareness Day on February 26, 2020. We are committed to ending the drug war and overdose in NYS. More information will be made available soon. Traveling from NYC, contact: Biz Berthy, 917-488-4961, biz@vocal-ny.org Traveling from Westchester, Mid-Hudson Valley or Albany, contact: Luke Grandis, 917-702-8781, […]

Small Works for Big Change 2020

St. John's Church 81 Christopher Street, New York, NY, United States

The Sylvia Rivera Law Project is thrilled to invite you to our storied art benefit, Small Works for Big Change! Small Works for Big Change is an art benefit for the Sylvia Rivera Law Project. For 15 years, Small Works has provided an important space for trans and gender non-conforming artists, especially trans and gender-nonconforming […]

Adhikaar’s Nari Diwas (Women’s Day)/नारी दिवस

P.S. 69 77-02 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights, NY, United States

Save the date for Adhikaar's Women's Day (नारी दिवस) event this year! Venue: P.S. 69 (77-02 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights 11372) Date: Saturday, Feb 29 Time: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm More details will follow soon.

Make Billionaires Pay!

1216 Fifth Avenue 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United States

New York State is home to 112 billionaires with over $525 billion in wealth, and dozens more live here part-time in multi-million-dollar luxury apartments that are their second, third, fourth or fifth homes. Meanwhile, our state faces a $6 billion budget deficit and Governor Cuomo is threatening Medicaid cuts and attacks on workers' rights. We […]

Governor Cuomo Wage-Theft-Commander-in-Chief

633 3rd Ave 633 3rd Ave, New York, NY, United States

On January 1st, Governor Cuomo heartlessly vetoed the SWEAT bill, showing he would rather aid and abet criminal bosses who refuse to follow the labor law, than workers. The SWEAT bill gives critically needed tools to workers and the Department of Labor to stop bosses from transferring and hiding their assets and leaving workers who […]

#RADICALREADZ – Celebrating Linda Sarsour!

Bethany Baptist Church 460 Marcus Garvey Blvd, Brooklyn, NY, United States

The Gathering for Justice invites you to a special RADICAL READZ event: CELEBRATING LINDA SARSOUR AND THE NY PREMIERE LAUNCH OF HER FIRST BOOK, "WE ARE NOT HERE TO BE BYSTANDERS: A MEMOIR OF LOVE AND RESISTANCE" 6:30PM Doors Open | 7:00PM Program Begins | 9:00PM Reception + Book Signing BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH - 460 […]

Movement for Justice in El Barrio presents an International Women`s Day 2020 Celebration

In keeping with our annual tradition of celebrating International Women’s Day, Movement for Justice in El Barrio invites you to join us, as we honor the tremendous leadership and indispensable contributions of women who fight for dignity and justice everywhere.  At this gathering, we will commemorate and honor our compañeras, the “indignadas,” and all dignified women […]

Farming While Black with Leah Penniman

YMCA of Kingston & Ulster County 507 Broadway, Kingston, NY, United States

AJ Williams-Myers African Roots Center Presents “Farming While Black: African Diasporic Wisdom for Farming and Food Justice” with Leah Penniman Leah Penniman shares her wisdom, wit, knowledge of history and love of the land. With a particular focus on uplifting the contributions of Black, Indigenous, Women of Color, Penniman will guide us to an understanding […]

North star Fund Online Open House: COVID-19 Response

This Friday, we are hosting an online open house to provide a space for you to connect with North Star Fund staff and other grantees to ask questions, share resources and come together as a community. The open house will be held on Zoom from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Friday, March 20.

Justice Committee Orientation

Justice Committee is inviting NYers of color to join us for a membership orientation! Join us Sat. March 21 to learn more about Justice Committee's history, purpose, goals, and how you can plug into the work we are doing. We all have a role to play in ending police violence as well as building stronger […]

NYC Documentary Premiere of Our Rights! Our Power! The Right To Counsel (RTC) Campaign To Fight Evictions In NYC!

New York Law School Auditorium 185 W Broadway, New York, NY, United States

After two years of working on a documentary about our campaign, we are proud to be releasing Our Rights! Our Power! The Right To Counsel (RTC) Campaign To Fight Evictions In NYC!!  We are honored to dedicate this documentary to our beloved leader, inspiration and friend: Carmen Vega-Rivera. The documentary will premiere in NYC on Friday, March 27th, at […]

Lift Up With Love: A Speak-out for Indo-Caribbean Survivors

The Figure Studio 11149 Lefferts Boulevard, Queens, NY, United States

One in three women will face some kind of sexual violence in her lifetime. One in four girls will be sexually abused before they turn 18. Despite the numbers, there is a devastating amount of stigma and shame around this issue. The shame has allowed this violence to continue, and contributed to normalizing it. Our […]

Nawrooz Party

Centro Corona 104-05 47th Ave, Corona, NY, United States

More details to come.

COVID-19 & The Future of Organizing

North Star Fund invites you to join a webinar where we will explore how to build a strong, allied funding movement to support grassroots power-building in New York. We will share our 2020-2023 strategic plan, and the philanthropic values that have enabled us to take bold and immediate actions to support organizing. The webinar will […]

Charla (Conversation) with El Barrio Immigrant Mothers Impacted by COVID-19

Movement for Justice in El Barrio invites everyone to join us for this virtual event, where immigrant mothers from East Harlem, members of Movement for Justice in El Barrio, will discuss our organization’s movement-building for justice organizing pre-COVID and how we’ve rapidly shifted organizational efforts to support our immigrant neighbors in El Barrio during this […]

Education Equity or Else: The Danger and Opportunity for Public Schools in an Era of Covid

The widespread closure of public schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic have put a spotlight on their importance not just in educating children, but providing nutrition, mental and physical health support, and critical services to the neighborhoods and communities in which they’re located. But just because they’re closed doesn’t mean they’re not under attack: as […]

Brown at 66: The State of Integration in NYC

Please join NYC policy experts, advocates, parents, educators, and students to commemorate the 66th Anniversary of the Brown decision. Build community, learn about the state of integration in NYC schools, and take action!

CAAAV‘s Virtual Karaoke Battle 2020

It's been quite a year, and we are excited to celebrate and simultaneously do some critically important fundraising with you for CAAAV this May! CAAAV is hosting our 4th annual Karaoke Battle fundraiser on Friday, May 20th, which continues our tradition of bringing our community together in the name of solidarity and justice! Due to […]

Join Us To #CancelRent by June 1

On May 1st, we showed the strength and breadth of our housing movement when THOUSANDS of tenants across the country went on strike. And while that was incredibly powerful and a testament to our organizing, we're two weeks away from June 1st and there's still a lot left to win. We know that people still […]

PEP Rally for Police-Free Schools

Thursday evening, June 18th, leading up to the scheduled Panel for Educational Policy (PEP) contract approval meeting, students, educators, and family members will rally in Central Brooklyn to demand New York City divest from the NYPD and invest in schools and communities. This comes after over 1,000 students, educators, and family members marched in Lower […]

Juneteenth Virtual Block Party

Join the NYC Coalition for Educational Justice, parents, students and educators for a Juneteenth Virtual Block Party to uplift Block Joy & Resistance while we continue to apply pressure to Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Corey Johnson to #DefundNYPD, implement #PoliceFreechools and Cultually Responsive Education through a just and moral budget for our children

Juneteenth Freedom Party

Black riders, Black walkers, Black movers of all kinds, join us on Eastern Parkway to celebrate Juneteenth together! Bikers: Meet at 3:30 at Troy & Eastern Parkway All other movers: Meet at 3:30 at Utica & Eastern Parkway Rally at 5:00 PM at Grand Army Plaza Not Black and want to support? Email juneteenth@brooklynmovementcenter.org DONATIONS: https://alp.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=11 […]

Statewide Day of Action: No Eviction!

On June 22nd, Governor Cuomo is reopening eviction courts even though there is still *no* plan for the millions of people who have lost income permanently and will be unable to pay back rent. Join us for a statewide day of action to keep eviction courts closed. All events will being at 8:30 AM. Please […]

Liberating Pride: Abolishing the Borders of the LGBTQIA+ Movement

Pride month attracts sponsorship dollars from some of the biggest corporations in the world, but what gets lost in the festivities? How do we celebrate the progress of the LGBTQIA+ movement when so many of us are still not free, when our immigrant siblings are denied human rights, and the notion of freedom seems so […]

The 14th Annual Arab American Bazaar

Shore Road Park

Every year AAANY's Bazaar is a highlight of the summer for New York's Arab community, and this year we're excited to make the event bigger and better than ever! Join us for a day showcasing the food, music, and culture of the Arab world and celebrating New York's Arab American community. Be on the lookout […]

North Star Fund Giving Project Info Session

Do you want to learn more about exciting Black-led organizing in New York City? Better yet, do you want to do something to directly support this work, and strengthen your own leadership in the process? Join us for an information session about North Star Fund's People Power Giving Project! This is an opportunity for you […]

Rooted in Resistance: How movements and leaders blossom in the places they’re not supposed to grow

People who have struggled against oppression within the Prison-Industrial Complex become leaders of our struggles against the PIC outside—from challenging capitalist ways of thinking that perpetuate oppression, to embracing life-affirming values and principles rooted in resistance. At this NYC TJ Hub session, we invite you to join a conversation with the director of Releasing Aging […]

Segregation is Killing Us: Launch Event

Black and Latinx New Yorkers are 2x more likely to be infected by COVID-19, and 1.5 more likely to die. Join IntegrateNYC and Territorial Empathy to look at how COVID-19 has impacted marginalized communities in our city and our education system. We will launch an interactive site and release an enrollment policy proposal to address […]

A New Pathway to Status: Forum on the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) Law

Join African Communities Together, the Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas, the Liberian Consulate, Staten Island Legal Services and the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs for a special forum on the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) law. Tune in to ask your questions and learn about this important legislation. Speakers Include: Diana Konaté, J.D. […]

Supporting Black-led Community Safety and Abolition for NYC

Abolish. Defund. Reform. These are some of the many calls to action we've heard this summer in New York City and around the nation. What do they mean, and how can our history of Black-led organizing in NYC around abolition and alternative models of community safety inform this moment? North Star Fund invites you to join […]

Elections Debrief: What the 2020 Results Mean for Advocates

Join Advocacy Institute on Monday, August 10th at 2pm for a AI member call: Panel Discussion on the 2020 Elections. The recent elections in New York State have resulted in an unprecedented number of upset victories against long-time incumbent lawmakers. Progressive and socialist insurgents are poised to make waves in Albany, which has important implications for […]

Justice Committee Orientation – August 2020

The Justice Committee (JC) Orientation is open to people of color who are interested in joining movement to end police violence and working to build safe, healthy, powerful communities in NYC. Join us Tuesday, August 11 from 6:30pm - 8pm to learn more about the work we do at JC. What this Justice Committee Orientation […]

Black Rank & File: A Life in the Movement

As a new generation rises up for Black life and the movement extends into the workplace, Ed Wells’ story of struggle and hard-earned wisdom needs to be heard. Ed Wells is a movement elder with fifty years of service as a rank & file labor leader and Black liberation activist. Born in Youngstown Ohio to […]

CAE CopWatch Training

A CopWatch training for the Center for Anti-Violence Education Discriminatory, abusive policing is nothing new for the NYPD, but when Mayor de Blasio and Governor Cuomo engaged the NYPD in social distancing enforcement, they created new conditions for abuse. Social distancing-related police violence and misconduct are impacting the same communities that have always been the […]

Future of Organizing: Hudson Valley (Webinar)

North Star Fund is celebrating our fourth year of supporting grassroots organizing in the Hudson Valley! Please join us to learn more about current campaigns for justice throughout the region. On Wednesday, August 26th, 2 to 3 pm, you’re invited to a Zoom gathering to connect with Hudson Valley community organizers to talk about the […]

North Star Fund, explained

Learn more about why North Star Fund is a unique—and fun—community for social justice, and how you can get involved. North Star Fund is a foundation that is powered by and for people building grassroots power. Do you want to understand more about how we work and how to get involved? Do you have a […]

Giving Circles, explained

A Book Club is so 2016! Giving circles mobilize millions of dollars every year in support of different causes. Learn more about how friends and family can organize to create collective giving circles in support of grassroots organizing. Register here.

Decolonizing Fundraising, explained

How do we build a future of fundraising that centers Black, Indigenous and people of color communities and our collective liberation? Register here.

October Grantee Peer Call

POSTPONED: This call has been postponed. Please check back with us in early 2021 for a new schedule. Thanks! Connect with your peers in the North Star Fund grantee community to share challenges, best practices, and lessons learned. You are not alone! Come learn from each others' wisdom and share resources. Every month, as part […]

Thanks and Goodbye Zoom Happy Hour for Cori Parrish

Join us for a Zoom Happy Hour to say goodbye to deputy director cori schmanke parrish. Join us with your beverage of choice, from wherever you are, as we celebrate cori’s time on staff and leadership and share well wishes. As you may know, cori loves karaoke, so after a thirty-minute program, we’ll switch to […]

Still We Fight: The State of Black-Led Organizing in NYC and the Hudson Valley

Join North Star Fund in a multi-generational online conversation on February 24, at 6:30 pm for a 90-minute webinar. You’ll be joining local organizers who have been a part of the Let Us Breathe Fund since its founding in 2015, as well our newest and emerging leaders. This is a chance to learn about ongoing […]

How To Apply for the Spring 21 Cycle (Daytime session)

Grant applications are open at North Star Fund, with a focus on new applicants. Join us on February 25 at 1pm to learn how to apply. Please register using the Zoom link below, and we look forward to seeing you!

How To Apply for the Spring 21 Cycle (Evening session)

Grant applications are open at North Star Fund, with a focus on new applicants. Join us on March 3 on our Instagram page at 8 pm to learn how to apply. You don't have to pre-register, but follow us on Instagram to get more updates about the event.

Conversations on Justice

In celebration of Asian American Heritage Month, North Star Fund and Asian Women Giving Circle are pleased to host Conversations on Justice, a panel featuring leading organizers in New York City, on May 20 from 12:00–1:15 p.m. These advocates are advancing the calls for justice in New York City by harnessing the power of tenants, […]

North Star Fund Giving Project Info Session

Do you want to learn more about exciting Black-led organizing in New York City? Better yet, do you want to do something to directly support this work, and strengthen your own leadership in the process? Join us for an information session about North Star Fund's People Power Giving Project! This is an opportunity for you […]

AI Funder Briefing: Reflecting on the Political Shifts of 2021

This year has seen historic changes in Albany and a tide of progressive candidates poised to win City Council elections in NYC. Join The Advocacy Institute on Wednesday, November 10 at 10am to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing social justice organizations across the state, and learn how AI is poised to support their success. […]

Harnessing the Power of the New Electorate

Join us for a conversation about North Star Fund and New York Foundation’s new Streets to Statehouse: Harnessing the Power of the New Electorate which examines how grassroots organizing is not only essential for building campaigns from outside City Hall or Albany, but is also critical in building a more robust multiracial democracy. Following last […]

Join North Star Fund to see CLYDE’s on Broadway

North Star Fund is hosting a theater night on Monday, November 22 to see CLYDE’s on Broadway, written by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and directed by Kate Whoriskey. A truck stop sandwich shop offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff a shot at reclaiming their lives. You’ll want a seat at the table for […]

Participatory Grantmaking with BIPOC Movements

Join Participatory Grantmaking Community for a deep dive into understanding how traditional philanthropic practices have negatively impacted movements led by people of color, specifically understanding “movement capture” and how participatory grantmaking practices aim to address those negative impacts. Their sessions will feature BIPOC centered participatory processes, and how committee selection, orientation, committee support, and the […]

March 2022 Power Lunch!

Join us for a community conversation with Jennifer Ching, North Star Fund's Executive Director. Jenn will share how North Star Fund has grown over the past year and how we're at a historic moment in our decades-long support of grassroots movements led by communities of color building power in New York City, the Hudson Valley, […]

Instagram Live: How to Apply for a North Star Fund Grant

Our spring 2022 cycle is open, and grants are available to applicants new to North Star Fund. Bring your questions as we offer a brief introduction to our grants program on Instagram. You'll find us at instagram.com/northstarfund

How to Apply for a North Star Fund Grant

Our spring 2022 cycle is open, and grants are available to applicants new to North Star Fund. Bring your questions as we offer a brief introduction to our grants program. Please register in advance. Captioning provided.

PRIMERA Opening Night Screening

SVA Theater 333 West 23rd St, New York, NY, United States

We are excited to invite you to join us in early June for El Encuentro: Workshops of Solidarity, a series of free programs centering solidarity movement-building across borders and led by a delegation of Chilean activists. The events are free and for all North Star Fund grantees (as well as movement partners). Join us for […]

El Encuentro: Workshops of Solidarity — NYC

Mayday Space 176 St. Nicholas Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, United States

We are excited to invite you to join us in early June for El Encuentro: Workshops of Solidarity, a series of free programs centering solidarity movement-building across borders and led by a delegation of Chilean activists. The events are free and for all North Star Fund grantees (as well as movement partners). We will hold […]

El Encuentro: Workshops of Solidarity — Hudson Valley

The Action Lab 23 Barnes Road, Ossining, NY, United States

We are excited to invite you to join us in early June for El Encuentro: Workshops of Solidarity, a series of free programs centering solidarity movement-building across borders and led by a delegation of Chilean activists. The events are free and for all North Star Fund grantees (as well as movement partners). We will hold […]

Take 5: Celebrating Five Years of Organizing in the Hudson Valley

Storm King 1 Museum Rd, New Windsor, NY, United States

Please join us for Take 5: Celebrating Five Years of Organizing in the Hudson Valley. In the gorgeous sculpture park at Storm King Art Center, you’ll hear from Hudson Valley grantees, meet other North Star Fund supporters, and learn more about North Star Fund’s vision for the future. Green Light legislation, the Halt Solitary Act, […]

North Star Fund Giving Project 2022 Info Session

Do you want to learn more about exciting Black-led organizing in New York City and the Hudson Valley? Better yet, do you want to do something to directly support this work and strengthen your own leadership in the process? Join us for an information session about North Star Fund’s People Power Giving Project! This is […]

2023 Weekend of Organizing

Do you know any community organizers in your area who could benefit from deepening their organizing skills? The Weekend of Organizing is part of a larger effort in partnership with Village Funk, Engage NY and New York Civic Engagement Table to build the capacity of movement leaders in the Hudson Valley and New York City. […]

Still We Fight 2023 (Webinar)

During this online event, you'll hear from Let Us Breathe Fund grantees working on multiple issue areas—food justice, anti-gentrification/anti-displacement and Black land stewardship—that are interconnected and share a legacy of Black-led organizing.  We're excited to learn from Boris Santos (East New York Community Land Trust), Claire Cousin (Hudson Catskill Housing Coalition), Jalal Sabur (Sweet Freedom […]

Informational Webinar: How to Apply for North Star Fund Grants

Join us for an informational webinar to learn about North Star Fund’s current grant opportunities, how to strengthen your grant application, what to expect during the application process, and more. Spanish interpretation will be available. How to Apply Workshop #1 Wednesday, March 22 from 6 – 7pm. ​​Sign up here. How to Apply Workshop #2 […]

2023 Fall Weekend of Organizing

Do you know any community organizers in your area who could benefit from deepening their organizing skills? The Weekend of Organizing is part of a larger effort in partnership with Village Funk, Engage NY and New York Civic Engagement Table to build the capacity of movement leaders in the Hudson Valley and New York City. […]

Hudson Valley Fall Fiesta

King's Court Brewing Company 40 Cannon St #1, Poughkeepsie, United States

Join your friends and neighbors from across the Hudson Valley and beyond for a bountiful evening of community and gratitude. We’ll meet at King’s Court Brewing Company to celebrate organizing, build community and strengthen relationships. We’ll enjoy each other’s company along with good food and drink! We’ll also share a brief reflection on our year […]

2023 Power Lunch

Please join us for our 2023 Power Lunch! It’s been a transformational year at North Star Fund and we want to share with you what’s happened, what’s new, and what’s coming up in 2024.  Power Lunch is a one-hour report back to our community. North Star Fund Executive Director Jenn Ching will welcome new Community […]

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2024 New Year’s Revolutions: Elevate Your Planning for an Active Year

Get ready to kick off the new year with purpose! Registration is now open for New Year’s Revolutions, North Star Fund’s annual giving plan workshop. A giving plan is a practical tool designed to channel your giving effectively, ensuring that your resources are moving to the issues and communities that matter most to you. As […]

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The Let Us Breathe Forum: Building Toward Black Liberation

Nearly ten years after the first Let Us Breathe Forum and an inaugural round of grantmaking focused on police reform, the Let Us Breathe Fund has evolved into a thriving community rooted in powerful and diverse visions for Black liberation. Join North Star Fund, Let Us Breathe Fund grantee partners, community organizers, and resource mobilizers […]

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How To Apply Workshop #2/Taller sobre cómo solicitar subvenciones #2

Join us for an informational webinar to learn about North Star Fund’s current grant opportunities, how to strengthen your grant application, what to expect during the application process, and more. If you plan to join one of the workshops and will use interpretation services, please register and let us know by February 28 at noon. […]

How To Apply Workshop/Taller sobre cómo solicitar subvenciones

Join us for an informational webinar to learn about North Star Fund’s current grant opportunities, how to strengthen your grant application, what to expect during the application process, and more. Spanish interpretation and captioning will be available. --- Únase a nosotros a un taller por medio de Zoom para conocer las oportunidades de subvenciones actuales […]

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