Over the years, our US partners have had to be agile, courageous, intersectional, and collaborative to continually build new opportunities and futures for people fighting against oppressive and racist systems. As we shared last August, Luminate is winding down our US domestic work by the end of 2023 after a decade of actively investing in civic tech, movement building, immigrant justice, data and digital rights, and more recently narrative change. We are so proud of their work and want to take this opportunity to celebrate their incredible impact.
To honor the impactful work of our partners we asked them to share, in their own words, their organization’s focus, plans for the future, learnings from the field, and how funders can support their continued progress fighting for social justice and equity. Below are Q&As with leaders from across our portfolio that have successfully moved the country toward justice in small and big ways.
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