Unbound Philanthropy is Laser-Focused on Immigration. Have You Heard of It?
How can philanthropy support immigrants in a country that elected a blatantly anti-immigrant president? That’s a question lots of funders have been asking themselves since last November, setting off a flurry of rapid response giving. Grantmakers in the mix include national outfits like the Open Society Foundations and Ford, as well as local and regional funders like New York Community Trust and a whole host of California funders. Interestingly, though, there are very few funders around that focus exclusively on immigrants and migrants.
Unbound Philanthropy is one that does.
Founded in 2003 and only acquiring its first staff member in 2008, Unbound Philanthropy hasn’t been around for too long. But its laser focus on the immigration issue, and how communities can welcome the newcomers in their midst, well pre-dates the Trump phenomenon. That puts Unbound in a good position to capitalize on new energy in the funding community around immigration. . .