FCFox Foundation

The Frieda C. Fox Family Foundation’s mission is to maximize the potential of children and youth in our communities.

[FCFox Foundation @FCFoxFamFound]

#Philanthropy friends, as I sit in meetings with you today, talking about virtual conferences or “trust” or “solutions”, please know this is how I’m feeling. •Call in Black• featuring @eveeeeezy https://t.co/COy7zZmlhI via @YouTube

[FCFox Foundation @FCFoxFamFound]

Bet you didn't know grantmakers could sing! Thank you to @aishafukushima for leading us in song and to everyone in the room who was open👏🏿 #NCFP19

[FCFox Foundation @FCFoxFamFound]

Thank you to the board, staff, and volunteers for an amazing time! I so appreciated every single conversation and seeing so many people who looked like me center stage. #2018GEO #blackgirlmagic https://t.co/otZX1atATk

[GEO @GEOfunders]

Thank you for a great conference experience! Stay tuned for 2018 National Conference highlights and discussion guides! #2018GEO

[FCFox Foundation @FCFoxFamFound]

@tutormentorteam You are spot on, and this is exactly what we hear from our grantees. Infrastructure (including youth wages) needs to be funded. Thank you for this visual! https://t.co/gewazT5toL

[Daniel Bassill @tutormentorteam]

@FCFoxFamFound For this #youthorganizing to take place, there needs to be some sort of support system that helps kids get involved & stay involved. The infrastructure for such programs is not visible, but needs to be funded. Such programs needed in thousands of places around US. #2018GEO

[FCFox Foundation @FCFoxFamFound]

This is why you stay until the end of the conference. A beautiful performance by opera singer @bronzequeen2911. Thank you for sharing your gift and your story with us! #2018GEO #BlackOpera

[FCFox Foundation @FCFoxFamFound]

Why do organizations have to hide youth organizing and advocacy under terms like “community engagement” or “leadership development”? Because we (funders and our boards) won’t fund anything that’s too radical or too social justice. WE NEED TO CHANGE! #2018GEO #youthorganizing

[FCFox Foundation @FCFoxFamFound]

Youth organizing is more than just young people playing a role or speaking out. Youth are designing, developing, and managing strategy & building supportive and strong relationships with peers and adult supporters. #2018GEO #youthorganizing #youthleadership

[FCFox Foundation @FCFoxFamFound]

Through organizing, young people learn to do root cause analysis so they don’t end up saying things like “slavery is a choice” like Kanye. Thanks @rashidagovan for the real world example. #2018GEO #youthphil #youthorganizing #youthleadership

[Perrin Family Foundation @Perrinfamilyfdn]

“Young people we work with understand the needs for systems change and that changing a policy may not impact them directly, but will impact their peers and sisters and brothers” - Neva Walker #2018GEO

[FCFox Foundation @FCFoxFamFound]

How different might family philanthropy look if we were teaching our youth about equity and oppression starting at 5yo like @ColemanSF1 does? And, what does it say about us that we haven’t? #2018GEO #youthphil

[FCFox Foundation @FCFoxFamFound]

So excited for the only youth focused session at #2018GEO with @sshahphd @rashidagovan @neva_walker. We’re always working to center the voices and work of young people. #youthphil #youthleaders

[FCFox Foundation @FCFoxFamFound]

I find that while foundations say they want to hear from the community, in practice it’s not really happening. I’m a funder with lived experience in foster care, poverty, and living with a disability. And even my voice is not heard on those issues. #2018GEO https://t.co/kQhj0jT34l

[Jessica Bearman @jbearwoman]

What structures need to be in place to get foundations to hear directly from people experiencing housing inequities first hand? Go to them? Hire from community nonprofits? Keep in mind, it hurts when great staff get “poached” by foundations. #2018GEO

[Center for Evaluation Innovation @Eval_Innovation]

“The housing crisis and other social problems that have roots in racism and discrimination are not just going to ‘unhappen’ without interventions that address structural and systemic complexity.” @gloria_bruce at #2018GEO

[FCFox Foundation @FCFoxFamFound]

“I think we are very comfortable with ignoring what we do to kids.” @nhannahjones This is a painful truth I realized while growing up in foster care. #2018GEO

[FCFox Foundation @FCFoxFamFound]

There’s nothing about sitting next to a white kid that makes a black kid smart. It just ensures that the black kid is getting the same great resources. @nhannahjones #2018GEO

[FCFox Foundation @FCFoxFamFound]

Truth: “Our schools have gotten more segregated because that’s what white people want.” Housing stratification/gentrification is just segregation by another name. @nhannahjones #2018GEO

[URBANTxT @URBANTxT]

Calling current college students! Ready to empower Young Men of Color in South Central? Ready to build your network, meet top tech professionals, and learn how the industry works? If so, please apply to our summer Tech Start-Up Fellowship! https://t.co/BaxjAPhDKu

[FCFox Foundation @FCFoxFamFound]

Thank you John Santos! https://t.co/s3xmUEwN6m

[FCFox Foundation @FCFoxFamFound]

Just when I was becoming frustrated by the limitations of philanthropy, the ancestors show up for me unexpectedly. A welcome reminder to stay connected to the source. Asé. #2018GEO

[FCFox Foundation @FCFoxFamFound]

Favorite thing about #2018GEO so far: every session I’ve attended has included a nonprofit partner in the room! Inclusion in action. @GEOfunders