Marielle Franco Institute works to inspire, connect, and potentialize Black women, LGBTQIA+ and peripheral communities to keep moving the structures of society toward collective liberation by resourcing frontline, grassroots movements with best practices
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- ISSUE AREA: Journalism, Media, & Political Advocacy
- ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET: $2,054,891
- GEOGRAPHY: Brazil
KEY FINDINGS
- A deeply political organization – having been a crucial factor in the Bolsonaro v. Lula elections in Brazil; the organization is committed to developing campaigns led by Black, femme, queer, and trans persons of color with coaching and consulting expertise
- Within the next 3-5 years, the organization is committed to building coalitions focused on racial equity and justice across Latin America. They have identified this as an opportunity for Elevate to support on storytelling, branding, and the construction of symbols of resistance for communities to use as catalysts for change
- Looking to build an endowment for the next 5-8 years (goal is $10 million); with those funds, they will secure an office space and regrant dollars to mutual aid groups and frontline organizations (similar to Asylum Acce