Black nonprofit and philanthropic leaders reflect on the extraordinary burden of the COVID-19 crisis on BIPOC communities and leaders of color and the great opportunity it offers philanthropy to pursue more equitable funding practices that prioritize more proximate leaders and solutions.
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Government programs proposed as an emergency response, like unemployment insurance, SNAP and Medicaid, are also essential to helping families in need. But they’re not enough.
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Guaranteed income, a form of universal basic income, can boost people out of poverty. It may also become essential during the coronavirus pandemic.
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“The fact that we are even having conversations about giving people money is already showing that the system is shifting,” says Aisha Nyandoro.
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The straightest path is to make financial capital directly available to individuals and families. For example, a nonprofit called Springboard to Opportunities used a portion of its funding stream to launch a pilot effort, Magnolia Mother’s Trust.