This spring, our Grant-Making Panel gathered in Miami, Florida to reflect on our grant review process – what's worked, what hasn't, and how we move forward. The conversations were honest, generative, and full of new ideas. One of our most exciting shifts is that we...
It’s the work you don’t see, but every movement needs. It’s not an easy or catchy story to tell – the story of the fiscal sponsor, the intermediary, the behind-the-scenes arterial highways and bus stops that scaffold and support the tactile and tangible and...
Scarcity mindset, turf guarding, asset hoarding, and gate-keeping are frequently used vocabulary in traditional philanthropic fundraising. For many grassroots social justice organizations, fundraising for their organizations is often a stressful and anxiety-inducing...
We are so excited to welcome these folks to the Southern Vision Alliance team. Please join us in congratulating these amazing people on their new roles, and feel free to send them a little note to welcome them! addison evans (Pronouns: they/them/theirs) I'm addison a....
In 1986, I lost my voice following a tragic incident that required seven operations. Four years later, in 1990, I founded Emotions Organization to empower youth through emotional development. From early childhood to career preparation, I have advocated for and...
In 2025, QMF journeyed through a leadership transition, focusing on internal visioning, strategizing, and priority setting with the new team, and hit the ground running again at the close of 2025 and opening of 2026. QMF is a program of Southern Vision Alliance, a...
Ninety percent of an iceberg is below the waterline. Amazing, right? Organizations working to better their communities with rapid response initiatives are sometimes like icebergs. We see the surface of their work, but we may miss the dedication that goes on behind the...
On a wet wintery weekend in February, 34 organizers from the mountains to the coast of North Carolina came together for a three-day Organizing Bootcamp led by the Center for Third World Organizing, part of the Southern Vision Alliance and Blueprint NC Power Building...
Outside of being an event space that hosts hundreds of events each year, another major operation of People’s Solidarity Hub is the Lending Library. Touting important direct action and rally resources like megaphones, speakers, walkie talkies, canopy tents, chairs,...
