Bea Solís Power Fund
Bea Solís Power Fund
Our Bea Solís Power Fund invests in the leadership of our Solís Policy Institute alum as they continue to build racial, economic, environmental, and gender justice beyond our training.
This year, our Bea Solís Power Fund solidified our commitment to empowering transformation by disbursing $18,000 in small grants for essential resources to support alums to continue with their advocacy work.
Together, we can ensure that the creative doers and thinkers, movers, and shakers across our SPI alum network have the resources they need to build our shared feminist future.
GRANT GUIDELINES
- Open to SPI- State and Local alums
- Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
- Average response time is 3 weeks.
- Funds are available for current, potential, and pending projects in the following issue areas:
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- Criminal Justice & Policing Reform
- Community Health
- Economic Security/Justice
- Racial Justice
- Reproductive Health/Rights/Justice
- Trauma Service & Prevention
- Civic Engagement Efforts
- Environmental Justice
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- Average grants awarded are $2000
*will consider larger amounts, especially if multiple organizations collaborate on a project
- We support projects advancing an expansive definition of advocacy including, but not limited to:
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- Community events, from Reentry Day, a Town Hall for a specific project/campaign, to healing circles for impacted folks
- Civic Engagement efforts such as Elections Voter Fair
Lobbying Day – local, state, and federal - Social Media campaigns
- Community organizing
- Research to inform/advance future policy work
- Stipends for student activism, internships
- Relief work
- Honoraria for alum participation as presenters, guest speakers, etc.
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Diana Zúñiga
Altars and Action
Solís Policy Institute – State Class of 2014 & Local Class of 2016 – Criminal Justice Reform Team
Diana Zúñiga is a community organizer and policy advocate and a Solís Policy Institute alum. She is also a healer who centers feeling, health, and justice.
Haleema Bharoocha
Putting an End to Period Poverty
Solís Policy Institute – Local Class of 2019 – Criminal Justice Reform Team
Haleema Bharoocha is a weightlifter and a policy shifter. She is a fierce advocate and county commissioner who has her eyes trained on the needs of girls and gender-expansive youth. Haleema is also a Solís Policy Institute alum.
Lisa Fu
Protecting Nail Salon Workers
Solís Policy Institute – State Class of 2007 – Criminal Justice Reform Team
Lisa Fu, Executive Director at California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative, is creating legislation to protect the health of nail salon workers and advocating for COVID rent relief
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