What We Do.
Systems of oppression must be dismantled and replaced. We fight for a world where all communities across racial differences have the economic independence and power to steward their own restoration and healing.
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Common Future has
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catalyzed 90+ initiatives, sourced 500+ community-led
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solutions, and influenced $280M philanthropic dollars
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We Drive Change Through Action.
What We Do
Common Future provides capital, operational support, and strategic partnership to budding solutions addressing racial and economic injustice. Here’s our approach to driving change:
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Building people power
We build connections and shift capital to support community-led solutions that can be recreated at scale across the country.
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Validating alternatives
We ensure alternative economic models and policies gain traction, credibility, and capital, paving the way toward a more equitable economy.
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Shifting capital
We support Funders as they reallocate capital to frontline BIPOC leaders, providing equitable and ample access to resources.
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Shifting systems
We help decision makers craft new financial instruments, capital products, and policies, reshaping institutions through the lens of a restorative economy.
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Our network of leaders, partners, and grantees spans 100+ communities, including wealth-holders and wealth-builders working together towards a more equitable economy.
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In 2020, we channeled $4M+ in philanthropic capital directly to leaders in our network and amplified these opportunities to our funder-partners.
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Through our work organizing capital, $280M has been redirected into community investment that prioritizes equity and power building.
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Help build a Common Future.
Creating an equitable economy requires collective action from people across racial and class differences. Take part in a growing movement by making a donation, joining our team, or partnering with Common Future through our ongoing programs.
The People Behind Our Work.
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Common Future is multiracial and women-led, with a staff and board that are majority people of color. We are audacious, expansive, and unapologetic thinkers and doers who bring lived experience to the problems we tackle.