“secure our masks first.”

The opportunities for and threats to our communities and democracy are too great for any one organization to address alone.

Coalitions, alignments, and a united front are all critical to meeting the conditions in a proactive stance. Authentic connections, relationships, and community are key both for well-being and for building community power. The deeper our relationships, so much more becomes possible in our ability to move strategy together. 

Seeing philanthropy as part of the united front, funders should build alignment and develop a shared long-term power strategy to raise and deploy the resources needed for both immediate preparation efforts and for the long term.