OUR WORK & PROGRAMS
BLACK SOLIDARITY ECONOMY
We support Black leadership in the solidarity economy movement through funding opportunities, relationship building, and storytelling.
BLACK SOLIDARITY ECONOMY FUND
Since 2020, the Black Solidarity Economy Fund (BSEF) has democratically distributed over $975,000 to Black-led solidarity economy organizing.
Moved by the 2020 popular uprisings, several dozen Black staff and leaders from our network came together to organize the fund, with the goal of redistributing resources to Black-led organizations building the solidarity economy. The fund is anchored by the BSEF Working Group which collectively makes all major decisions related to the fund.
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BLACK RADICAL DEMOCRACY WORKING GROUP
In July 2024, the Black Solidarity Economy Fund (BSEF) gathered in Durham, NC for the first ever Black Radical Democracy Convening! Over 40 people representing 25 orgs attended and were joined by movement elders with over 50 years in the Black liberation struggle. From the convening, NEC members and grantees decided to start a space for Black folks within the network to convene, collaborate, celebrate, and resource Black leadership within the Solidarity Economy movement.
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RECENT NEWS
The Rapid Response Fund
The Black Solidarity Economy Fund will redistribute $50k of rapid response funds to nonprofit organizations, entities, and collectives facing emergent needs due to racialized environmental, public health, legal, and economic threats.
The Wellness Fund
In 2025, in this particular expression of American fascism, we created the Wellness Fund to support the well-being of individuals in New Economy Coalition’s network who are experiencing the impacts of anti-Blackness.
We Fund Us: 5 Years Since the Uprisings
Join the New Economy Coalition for a funder briefing to support the longevity of the Black Solidarity Economy Fund (BSEF). In this session, we’ll share lessons learned in the first 5 years of operating this participatory fund, and how we can mobilize resources for the next half-decade.
The Rapid Response Fund
The Black Solidarity Economy Fund will redistribute $50k of rapid response funds to nonprofit organizations, entities, and collectives facing emergent needs due to racialized environmental, public health, legal, and economic threats.
The Wellness Fund
In 2025, in this particular expression of American fascism, we created the Wellness Fund to support the well-being of individuals in New Economy Coalition’s network who are experiencing the impacts of anti-Blackness.
We Fund Us: 5 Years Since the Uprisings
Join the New Economy Coalition for a funder briefing to support the longevity of the Black Solidarity Economy Fund (BSEF). In this session, we’ll share lessons learned in the first 5 years of operating this participatory fund, and how we can mobilize resources for the next half-decade.