Help create and curate arts and social events, and advance cultural organizing strategies for the Ujima network.

Endowments are often seen as tools for preserving institutional wealth — but what if we reimagined them as vehicles for collective power and liberation? In this Resourcing Night School session, we’ll hear from a panel of movement-aligned practitioners who are reshaping the purpose and practice of endowments. Together, we’ll unpack what endowments are, how they work, and what it takes to build one rooted in community values.

The Coalitions, Policy & Grassroots Organizing (CPGO) member team is a collaborative initiative committed to actively participating in existing coalitions, prioritizing issues such as community safety, economic and environmental justice, and adopting a multigenerational approach. Open to various matters brought forth by coalition members, the team serves as a bridge for collaboration within the coalition pillar, emphasizing principles rooted in community and liberation. The policy pillar supports ongoing policy efforts aligned with the mission, membership, and community base, while the grassroots pillar strives to build political alignment within our organizations and communities.

The Anchor Institution team consists of Ujima members and solidarity members with the primary objective of supporting the Ujima ecosystem by organizing institutions in Greater Boston, focusing on universities, hospitals, and faith-based organizations, to actively support Ujima’s mission. Key strategies include focusing on procurement, involving purchases from Ujima Good Business Alliance members' businesses; and engagement in values-aligned campaigns through Ujima’s grassroots partners, such as the PILOT Action Group.