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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Our 1st episode: "Nothing Is Neutral: Art as a Weapon & Way Through," launches this October with Chi Nwosu & @monicatrinidad.bsky.social. We're talking art as movement, imagination as resistance—not a luxury, but infrastructure. 🎧 Subscribe: thirdwavefund.org/resourcing-r...

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What does it take to resource resistance when the ground keeps shifting? Enter #ResourcingResistance, Third Wave Fund's new podcast 🎙️ We're bringing together organizers, artists & movement leaders for honest talks on power, money & culture.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

As Dagoberto shares, "Safety does not come from the police, it has to come from all of us." Migrant justice is inseparable from gender justice. Read our 2025 Year-In-Review: bit.ly/TWFYIR25

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"When trans women and survival-based sex workers have their needs met—that to me is gender justice." —Mariah Webber This #SWPrideDay, we celebrate sex workers' brilliance & recommit to resourcing SW-led organizing every day. The SWGC has granted $3M+ to 62 groups. Read our YIR: bit.ly/TWFYIR25🌹

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The #MobilizePowerFund (MPF) supports groups adapting to unanticipated, time-sensitive opportunities or threats in the last 6 months. Open to youth-led & intergenerational groups, nonprofits, & coalitions in the U.S., regardless of 501(c)3 status. Since 2015, we've granted $4.3M+ to 500+ groups.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The next deadline for our rapid response fund is Oct. 6, 2026 ✨ Is your org doing mobilizations, healing justice, conflict transformation, mutual aid, direct actions, or emergency safety work? MPF might be for you:https://bit.ly/mpf26

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"History isn't linear. There will always be something beyond the binary, and we will always fight for the right to exist, flourish, and imagine beyond what's defined as 'normal.'" Stay tuned to see what we're cooking up with Tracy!

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

On gender justice: "The binary is always used to justify policing others. The 'center' is never as fixed as it pretends to be. What's 'normal' has changed throughout history. Gender liberation can become a tool of supremacy—we must be wary of that."

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Advice for emerging social justice artists: "Go beyond slogans. How do I connect to this cause? Find where your own experience meets something larger. Make it deeply personal while also making it collective."

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

On her zodiac sign: "I identify with Leo—it's the sign of loyalty, generosity & abundance. We value deep connections & shining without performing. I picture it as a palm tree in the sun: strong, warm, full of nourishing dates." 🌴

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

She began her career in Beirut, creating posters for alternative music venues & publishing comics with Samandal. Since moving to the US in 2020, her work has stayed rooted in dialogue between the US and the Levant. She collaborates with music labels & nightclubs internationally.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We're so excited to introduce our Artist-in-Residence, Tracy Chahwan! Tracy (she/her) is a Philadelphia-based visual artist from Lebanon whose practice centers collaboration, community, and connection across the places she's lived. ✨

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

"We are building the infrastructure to create a community where we don't need police, where we rely on each other, we protect each other, we love each other."—Des Smith, More Than A Hashtag This #BlackAugust, we honor organizers building safety beyond policing. Read our 25 YIR: bit.ly/TWFYIR25 👉🏾

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Learn more & apply here: bit.ly/mpf26 Note: The Mobilize Power Fund (MPF) is for general operating deficits–preplanned events, or ongoing programming are outside this fund's scope. Questions? Email mpf@thirdwavefund.org

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The next deadline for our rapid response fund is Sept. 8, 2026 ✨ Is your org doing mobilizations, healing justice, conflict transformation, mutual aid, direct actions, or emergency safety work? MPF might be for you:https://bit.ly/mpf26

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

"Our intention is to support folks to create safe communities outside institutions that don't care about our people."—Ruth Jeannoel, Fanm Saj This #BlackAugust, we honor Black organizers building the world we deserve. Read our YIR & see how we do it: bit.ly/TWFYIR25

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

These reflections are both an analysis of this moment and a call to action—the challenges organizers face, shifts philanthropy must make, and glimmers of hope across the gender justice ecosystem. Read all seven lessons: bit.ly/TWFYIR25

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

When reflecting on 2025, we approached our Year-in-Review differently. We stepped back to look across our six programs, drawing from conversations with grantee partners. We identified seven key lessons from the 2025 funding landscape.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

At Third Wave Fund, grantmaking has never been just about moving money. It's about building relationships rooted in trust, accountability, and the long-term sustainability of gender justice movements.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

¡Nuestro Fondo de Primera Línea de Discapacidad está abierto! ✨ ¿Tu organización trabaja en justicia de discapacidades, cuidado colectivo, o ayuda mutua? Personas y grupos en EE.UU. y territorios pueden aplicar. Aprende más: thirdwavefund.pulse.ly/cv49ayvlme #DFF2026

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Our Disability Frontlines Fund is open! ✨ Is your org doing disability justice organizing at the frontlines of collective care, mutual aid, and access? Individuals & groups across the U.S. & territories can apply. Learn more & apply by Aug 7: thirdwavefund.pulse.ly/rwdlq9q28b #DFF2026

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This #DisabilityPrideMonth, we spotlight Katrina Schaffer who helped seed the #DisabilityFrontlinesFund: "If we want collective liberation, we need to support disability justice." Read Year-In-Review 25:https://www.thirdwavefund.org/blog/our-2025-year-in-review 📢 2026 DFF grant app launching soon!

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

In 2025, Third Wave Fund moved $4M+ to 130 grassroots gender justice groups across the U.S. & Territories—144 grants to organizers often deemed "too risky" by philanthropy. Read our Year in Review: www.thirdwavefund.org/blog/our-202... 🎨 by Chi Nwosu

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

As our Executive Director @blkboimars.bsky.social reminds us: "We are fueled by remembering ancestors who gathered in celebration and in protest. Today is no different." Black liberation teaches us liberation is a long haul. Let's deepen our commitment to care, love, & funding our communities.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

As the season turns, we unfurl beyond the past toward the future. We call for #FreePalestine & a world where QTBIPOC folks live free from state violence. We usher in #PrideMonth & #Juneteenth holding fast to the truth that we’ve always been—& will continue to be—the ones we’ve been waiting for.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The next deadline for our rapid response fund is July 7, 2026! ✨ Is your org doing mobilizations, healing justice, conflict transformation, mutual aid, direct actions, or emergency safety work? MPF might be for you:https://bit.ly/mpf26

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Are you attending GEO's 2026 National Conference in Boston? ✨ TWF’s Bianca Alston & MARS. Beard will be there. On June 2, they’ll join the Giving Infrastructure Fund for a session on everyday donors & movement power. Waitlist open now! 🔥 geofunders.pulse.ly/dbja3yoroj

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

They didn't just forget us. They erased us — on purpose. On May 21st at 5:30 PM PST, NYT bestselling author Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs, FEMINIST’s Aisha Becker-Burrowes, and journalist Danielle Robay are coming together for #ErasedReclaimed — join us: womensfoundca.org/event/erased...

A promotional graphic for "Erased & Reclaimed," presented by Women's Foundation California. The image features three people with different poses: one with a calm expression, one looking confidently forward, and the other smiling warmly. Text details say:" Women's Foundation California Presents Erased and Reclaimed, A national conversation with Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs, Aisha Becker-Burrowes, and Danielle Robay, May 21st, 2026, and time at 5:30 PM PDT." The background is a vibrant mix of red and purple abstract patterns.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The Mobilize Power Fund (MPF) supports groups adapting to unanticipated, time-sensitive opportunities or threats in the last 6 months. Open to youth-led & intergenerational groups, nonprofits, & coalitions in the U.S., regardless of 501(c)3 status. Since 2015, we've granted $4.3M+ to 500+ groups.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Our Mobilize Power Fund is now open for 2026! The first deadline is June 2nd. ✨ Is your org doing mobilizations, healing justice, conflict transformation, mutual aid, direct actions, or emergency safety work? MPF might be for you! bit.ly/mpf26

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

About the artist: @prairiexbones.bsky.social is a member of the Siċaƞġu Lak̇ot̄a Oyat̄e, a writer, and activist from Spearfish, SD. His latest work, Prairie Bones, is a poetry collection on reconnecting with Lak̇ot̄a kin, culture, and fighting for a better future. bit.ly/prairiexbones

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Defending land is defending gender justice & Indigenous self-determination. This #EarthDay, follow @ndncollective.bsky.social, @bhcwa.bsky.social, and @savethebwca.bsky.social to join the fight to protect Ṗe’Ṡla, Craven Canyon, and Custer & Fall River counties from predatory mining.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

When land is treated as extraction, so are the people connected to it. Indigenous sovereignty and #LANDBACK are inseparable from gender justice. Theft of land ties directly to theft of bodily autonomy—especially for Indigenous women, girls, Two-Spirit, trans, and queer people.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

At Ṗe’Ṡla—a sacred site for Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota people—a mining company plans to drill next to this land. Despite years of organizing, the U.S. Forest Service issued a permit to Pete Lien & Sons.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Last week, the Senate voted to lift a 20-year mining ban near Minnesota's Boundary Waters—putting clean water, tribal treaty rights, and sacred land at risk. That same assault on Indigenous sovereignty is happening now in the Black Hills.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

En el Día Internacional de los Derechos de les Trabajadores Sexuales, honramos su liderazgo. El Círculo de Donantes de Trabajadores Sexuales en Third Wave Fund abrió su ciclo de subvención de 2026! Solicítelo antes del 2 de abril para becas de $35K/año por 2 años. Aprende más: bit.ly/swgc2026espanol

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

On International Sex Worker Rights Day, we honor sex worker leadership everywhere. The Sex Worker Giving Circle at Third Wave Fund has opened our 2026 grant cycle! Apply by April 2 for 2-year grants of $35K/year. Learn more & apply: bit.ly/swgc2026 #InternationalSexWorkerRightsDay #SWGivingCircle

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

As we navigate anti-Blackness, criminalization, and attacks on queer/trans life, these orgs are building mutual aid, healing spaces, and community safety. Follow them. Resource them. Give them their flowers. Black futures are being built in real time. 🌹

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

✨ Black Diaspora Liberty Initiative advocates for Black LGBTQ+ immigrants, fostering environments where all individuals not only survive but thrive. They envision a world free from stigma, discrimination, and forced displacement.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

✨@twocc.bsky.social is an all-Black trans-led initiative in Missouri combating anti-LGBTQ+ policies while supporting sex workers and Black LGBTQ+ folks often sidelined elsewhere. They close critical gaps in care and advocacy.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

✨Fanm Saj centers Black girls and GNC youth across the African Diaspora. Through narrative storytelling, restorative justice, healing justice, and youth leadership, they nourish families and communities.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

✨@roseinthedark.bsky.social uplifts Black queer, trans, and GNC artists and sex workers through the arts. They create safe spaces for artistic and sensual expression and build community-centered experiences.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

For Black History / Futures Month, we're honoring Black-led organizing that doesn't just imagine liberation—it builds it. 🛠️✨Across the U.S. and Territories, our grantee partners are trailblazing bold, material futures rooted in care, autonomy, and collective power. This month, we're uplifting:

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

While the timeline debates Bad Bunny, queer & trans organizers in Puerto Rico are building power amidst ongoing colonial violence. Meet our grantee partners centering Black & Indigenous queer/trans people through decolonial justice. ¡QUE VIVA PUERTO RICO LIBRE! 🇵🇷💥

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