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This episode of Justice Ain't Cheap features a powerful conversation with Matthew Hart, Executive Director of Global Philanthropy Project, and Happy Mwende Kinyili, Co-Executive Director of Mama Cash. Together, they explore the urgent lessons U.S. philanthropy must learn from international movements — and offer bold, visionary calls to action for funders.

We are living in a time that many in the movement have warned about for decades. We are witnessing intense and brutal attacks against queer and trans people of color, immigrants, disabled folks and so many other members of our communities – all the while trying to live into our mission, protect ourselves, our loved ones, and the organizations we represent.

Listen to our powerful conversation with philanthropic leaders Bilal Alkatout from Headwaters Foundation for Justice and MARS. Marshall, from Third Wave Fund, hosted by Funders for LGBTQ Issues' President Saida Agostini-Bostic.


In this challenging moment, Bilal and MARS. offer both hope and a powerful call to action for our sector. We’re deeply grateful for the conversation – and for the brilliance, insight, and leadership of these two remarkable philanthropic changemakers.

TRANScending Voices is part of Funders for LGBTQ Issues' main podcast, Justice Ain’t Cheap. This mini-series is dedicated to sharing the stories and experiences of trans leaders who are not only living authentically but also reshaping the landscape of philanthropy and shifting the narrative around funding, visibility, and support. This mini-series is hosted by Alexander Lee (he/him), Deputy Director of Funders for LGBTQ Issues.
In our first episode, Alex interviews Rickke Mananzala. Rickke has been active in grassroots organizing, advocacy, and social justice philanthropy in service of racial, economic, and gender justice movements for more than two decades. He currently serves as the President of the New York Foundation, which supports community organizing and advocacy toward a more just and inclusive New York City. Before this role, he was Vice President of Programs at Borealis Philanthropy.

This episode of Justice Ain't Cheap—“Philanthropic Organizers Making Waves”—is about philanthropic organizing.

Funders' President Saida Agostini-Bostic joins three powerhouse speakers, Farrah Parkes from the Gender Justice Fund, Mike White from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Zev Lowe of the Tikkun Olam Foundation.

This Justice Ain't Cheap episode was hosted by Saida Agostini-Bostic and produced by Amara Reese-Hansell and April Bethea. It was recorded with Hangar Studios in New York City and edited by Hala Hassan. Featured guests were Farrah Parks, Mike White, and Zev Lowe.

This episode of Justice Ain't Cheap—“The Proving Ground”—is about the state of LGBTQ philanthropic organizing in the South.

Funders' President Saida Agostini-Bostic joins Shaena Johnson, Out in the South (OTS) Project Director, board member and OTS steering committee member Kelli King-Jackson, and Grantmakers United for Trans Communities (GUTC) Fellow Míchél Macklin of Texas Pride Impact Funds.

This episode of Justice Ain't Cheap was hosted by Saida Agostini-Bostic and produced by Amara Reese-Hansell and April Bethea. It was recorded with Hangar Studios in New York City and edited by Jen Tidwell. Featured guests were Shaena Johnson, Kelli King-Jackson, and Míchél Macklin.

This episode of Justice Ain't Cheap brings together Black queer and trans professionals to discuss what liberation truly looks like and means in philanthropy.

Recorded live during Funding Forward 2023 in Chicago, Funders' President Saida Agostini-Bostic joins board member Glo Ross (Arcus Foundation) and Lisa Owens (Hyams Foundation) to discuss how Black femme, trans, and gender nonconforming philanthropic leaders are organizing to build a world where everyone is free.

This episode of Justice Ain't Cheap was hosted by Saida Agostini-Bostic and produced by Amara Reese-Hansell and April Bethea. It was recorded with Content Maven Media in Chicago and edited by Jen Tidwell. Featured guests were Lisa Owens and Glo Ross.

This episode of Justice Ain't Cheap brings together legislators and organizers on the movement front lines who have been impacted by the far right's legislative assault, targeting trans and gender non-conforming communities.

Host Saida Agostini-Bostic talks with Representative Kim Abbott (MT, HD 83), Representative Mauree Turner (OK, HD 88), and Emmett Schelling (Transgender Education Network of Texas: TENT), who are organizing against this tide of anti-trans hate.

**content warning: this episode contains references to suicide**

This episode of Justice Ain't Cheap is co-sponsored by Funders Concerned with Civic Participation (FCCP) and National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP). It was hosted by Saida Agostini-Bostic and produced by Amara Reese-Hansell and April Bethea. It was recorded with Hangar Studios in New York City with the support of Roscelia Ryan and Max Solomon. It was edited by Jen Tidwell and featured guests Kim Abbott, Mauree Turner, and Emmett Schelling.

Full transcript available: bit.ly/jac_ep3

In this episode of Justice Ain't Cheap, host Saida Agostini-Bostic talks with Trishala Deb (Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity), Imara Jones (TransLash), and Kierra Johnson (National LGBTQ Task Force) about the intersections of the attacks on reproductive rights and the LGBTQ community, as well as how philanthropy can be in right relationship with LGBTQ movements in this moment of crisis.

This episode of Justice Ain't Cheap is co-sponsored by Women's Funding Network (WFN) and Funders for Reproductive Equity (FRE).

This episode of Justice Ain’t Cheap was hosted by Saida Agostini-Bostic and produced by April Bethea. It was recorded with Hangar Studios in New York City with the support of Roscelia Ryan and Max Solomon. It was edited by Jen Tidwell and featured guests Trishala Deb, Imara Jones, and Kierra Johnson.

“I feel like there’s a conversation that has been created definitely by philanthropy in relationship to movements that’s like, “Is this a $50,000 problem? Is this a $100,000 problem?” And I’m like, “This is a billion-dollar problem. This is a huge problem.” — Paulina Helm-Hernández

In the premiere episode of Justice Ain't Cheap, host Saida Agostini-Bostic talks with Funders for LGBTQ Issues' board members Ana Conner (Third Wave Fund) and Paulina Helm-Hernández (Foundation for a Just Society) about the heightened attacks on transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) communities and the role philanthropy plays in resourcing social justice movements.

This episode of Justice Ain’t Cheap was hosted by Saida Agostini-Bostic and produced by April Bethea. It was recorded at Hangar Studios in New York City with the support of Max Solomon. It was edited by Jen Tidwell and featured guests Paulina Helm-Hernández and Ana Conner. Justice Ain’t Cheap materials were designed by Noemi Mangual-Rosa.