Beyond Trust: Why Philanthropy Needs to be Restorative for Radical Change

As we’ve reflected on our experiences on the Power Table, we’ve grappled with the tension between philanthropy and community, and learned to be … Read More >

How to Be Accountable to the Vision — Not the Dollar: Our Journey with VFF

The Visionary Freedom Fund is continuing to transform power in philanthropy through building a shared decision-making model between youth organizers, movement leaders and … Read More >

The Visionary Freedom Fund: Learnings from our First Two Years

Started in 2020, the Visionary Freedom Fund is a collaborative youth-driven fund that seeks to ensure that frontline communities have the resources, capacity, … Read More >

Visionary Freedom Fund featured in Fast Company

“When it came to a new round of funding from the Andrus Family Fund, the foundation wanted to do something different. As part … Read More >

Speaking Truth to Power: Narrative Change for Youth Power Building

On October 18th, 2021, grantee/movement partners of the Andrus Family Fund, Surdna Foundation, Wellspring Foundation, Youth First State Advocacy Fund, Communities for Just … Read More >

The Visionary Freedom Fund Announces Inaugural Cohort of Grant Recipients in Grantmaking Led by Youth Organizers to Transform Youth Justice System

VFF distributes $2.5 million to 26 youth-led groups transforming the justice system and invites donors to join the movement to fund all 600 … Read More >

A Vision for the Future: Visionary Freedom Fund

In this very special episode of Out Of The Margins, we discuss the Visionary Freedom Fund (VFF), an initiative launched by the Andrus Family Fund. Read More >

6 Ways Funders Can Support Visionary Freedom

The following article is co-authored by Manuela Arciniegas, Director of AFF, Bryan Perlmutter and Jessica Pierce of Piece by Piece Strategies. Manuela is … Read More >

Visionary Freedom Fund Launch

The Visionary Freedom Fund (VFF) celebrated its launch with a digital event on December 3, 2020. The following is a recording of the event, where … Read More >

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