Communication Guidelines

Solidarity Giving was established in 2016 to be responsive to pressing civil rights and social justice issues. We aim to be nimble in our funding approach, directing our resources to organizations representing issues and communities that are facing significant threats. We center BIPOC, immigrants, women and families, and people living in poverty in our work.

In 2021, our approach evolved from a defense fight-fund to take a more affirmative stance. At the heart of our strategy is a group of Core Partners, each working across numerous issues and employing multiple levers, while in coalition with other allies.

In addition, we have allocated a significant portion of our budget for strategic focused grants to support opportunities that have significant traction. We know that our country has a narrow window of opportunity to make lasting change in our systems, policies and laws.

Our current focus is on supporting efforts to ensure that we have a healthy democracy that works for all work that advances affirmative immigration policies, creating pathways for 11 million undocumented people in the US.

Because priorities may shift from year to year, we ask that you continue to think of your Solidarity Giving grant as one-time support, and ask for your understanding if we do not renew your grant after the term.

We try to be as unobtrusive as possible so our grantees can do their best work. We do not require any reporting, presentations, site visits, or donor cultivation. Please do not worry about sending us materials unless we ask.

If you would like to keep us informed of high level updates, we invite you to add partners@solidaritygiving.org to your email list (preferred over hard copies).

We will reach out if we have specific questions to learn about the field and issues at large.

We unfortunately do not have the capacity to get together for in-person meetings or calls. We do not attend fundraisers, galas, or other events.

Solidarity Giving is enthusiastic about supporting your work and our goal is to keep public attention focused on you, not us.

If it is helpful to you, you are welcome to use Solidarity Giving’s name on your donor lists, in annual reports, and on your website. We respectfully request that you refrain from public communications (press releases, social media, blogs, email blasts, newsletters) focused on Solidarity Giving and/or a grant from the fund.

Please use the name "Solidarity Giving". You do not need to reference Fidelity Charitable.

Solidarity Giving's logo is available for download and for use on donor lists and annual reports. Please contact us for permission for other uses.

We typically will not approve requests for public communications (press releases, social media, blogs, email blasts, newsletters) focused on Solidarity Giving and/or a grant from the fund alone.

On rare occasion, we will participate in a communications piece focused on a campaign or initiative where we are mentioned as supporters in conjunction with other donors. If there is an opportunity you would like to discuss, please contact us.

Please send all requests to partners@solidaritygiving.org at least 10 days in advance of your internal due date.

Solidarity Giving reserves the right to alter and/or decline any proposals.