Our ongoing commitment to racial justice
In the aftermath of the murders of Amaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, we have heard a renewed and urgent call for racial...
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SIA Team
- Mar 31, 2020
- 3 min
Supporting African grassroots action against COVID-19
Spirit in Action is part of a collection of organizations that are looking at new ways to give grants that support a bottom-up approach....
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SIA Team
- Feb 18, 2020
- 2 min
#ShiftThePower to grassroots organizations
“We all can make a difference. We’ll start by looking within, from dependence to ascendance. Come on all, let’s shift the power. “You got...
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SIA Team
- Jan 7, 2020
- 2 min
Announcing Spirit in Action’s African Advisory Board
Spirit in Action is a learning organization. We continually reflect on ways we can be more responsive to the needs and expertise of our...
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SIA Team
- Sep 17, 2019
- 2 min
“Solidarity, transparency and trust”
Sometimes I’m so far down in the weeds of SIA emails and conversations with grant partners that I lose track of the larger vision of...
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SIA Team
- Jun 11, 2019
- 3 min
Update from Kenya!
This post is an update from Barbara Deal, SIA Board Member, on her experience at the SIA Small Business Fund Coordinator Conference last...
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SIA Team
- May 7, 2019
- 1 min
Spring Newsletter! Stories, photos, and updates!
The 2019 Spring & Summer newsletter is here! You can view a PDF version here and hard copies are in the mail this week! In this...
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SIA Team
- Feb 5, 2019
- 2 min
What is a smart grant risk?
Guest post by Carol Schifferling, SIA Supporter Anyone interested in understanding core principles that small-grant organizations like...
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SIA Team
- Jul 31, 2018
- 2 min
“Don’t be bureaucratic”
“Have you distributed the funds that we sent in January for the new small businesses?” I reached out on WhatsApp to Small Business Fund...
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SIA Team
- Jul 3, 2018
- 2 min
How did a phone call help us live our mission?
When the Spirit in Action Board members meeting last weekend, we had two very important additions to our team. Every other year, we...
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SIA Team
- Apr 18, 2017
- 2 min
Is it risky to invest in community leadership?
This past weekend, on April 15th, the book I’ve been co-editing with Jennifer Lentfer for the past 5 years, was printed! It is now...
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