In the aftermath of the murders of Amaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, we have heard a renewed and urgent call for racial...

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....

“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...

Spirit in Action is a learning organization. We continually reflect on ways we can be more responsive to the needs and expertise of our...

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...

This post is an update from Barbara Deal, SIA Board Member, on her experience at the SIA Small Business Fund Coordinator Conference last...

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...

Guest post by Carol Schifferling, SIA Supporter Anyone interested in understanding core principles that small-grant organizations like...

“Have you distributed the funds that we sent in January for the new small businesses?” I reached out on WhatsApp to Small Business Fund...

When the Spirit in Action Board members meeting last weekend, we had two very important additions to our team. Every other year, we...

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...