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November 22, 2023 As part of their second grant cycle of 2023, Opportunity Fund (OF), who supports organizations focused on the arts and social and economic justice, awarded US$15,000 to TCI in support of The Fifth Quarter Program. TCI is honored to have received this generous grant from OF, and excited to continue funding and increasing access in philanthropy for…

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March 23, 2022 FORGE, a collaborative grantmaking effort TCI is a founding member of, granted US$1.42 million to civil society organizations working on debt justice around the world to counter the corrosive impact of sovereign debt on the protection and realization of labor, climate, gender and social justice in the context of a post-COVID recovery. Read more on this Fund…

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February 2022 In 2021, TCI contributed to an innovative collaboration between Howard University School of Law (HUSL) and Environmental Law Institute (ELI) that resulted in the implementation of the TCI Fellowship Program. Through this collaboration, we were able to support three Fellows- Sharde Slaw, Ellis Walton, and Indigo Brown – with their important legal and scientific research. TCI is proud…

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February 10, 2021 TCI has collaborated with other members of Funders Organized for Rights in the Global Economy (FORGE) to focus on climate, gender, and debt justice as part of the Response and Vision Fund.  This second slate of awards went to efforts to uplift workers, migrants, and marginalized groups by connecting worker and community-led organizations with international networks. Read…

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June 29, 2020 TCI has joined forces with other members of Funders Organized for Rights in the Global Economy (FORGE) to launch a new fund to advance fair global economic responses to COVID-19.  As TCI’s Executive Director Conniel Malek put it, “The Response and Vision Fund allows us to build and use our collective muscle to prioritize those most affect…

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