Listen to Episode 11 of our podcast Justice Ain't Cheap: There's Power at the Margins! Funders for LGBTQ Issues President Saida Agostini-Bostic sat down with Black LGBTQ organizers Jonathan Jayes-Green, Director of the Black Migrant Power Fund (BMPF), and Rose Berry, Co-Director of the Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project (BLMP), to discuss their involvement in the immigrant justice movement. This episode offers a powerful conversation about why it is important for philanthropy to recognize t...
13 Apr 2026
Episode 10: Listen to, and Trust, Trans People
Justice Ain't Cheap episode 10 brings a necessary conversation with trans philanthropic and movement leaders Andy Marra, Chief Executive Officer of Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE), and Shelby Chestnut, Executive Director of Transgender Law Center, hosted by Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ President Saida Agostini-Bostic. Andy and Shelby discuss the current state of the movement, where they find hope, and issue an urgent call to the philanthropic sector to act now to preserve the rights and liv...
TRANScending Voices is part of Funders for LGBTQ Issues' main podcast, Justice Ain’t Cheap. This mini-series is dedicated to sharing the stories and experiences of trans leaders who are not only living authentically but also reshaping the landscape of philanthropy and shifting the narrative around funding, visibility, and support. This mini-series is hosted by Alexander Lee (he/him), Deputy Director of Funders for LGBTQ Issues. In our second episode, Alex interviews Aldita Amaru Gallardo. Al...
20 Nov 2025
Episode 9: Raising the Floor
Listen to this timely conversation with philanthropic leaders Temi F. Bennett and Hanh Le, Co-Chief Executive Officers of iF, A Foundation for Radical Possibility, and Brenda Solórzano, Chief Executive Officer of The California Endowment, hosted by Funders for LGBTQ Issues’ President Saida Agostini-Bostic. Our guests share insights into their increased grantmaking in this critical time when our communities need that support the most.
10 Jun 2025
Episode 8: Building Beyond the Moment
Matthew Hart and Happy Mwende Kinyili discuss the crucial lessons U.S. philanthropy can glean from international movements, providing funders with bold calls to action in this interview episode.
28 May 2025
Episode 7: Meeting the Moment – recorded live at Funding Forward 2025
Philanthropic leaders Bilal Alkatout and MARS. Marshall discuss the intense attacks against marginalized communities and how organizations can protect themselves while fulfilling their missions in this interview.
TRANScending Voices is part of Funders for LGBTQ Issues' main podcast, Justice Ain’t Cheap. This mini-series is dedicated to sharing the stories and experiences of trans leaders who are not only living authentically but also reshaping the landscape of philanthropy and shifting the narrative around funding, visibility, and support. This mini-series is hosted by Alexander Lee (he/him), Deputy Director of Funders for LGBTQ Issues. In our first episode, Alex interviews Rickke Mananzala. Rickke ha...
28 Oct 2024
Episode 6: Philanthropic Organizers Making Waves
This episode of Justice Ain't Cheap—“Philanthropic Organizers Making Waves”—is about philanthropic organizing.Funders' President Saida Agostini-Bostic joins three powerhouse speakers, Farrah Parkes from the Gender Justice Fund, Mike White from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Zev Lowe of the Tikkun Olam Foundation.This Justice Ain't Cheap episode was hosted by Saida Agostini-Bostic and produced by Amara Reese-Hansell and April Bethea. It was recorded with Hangar Studios in New York Cit...
12 Jun 2024
Episode 5: The Proving Ground
This episode of Justice Ain't Cheap—“The Proving Ground”—is about the state of LGBTQ philanthropic organizing in the South.Funders' President Saida Agostini-Bostic joins Shaena Johnson, Out in the South (OTS) Project Director, board member and OTS steering committee member Kelli King-Jackson, and Grantmakers United for Trans Communities (GUTC) Fellow Míchél Macklin of Texas Pride Impact Funds.This episode of Justice Ain't Cheap was hosted by Saida Agostini-Bostic and produced by Amara Reese-H...
13 May 2024
Episode 4: The Time We've Been Waiting For
This episode of Justice Ain't Cheap brings together Black queer and trans professionals to discuss what liberation truly looks like and means in philanthropy.Recorded live during Funding Forward 2023 in Chicago, Funders' President Saida Agostini-Bostic joins board member Glo Ross (Arcus Foundation) and Lisa Owens (Hyams Foundation) to discuss how Black femme, trans, and gender nonconforming philanthropic leaders are organizing to build a world where everyone is free.This episode of Justice Ai...
13 Feb 2024
Episode 3: We Should All Be Organizers
This episode of Justice Ain't Cheap brings together legislators and organizers on the movement front lines who have been impacted by the far right's legislative assault, targeting trans and gender non-conforming communities.Host Saida Agostini-Bostic talks with Representative Kim Abbott (MT, HD 83), Representative Mauree Turner (OK, HD 88), and Emmett Schelling (Transgender Education Network of Texas: TENT), who are organizing against this tide of anti-trans hate.**content warning: this episo...
12 Oct 2023
Episode 2: We Are the Hope
In this episode of Justice Ain't Cheap, host Saida Agostini-Bostic talks with Trishala Deb (Collaborative for Gender + Reproductive Equity), Imara Jones (TransLash), and Kierra Johnson (National LGBTQ Task Force) about the intersections of the attacks on reproductive rights and the LGBTQ community, as well as how philanthropy can be in right relationship with LGBTQ movements in this moment of crisis.This episode of Justice Ain't Cheap is co-sponsored by Women's Funding Network (WFN) and Funde...
12 Aug 2023
Episode 1: A Billion Dollar Problem
“I feel like there’s a conversation that has been created definitely by philanthropy in relationship to movements that’s like, “Is this a $50,000 problem? Is this a $100,000 problem?” And I’m like, “This is a billion-dollar problem. This is a huge problem.” — Paulina Helm-HernándezIn the premiere episode of Justice Ain't Cheap, host Saida Agostini-Bostic talks with Funders for LGBTQ Issues' board members Ana Conner (Third Wave Fund) and Paulina Helm-Hernández (Foundation for a Just Society) a...
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