FREEDOM FUTURES

Aligning Legacy with Liberation™

Aligning Legacy with Liberation™

FREEDOM FUTURES’

Our clients fund spaces that foster a radical imagination and the creation of new ways of being that could potentially replace centuries of systemic and structural racist practices in our society.

What if your family’s legacy was rooted in supporting liberation for all peoples?

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William Cordery, named a National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP) Fellow!
William Cordery, named a National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP) Fellow!
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Freedom Futures’ Principal Will Cordery selected for the 2024 Cohort of the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity.
Freedom Futures’ Principal Will Cordery selected for the 2024 Cohort of the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity.

We’re thrilled to share that Freedom Futures’ Founder and Principal William Cordery has been selected for the 2024 cohort of the Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity!

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One Thing Philanthropy Must Leave Behind—The Values of Extractive Capitalism
One Thing Philanthropy Must Leave Behind—The Values of Extractive Capitalism
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Aligning Legacy with Liberation: What if your family’s legacy was rooted in supporting liberation for all peoples?
Aligning Legacy with Liberation: What if your family’s legacy was rooted in supporting liberation for all peoples?

“Your family’s legacy can in fact honor previous generations, their sacrifices and opportunities; as well as hold a necessary critique of the harm these opportunities may have caused for many others,” says author Will Cordery. Will and his team at Freedom Futures share their Aligning Legacy with Liberation™ framework and the belief that a family’s liberation is deeply attached to the liberation of marginalized communities.

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BLACK PHILANTHROPY MONTH: INTERVIEW WITH WILL CORDERY
BLACK PHILANTHROPY MONTH: INTERVIEW WITH WILL CORDERY

So much of my philanthropic advising work is to center the importance of Black liberation—all liberation is tied to Black liberation. In the Black communities where I’ve lived, I’ve found chosen family, given and received love, and remained accountable to racial justice and Black liberation.

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We are profiled in Philanthropy 100!
We are profiled in Philanthropy 100!

Will Cordery is the founder and principal of Freedom Futures and a consultant with Leverage Philanthropic Partners. Both social impact firms work to advance justice through transformative capacity building. Throughout his career, Will has directed millions of new dollars back to Black and Native American communities and works tirelessly to advance racial justice and economic justice, LGBTQI rights, and progressive policies. Learn more about Will’s work here.

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TIDES ADVOCACY ADDS FOUR PHILANTHROPY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TIDES ADVOCACY ADDS FOUR PHILANTHROPY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — As it builds on its longstanding commitment toward racial justice and moves to advance a pro-Black agenda in philanthropy, Tides Advocacy announced today that four nationally recognized philanthropy and social justice leaders have joined its board of directors.

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Stay Mad: The Path to Freedom in the US Runs through the South
Stay Mad: The Path to Freedom in the US Runs through the South

The 2020 presidential election outcome in Georgia is an important moment. Building a movement for liberation, however, requires a longer-term vision and view.

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Freedom Futures is guided by the unwavering commitment and resolve of Harriet Tubman to free enslaved peoples from across the Confederate South.

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Established in 2020, Freedom Futures is a social impact advisory firm dedicated to moving money and resources to social justice.

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