Lunch & Learn: Unleashing the power of endowments for equity and justice

Billions of dollars sit in foundations' endowments - what if they could be doing more to advance equity and justice? Join us for a dynamic discussion with Kururama Masomere on how foundations can leverage their endowments for impact by divesting from the extractive economy and investing in community equity and wealth-building. The Zoom link will be emailed to participants ahead of the event.

Guest speaker: Kururama Masomere, Director of Capital Strategies at Justice Funders

Kururama (Kuru) Masomere is the Director of Capital Strategies at Justice Funders, where she works with movement partners to support the integrated capital fundraising strategies of Just Transition projects, enterprises and loan funds. As a member of the Integrated Capital team, Kururama supports the mobilization of resources toward the creation of community-controlled institutions that build economic, cultural and political power in Black, Indigenous and other communities of color.

Kururama arrives at Justice Funders with experience in immigrant rights organizing, grantmaking, impact investing, and community and economic development strategies in philanthropy, local government and the broader nonprofit sector. Kururama was introduced to transformative philanthropic practices during her time at a foundation where she oversaw and co-led the mobilization of both grants and loans to community-based organizations. Kuru earned a dual BA in Organizational Communications and Criminal Justice at Western Michigan University and a Masters degree in Public Policy from the University of Michigan.

Kuru is Zimbabwean originally and currently works and lives in Detroit with her two kids, Amani and Ario.