Own Our Power Fund
We’ve learned from our grantees and community partners that social movements are strongest when communities – rather than donors and foundations – are able to retain ownership over the vision, values, and strategies that guide their organizing and engagement. The Own Our Power Fund makes one and two-year capacity-building grants for projects that seek to increase the agency that communities have over their organizations by supporting leadership, sustainability, and self-representation.
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BYP 100
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Carmack Collective Exploratory Grants
These are one-time grants of $10,000 for first-time Carmack Collective grantees who are 501(c)3 organizations (or equivalent) and operate within our four thematic areas of grantmaking (Climate Justice, Movement Building, Culture Change, and Philanthropic Agitation). Carmack seeks to keep the…
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