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Transformative Care Agendas in the Global Majority

Transformative Care Agendas in the Global Majority is a program from the SAGE Fund. It supports projects that address the way the care economy is subsidized by women, girls, and gender nonconforming people at the expense of their own educational and professional goals. The lack of investment in care systems also negatively impacts those who need those services and who lose their agency and autonomy as a result.

SAGE expects to award 8-12 grants of $100,000 – $150,000 each for project periods of 12-18 months. Initial applications and concept notes are due by January 29, 2024 and must be completed in English. The Fund will then work with applicants on the short list to develop a full proposal.

Projects must focus on the Global Majority, which is defined as, “the group of people in the world who do not condier themselves or are not considered to be white.” More than 80% of the world’s population are part of the Global Majority.

Eligibility

Applicant

This grant is open to legally registered charities or organizations who have designated a legally registed charity to serve as their fiscal agent. This may include:

  • Civil society organizations (including NGOs)
  • Community-based organizations
  • Worker organizations
  • Networks, coalitions, and partnerships
  • Research centers or think tanks in the Global Majority with strong links to activism

Geography

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Projects must take place in Africa, Asia, Latin America and/or the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

SAGE is unable to fund projects in:

  • Afghanistan
  • Belarus
  • Cuba
  • India
  • Iran
  • North Korea
  • Russia
  • Syria
  • Ukraine (Russian-Occupied Territories)
  • Yemen

Objectives

Program

The Transformative Care Agendas in the Global Majority program aims to:

  • Promote the value and importance of care through public investment and support/provision from the state, community care, and for-profit institutions
  • Shift care systems to provide economic security and protections to care workers through labor laws, policies, and regulations
  • Strengthen coalitions within the care sector and with other movements (e.g. labor, feminist, migrant, and environmental) to advance a care agenda at all levels

Projects

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Funded project should achieve at least one of the following:

  • Advance new models to support care systems and economies that increase the role of the state, invest in community care systems, and/or regulate for-profit care providers
  • Address structural barriers to care worker protections, such as economic security, safe working conditions, and social protections
  • Identify and engage with social movements to form alliances which can advance the care agenda

We Raise Foundation Emerging Leader Grants

The We Raise Foundation supports Christian nonprofits in the United States working to free people from poverty, violence, and inequality. Their Emerging Leader Grants invest in new leaders of these organizations to allow new and innovative programs to grow.

Proposals are due annually on February 15th and September 30th. Awards are $15,000 over two years.

Eligibility

Organization

This grant is open to Christian 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations:

  • Who work at the intersection of poverty, violence, and inequality
  • Who predominately serve people of color
  • With programs taking a new and innovative approach
  • With a program that is less than three years old or has been significantly expanded or modified

Leader

Nominated Emerging Leaders must:

  • Be 20-35 years old
  • Be deeply engaged in the community
  • Be a clear communicator
  • Be visionary and think strategically
  • Be persistent
  • Inspire and influence others
  • Develop trust with their team
  • Have a calling rooted in their faith in Christ

Allowable Expenses

The $15,000 is intended to be split between programming ($10,000) and leadership development activities for the emerging leader ($5,000).

Grant funds may be spent on:

  • Capital expenses
  • Overhead
  • Salaries
  • Benefits
  • Contracted services
  • Supplies
  • Equipment
  • Travel
  • Marketing
  • Evaluation

Grant funds may not be used for:

  • Fundraising campaigns
  • Event sponsorships
  • Planning activities
  • Advocacy and public policy work

BHP Foundation

The BHP Foundation is a global philanthropy funded by the global resources company BHP. They partner with organizations finding new solutions to social and environmental challenges.

Partnerships are long-term investments to get at the root of systemic issues. Interested organizations may submit an idea at any time.

Program Areas

  • Education Equity – increasing opportunities for disadvantaged communities to receive a quality education
  • Environmental Resilience – creating new methods of conserving and sustainably managing natural resources and environments
  • Natural Resource Governance – using natural resource wealth to build a more inclusive and sustainable future
  • Australia Program – focusing on Indigenous rights and youth development to create a more equitable and sustainable country
  • Canada Program – improving education and career opportunities for Indigenous communities and improving management of water resources
  • Chile Program – increasing educational opportunities for disadvantaged and vulnerable communities, building community resilience to social and environmental change, and create pathways for participation in effective decision making
  • USA Program – supporting self-determination programs for Native Americans and improving management of water resources

Cornell Douglas Foundation

The Cornell Douglas Foundation was founded in 2006 to provide grants to organizations working to protect the environment. They award grants in five focus areas: Environmental Health and Justice, Land Conservation, Mountaintop Removal Mining, Sustainability of Resources, and Watershed Protection.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis for awards averaging $15,000 – $50,000.

Eligibility

This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations.

Funding Areas

Applicants may request funding for any or a combination of:

  • General support
  • Environmental Health and Justice
  • Land Conservation
  • Mountaintop Removal Mining
  • Sustainability of Resources
  • Watershed Protection

Application Requirements

All applications should include:

  • A brief letter of introduction
  • IRS determiniation letter
  • Most recent 990
  • A list of other sources of support

Resist Grants

Resist traces its history back to 1967 and the protest movement against the Vietnam War. In the past 56 years, they’ve grown into a movement of their own, supporting organizations fighting for justice and liberation in the United States.

Resist has awarded over $7 million in grant funds to more than 5,000 groups. They have four grant categories – General Support, Accessibility, Rapid Response, and Multi-Year. Award amounts vary by grant program. The remaining application deadlines for 2023 are September 1st and December 1st.

Eligibility

To qualify, applicants must:

  • Be located in the United States
  • Be a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization or federally recognized Native American Tribal government or agency
  • Have an annual operating budget of less than $150,000
  • Be led by individuals who are experiencing systemic oppression
  • Work against white and Christian supremacy, capitalism, gender and sexual oppression, and all forms of patriarchy

Grant Programs

General Support Grants

General Support Grants are available for up to $4,000 to fund the daily activities of organizations fighting injustice and oppression at the grassroots level. Groups may receive this award an unlimited number of times, but are only eligible once per 12 month period.

These funds can be spent at the applicant’s discretion, including for events and one time projects. However, the application should discuss how the funds will support the larger scale work being done.

Accessibility Grants

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Accessibility Grants are intended to be used for making programs and events accessible to all. Up to $4,000 is available to be used in whatever way the applicant deems most important to achieve the goal of greater accessibility. Groups may receive this award an unlimited number of times, but are only eligible once per 12 month period.

Rapid Response Grants

Rapid Response Grants are available for just $1,000, but they typically are reviewed within one week of submission. This program is especially valuable for groups reacting to unforseen politcal events and opportunities.

Multi-Year Grants

Multi-Year Grants are only available to organizations who have previously received a General Support or Accessibility Grant twice in the past five years. These awards are for $4,000 a year for three years.

Life Comes From It

Life Comes From It is a grantmaking and movement-building circle. They award grants to BIPOC-led, grassroots organizations working in Restorative Justice, Transformative Justice, Indigenous Peacemaking, and Land-Based Projects.

Interested groups are invited to introduce themselves at any time with a letter or video of five minutes or less. Small grants are given for up to $25,000; multi-year grants average $50,000 – $200,000. Awards are typically intended for general operating costs.

Eligibility

This grant is open to:

  • 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations
  • Other organizations with a fiscal sponsor that is a 501(c)3

Values

Life Comes From It supports organizations that share their values.

  • Commitment to replacing criminalization and incarceration with alternative approaches
  • Prioritizing peacemaking development and indigenous initiatives led by Native people
  • Rooting the work in the community’s own culture
  • Using the wisdom of people, families and communities of color as a guide
  • Commitment to anti-oppression practices
  • Supporting the creation of new thinking and language that is holistic, intersectional, interdependent, and liberatory
  • Promoting and sustaining collective leadership and collaboration
  • Living the values of the work internally and externally
  • Commitment to intergenerational inclusivity

Example Projects

Applicants are encouraged to be creative when conceiving their projects. Potential programs include:

  • Creating a local community conflict transformation site
  • Developing a restorative justice youth program
  • Implementing a peacemaking or restorative justice project in your local school
  • Establishing new means of communication about your work such as a website or short documentary
  • Developing a regional truth telling project