Lessons From the Grassroots
A Field Guide for FundersReleased January 2010
The Northern California Environmental Grassroots Fund was launched in 2003 to energize and empower the grassroots base of the environmental movement with small grants, coaching, training, workshops and other services. Thanks to the assistance of more than 20 funding partners, the Grassroots Fund has since given away more than 300 grants totaling over $1,250,000 to small grassroots groups all across greater northern California.
The importance of listening to and involving the community in guiding responsive, competitive grantmaking is at the core of the lessons learned in six years of a funder collaborative grassroots grantmaking process. On behalf of all of our funding partners and hundreds of grassroots grantees, we offer this report as and articulation of emerging best practices at the intersection of philanthropy and community.
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