Friday, July 20, 2012

RESIST grants for social change

RESIST funds organizations that are actively part of a movement for social change and demonstrate an understanding of the connections among oppressions. Guidelines.


RESIST gives small ($4,000 maximum) but timely grants and loans to grassroots groups engaged in activist organizing and educational work within movements for social change. They support strategies that build community, encourage collaborations with other organizations, increase skills and/or access to resources, and produce leadership from the constituency being most directly affected. 

High priority is given to groups that fall outside of mainstream funding sources because they are considered to be too "radical." To this end, RESIST supports both ongoing or new projects that address social and/or economic injustice.  

A sample of RESIST 's interests include: community organizing and anti-racism projects; economic justice; environmental protection; the struggle for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights; health, AIDS and disability issues; labor; progressive media and culture resources; Native Americans/native peoples; peace/anti-militarism; prisoners; women; and youth.  

Proposal Deadlines: occur every eight weeks. Guidelines.

RESIST offers 4 types of grant: 1.) general support grants; 2.) technical assistance grants; 3.) emergency grants; and 4.) accessibility grants.

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