Capacity building grants for grassroots gender
& reproductive justice organizations to own their work
& reproductive justice organizations to own their work
The Own Our Power Fund makes grants for grassroots organizations to:
- Support communities most impacted to lead the work;
- Develop sustainable revenue models and fundraising strategies; and
- Harness the power of self-representation through community-led research, storytelling or communications.
own our power fund details & application instructions
What is the Own Our Power Fund? The Own Our Power Fund makes one and two-year capacity-building grants of up to $25,000 for projects that seek to increase the agency communities have over their organizations by supporting leadership, sustainability, and self-representation.
Types of projects this fund supports:
Types of projects this fund supports:
Leadership -- support communities most impacted to lead the work
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This fund does not make grants to support general operating, legislative advocacy, start-up expenses, or capital campaigns.
Who can apply?
- Grassroots organizations with an annual budget of up to $200,000 USD that are a 501(c)3 or are fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)3 organization.
- Organizations that are committed to building the power and leadership of young people under 35 to achieve structural change.
- Organizations that are currently led by or transitioning leadership to young women, trans, queer, gender non-conforming, and intersex youth of color, and low-income youth.
- Organizations that address the root causes of oppression and use an intersectional approach to gender justice.
- Priority will be given to organizations that focus on communities, issue areas, and regions that are philanthropically under-resourced.
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