Resource Directory-May 2023
This is an offering from The Grove team to continue building the capacity of movement organizations and activists across the ecosystem. If you have a resource to contribute, just email us at info@cypressaction.org!
Trainings/Events
Designing for the Movement (free) | May 9 | Register Here
Join Vivek Venkatraman for a monthly three-session course that will provide the necessary practical design skills to produce professional-grade design work in service of advancing our movements. In this course, participants will create a social media graphic, a political poster, and a printed flyer, and get a general idea of graphic design practice over the course of three sessions. Sponsored by: The People's Forum
Facilitate for Freedom | May 11 | Register Here
AORTA's Facilitate for Freedom Fundamentals Training lays the groundwork for anyone interested in anti-oppression facilitation. Sliding scale fee.
Black Feminist Reunion | June 8 | Register Here
50 years after the historic National Black Women’s Organization’s conference in 1973, the time has come for Black feminists to convene again to activate. Get Free: A Black Feminist Reunion will be a dynamic, joyful gathering of Black feminists in this US.
Wellness
Restorative Yoga For Resilience (free) | May 2 | Register Here
Description: Give yourself a sacred pause and cultivate vitality. Restorative Yoga supports embodied awareness and enables us to soothe our nervous systems and dissolve stress in order to create the space for self-inquiry and deep self-reflection. Live closed captions are available. Please contact info@healingjusticeldn.org for further access needs.
Funding
Emergent Fund Rapid Response | Rolling Monthly Grants | Learn More
Description: Emergent Fund is a rolling, monthly rapid response and emergent organizing grant for movement and frontline communities responding to urgent and specific unanticipated crises or opportunities to build power. Organizations must have 501c3 or 501c4 tax status, or a fiscal sponsor in order to be eligible. Deadline: Every 3rd Thursday of Each month.
Fund for Trans Generations | Borealis Philanthropy | Learn More
Organizations and communities often need additional resources to respond quickly to organized opposition and to unanticipated events. The FTG rapid response fund supports situations requiring immediate response and proactive activities that pursue strategic opportunities. Email FTG@borealisphilanthropy.org with any questions.
Community Self Determination Grant | NDN Collective | Learn More
Community Grants of $100,000 per year, with commitments of two years, are available to Indigenous-led organizations working in the defense, development, and/or decolonization of Indigenous Peoples and Mother Earth, with a maximum grant award of $200,000 for commitments over two years.
Canary Impact Fund | Deadline May 3rd | Learn More
The Canary Impact Fund (CIF) is dedicated to funding decarceration organizations & initiatives that are led and/or meaningfully informed by directly impacted leaders. Awardees will receive a $10,000 prize, year-long access to additional supports, and a cohort experience. For questions about the Canary Impact Prize - Send an email to: prize@canaryimpactfund.org