The Ben & Jerry’s Foundation is pleased to announce the National Grant Program to achieve a better future for all by providing support to community-based, grassroots organizations confronting social and environmental injustice.
Donor Name: Ben & Jerry’s Foundation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The broad goals are to further social and environmental justice, primary purpose is to support the local leadership and grassroots organizing activities of grant partners rather than any specific issues the organizations are addressing. They are interested in supporting groups that are carrying out activities that build support and collective action to address impacts of inequity and injustice in their communities.
Funding Considerations

The organization is led by the people directly impacted by the issues the organization works on, and those people have clear decision-making power.
A plan with clear goals to gain rights, win collective political power and create positive community change.
An assessment of the problem being addressed and best tactics to employ.
Outreach, networking, and ally gaining activities that build support and momentum.
Educational activities and events that inform and motivate and build support.

Some grassroots organizing activities might include but are not limited to:

Community & ally outreach
Leadership development of constituents
Constituent empowerment & decision-making
Popular education
Campaign development
Mobilizing constituents & allies
Coalition building
Non-violent direct action (NVDA)

Funding Information
The National Grassroots Organizing Program (NGO) offers two-year unrestricted, general operating support grants of up to $30,000 per year, with an average grant size of $20,000 per year, to small (budgets under $350,000), constituent-led grassroots organizations throughout the United States and its territories.
Eligibility Criteria

Have an annual operating budget under $350,000
Use grassroots, collective-action organizing campaigns as the primary strategy for creating social change
Be a non-profit with 501(c)3 status, or have a fiscal agent with this status
Be U.S.-based and U.S.-focused

For more information, visit Ben & Jerry’s Foundation.