Great News!
Hi everyone! Check out the message from our newest supporters below. This is incredible -- if we are able to come up with the funds to match the full $40,000, WAM will happen on exactly the massive scale we hoped it would! Congratulations to the whole WAM team and all of our supporters (you!). Please have yourselves a wonderful weekend -- following this news, we certainly will!
Ellen
Hunt Alternatives Fund is pleased to announce a $40,000 matching grant to We Are Many (WAM) to support their festival in Saskatoon from August 22nd through 24th, 2008. The grant was made at the request of the Fund's "next generation" of young philanthropists.
"We were impressed by WAM's ambitious use of the arts and education to build an active local community around the local environment," said Sarah Gauger, executive director of Hunt Alternatives Fund. "As a funder, it's exciting to find a group of young activists developing a pilot program that could possibly be replicated in communities across North America. Their strategy of combining popular education, practical skills, and relevant local information seems like an innovative approach to achieving environmental sustainability."
The grant will be used to sponsor 50 environmental action workshops at the festival that will teach individuals day-to-day skills, such as composting while living in an apartment.
Hunt Alternatives Fund advances innovative and inclusive approaches to social change at the local, national, and global levels. The Fund was established in 1981 in Denver as a private foundation to provide grants and technical assistance in the field of human service. Since its founding, the Fund has contributed over $70 million to social change through a blend of grant making and operating programs.
Today, the Fund operates out of Cambridge, Massachusetts and is focused on strengthening youth arts organizations, supporting leaders of social movements, and advocating for the full inclusion of all stakeholders in peace and security processes. The "next generation" of family members focus their collective philanthropy on issues related to civic engagement, mental health, and the environment.
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