Funding Type
- Private
Although the Ben & Jerry's Foundation doesn't prioritize any particular issue area for funding, they do focus on the types of activities and strategies an organization uses for creating social change in any number of areas. The Foundation will only consider proposals from grassroots, constituent-led organizations that are organizing for systemic social change.
Grant applicants need to demonstrate that their projects will:
* lead to societal, institutional and/or environmental change;
* address the root causes of social or environmental problems; and
* lead to new ways of thinking and acting.
Projects must:
* help ameliorate an unjust or destructive situation by empowering constituents;
* facilitate leadership development and strengthen the self-empowerment efforts of those who have traditionally been disenfranchised in our society; and
* support movement building and collective action.
Applicants should:
* develop a plan for long-term viability;
* articulate a clear analysis of the underlying causes of the problem; and
* outline specific goals and strategies of their organizing campaign or program.