China's Choices
Choices that will have major global implications
There are no answers, just choices, this is one place to follow the choices that China makes. This nation of 1.3 billion people is faced with the daunting task of building on its 30 years of unprecedented economic development without further damage to its environment. How is it going to do this and how is that effort going to impact the rest of the world? ...learn more
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The Agape Foundation expresses its commitment to a just and peaceful world by funding the nonviolent social change organizations that will create that world.
Value Statement
We are committed to true human security through equitably redistributing resources, and challenging all forms of oppression. Our decisions and discussions are rooted in histories of nonviolent resistance. We promote community-based efforts towards creating systemic change for social justice. We value transparent decision-making processes as an aspect of nonviolence. We are participatory and consensus based. We value and foster a collaborative and inclusive organizational culture. We believe that those communities that we fund and fiscally sponsor should be represented in the foundation.
Who we are
The Agape Foundation is a non-profit public foundation, which raises and distributes funds to groups working for nonviolent social change. Since its formation in 1969 by a group of pacifists and anti-war activists in Palo Alto, California, the Agape Foundation has provided millions of dollars to nonviolent, grassroots organizations throughout the western United States. Agape provides seed grants, loans and fiscal sponsorship to organizations addressing the following six areas: Peace, Human Rights, Environmental Protection, Economic Justice, Progressive Arts & Media and Grassroots Organizing Support. The organizations we fund must be younger than 5 years, have budgets under $100,000, and are based in California.
The Agape Foundation expresses its commitment to a just and peaceful world by funding the nonviolent social change organizations that will create that world.
Value Statement
We are committed to true human security through equitably redistributing resources, and challenging all forms of oppression. Our decisions and discussions are rooted in histories of nonviolent resistance. We promote community-based efforts towards creating systemic change for social justice. We value transparent decision-making processes as an aspect of nonviolence. We are participatory and consensus based. We value and foster a collaborative and inclusive organizational culture. We believe that those communities that we fund and fiscally sponsor should be represented in the foundation.
Who we are
The Agape Foundation is a non-profit public foundation, which raises and distributes funds to groups working for nonviolent social change. Since its formation in 1969 by a group of pacifists and anti-war activists in Palo Alto, California, the Agape Foundation has provided millions of dollars to nonviolent, grassroots organizations throughout the western United States. Agape provides seed grants, loans and fiscal sponsorship to organizations addressing the following six areas: Peace, Human Rights, Environmental Protection, Economic Justice, Progressive Arts & Media and Grassroots Organizing Support. The organizations we fund must be younger than 5 years, have budgets under $100,000, and are based in California.
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We are currently accepting applications for new members of the Agape
Foundation Board of Trustees. If you are interested in joining the
board, please contact Karen Topakian, Executive Director, for more
information and an application at: 415-701-8707 or via e-mail: karen@agapefn.org"> karen@agapefn.org
We Are Looking for People Who Are € People of color € Work in the for-profit sector € Committed to nonviolence and consensus decision-making € Experienced in social justice movements and/or community involvement € Interested in learning about progressive grant making and fundraising € From oppressed communities that have experienced structural violence, such as police brutality, poverty, and discrimination |
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The Agape Foundation proudly announces its call for nominations for its 4th Annual Peace Prize. This Prize is given in recognition of Northern California individuals and organizations that provide voice and leadership as peacemakers and agents of social change. Two Agape Foundation Peace Prizes will be awarded on Thursday, September 18, 2008, in San Francisco, California (to mark UN International Day of Peace on September 21). THE ENDURING VISIONARY PRIZE* Honoring a Northern California peacemaker who has made a sustained effort to create peace in their community, nationally, or internationally. The Enduring Visionary Prize recipient will excel in inspiring others, sustaining progress, and achieving a measurable impact. * Formerly called the Long Haul Prize THE RISING PEACEMAKER PRIZE Recognizing a peacemaker making a critical difference who has been working for peace for five years or less. With courage, commitment, and creativity, the rising peacemaker will engage in progressive change and inspire others to do the same. Prize The Agape Foundation Peace Prize winners will receive: $1000 Cash, Inclusion in Peace Prize media activities, tickets to the Agape Foundation Peace Prize Ceremony on September 18, 2008 at the prestigious Green Room in San Francisco. Process Complete the attached Nomination Form online: <http://www.agapefoundationpeaceprize.org/> (please note that nominees cannot self-nominate). Nominations must be received no later than 5:00 pm, Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Timeline April 30: Nominations must be received by 5:00 pm. July 20: The Enduring Visionary Prize winner will be notified. Three finalists for the Rising Peacemaker Prize will be notified. September 18: The Agape Foundation Peace Prizes will be awarded at a special ceremony in San Francisco. |
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