The Resource Grab Bag
Please share opportunities or resources you think might interest WRAP’s network of Resource Mobilizers (e.g., funding, training, scholarships, etc.). Aligned opportunities will be listed here and may also be promoted via communications with our network.
NEW MOON FUND
New Moon is a nonprofit organization looking to fund the good work our community members are doing to advance the rights and welfare of people in the sex trade. To that end, we invite US-based organizations (or fiscally sponsored projects) to apply for a microgrant of $1,000. New Moon will distribute up to five $1,000 grants each month.
2025 Emerging Justice Fund | Social Justice Fund Northwest
Social Justice Fund NW is a foundation working at the frontlines of social change. We leverage the resources of our members to foster significant, long-term social justice solutions throughout Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. Its Emerging Justice Fund will move unrestricted funds to resource grassroots organizing for communities that have been and continue to be targeted by Federal, State and Local policies.
Deadline: Rolling throughout 2025, decisions made every other month starting in February.
National Performance Network Offering: Calling Leaders From the South
National Performance Network (NPN) is hosting a 2.5 day workshop on organizational infrastructure in Birmingham on March 24-26 based on the Mixed Metaphor Liberatory Infrastructure Toolkit. NPN is offering this in the current moment because so many of our organizations are struggling internally while simultaneously navigating attacks (both direct and indirect) externally. While designed to be a self-guided tool, NPN has found that people appreciate working through it with others while staying focused on the needs of their own organization.
This workshop is especially beneficial for collectives and organizations at a critical inflection point or in the process of significant change. It is perfect for:
Groups navigating periods of transformation or growth
Organizations recently established as a 501(c)(3)
Teams interested in implementing self-determined, visionary practices
Through this workshop, participants will gain practical insights into building infrastructure that not only supports long-term sustainability but also aligns with their values of justice, equity, and self-determination. There is no cost for participation unless more than 1 person from the organization is attending. There is an $80 cost for an additional person.
Please contact Sage directly with any questions: sage@npnweb.org
Training for Trainers
Training for Change’s fundamentals workshop for anyone using training and group facilitation toward social justice movement building. Formerly called Training for Social Action Trainers (TSAT), this intensive skills workshop is for organizers, political educators, and facilitators with any level of experience – from brand new organizers to seasoned trainers – looking to grow their toolbox for leading groups.
Two offerings for these 2-day, in-person sessions:
West Virginia - April 24-26, 2025 (Central Appalachia Regional Training Project). Applications due March 13, 2025.
Outside Philadelphia - May 28-30, 2025 (Pennsylvania Regional Training Project). Applications due April 4, 2025
WILL Empower Apprenticeship
The WILL Empower Apprenticeship Program places participants in 3 to 12-month staff apprenticeships with unions, worker organizations, and economic justice organizations across the nation.
Apply to be a host site or apprentice (applications due April 4).
WILL Empower apprentices may work in a variety of capacities, including organizing, research, communications, politics, mobilization, and policy. Apprentices benefit from mentors both within and outside of the host organization and from a WILL Empower training and gathering at the beginning of their apprenticeship.
Each apprentice receives ongoing support and connection with members of the WILL Empower network. Pay starts at $20-$25/hour. Following successful completion of the program, WILL Empower staff work with program graduates on job identification and recommendation.
Start a Worker Co-op class curriculum
MadWorc is excited to announce that its Start a Worker Co-op class curriculum is published and available for free to anyone who is interested. This course was created for trade school students but is relevant to anyone interested in worker cooperatives. The curriculum includes a guide to teaching the course, a syllabus, handouts, and activities.
The curriculum is set up to be used either for one 12-week class, or for a four-week class and an eight-week class, and does not assume any previous experience with worker cooperatives.
Office Hours for Organizing
Trying to figure out how we build power at a time of heightened uncertainty and weaponized chaos can be disheartening and confusing. If you're struggling in your day-to-day work with turning contacts into active members, keeping members engaged, or dealing with tension in your coalition, the Organizing Center has your back. Join us for Office Hours–a space to get support with your challenges and connect with other organizers.
Office hours sessions will occur virtually on zoom from 9:00-10:30am PT / 12:00-1:30pm ET, and will be focused on specific topics:
Tuesdays- February 25, March 25, April 29: Building A Bigger “We”: Organizing Conversations That Grow Our Movements
Wednesdays- February 26, March 26, April 30: Making Absorption Real: Structures & Practices That Bring New People Into Our Organizations
Thursdays- February 27, March 27: Planning For Disagreement: Building Blocks Of Strong Coalitions
Each session will begin with an opening and some introductions followed by (breakout) conversations to workshop specific challenges.
Rapid response support
Vision Change Win (VCW) offers free of charge virtual rapid response support to social justice movements, organizations, and leaders dealing with urgent community safety incidents. We match organizers and movement groups in need with skilled safety practitioners to support them with their safety needs. All of our practitioners have between 10-40 years of experience. We offer up to three free consultation sessions per request. Our community safety support covers a variety of community safety topics such as:
Organizational safety
Personal/home safety
Action/event safety
Digital security
Electoral Safety
Due to the rise in violence related to the upcoming election, we'd like to highlight how we offer electoral safety support. If you’re an organization, group, or movement leader that does electoral organizing or are impacted by the elections—reach out to us!
North star funding opportunities
If you’re part of a movement organization, North Star Fund has grants available! They are inviting groups new to North Star Fund to apply for Hudson Valley Organizing grants, NYC Organizing grants, and Let Us Breathe Fund grants. Register for a How to Apply Workshop to learn more.
Current grantees do not need to reapply in this cycle—however, if you're a current grantee and your organization is eligible for a Let Us Breathe Fund grant and is not receiving one, they encourage you to apply.
Ben & Jerry's Foundation: Grassroots Organizing National Grant Program
Ben & Jerry’s 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.
Ben & Jerry's Foundation’s goal is to further racial equity and social and environmental justice by supporting organizations working at the community level to dismantle discriminatory systems to make way for a more just and inclusive society for all.
Applications for 2025 are open. Learn more and apply here.
