Mac’s Story: Making Grassroots Change with the Chinook Fund

Mac’s a donor with the Chinook Fund in Colorado because she believes in the power of local activists and organizers making the important decisions about their own communities. Chinook funds organizations working for social change by challenging the root causes of oppression, rather than treating the symptoms–and the work is led by the people it affects. Watch their story and get inspired to make big change with us.

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We aim to revolutionize giving. Our 32 years of experience has shown us that every little bit counts; big donors, small donors, it all adds up to creating change. The No Small Change campaign is about sharing the real life stories of organizers, activists, donors and visionaries who are part of the FEX Network and passionate about building vibrant movements for social and economic justice. This is your opportunity to join in and add to this change by supporting the work we do.

About Funding Exchange (FEX)

We are a social justice foundation working toward “Change not Charity”, and serve as the national hub of a network of regionally-based foundations. Started over 30 years ago by young people with wealth, FEX is charting a bright, bold future together with the next generation of multiracial, cross-class donor activists! FEX pioneered an activist-advised model of grantmaking, through which community members sit on grants panels and make funding recommendations in support of grassroots organizations working for social justice; and in many cases permanent institutional support has been established for those organizations. Today, the focus is on developing the network of 16 (and growing!) member funds while also making grants in places not currently served by the network. The work we do ensures our members are best situated to understand what local communities need; which groups are the most effective at creating social change; and how they can help build small grassroots organizations into a larger national social movement.

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