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Headwaters recently gave 14 Minnesota-based grassroots organizations Giving Project grants. A 19-member Giving Project Program volunteer cohort made the general operating investments possible.

The cohort started meeting at the Headwaters office starting in January 2020. Given concerns about the coronavirus, they moved to online meetings—a major program shift. They built the first-ever Giving Project virtual community at Headwaters, developing a shared understanding of race, class, and societal power through workshops and trainings. Participants then made a personally meaningful gift while they raised money from their friends and families. They used that money to support organizations committed to social change.

"This year’s cohort and program staff were tested by a pandemic and an uprising," said Executive Director Maria De La Cruz. "They adapted and led successful fundraising and grantmaking work with absolute grace and brilliance. I could not be prouder and hope the broader community will join me in celebrating them and the grantees."

The 14 Giving Project grant recipients are:

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Asian American Organizing Project <[link removed]>
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Awood Center <[link removed]>
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Black Visions Collective <[link removed]>
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Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en la Lucha <[link removed]>
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Dream of Wild Health <[link removed]>
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Frogtown Neighborhood Association <[link removed]>
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Hmong American Farmers Association <[link removed]>
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InquilinXs UnidXs por Justicia <[link removed]>
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Manidoo Ogitigaan <[link removed]>
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ReleaseMN8 <[link removed]>
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Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment <[link removed]>
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The SEAD Project <[link removed]>
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Voices for Racial Justice <[link removed]>
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White Earth Land Recovery Project <[link removed]>

Grantee organizations are led by and serve Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color. Each one excels at bringing people together to build power; and working for justice and equity. They are on the front lines of making real, lasting change across Minnesota.

Participants of the 2020 Giving Project cohort are:

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White Earth Land Recovery Project <[link removed]>


* Donte Curtis
* Mia Divecha
* Wayne Ducheneaux
* Graham Earley
* Joy Elizabeth
* Alice Geglio
* Jillian Gross Fortgang
* Sarah Gruidl
* Zach Johnson
* Jouapag Lee
* Maria Lee
* Nimisha Nagalia
* Kia Pankey
* Tahnee Trenberth
* David Wang
* Kabao Xiong
* Serena Xiong
* Xia Xiong
* Maishia Yang





[image: The 2020 Giving Project Cohort and Program Staff on a Zoom call]



Headwaters will share details about how to apply for a spot in the 2021 Giving Project cohort <[link removed]> and for a 2021 Giving Project grant <[link removed]> later this year. Please visit the program pages on our website for updates starting in late 2020 for both opportunities.














































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