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Interfaith Funders (IF) is a network of
faith-based and secular grantmakers working to
advance the field of congregation-based
community organizing (CBCO) in order to
strengthen democracy and justice.
What is CBCO? Learn More
faith-based and secular grantmakers working to
advance the field of congregation-based
community organizing (CBCO) in order to
strengthen democracy and justice.
What is CBCO? Learn More
CBCO in the News:
July 9, 2008 (Chicago, IL): Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF)
Affiliate United Power for Action and Justice calls on Obama
campaign advertising firm to drop contract opposing
constitutional reforms, cited in Chicago Sun Times editorial read
it here
July 8, 2008: Organizing with Obama: Faith and Action By IRA
CHERNUS on Religion Dispatches. read it here
July 6, 2008 (New York) The Long Run: Obama's Organizing
Years, Guiding Others and Finding Himself, By SERGE
KOVALESKI in the New York Times. read it here
July, 2008: "Will Obama Inspire a New Generation of
Organizers," by Peter Dreier, in Dissent read it here
June 18, 2008 (Oakland, CA): PICO Network News features
campaigns across the country and beyond with victories for
housing, health care, youth and more. Find out more
June 4 (Los Angeles): Found in Translation: PICO Affiliate LA
VOICE's community leadership development in Ramona
Gardens is documented in a series by author MARTIN
LASTRAPES. read it here
May, 2008 (San Francisco): PICO affiliate San Francisco
Organizing Project (SFOP), together with ACORN and the San
Francisco Labor Council, announced a major binding benefits
agreement that includes over 3,500 units of affordable housing
and $17 million in workforce development. Find out more
April 24, 2008: (Washington, DC) Jewish Funds for Justice
director SIMON GREER's guest article "Sharing Hardship and
Prosperity" in the Washington Post "On Faith" Blog read it here
April 23, 2003: (Los Angeles) PICO Affiliate LA Voice leaders rally
to celebrate zoning victory keeping alcohol and related
businesses away from schools. Find out more
April 9, 2008: (St. Petersburg, FL) Catholic Bishop Robert Lynch
congratulates thousands of DART leaders attending FAST and
HOPE actions. Read his letter and find out more about DART
April 9, 2008: (Philadephia, PA) Annenberg Institute for School
Reform at Brown University just released a study showing that
sophisticated grassroots community organizing produces major
improvements in student achievement. Find out more about this
report, and other news from the PICO National Network.
April, 2008: "Organizing Hope: Tapping the reservoirs of church
and community" shows new influence of CBCO on politics, by
Danny Duncan Collum in Sojourners Magazine Find out more
March 31, 2008: "Faith and Power" article by Henry G. Brinton on
how congregations can achieve justice by getting comfortable
with power, in The Presbyterian Outlook. Find out more
March 9, 2008: (San Diego, CA) Over 1300 gather to kick off "Year
of the Youth" campaign lead by San Diego Organizing Project.
Find out more
February 10, 2008 (Denver): PICO Colorado and Metro
Organizations for People rally with allies to proclaim, "All Kids
Covered by 2010!" Find out more about this campaign, and other
news from the PICO National Network.
Dec 12-13, 2007 (Nashville) Inter-Religious Organizing Initiative
leadership team strategy training brings over fifty diverse
denominational and CBCO leaders to American Baptist College
Find out more
Read the UUA report
Dec 1, 2007 (Des Moines) -- Candidates Clinton, Edwards,
Obama, Kucinich and Dodd respond to grassroots organizing
leaders at Campaign for Community Values Heartland Forum.
Find out more
November, 2007: Presbyterians Today magazine cover story on
congregation-based community organizing. Find out more
Nov. 11, 2007: Jewish Funds for Justice co-releases a study on
congregational development with Synagogue 3000. Find out more
Oct. 28, 2007: Zacatecouluca , El Salvador: 800 people from 5
congregations lead the first organizing process in Central
America based on the PICO Model. 4 mayors and a factory owner
responded to the leadership to begin cleaning up a contaminated
river. Find out more
Sept, 2007: Nation article "Progressive Jews Organizing" Peter
Dreier and Daniel May, focuses on Jewish Funds for Justice
K'hilot K'doshot conference and CBCO. Find out more
Sept. 17, 2007 (Shreveport, LA) Hosted by the All Souls Unitarian
Universalist Church of Shreveport and the Northern Central
Louisiana Interfaith (IAF), a Prayer Meeting and Service to support
Justice in Jena promoted a message of unity and justice. Find
out more
Aug. 3, 2007: (Washington, DC) Children's Insurance (SCHIP)
passes the House and Senate in spite of Administration
opposition, PICO see much still left to do Find out more
Summer, 2007: Jewish Funds for Justice has some great new
resources on CBCO! Prophetic Voices newsletter of Jewish
Funds for Justice profiles four synagogues' CBCO Find out more
July 2, 2007 (Des Moines, IA): AMOS launches community
dialogs on health care, immigration, and education Find out more
News Archive
July 9, 2008 (Chicago, IL): Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF)
Affiliate United Power for Action and Justice calls on Obama
campaign advertising firm to drop contract opposing
constitutional reforms, cited in Chicago Sun Times editorial read
it here
July 8, 2008: Organizing with Obama: Faith and Action By IRA
CHERNUS on Religion Dispatches. read it here
July 6, 2008 (New York) The Long Run: Obama's Organizing
Years, Guiding Others and Finding Himself, By SERGE
KOVALESKI in the New York Times. read it here
July, 2008: "Will Obama Inspire a New Generation of
Organizers," by Peter Dreier, in Dissent read it here
June 18, 2008 (Oakland, CA): PICO Network News features
campaigns across the country and beyond with victories for
housing, health care, youth and more. Find out more
June 4 (Los Angeles): Found in Translation: PICO Affiliate LA
VOICE's community leadership development in Ramona
Gardens is documented in a series by author MARTIN
LASTRAPES. read it here
May, 2008 (San Francisco): PICO affiliate San Francisco
Organizing Project (SFOP), together with ACORN and the San
Francisco Labor Council, announced a major binding benefits
agreement that includes over 3,500 units of affordable housing
and $17 million in workforce development. Find out more
April 24, 2008: (Washington, DC) Jewish Funds for Justice
director SIMON GREER's guest article "Sharing Hardship and
Prosperity" in the Washington Post "On Faith" Blog read it here
April 23, 2003: (Los Angeles) PICO Affiliate LA Voice leaders rally
to celebrate zoning victory keeping alcohol and related
businesses away from schools. Find out more
April 9, 2008: (St. Petersburg, FL) Catholic Bishop Robert Lynch
congratulates thousands of DART leaders attending FAST and
HOPE actions. Read his letter and find out more about DART
April 9, 2008: (Philadephia, PA) Annenberg Institute for School
Reform at Brown University just released a study showing that
sophisticated grassroots community organizing produces major
improvements in student achievement. Find out more about this
report, and other news from the PICO National Network.
April, 2008: "Organizing Hope: Tapping the reservoirs of church
and community" shows new influence of CBCO on politics, by
Danny Duncan Collum in Sojourners Magazine Find out more
March 31, 2008: "Faith and Power" article by Henry G. Brinton on
how congregations can achieve justice by getting comfortable
with power, in The Presbyterian Outlook. Find out more
March 9, 2008: (San Diego, CA) Over 1300 gather to kick off "Year
of the Youth" campaign lead by San Diego Organizing Project.
Find out more
February 10, 2008 (Denver): PICO Colorado and Metro
Organizations for People rally with allies to proclaim, "All Kids
Covered by 2010!" Find out more about this campaign, and other
news from the PICO National Network.
Dec 12-13, 2007 (Nashville) Inter-Religious Organizing Initiative
leadership team strategy training brings over fifty diverse
denominational and CBCO leaders to American Baptist College
Find out more
Read the UUA report
Dec 1, 2007 (Des Moines) -- Candidates Clinton, Edwards,
Obama, Kucinich and Dodd respond to grassroots organizing
leaders at Campaign for Community Values Heartland Forum.
Find out more
November, 2007: Presbyterians Today magazine cover story on
congregation-based community organizing. Find out more
Nov. 11, 2007: Jewish Funds for Justice co-releases a study on
congregational development with Synagogue 3000. Find out more
Oct. 28, 2007: Zacatecouluca , El Salvador: 800 people from 5
congregations lead the first organizing process in Central
America based on the PICO Model. 4 mayors and a factory owner
responded to the leadership to begin cleaning up a contaminated
river. Find out more
Sept, 2007: Nation article "Progressive Jews Organizing" Peter
Dreier and Daniel May, focuses on Jewish Funds for Justice
K'hilot K'doshot conference and CBCO. Find out more
Sept. 17, 2007 (Shreveport, LA) Hosted by the All Souls Unitarian
Universalist Church of Shreveport and the Northern Central
Louisiana Interfaith (IAF), a Prayer Meeting and Service to support
Justice in Jena promoted a message of unity and justice. Find
out more
Aug. 3, 2007: (Washington, DC) Children's Insurance (SCHIP)
passes the House and Senate in spite of Administration
opposition, PICO see much still left to do Find out more
Summer, 2007: Jewish Funds for Justice has some great new
resources on CBCO! Prophetic Voices newsletter of Jewish
Funds for Justice profiles four synagogues' CBCO Find out more
July 2, 2007 (Des Moines, IA): AMOS launches community
dialogs on health care, immigration, and education Find out more
News Archive
GOOD FOR THE SOUL GOOD
FOR THE WHOLE
Resources for funders faith leaders
congregations and researchers
showing how community organizing
can strengthen congregations Link
FOR THE WHOLE
Resources for funders faith leaders
congregations and researchers
showing how community organizing
can strengthen congregations Link
Interfaith Funders in the News
Louisiana organizers awarded
post-Katrina respite fellowships; Interfaith
Funders members support Louisiana
Disaster Recovery Foundation effort. Find
out more about the LORA Fellows.
"Youth add their voices to community
organizing"
Report on the Interfaith Funders' Nov.
2005 Los Angeles site visit, in April 2006
Mott Mosaic magazine of the Charles
Stewart Mott Foundation. Find out more
"Praise the Lord and Pass the Petition"
Ira Chernus on the Lutheran CBOSS III
(Congregation Based Organizing Strategy
Summit) at TomDispatch of the Nation
Institute 3-1-06. Read the story
Louisiana organizers awarded
post-Katrina respite fellowships; Interfaith
Funders members support Louisiana
Disaster Recovery Foundation effort. Find
out more about the LORA Fellows.
"Youth add their voices to community
organizing"
Report on the Interfaith Funders' Nov.
2005 Los Angeles site visit, in April 2006
Mott Mosaic magazine of the Charles
Stewart Mott Foundation. Find out more
"Praise the Lord and Pass the Petition"
Ira Chernus on the Lutheran CBOSS III
(Congregation Based Organizing Strategy
Summit) at TomDispatch of the Nation
Institute 3-1-06. Read the story
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Interfaith Funders
| Congratulations! Jewish Funds for Justice for your 2008 Gold Metal in the Wilbur Rich Awards of the Council of Foundations, for outreach materials on CBCO! We are proud to have you in Interfaith Funders. |