How This Guide Was Created

At Blue Heart, we identify and partner with grassroots, community-led organizations who are building the political power of low-income communities and communities of color across the United States (with a heavy hat tip in the Bay Area).

BUT, there are far more incredible organizations than we at Blue Heart can fund in any one year. SO, we create an annual giving guide to help these visionary movement-builders get the recognition they deserve. All are making a difference, though might not have 501c3 status. 

Each organization is recommended to us through our network of partners and advisers. We researched each one further and developed this set of recommended organizations based on:

1) the trust and respect grassroots organizers and organization staff have for their work; and 

2) how relatively under-resourced they are. 

While not comprehensive, this is a starting point for those who want to invest in the organizations doing powerful work resisting systemic injustice and building community alternatives to harmful economic and political systems.

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Read more about our selection process

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Funding social change isn't 'silver bullet philanthropy'. Rather, it requires investing in diverse strategies and a long-term vision. Trusted leaders have personally vouched for the creativity, passion, and efficacy of each of these organizations. By donating to them, you will be able to do the same.

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If you know of or work with an organization that you think should considered, please tell us about them. 

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