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Grassroots Institute for Fundraising Training (GIFT) develops and strengthens the grassroots fundraising skills of people working for social justice as our contribution to building the movement. Because we believe movement organizations must be effective and self-sufficient, our goal is to build the capacity of progressive organizations to raise money and to increase the number of people of color in fundraising.
We combine practical, hands on training and skill building with a progressive political sensibility and a dedication to movement building that makes us unique among fundraising training programs.

GIFT approaches fundraising from a justice orientation. Our focus on people of color is a direct response to racial inequality. We seek to decrease organizations' dependence on foundation funding by helping them develop a broad base of individual donors to support their work. We want to increase self-determination within communities of color and other constituencies working to create a more just world.

Our mission, to change the color of philanthropy by developing and strengthening the grassroots fundraising skills of individuals and organizations working for social justice, with an emphasis in communities of color, and our vision inform our approach. Our political framework guides our strategies and projects.

Our view of social justice organizations is broad and diverse, encompassing organizations of all sizes and types. We provide technical assistance and training to groups with budgets as small as $10,000 per year and as large as $1,000,000. Our organizational partners have included community-based organizations doing a wide-range of work across the country.

GIFT is currently undergoing a major transition to merge with the Grassroots Fundraising Journal. We are excited by this new phase of GIFT, which we expect will result in a more effective organization with greater capacity. We will continue to uphold our vision and be guided by our political framework. We also plan to continue all of our existing programs. For information about any of our programs or for an update on the merger, please contact Priscilla Hung, GIFT’s new Co-Director, at (510) 452-4520 x 305 or via email at priscilla@grassrootsfundraising.org.