giving and leading with a broad global perspective…

Created by the coming together of Grantmakers without Borders (Gw/oB) and the Funders Network on Transforming the Global Economy (FNTG)

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our purpose

• EDGE Funders Alliance addresses the systemic nature of the social, economic and ecological crises threatening the future of our planet

• By supporting reflection and collaboration among members and forging strategic partnerships in and outside philanthropy, EDGE works to increase resources for community well-being and transnational organizing in ways that promote justice and build lasting, meaningful change

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our leadership• Sarah Christiansen

Solidago Foundation• Shalini Nataraj

Global Fund for Women • Jennifer Anderson-Ochoa

Mountain Community Resources

• Nikhil AzizGrassroots International

• Tanya DawkinsCarEth Foundation

• Jeff FurmanJerry’s Foundation

• Leah Hunt-HendrixSister Fund

• Lourdes IngaChristensen Fund

• Tom KruseRockefeller Brothers Fund

• Terry OdendahlGlobal Greengrants Fund

• Imad SabiOxfam NOVIB

• Molly SingerClimateworks

• Eileen Jamison TyrerUnitarian Universalist Veatch Program at Shelter Rock

• Katrin WildeChannel Foundation

• Mark RandazzoEDGE Funders Alliance

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our staff Mark Randazzo

Director of EDGE Funders Alliance

Lola IbrahimCommunications and Operations Manager

Pete StangaFormer Gw/oB Director

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we are…• A unique and diverse community of donors, foundation

officers and advisors spanning the  international philanthropic landscape sharing knowledge, tools and approaches

• A streamlined affinity group  melding the histories and strengths of FNTG and Gw/oB into a single organization with significantly reduced overhead and increased resources devoted to programs and services for members

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• A comprehensive and principled approach for greater impact built on the principle that funding for local empowerment with support for transnational movement-building is more likely to bring about meaningful and lasting social transformation

• A fresh conversation recognizing that today’s economic, social and ecological crises require greater dialogue across issues to bridge perspectives and deepen cooperation around key challenges of the day

we offer…

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programs• Annual Just Giving Conference• Funder convenings, delegations, learning calls, webinars• Facilitated working groups • Periodic publications and case studies• Collaboratives, giving circles, and pooled funding led by

members• Web presence and online communications, including a

regular e-newsletter and periodic announcements • Organizing and networking• Philanthropic Learning and Advocacy

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membership

• Members of Gw/oB and FNTG now form the membership of EDGE Funders Alliance

• Membes of EDGE Funders Alliance are a diverse group of organizations and individuals passionately engaged in domestic and international grantmaking

• We bring together donors and grantmakers committed to global social change, interested in developing deeper understandings of today’s key issues, and willing to share skills and strategies

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annual conference How Philanthropy Can Meet the Challenges of Our Time

Just Giving: Global Social Change Philanthropy ConferenceSeptember 5-7, 2012, Berkeley, CA

• The annual Just Giving conference allows funders to explore

critical issues in global social justice philanthropy

• Network, share experiences and build relationships with peers and allies in grantmaking.

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the 2012 conference …highlights

This year's conference will offer 30+ workshops and discussions including:

• Corporate and Government Accountability• Groundbreaking Strategies for Food Sovereignty

in Africa• Economic Justice Movements Worldwide• The Rights of Workers in the Informal Sector• The "Green Economy" Reconsidered• Enhancing Grassroots Movements for Women's

Rights• Humanitarian Aid: Rethinking a Broken System• The Benefits and Limits of Measuring Social

Movements• The Governance of Natural Resources and

Protection of Human Rights• Media and Movement Building

Jerry Mander

Nnimmo Bassey

Pablo Solón

Lydia Alpízar Durán

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your support… …going forward

1. Become a Member of EDGE Funders Alliance2. Join and spread the word about the

2012 Just Giving conference 3. Share our website and this PowerPoint with your

networks4. Make a contribution to help us reach our goal of

$150,000 by the end of 2012

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links• Our website• Conference program• Conference registration• Membership form• Contact us