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The Power of Small Grants Supporting social change at the grassroots in the developing world Global Grantmaking for Small Grants Workshop, Washington, DC February 7, 2005 Chet Tchozewski, Global Greengrants Fund

Mission: To strengthen the grassroots environmental movement in developing regions by making small grants to groups striving for environmental sustainability: 

Mission: To strengthen the grassroots environmental movement in developing regions by making small grants to groups striving for environmental sustainability

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The Greengrants Model Small grants to grassroots groups Minimize bureaucracy Maximize trust Focus on small startup groups Wide range of local and global issues Wide range of grantee initiatives Reliance on volunteer advisors Overview

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The Greengrants Model Activist Leaders Community Leaders Scientists andamp; Academics Doctors andamp; Nurses Journalists Engineers Foresters Attorneys Economists Non-Governmental Organization Managers Grantmaking Advisors

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The Greengrants Model Local wisdom and expertise Reduced grantmaking costs Simplified grantmaking procedures Ability to tap local and regional networks Ability to mentor and monitor grantees Ability to respond to opportunities Ability to work with fellow advisors to make grants strategically Grantmaking Advisors (Value to Us)

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The Greengrants Model Access to expertise in a geographic area Access to expertise in an issue area Ability to pool funds with other donors for economy of scale and leverage Reduce in-house staff costs Reduce transaction costs per grant Make smaller, appropriately-sized grants Grantmaking Advisors (Value to Donors)

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The Greengrants Model Distributes decision making andamp; costs Enables culturally appropriate solutions Combines the experience of many andamp; taps the strength of social networks Cultivates collective creativity andamp; social entrepreneurship Supports nascent social movements Peer community promotes collaboration andamp; accelerates social capital Peer accountability increases transparency andamp; reduces corruption Grantmaking Advisors (Value to All)

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The Greengrants Model Supports their agenda andamp; goals Supports members of their network Provides unencumbered funds Provides political leverage Raises their standing and credibility Provides further access to international philanthropy Stimulates indigenous philanthropy Grantmaking Advisors (Value to Advisors)

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The Greengrants Model Added intermediary bureaucracy Cost of coordinating advisors andamp; network Un-democratic proposal solicitation Grantee pool limited by advisor network Diluted resources spread very thin Potential for abuse and corruption Less central control of grant decisions Less central control of strategy Less direct contact with grantees Grantmaking Advisors (Trade-offs)

Greengrants Advisory Board Network: 

Greengrants Advisory Board Network To identify prospective grantees we rely on an integrated global network of more than 100 volunteer advisors who freely share their local knowledge to help us identify and respond to the most urgent and promising opportunities to catalyze social change with small cash grants.

Brazil Advisory Board: 

Brazil Advisory Board Our first formal board Focus on supporting growth of rural environmental networks, especially in Pantanal, Cerrado, Caatinga andamp; Atlantic Forest regions

Brazil Advisory Board: 

Brazil Advisory Board Amália Souza, Coordinator Alexandre Araújo, Associação Pernambucana de Defesa da Natureza Rubens Born, Vitae Civilis Renato Cunha, Grupo Ambientalista da Bahia Alcides Faria, Ecologia e Acão / Rios Vivos Coalition Sérgio Guimarães, Instituto Centro de Vida Miriam Prochnow, Associação de Preservação do Meio Ambiente do Vale do Itajai

Andes Advisory Board: 

Andes Advisory Board Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador Focus on extractive industries, trade, sustainable livelihoods and the rights of indigenous communities

Andes Advisory Board: 

Andes Advisory Board Denise Bebbington, Coordinator Maria Elena Canedo, Independent Conservation Consultant Maria Fernanda Espinosa, World Conservation Union (IUCN) Martin Scurrah, Oxfam America

Central America Advisory Board: 

Central America Advisory Board Primarily Honduras, Belize, Guatemala and Costa Rica Focus on helping citizens and communities gain a greater voice in major development and trade decisions

Central America Advisory Board: 

Central America Advisory Board Denise Bebbington, Coordinator E. Roy Cayetano, Belize Ministry of Rural Development and Culture Ibis Colindres, Independent Consultant Elmer Lopez, Independent Consultant Ruben Pasos, Independent Consultant

Mexico Advisory Board: 

Mexico Advisory Board Primarily Northwest Mexico Focus on coastal and marine resource management and development of environmentally-sound livelihoods

Mexico Advisory Board: 

Mexico Advisory Board Denise Bebbington, Coordinator Maryló Mandujano, Administrator Luis Bourillón, Comunidad y Biodiversidad, A.C. Artemisa Castro, Sistemas Naturales y Desarrollo Serge Dedina, Wildcoast Sandra Guido, Centro de Investigación en Alimentatión y Desarrollo, A.C.

Russia Advisory Board: 

Russia Advisory Board Primarily Siberia and Russian Far East Focus on encouraging citizen leadership, education and sustainable resource use

Russia Advisory Board: 

Russia Advisory Board Elena Repetunova, Coordinator Pacific Environment, Facilitator Tanya Karpetchenko, Administrator Aleksandr Arbachakov, Taiga Research and Protection Agency Irina Bogdan, ECODAL Natalia Kovalenok, Dauria Public Ecological Center Arthur Mayass, ISAR Far East Office Yuri Shirokov, Initiative for Social Action and Renewal in Eurasia Svetlana Titova, Amur Socio-Ecological Union

China Advisory Board: 

China Advisory Board Focus on pollution and sustainable development and supporting the growth of student environmental movements

China Advisory Board: 

China Advisory Board Wen Bo, Coordinator Pacific Environment, Facilitator Xie Mei, Administrator Li Bing, Wildlife Conservation Society Li Hao, Environmental Education Television Project for China Hu Kanping, China Green Times Lu Zhi, College of Life Sciences, Peking University / Conservation International

India Advisory Board: 

India Advisory Board Focus on curbing environmental toxins, pesticides and incineration through support of workers’ rights, community antipollution initiatives and citizen networks

India Advisory Board: 

India Advisory Board Ann Leonard, Coordinator Ardhendu Chatterjee, Development Research Communication and Service Centre Deepika D'Souza, India Centre for Human Rights and Law Nityanand Jayaraman, Journalist Anand Mazgaonkar, Paryavaran Suraksha Samiti Thelma Narayan, Community Health Cell

Southeast Asia Advisory Board: 

Southeast Asia Advisory Board Primarily Indonesia andamp; the Philippines Focus on support of rural and coastal communities for development of environmentally-sound livelihoods and locally-managed waters, lands and resources

Southeast Asia Advisory Board: 

Southeast Asia Advisory Board Nonette Royo, Coordinator Anny Andaryati, Administrator Noer Fauzi, Executive Body of the Agrarian Reform Consortium Edtami Mansayagan, Philippine National Commission of Indigenous Peoples Cristi Nozawa, Birdlife International Titayanto Pieter, The Nature Conservancy Indonesia Program

Pacific Advisory Board: 

Pacific Advisory Board Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, Fiji, Palau, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga and others Focus on building the capacity of community-based organizations working to protect coastal and marine resources and upland forests

Pacific Advisory Board: 

Pacific Advisory Board Cedric Schuster, Coordinator Ani Kartikasari, Administrator Damien Ase, Center for Environmental Law and Community Rights, Inc. John Ericho, Research and Conservation Foundation of Papua New Guinea Rex Horoi, Federation of the Peoples of the South Pacific International Bill Raynor, The Nature Conservancy

East Africa Advisory Board: 

East Africa Advisory Board Primarily Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania Focus on forests, mining, sustainable community development and community management of resources

East Africa Advisory Board: 

East Africa Advisory Board Violet Matiru, Environment Liaison Centre International Godber Tumushabe, Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment

Southern Africa Advisory Board: 

Southern Africa Advisory Board South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Mozambique Focus on pollution, mining, forests, sustainable development and corporate accountability

Southern Africa Advisory Board: 

Southern Africa Advisory Board Aurelio Gomes, Livaningo Anabela Lemos, Justiça Ambiental Cynthia Mwase, Oxfam UK, Southern Africa Bobby Peek, groundWork

West Africa Advisory Board: 

West Africa Advisory Board Primarily Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Cameroon Focus on forests, mining, oil and gas development and sustainable community development

West Africa Advisory Board: 

West Africa Advisory Board Nnimmo Bassey, Environmental Rights Action Abdulai Darimani, Third World Network Africa Dembele Souleymane, GUAMINA

Global Advisory Board: 

Global Advisory Board Earth Island Institute Friends of the Earth International International Rivers Network Pesticide Action Network Rainforest Action Network

International Financial Institutions Advisory Board: 

International Financial Institutions Advisory Board Members from five continents Support citizen groups and communities working to gain a voice in large scale development decisions and activities of the World Bank and other institutions

International Financial Institutions Advisory Board: 

International Financial Institutions Advisory Board Shalmali Guttal, Focus on the Global South Marcia Ishii-Eiteman, Pesticide Action Network Juliette Majot, International Rivers Network Samuel Nguiffo, Centre for Environment and Development Doug Norlen, Pacific Environment Daniel Jorge Taillant, Centro de Derechos Humanos y Medio Ambiente Tomasz Terlecki, CEE Bankwatch Network Mishka Zaman, Bank Information Center

Recent Grantees: 

Recent Grantees The East Foundation – Nepal

Recent Grantees: 

Recent Grantees Persatuan Perempuan Sama – Indonesia (Women’s Union for Equality)

Recent Grantees: 

Recent Grantees Guapiruvú Neighborhood Association (AGUA)–Brazil

Recent Grantees: 

Recent Grantees National Association of Professional Environmentalists - Uganda

Recent Grantees: 

Recent Grantees Za Zemiata – Bulgaria

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Pacific Advisory Board member, Damien Ase of the Center for Environmental Law and Community Rights (CELCOR) in Papua New Guinea, presents grant check to the Coordinator of Namiai Community Development Association. Small grants in action

Global Greengrants Fund 1998–2006: 

FY 93 FY 94 FY 95 FY 96 FY 97 FY 98 FY 99 FY 00 FY 01 FY 02 FY 03 Global Greengrants Fund 1998–2006 FY 04 FY 05 FY 06 Projected Grants , 2005–2006 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 Grants Awarded, 1998–2004 Grants Per Year

Global Greengrants Fund 1993 –2005: 

Global Greengrants Fund 1993 –2005 Lessons Learned to Date

Fill vacuum of funding at the local level, especially in the developing worldFill vacuum of environment progress & pick low-hanging fruitEnergize local action which creates a wider ripple effectCapitalize on high levels of volunteerismHelp groups in crucial early stages of development: 

Fill vacuum of funding at the local level, especially in the developing world Fill vacuum of environment progress andamp; pick low-hanging fruit Energize local action which creates a wider ripple effect Capitalize on high levels of volunteerism Help groups in crucial early stages of development Small grants yield high return on investment

Reduce financial risk associated with any single grantAllow donors to meet ‘unanticipated opportunities’ that are critical to the success of social movementsAllow donors to mobilize resources quickly: 

Reduce financial risk associated with any single grant Allow donors to meet ‘unanticipated opportunities’ that are critical to the success of social movements Allow donors to mobilize resources quickly Small grants can be more nimble and responsive

Support a range of problem-solving approachesAllow more voices to be heardReduce dependence on single (or dominant) organizationProvide more people new opportunities to lead: 

Support a range of problem-solving approaches Allow more voices to be heard Reduce dependence on single (or dominant) organization Provide more people new opportunities to lead Small grants nurture the growth of a diversity of groups

Groups often need only small amounts of moneyHelp support marginalized voicesHelp encourage growth of citizen sector and democracyHelp encourage development of homegrown philanthropy: 

Groups often need only small amounts of money Help support marginalized voices Help encourage growth of citizen sector and democracy Help encourage development of homegrown philanthropy Small grants especially appropriate in developing world

Encourage donors to take risksEncourage grantees to incubate and test new ideasSupport social entrepreneurshipDiversity, diversity, diversity: 

Encourage donors to take risks Encourage grantees to incubate and test new ideas Support social entrepreneurship Diversity, diversity, diversity Small grants encourage innovation

Facilitate home grown solutionsEnsure long-term durable changeAddress root causes of many environmental problemsCheck power of government and corporationsBeget small successes that lead to further action: 

Facilitate home grown solutions Ensure long-term durable change Address root causes of many environmental problems Check power of government and corporations Beget small successes that lead to further action Small grants support grassroots and community action

Enable isolated groups to communicate with othersCreate new opportunities for collaborationEnrich networks with new participants and leaders: 

Enable isolated groups to communicate with others Create new opportunities for collaboration Enrich networks with new participants and leaders Small grants strengthen regional and global networks

Identifying granteesAssessing need and absorptive capacityPerforming due diligenceTransferring fundsMonitoring and reporting: 

Identifying grantees Assessing need and absorptive capacity Performing due diligence Transferring funds Monitoring and reporting Cost factors in international small grant making

Use partners or intermediaries to help identify granteesSimplify application requirementsStreamline systems for due diligence and fund transfersCluster grants geographically or by issue areaTrust grantees to make good decisionsSimplify reporting (reduces burden on grantee and donor): 

Use partners or intermediaries to help identify grantees Simplify application requirements Streamline systems for due diligence and fund transfers Cluster grants geographically or by issue area Trust grantees to make good decisions Simplify reporting (reduces burden on grantee and donor) Ways to reduce costs of small grant making

Develop a long-term investment horizonLook for benefits beyond immediate projectLook for ripple effects across regions and networksConsider the magnitude of the challengeConsider the value of the opportunity to meet the challengeRemember the value inherent in a diverse portfolio: 

Develop a long-term investment horizon Look for benefits beyond immediate project Look for ripple effects across regions and networks Consider the magnitude of the challenge Consider the value of the opportunity to meet the challenge Remember the value inherent in a diverse portfolio Calculating risk and return on investment

Global Greengrants Fund: 

Chet Tchozewski, Executive Director chet@greengrants.org 1.303.939.9866 2840 Wilderness Place, Suite E Boulder, Colorado 80301 USA www.greengrants.org Global Greengrants Fund