Social Change Grantmaking
Scaling Social Entrepreneurs in Argentina
One of the consequences of the devastating 2001 economic collapse in Argentina was the emergence of an unusually high number of worker-owned cooperatives in industries throughout the country.
In Northern Argentina, Chaco, home to 60,000 Indigenous peoples of Toba, Mocoví and Wichí, children were starving and suffering from preventable diseases.
Transforming a Corporate Asset into a Community Asset in San Francisco
Levi Strauss and Co. decided to sell its historic Valencia Street sewing facility in San Francisco. Theresa Fay-Bustillos and Merle Lawrence were charged with identifying non-profits in the Mission District that should receive proceeds of the sale. Non-profit leaders were wary about significant grant commitments that resulted in little positive change.
Supporting Workers’ Rights in China
The World Bank published a significant study on global supply chains; a key finding was that further progress had to be made on educating workers about their rights and strengthening the protection of those rights.
To-date, more than 900,000 migrant women workers in over 1,000 factories in 22 cities have participated in educational programs about their rights.