As part of the Weave Learning Center’s Pitching Your Nonprofit module we invite you to practice sharing your pitch with another weaver. We invite you to share your name in the comments below to indicate you are interested in a pitch exchange.

If you are looking to practice your pitch and get feedback from the Weave Community, use this discussion forum thread to find a partner:

1. Private Message a member from the comment list below. Click their profile picture to get to their profile. Then send a private message (Here are instructions for how to send a private message).
   
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2. Post Your Interest so people can reach out to you if they need a buddy.
   
   

If you don’t get a match within 1 week: Check back regularly to see if replies open up. You can also private message me and I can get you connected with someone.

As part of the Weave Learning Center’s Atlas CareMap module, we invite you to share what you learned from the Going Further exercises in the discussion thread below: What actions might you take or behaviors might you change based on what you have learned from the Atlas CareMap lesson? You can type it or upload a video attachment of yourself sharing your story. We invite you to engage with others who have shared their stories.

As part of the Weave Learning Center’s Atlas CareMap module, we invite you to share what you learned from drawing your first CareMap in the discussion thread below: What did you learn from creating your first CareMap — from the process itself and/or the results? You can type it or upload a video attachment of yourself sharing your story. We invite you to engage with others who have shared their stories.

As part of the Weave Learning Center’s Atlas CareMap module, we invite you to share what you learned from the Seeing Care lesson in the discussion thread below: What did you learn from the Seeing Care exercise? Was anything surprising? You can type it or upload a video attachment of yourself sharing your story. We invite you to engage with others who have shared their stories.

Hinge, the dating app, is partnering with DoSomething Strategic and the Foundation for Social Connection to invest $1 million into social groups and clubs that are creating opportunities for young adults to connect in-person. This is an opportunity for weavers in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and New York working with Gen Z (18-26 year olds) to get funding to support their weaving.

Apply here by January 30: https://hinge.co/onemorehour

The Bob Barker Foundation is supporting nonprofits working with at least 100 incarcerated or formerly incarcerated individuals to reduce recidivism. Projects include job training, violence interruption, and providing community connection and support. There is no deadline for the application.

The Bank of America Foundation is seeking applications from nonprofits to support health and jobs initiatives for individuals and families. The request for proposals offers these examples of projects that could involve weaving: access to healthcare, food access and nutrition, family stabilization, services for the homeless, youth workforce development and employment, skills training for adults through alternate routes, and removing barriers to employment.

Apply by February 16, 2024 : https://about.bankofamerica.co...e-foundation-funding

The Food & Society program opened applications for their 18-month Aspen Food Leaders Fellowship which unites promising food system leaders to ignite personal transformation, cross-sector collaboration, and scalable change toward a fair, sustainable, and healthy food system. It’s a great opportunity for weavers working in the space of sustainable food systems.

Apply by Feb 22, 2024: https://www.aspeninstitute.org...-leaders-fellowship/

The Clif Family Foundation – from the family that created Clif Bars –  is providing small grants to nonprofits doing work to strengthen the food system, enhance community health, and safeguard the environment.  If you have a sustainable and community-focused project, like Ulysses Archie Jr. or  Charles DeBarber, it might be a great fit for this grant.

Apply by Mar 1, 2024: https://cliffamilyfoundation.org/grants-program

Dollar General Literacy Foundation is supporting nonprofits, schools, libraries, and colleges that operate within 15 miles of a Dollar General store and are working to provide adult and family literacy programs. If you are bringing together your community around reading, take a look to see if there’s a Dollar General nearby.

Apply by February 15, 2024: https://www.dgliteracy.org/gra...mily-literacy-grants