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The Fund
for Santa Barbara is a member of the Funding Exchange - a national
network of publicly supported, community-based foundations who
share a commitment to social change philanthropy.
The Funding Exchange is a unique partnership of activists and
donors dedicated to building a base of support for progressive
social change through fundraising for local, national and international
grantmaking programs.
More than 25 years ago, charter members of the Funding Exchange
pioneered the idea of community-based philanthropy based on two
primary characteristics: the work we support and the people involved.
The Work:
The Funding Exchange network supports progressive community-based
organizations that address the root causes of social problems.
We reach beyond direct services (valuable as they are) to directly
address the underlying conditions that foster inequity, lack of
opportunity, discrimination, and economic exploitation.
The People:
In keeping a vision based on democratic values, our decision-making
bodies are representative of the communities served by our grantmaking
programs.Community activists participate in governance and grantmaking
decisions, along with donors, many of whom are themselves activists.
While traditional charities generally respond to the symptoms
of entrenched social problems, the Funding Exchange network supports
those who identify underlying causes and working to change these
conditions. This is a core value of progressive social change
as reflected in the phrase, Change, not Charity™.
For more information click
here.
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Funding
Exchange Network