2021
Grants Awarded
| Category | Organization and Summary | Amount | Location | Description | |
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| Stone Leaders for Change | RYSE Center, Kimberly Aceves-Iniguez, Executive Director | $10,000 | Richmond, CA |
RYSE is building a community that inspires and empowers young people to love, learn, educate, heal, and transform lives and communities. As a Stone Leader for Change, Executive Director Kimberly Aceves-Iñiguez focused on deepening her knowledge of power-building mechanisms, such as Youth Voting Power, Policy Power and Training, and Direct Political Power to better assert a more effective vision for enacting youth-driven change. |
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| Stone Leaders for Change | Oakland Kids First, Lukas-Brekke-Miesner, Executive Director | $10,000 | Oakland, CA |
Oakland Kids First drives to increase youth voice, leadership and power to create engaging and equitable public schools where all students learn and lead. Executive Director Lukas Brekke-Miesner Stone Leaders for Change experience focused on gaining perspective and insights from other field leaders on everything ranging from budgeting, board development, team management, and HR practices to coalition building, organizing strategy, and fiscal sponsorship. Through this, Brekke-Miesner will help position the organization in taking a more powerful advocacy stance. |
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| Stone Leaders for Change | Mikva Challenge Grant Foundation, Inc., Vernee Green, Executive Director | $10,000 | Chicago, IL |
Mikva develops youth to be empowered, informed, and active citizens who will promote a just and equitable society. As Executive Director, Verneé Green envisions growing the organization towards becoming a hub for continuous learning and improvement in the field of Action Civics. To support this vision, Green’s Stone Leaders for Change experience focused on building her leadership and expanding her skills in innovative practices and better extend this knowledge to Mikva staff. |
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| Stone Leaders for Change | Coleman Advocates for Children & Youth, Neva Walker, Executive Director | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA |
Coleman Advocates works to promote access for families to high quality education, living wage jobs, family-supporting benefits, affordable housing, and a voice in the decisions that affect families and young people most. As a Stone Leader for Change, Executive Director Neva Walker strengthened her coaching skills to better support BIPOC movement leaders, within her organization and across the field, in their work and promote liberation for collective healing. |