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    Shockwave Strategy
    Guidelines for potential partners about what kind of projects we do and do not fund.

    Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature Challenge Finalists
    Ten early stage initiatives, with an innovative approach that leverages the creativity of their communities, were chosen through a rigorous selection process. The RAIN Challenge will support them by providing a tailored mentoring program and communications tools to strengthen their messaging and prepare them to pitch to investors.

    2022 Year End: Focusing on the Long-Term
    Most people view climate change as purely a source of disruption and loss. But we embrace a narrative that recognizes and honors these losses, even as we also understand that our communities, ecosystems, and economies are reorganizing and reassembling in complex ways that present new choices that many of us may not even be aware of.

    Shockwave Strategy
    Updates and refinements to Shockwave’s strategy for co-funders and action partners

    2021 Year End: Pieces Coming Together
    We have matured and focused our role to elevate the work of our action partners, act as conveners, facilitate collaborations, and continue to make catalytic investment in organizations with the potential for outsized impact.

    +1:WASH introduction
    The +1:WASH fund democratizes the water access, sanitation, and hygiene funding ecosystem, places trust in organizers and communities, and elevates the visibility of frontline organizers.

    Transparency in Funding
    We’re sharing our internal decision making tools in an effort to make our funding more efficient and just.

    2020: A Year of Crises and Opportunities
    The crises of 2020 are a dystopian vision of the future. Our best chance for hope is to leverage lessons from the pandemic, democracy, equity, and climate crises to create meaningful long-term positive change.

    COVID-19 update
    An open letter from our CEO to our grantee and co-funding partners.