Rooted Resources: Money for the People

How can we use money in new and creative ways for community benefit? GWI hosts a conversation on how community funds can shift power and funnel resources to local people and initiatives, nurturing a rooted, connected sense of thriving. 

In a time of increasing instability and disconnection, we turn towards projects and approaches that are building alternatives. In this session, we will hear from two new community funds that have launched this fall: Mid-Hudson Energy Transition’s HELP Fund and the community-designed grant fund called Kingston Common Futures. Both aim to meet real community needs, informed by community input. They also demonstrate how we can thoughtfully design projects to use money as a transformative shared resource for community health and wellbeing. 

The session will include short presentations, facilitated Q&A and open discussion, and a chance to meet and hear from your neighbors. Snacks provided!

Rooted Resources is a GWI series that shines a light on localizing economic power to nurture solidarity, awareness, and action. Through Rooted Resources gatherings we offer a platform to learn from each other, connect with ideas and initiatives, and facilitate the hard and powerful conversations that come with looking at how we might better share resources to shift from individual survival to collective thriving.

Info Sessions – Fund Design

Applications are open! We welcome everyone to apply and we are happy to answer your questions.

Good Work Institute is facilitating a six-month journey for 8-20 diverse Kingston residents to collaborate with each other and to engage the larger community in deciding on the structure and mission of a Just Transition-aligned pilot community fund.

This online info session is a place for you to get answers to your questions about the 6-month fund design program and about this community fund project in general. 

PREPARATION:

If you didn’t have a chance to come to one of our community fund forums, we encourage you to read through these blog posts to help orient you:

The Zoom link will be sent upon registration.

Info Sessions – Fund Design

Applications are open! We welcome everyone to apply and we are happy to answer your questions.

Good Work Institute is facilitating a six-month journey for 8-20 diverse Kingston residents to collaborate with each other and to engage the larger community in deciding on the structure and mission of a Just Transition-aligned pilot community fund.

This online info session is a place for you to get answers to your questions about the 6-month fund design program and about this community fund project in general. 

PREPARATION:

If you didn’t have a chance to come to one of our community fund forums, we encourage you to read through these blog posts to help orient you:

The Zoom link will be sent upon registration.

Info Sessions – Fund Design

Applications are open! We welcome everyone to apply and we are happy to answer your questions.

Good Work Institute is facilitating a six-month journey for 8-20 diverse Kingston residents to collaborate with each other and to engage the larger community in deciding on the structure and mission of a Just Transition-aligned pilot community fund.

This online info session is a place for you to get answers to your questions about the 6-month fund design program and about this community fund project in general. 

PREPARATION:

If you didn’t have a chance to come to one of our community fund forums, we encourage you to read through these blog posts to help orient you:

The Zoom link will be sent upon registration.

Info Sessions – Fund Design

Applications are open! We welcome everyone to apply and we are happy to answer your questions.

Good Work Institute is facilitating a six-month journey for 8-20 diverse Kingston residents to collaborate with each other and to engage the larger community in deciding on the structure and mission of a Just Transition-aligned pilot community fund.

This online info session is a place for you to get answers to your questions about the 6-month fund design program and about this community fund project in general. 

PREPARATION:

If you didn’t have a chance to come to one of our community fund forums, we encourage you to read through these blog posts to help orient you:

The Zoom link will be sent upon registration.