Empowering Visionary Changemakers with Seed Funding for Global Transformation.
$1000
GRANTED EVERY DAY
CHANGEMAKERS
COUNTRIES ACROSS THE GLOBE
Seeding a community
of #changemakers
The Pollination Project is a collaborative Foundation that offers seed funding ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. Our network of sixty five grant advisors and five country coordinators, each an expert in their respective fields, leads our funding decisions.
This participatory grantmaking process aligns with our ethos of empowering individuals on the front lines to effect positive change within their communities, cultures, and countries.
Beyond financial support, The Pollination Project Foundation assists grantees in taking their initial steps towards fundraising and offers first belief in their mission. Additionally, we offer capacity-building workshops, mindfulness retreats to prevent burnout, and resource navigation to ensure that our grantees’ work achieves tangible goals.
At TPP, we believe in people, so we invest in people.
#Heartivist
of the week:
Sanele Ndlovu: A Good Cage is an Empty Cage
Location: ZIMBABWE
Sanele is the founder of Nurture Imvelo Trust, an initiative created to improve animal welfare status in Zimbabwe. Their campaign “A Good Cage is an Empty Cage” – supported by a TPP grant – aims at raising education and awareness levels on the effects of battery cages on hen welfare.
“Receiving the seed grant excited us very much because we knew that our wish to post our battery cages ad on the big screen was coming to life. Now that we have our ad on the screen, it feels good to know that someone gets to learn how battery cages impact the welfare of hens.”
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The stories behind the grants
Oluwakemi Odusanya – Breaking Barriers: Empowering Visually Impaired Women Through Digital Literacy
“Break the Bias” is a transformative initiative crafted to bridge the gap experienced by visually impaired women in Lagos (Nigeria) in acquiring fundamental digital and communication skills necessary for navigating today’s world.
Thanks to the support of the TPP grant, Oluwakemi Odusanya, disability-rights advocate and journalist, empowered 25 women with newfound confidence in communication, both written and verbal, mastering essential computer skills with screen readers, and elevating their abilities in public speaking, debate, critical thinking, and research.
A Good Cage is an Empty Cage
75.21 billion chickens were slaughtered for meat in 2022, Our World in Data. “I hope eventually people realize that animals need to be treated with respect too and that – as much as humans are able to advocate for other causes – animal advocacy is also an important...
Stefania Prandi: Shining Light on Social Injustice Through Journalism
“You trusted me. With your grant you encouraged me in continuing a work that now is international, you showed me that what I was doing was important, nonetheless the difficulties. You help me to find the ways to carry on.” – Stefania PrandiStefania Prandi is an...
“We’re very grateful for the Pollination Project’s support. This organization was the first (outside of our first supporters) to believe in our mission.
As a result of this grant, we have gained credibility in the refugee community and will be able to continue to grow and work towards achieving our mission.”
Linnie Pawlek, Financial Literacy For Refugees
Colorado, USA
Profiles in compassion: The Story of Lava Mae
Find out how a small donation of $1000 helped launch a successful national model for homeless services. The Pollination Project makes small startup grants every single day of the year- all over the world.