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Lilian Mayieka, Anti-Female Genital Mutilation Campaign, Monyerero, Kenya
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Wren Kilian, Valley of The Flowers Project, Bozeman, Montana
Just being chosen to receive a grant was inspiring in itself, because the support and recognition...
Jeanine Jesberg Project Little Spark, U.S. & The Carribean
The Pollination Project's endorsement helped us implement the project quickly and demonstrated to...
Ashley Busby, ArteSana Foundation, Peñas Blancas, Nicaragua
Receiving the Pollination Project grant was the first time an outside organization expressed an...
Yang Yang Shi, Opening Doors Foundation, San Jose, California
The main benefit of the grant was not so much in the monetary benefit but rather in the publicity...
Marguerite Andrich, Bag up the Love, Sarasota, Florida
We constantly see everything that is wrong in the world, for good or bad, via social media these...
Kaganga John, Community Innovation Resource Center, Kikandwa, Uganda
The Pollination Project Grant impacted me and my staff by increasing on our connections with...
Jemima Laurent, College Lingual, Newark, NJ
When I first received the email from the Pollination Project stating that they have agreed to fund...
Margaret Grafstein, Restorative Alignment Yoga Classes for Young Women , Oaxaca, Mexico
The grant I received from the Pollination Project spurred me into really taking on this project...
Julia Hollins, North Durham Youth Empowerment Project(YEP), Baltimore City, Maryland
You have made a vision a reality. Once I received the funds, I went right to work. I was able to...
Topistar Were, Supporting Orphans Through Income-Generating Activities, Kakamega, Kenya
After receiving the grant in October, I started by mobilizing of 20 care takers/care givers of...
Geri Gaskin, Animation for Autism: Aiko & Egor, San Diego, California
I am grateful to be a part of the active community associated with The Pollination Project (TPP)....
Linda Sanchez, Fuerza Indígena, Oaxaca, Mexico
Personally the grant has given me the confidence and determination to further carry out this...
Cynthia Frame-Endres, Household Battery Recycling, Erie County, New York
This has been one of the best years of my life: I am starting a meaningful environmental project...
Christopher White, Future Leaders Today, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The grant made a difference to me personally as it was our first grant and it personally gave me...
Cory Brown, Schools of Sustainability, California
Because our project has expanded its scope and the financial requirements have grown so immensely,...
Jamila Banks, Youth Earth Club, Los Angeles, California
To some, $1,000 may seem like a drop in the bucket, but for me, it opened the widow of opportunity...
Phyllis Stuart, Elephant Daze, Los Angeles, California
I consider your $1000 donation as a vote of confidence. It was a small amount of money but it made...
Rita Doppenberg, the DIG Nursery, Guatemala
I simply want to say thank you. This project and the seed money you provided not only helped...
Nelly Shella Tchaptcheut Yonga, D’Girls Residential Training Workshop, Cameroon
The grant provided by the pollination project did not only fuel some of the financial resource...
Thenmozhi Soundararajan, #dalitwomenfight, India
It was a wind beneath my wings that helped me get traction for the work at a time when I was...
Donna DeGennaro, Unlocking Silent Histories, Pennsylvania
The original Pollination Project funds helped to bring alive the power of youth leadership. Over...
Elle Morgan, The Elements of New Life Scripts, Pennsylvania
We will reach our funding goal. I say, with a smile, and with faith. TPP is the most incredible...
Hayu Patria, Our Seeds, Our Future, Indonesia
The way this project developed is beyond our expectation. It was only last year we started this...
Anna Farquhar, Go Baby Go Canadian version, Canada
This project has allowed a bunch of young adults to realize that anything is possible if you work...
Mercy Kananu Mungania, Miomponi Tree Planting Project, Kenya
The grant has given me courage to face the community, thereby igniting their willingness to...
Sean Russell, Stow It-Don’t Throw It, Florida
Since I launched the Stow It-Don’t Throw It Project, the greatest challenge I have faced is the...
Marcus Muendo, Promoting Conservation of the Environment in Kenya, Kenya
For a long time,my friends and I only talked about the the deforestation in our region but never...
Carla Buntyn, Compassion for Lives, Louisiana
We were inspired after receiving the grant dollars and reviewing the story in the Huff Post about...
Teresa Njoroge, Clean Start Solutions, Kenya
The publicity that came from making it into the Huffungton Post also gave us more credibility -...
Daisy Ozim, 13th Goddess, Oakland, Californoa
TPP has actually helped me step up to my role as a young woman of color owning a business and...
Lavonnia Kincade Lee, Project Care, Longwood, Florida
This grant has made a difference to me personally because I feel like someone believed in me and...
Jason Mass, Student Artist Volunteer Experience, New York, New York
This grant allowed us to begin to fully realize our vision, and the knowledge that The Pollination...
Vincent Atitwa, Community Computer Lab, Munami Village, Western Kenya
I can describe my self as living legend and darling to TPP. All my life success and achievements...
Jieru Shi, Sparks of Creativity, Fairfax, Virginia
My advice to anyone who's interested in applying for a grant from TPP is to do it! When I...
Hayu Patria, Our Seeds, Our Future, Indonesia
The TPP seed grant was like an opening door for our project last year. We have a big dream to make...
Lillian Volat, Sustainable Sanitation for Syrian Refugees, Kurdistan, Iraq
Combined with the totally unexpected benefit of being in the Huffington Post and reaching an...
Robert Bengtson, Inspiration Campaign, San Francisco, California
The recognition that the grant represents(ed), i.e. that someone outside of me felt that...
Leah O’Bryant, the aptArt Bethlehem Painting Project, SOS Children’s Village in Bethlehem
The grant has acted as a seed for developing additional ideas regarding the West Bank Wall...
Amy Bramlett, Hot Springs School District Dance Program, Hot Springs, Arkansas
I cannot express to you how you have impacted my life and those of my students. Your generosity...
Jennifer Krottinger, Las Sartenejeñas Cooperative, Sarteneja Village, Corozal District, Belize
Working with The Pollination Project has brought great joy into my life, and reminded me of who I...
Amanda Filipczuk, Tusaidiane Gender Equality Office, United Republic of Tanzania
Being a TPP grantee has increased my credibility as an international gender justice and social...
Yvonne Singleton Davis, Knitting and Crochet Corner, Harlem, New York
The grant provided by the Pollination Foundation has helped me to realize that there are still...
Abdul Kinyenya, Batalo East, Kampala, Uganda
When we went through the process of applying for the TPP grant and then received it, these funds...
Joseph Okello Makokha, Going Green with Improved Stoves and Basket Food Warmers, Bungoma County, Kenya
TPP funding to some is a small fund, but to me it’s a big funding because it comes with multiple...
Erin Nissen, Durango Animal Connection, Durango, Colorado
Being approved for a grant from your organization has changed my life tremendously. This was the...
Caroline Lovell, Shelter to Shelter, National
The Pollination Project Seed money has been invaluable for the emotional boost it provides as well...
DeJuana Golden, Special Shades of Color, Long Beach, California
Now we are a tax exempt nonprofit with not only a mission, but a long-term vision for how we can...
Todd Slinde, Eagle’s NEST, Visalia, California
What cannot be ignored is the boost to my spirit that the seed money gave me. That others thought...
Mirabelle Jones, JARRING: A Campaign to End the Silence Surrounding Sexual Assault, National
The grant from the Pollination Project has provided me with not only the financial support...
Blair Butterfield, Colony1, Miami, Florida
It’s hard to start establishing funding and receiving grants, regardless of the ideas behind your...
Belmont Pinger, Claremont Market Shares, Claremont, California
I applied for the Pollination Project Grant the year before our first season. During that period...
Charlene Logan Burnett, Sheltered: Art Benefit for Animals, Davis, CA
Having TPP’s backing elevated my project. I attracted more sponsors. Being a TPP grantee helped me...
Steve Barr, Cartoon Classes for pediatric patients, Columbus, North Carolina
The Pollination Project was the first organization to recognize the potential and validity of my...
Patricia Hollander, Sip It Live – A Farmers Market Beverage Stand, Los Angeles, California
I can't say enough good things about The Pollination Project. I run a juice stand and serve...
Marla Knight Dutille, Try Anything Rhino Project, Kentucky
Back in March I submitted a grant to you for my Try Anything Rhino Project. I learned last week...
Poornima Joshi, Thinc, India, Coimbatore
Your work is so different than any club charity or CSR funding I have come across. They normally...
Leah Walkowski and Mwaka Benson, Northern Uganda HipHop Culture,Northern Uganda
Thank you for supporting NUHC to be their own agents of change in their community. Thank you for...
Cristal Banagan, Literacy at Home, Richmond, CA
The grant has helped me to believe in myself and the work I am doing to better our community. It...
Michelle Welsch, Learning House, Nepal
In Nepal, it's difficult enough to get projects going (everything takes so long!), and the added...
Susan Stanfield, The Children’s Adventure Garden, San Angelo, Texas
The Pollination Project is the best support of start-up projects I’ve seen in a long time. They...
Stella Liu, Break the Silence, Irvine, California
Personally the grant has been great in allowing access to the Pollination Project Community....
Kazu Haga, East Point Peace Academy, Oakland, California
We have benefited in so many ways beyond the initial grant that we were not expecting. I think...
Abby Bauer, Teams For Kids, New Jersey
With very little business experience as a high school junior, I had minimal knowledge about...
Isobel Araujo, Message in a Bottle, Illinois, Chicago
The Pollination Project Grant legitimized all of the hard work that my two friends and I had...
Margaret Coleman, 2014 Summer Symposium, Ewen, Upper Peninsula of Michigan
The Pollination Project was the first funding we received, as a group of five artists trying to...
Cynthia Hobson, The Dream Center Green Job Training Project, Washington, D.C.
The Pollination Project has shown me numerous avenues of providing services to underserved...
Jenny Lowrey, From the Ground Up Farms, Chico, California
By the end of the year From the Ground Up will have all 10 live gardens producing free food for...
Dan Rademacher, Bio Blitz, San Francisco, California
The Nerds for Nature work on the bioblitz project, for which the Pollination Project grant is the...
Jessica London Shields, She Crew, Illinois, Chicago
The TPP Seed Grant was the first grant we received, and was the first glimpse we had into...