Intersection of Community Organizing and Public Policy

The Woods Fund seeks to enable policy and social justice organizations to better understand that the political realities for system change are grounded in the context of the affected community, so that they might develop effective change strategies rooted in these understandings and increase their skills in translating local issues into systemic solutions.  Further, believing that project outcomes for grantees in both Community Organizing and Public Policy program areas can be strengthened through an integrated approach, the Woods Fund particularly welcomes proposals that weave successfully the voices of less-advantaged individuals into the public policy arena and expands local organizing efforts to a broader geography.