Category: Successes

Biggest Year Ever, Thanks To You! 800+ grants

We wrapped up our 2009-2010 fiscal year last month, and we’re thrilled to announce that it was the biggest year in Greengrants history. Since the first 28 grants we made back in 1993, Global Greengrants Fund has become the world’s leader in providing small grants to grassroots environmental groups – making more than 800 grants […]

Grantee Brings Changes, Hope to Southern India

“We all have important values and ideas, things we care about and want to share. Sometimes we feel our ideas can even change the world, and we want to let other people know how they can join in and make all our lives better.” Such is the belief of Thanal, an environmental group based in […]

Donor Profile: Jordan Ofek

Thirteen year-old Jordan Ofek decided he didn’t need gifts for his bar mitzvah. Instead, he asked friends and family to make gifts to Greengrants, and has now raised thousands of dollars to support communities across the globe.

Alliance Magazine Illustrates, Validates Greengrants’ Approach

This month’s issue of Alliance magazine, the leading publication for philanthropy and social investment worldwide, explores the value and niche role of small grants in bringing about change.

Grassroots Activism Blocks GM Eggplant in India

In a momentous victory for grassroots groups and small farmers across India, the government has put an indefinite moratorium on commercial cultivation of the genetically-modified BT brinjal, or eggplant.

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