The Peace Development Fund is more than a grantmaker: our model of philanthropy involves direct funding, advocacy where appropriate and partnerships built around mutual respect, sharing of resources, and transparency of planning and decision-making. We endeavor to be a key “go-to” foundation on issues of peace, human rights, social justice and environmental protection. We work to counter-balance dominant power structures by moving resources and sharing decision-making with activist groups and communities. Learn more…
PDF intern Shanze Hasan wrote a story about one of our 2020 Community Organizing Grantees, Rise St. James. Rise St. James is an environmental justice organization working to stop the construction of a petrochemical plant in Louisiana. Read the full story by clicking here. ...Read more
Published on August 18, 2020
We all get distracted by the show that is the current administration. But we should be focused on the good stuff: everyday people acting responsibly in their communities, looking out for one another, challenging “old boy networks” or institutional racism baked into our history. Instead, we get exercised by a few mad-hatters who either can’t ...Read more
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Prison, Protest, and Indigenous Leadership
October 14, 2020 at 7:00 PM EST
Featuring Nick Tilsen, President and CEO of the NDN Collective. Nick Tilsen is facing up to 16 years in prison on felony charges for a protest on July 3rd in the Black Hills in response to President Trump's July 4th visit to Mount Rushmore. Register by clicking here.
Community Organizing Grants Town Hall
November 17 at 3:00 PM EST and
November 19 at 6:00 PM EST
A roundtable discussion featuring several of PDF's 2020 grantees from around the country. Register by clicking here.
