The Guiding Practices inform the Grassroot Fund's priorities in programming, grantmaking, and strategic planning. They are rooted in a commitment to undoing the systems that cause social and ecological harm. Ultimately, the Guiding Practices are about expanding and firmly grounding our work in the Environmental Justice movement.

At the core, the Guiding Practices have us consider how decisions are made and who we believe has the right or authority to make those decisions. We believe that these interventions are not only values-aligned, but also necessary to building resilient solutions to the multiple crises we face. Facing the bias that prevents us from working with people of diverse perspectives is a necessity for creating a more socially and ecologically just world.

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