Founded in 2002 as a small legal aid project to help low-wage and immigrant workers recover stolen wages, Workers Defense Project (WDP, Norman grantee 2011–2014) has grown into a statewide, membership-based organization that trains and organizes construction workers in Texas,…
G5 members participated in their own grantmaking session for the first time — reviewing a mini docket of organizations, discussing the issues, and allocating $2,000 to nonprofits of their choosing. From this point forward, G5 members would convene every other…
Founded in 1993, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW, Norman grantee 2008–2015) is led by immigrant farmworkers who organize for better wages, safer working conditions, and human rights. CIW built a broad coalition of students, faith communities and unions, linking…
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade (LABB, Norman grantee 2004–2013) is an environmental justice organization founded in 2000 to train fenceline residents in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley — the 85-mile stretch of petrochemical plants along the Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton…
Ten years into G4’s leadership, the Grants Committee considered ways to engage members of the next generation (G5) in meaningful ways and grow assets to sustain the foundation’s future.