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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1621721994444{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;background-color: #bbdbd9 !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] Photo credit: Raul de Lima | Climate Clock [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1504472078186{margin-top: 50px !important;}"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1503830272950{padding-right: 50px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1670997406007{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}"] [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='66' color='' background_color='' border_color='']S[/dropcaps]ince the Panta Rhea Foundation began, arts and culture have been central to its mission of catalyzing a just and sustainable world through food sovereignty, people-powered systems change, and grassroots resilience around the globe. In addition, cultivating deep relationships with our partners has helped evolve our thinking around our role as a funder. Wanting...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1621721796606{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;background-color: #bbdbd9 !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] Photo credit: SIPA USA VIA AP [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1504471842301{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #4b736b !important;}"][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][testimonials category="people-power" number="1" order_by="rand" show_navigation="no" auto_rotate_slides="5" animation_type="slide_option"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1504472078186{margin-top: 50px !important;}"][vc_column css=".vc_custom_1503830272950{padding-right: 50px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1681158888243{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}"] [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='66' color='' background_color='' border_color='']P[/dropcaps]anta Rhea’s People Power Fund supports grassroots mobilization, public policy advocacy, creative practice, and communications in pursuit of a just and sustainable world. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1681158939054{margin-bottom: 80px !important;}"]The People Power Fund grows out of our...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1621719009594{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;background-color: #bbdbd9 !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] Photo credit: Asociación ANDES, a partner of Agroecology Fund [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1504471842301{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #4b736b !important;}"][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][testimonials category="global-roots-fund" number="1" order_by="rand" show_navigation="no" auto_rotate_slides="5" animation_type="slide_option"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1504472078186{margin-top: 50px !important;}"][vc_column css=".vc_custom_1503830272950{padding-right: 50px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1681078332490{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}"] [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='66' color='' background_color='' border_color='']O[/dropcaps]ur Global Roots Fund supports grassroots efforts in the Caribbean and Americas to strengthen political and cultural power, preserve biodiversity, and reshape economies in service of a thriving planet. [/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text="STRATEGIC...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1621721994444{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;background-color: #bbdbd9 !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] Photo credit: Rucha Chitnis. From the Agroecology Fund Learning Exchange, Amrita Bhoomi Learning Center, Karnataka, India [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1681152347616{padding-top: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;background-color: #4b736b !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][testimonials category="food-sov" number="1" order_by="rand" show_navigation="no" auto_rotate_slides="5" animation_type="slide_option"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1504472078186{margin-top: 50px !important;}"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1503830272950{padding-right: 50px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1684431629306{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}"] [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='66' color='' background_color='' border_color='']R[/dropcaps]ooted in the principles of agroecology and food systems transformation, the Food Sovereignty Fund supports organizations, alliances, and leaders promoting biodiversity...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1504471842301{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #4b736b !important;}"][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][testimonials category="seaflower-fund" number="1" order_by="rand" show_navigation="no" auto_rotate_slides="5" animation_type="slide_option"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1606759070365{margin-top: 50px !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1503830272950{padding-right: 50px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1681157305280{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}"] [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='66' color='' background_color='' border_color='']T[/dropcaps]he Seaflower Resilience Fund supports the Raizal Afro-Indigenous community’s self-determination and resilience agenda in the Western Caribbean islands of San Andrés, Providencia, and Santa Catalina. Initiated by Panta Rhea Foundation, and administered through the Amalgamated Foundation, the Fund’s goals and priorities are collaboratively set by local Raizal and diaspora leaders. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1695791355031{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}"] In November...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1503871944448{margin-top: 80px !important;margin-right: 200px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 200px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] The Castanea Fellowship is a new leadership fellowship for those transforming our food system toward health, equity, and well-being for all. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1569277536797{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}"]The Castanea Fellowship is a two-year fellowship for diverse leaders working for a racially just and ecologically sound food system through a range of strategies and entry points, including leaders from the public health, environment and agriculture sectors, those working on rural or community development, food and the climate crisis, among many other issues areas. Castanea Fellows...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1504799366986{background-color: #ffffff !important;}"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] The Good Food Purchasing Program helps cities and school districts leverage the power of their public dollars for Good Food, equity, and transparency along the food chain. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1595516374604{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}"]Cities and school districts spend billions of dollars of public money every year on food. These choices have a huge impact on everything from public health to local economies to animal welfare. But in most places food purchasing decisions are based on the cheapest bids—not the best ones. From a foundation that prioritizes equity, transparency, and accountability, the Program...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1552280952444{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #bbdbd9 !important;}"][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1552281062988{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}"] Please note that the Panta Rhea Foundation board approved a significant increase of funds into this portfolio for 2019 and 2020.   Jason Franklin is our program advisor for this portfolio. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1504471447020{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #4b736b !important;}"][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][testimonials category="dignity" number="3" order_by="rand" show_navigation="yes" navigation_style="light" auto_rotate_slides="5" animation_type="slide_option"][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/4"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1503826644524{margin-top: 80px !important;margin-right: 200px !important;margin-left: 200px !important;}"][vc_column width="2/3" css=".vc_custom_1503830272950{padding-right: 50px !important;}"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1595513971911{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}"] [dropcaps type='normal' font_size='66' color='' background_color='' border_color='']P[/dropcaps]anta Rhea’s DFS...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Deeper Learning & Creativity Program is guided by a vision of public education as a foundation for building democratic skills and practice, and as one that is inclusive and equitable for the diversity of learners who are our nation’s students. We support community-based organizations to help young people and teachers make meaning of their world through developing multiple literacies through engagement with and through the arts and other project-based learning methodologies.   We focus on two core strategies: Our first strategy is guided by data-driven research showing professional development as a key indicator for student...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1503809119831{margin-top: 50px !important;margin-right: 200px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;margin-left: 200px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}"][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_column_text] Visual Thinking Strategies transforms the way students think and learn. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Based in theory and research, VTS uses skilled facilitation of visual art discussions to significantly increase student engagement, performance and enjoyment of learning. Since its founding in 1995, VTS has influenced the landscape of education in schools and museums around the world, reaching over 1 million students in 33 states and 18 countries through more than 5,000 educators in more than 300 schools and 100 museums. The VTS School Program is a...