FEATURED PROJECT: AMAZON HOPE
The Xingu region of Brazil in the southern Amazon is ground zero of an Amazonian tipping point. If present trends are not reversed these forests will be gone by 2030. If there is any hope to avert this rapidly unfolding cultural and ecological disaster, action must be taken immediately.
The Xingu forest is home to the Xingu Nation, direct descendants of pre-Columbian civilizations who practice sophisticated forest and land management and maintain centuries-old cultural traditions. The Xingu Nation live in the center of the arc of deforestation where degradation is the worst in the world. The very existence of Xingu Nation is threatened by competing economic development and global warming.
The Pennywise Foundation and Affirmation Arts invite you to Amazon Hope: a gathering of Xingu indigenous leaders, scientists and artists, that will raise support for the preservation of their cultural heritage and their preparation for changing environmental conditions. Amazon Hopes will celebrate the Xingu through art and connect Xingu Nation with friends and project partners to strengthen and invigorate their efforts to survive the changes that lie ahead.
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The Xingu forest is home to the Xingu Nation, direct descendants of pre-Columbian civilizations who practice sophisticated forest and land management and maintain centuries-old cultural traditions. The Xingu Nation live in the center of the arc of deforestation where degradation is the worst in the world. The very existence of Xingu Nation is threatened by competing economic development and global warming.
The Pennywise Foundation and Affirmation Arts invite you to Amazon Hope: a gathering of Xingu indigenous leaders, scientists and artists, that will raise support for the preservation of their cultural heritage and their preparation for changing environmental conditions. Amazon Hopes will celebrate the Xingu through art and connect Xingu Nation with friends and project partners to strengthen and invigorate their efforts to survive the changes that lie ahead.
Click HERE for more information
Video: Climate Change in the Xingu
OUR MISSION
To generate and harness support for effective, innovative and collaborative nonprofit organizations around the world that leverage relatively small donations of goods, services, or money to create significant and sustainable pathways to positive change.
At Pennywise, we recognize that support comes in many forms and offer a variety of services for our grantees and project partners.
We Make Grants.
Pennywise embraces the principle that small scale giving and small organizations can have big impacts when resources are allocated creatively and effectively. We make modest grants to nonprofit organizations that have demonstrated exceptional ability to do more with less. Our grants support innovative, collaborative, sustainable programming around the world.
We Cultivate Creative Partnerships.
Pennywise is all about making the connections that will make change happen. We help nonprofit organizations enter into partnerships that expand the scope of their work. We have a special focus on public/private partnerships because we recognize that government is uniquely situated to bring projects to larger scales and help them last over time.
We Offer Technical Assistance.
Pennywise recognizes that some of the freshest, most exciting ideas about how to tackle tough problems come from new and developing organizations. We support innovative program planning consistent with our mission and priorities. We help launch exciting projects and support their development.
We Make Grants.
Pennywise embraces the principle that small scale giving and small organizations can have big impacts when resources are allocated creatively and effectively. We make modest grants to nonprofit organizations that have demonstrated exceptional ability to do more with less. Our grants support innovative, collaborative, sustainable programming around the world.
We Cultivate Creative Partnerships.
Pennywise is all about making the connections that will make change happen. We help nonprofit organizations enter into partnerships that expand the scope of their work. We have a special focus on public/private partnerships because we recognize that government is uniquely situated to bring projects to larger scales and help them last over time.
We Offer Technical Assistance.
Pennywise recognizes that some of the freshest, most exciting ideas about how to tackle tough problems come from new and developing organizations. We support innovative program planning consistent with our mission and priorities. We help launch exciting projects and support their development.
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