Giving Circles
If you’ve ever wanted a grounded way to learn, plug into proven global climate solutions, and move more money with peers across generations who share your values – this is for you!
Together we’ll explore agroecology as a critical, scalable climate solution led by social movements in the Global South, and we’ll organize our resources accordingly. Strong social movements make climate solutions stick by protecting civic space, advancing gender and racial justice, and deepening democratic participation.
Apply today! Application deadline is November 16th, 2025
What’s involved?
As an intimate group of about 15 participants, our Giving Circle for Agroecology will build relationships amongst the cohort; learn from and with visionary Global South movements leaders; receive personalized fundraising coaching; and have the opportunity to make a bold and meaningful personal gift toward grassroots climate solutions.
This giving circle focuses on learning, community, and fundraising, not participatory grantmaking. Thousand Currents program staff steward the pooled resources with long-term partners, centering equity and community self-determination.
The Details/Syllabus
- Duration: January–June 2026
- Meetings: Monthly on the last Tuesday, 3–5pm PT / 6–8pm ET (Zoom)
- Between sessions: Short readings/podcasts; optional 1:1 coaching; occasional virtual offerings
What should I expect?
- Connection: true relationships amongst peers, with key allied funders, and grassroots movement leaders. The feeling that you are not alone.
- Hope: the knowledge and inspirations that true solutions to the climate crisis are out there, and could truly save us and our planet. The feeling that we can do this!
- Knowledge: concrete information and stories about agroecology and how it fits in as a critical, scalable, and attainable solution to the climate crisis in the long-term and immediately. Through this giving circle you will have access to world-renowned movement leaders in a setting where you can authentically connect and engage. The feeling that I have reliable, specific information and examples of how agroecology works as a climate solution now, and what more could be possible.
- A path forward, together: a clear analysis of impactful ways to organize and fund, moving forward. The feeling that I understand my unique role in catalyzing resources and influencing others who do, too.
Why Agroecology?
Food is vital. It is love. It is memory. It is survival. It is culture. But food is also about something much bigger—it’s about climate justice, systems change, and the future of our planet.
Our industrialized global food system, as it stands, contributes nearly 30% of greenhouse gas emissions. It exploits the land, water, and the very people who grow our food, while perpetuating poverty and food insecurity. This system cannot sustain us. It’s unraveling.
But what if food wasn’t the problem? What if it was the solution?
The answer has been growing all along: Agroecology.
Agroecology is more than a sustainable farming method. It’s a movement, a mindset, and a holistic solution to the interconnected food, climate, and economic crises we face. It’s a way of rethinking how we live with the land. It’s farming without chemicals, replenishing the soil, and using Indigenous knowledge to heal ecosystems. It’s about ensuring healthy food, preserving culture, and creating economic justice.
By using traditional farming practices, agroecology reduces greenhouse gas emissions, enhances soil health, and sequesters carbon. Research and practice show its measurable impact:
- Reduced nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions: Diversified systems with lower nitrogen inputs–through using less synthetic fertilizer– significantly decrease emissions of this potent greenhouse gas.
- Decreased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions: The outcome of agroecological practices such as improved soil structure, reduced erosion, and increased plant diversity and cover help lower carbon emissions.
- Increased carbon sequestration: Practices like applying organic manures, incorporating green manures, and agroforestry enhance soil organic matter and carbon sequestration.
For example, agroforestry systems, integral to agroecology, not only increase above-ground and soil carbon stocks, but also reduce soil erosion and degradation, mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.
At Thousand Currents, we are uniquely positioned to support the scaling of agroecology. By partnering with agroecology movements, we can unleash transformative change. Join us!
Who should apply?
The Giving Circle for Agroecology is designed for members of Resource Generation, Solidaire, or other progressive donor networks who are committed to supporting climate solutions and want to go deeper in their understanding of, and advocacy for, agroecological solutions. If you’re in RG Praxis or have signed the Redistribution Pledge, this is a natural next step; if you’re in Solidaire’s pooled-fund community, this complements your movement funding with deeper Global South learning for climate, democracy, and justice. Participants should each be able to donate a minimum of $10,000 toward the giving circle effort, and fundraising at least an additional $10,000 from your networks.
Giving circles support, challenge, and inspire donors to give more, fundraise more, and make longer-lasting commitments to supporting climate justice movements in the Global South. We hope you will join us!
Apply here! Applications are due by November 16, 2025.
Questions? Contact Jessie Spector, Director of Donor Organizing, at gifts@thousandcurrents.org