Grassroots leaders and organizations constantly confront barriers and opportunities thrust upon them by shifts in state policy.
B requires grassroots leaders to build their skills for engaging in state policy.
In the past two years, the Foundation funded 11 clusters of grassroots organizations in collaboration with statewide policy organizations to build the skills of grassroots leaders and to support the application of those new skills in state policy debates on a particular issue. In 2000 and 2001, the Foundation will make up to ten additional grants, some to new clusters and some to currently funded clusters to continue their work. Copyright 2000 Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board. All rights reserved.