How We Become
Memory, Hope, and Action: Building Our Future, Together.
An oral history campaign rooted in Chicago's tradition of community organizing.
Before we become anything — a movement, a policy, a change — we must first become a community. How We Become gathers organizer stories across generations, neighborhoods, and struggles, asking how ordinary Chicagoans became the people who changed things.
Organizing Works by the Wieboldt Foundation Screening Event
Three organizers reflect on the power of community organizing to transform the communities they love. This short film provides critical context for why community organizing is viewed as one of the most effective levers for creating change.
Op-Ed: Community Organizing Works. Let’s Fund it Accordingly.
Alicia Bradford, executive manager of the Chicago-based Wieboldt Foundation, argues that philanthropy must invest not only in organizations but in the ecosystems that enable them to thrive.
Op-Ed: Funding Community Organizing Is How Philanthropy Can Protect Our Democracy
Jawanza Malone, executive director of the Wieboldt Foundation in Chicago, argues that institutional philanthropy must stand in support of democratic principles.