Groundswell Fund

Groundswell Fund strengthens U.S. movements for reproductive and social justice by resourcing intersectional grassroots organizing and centering the leadership of women of color – particularly those who are Black, Indigenous, and Transgender. They support the field in grantmaking, capacity building, and funder organizing. They are one of the largest funders of women of color-led organizing in the U.S., supporting more than 150 organizations across the U.S.

Groundswell’s Education Fund’s Integrated Voter Engagement (IVE) grantmaking program targets RJ organizations with grant and technical assistance support. Launched in 2011, IVE test the "theory that increasing nonpartisan integrated voter engagement sustainably builds capacity to engage historically underrepresented populations in policy, systems change and the democratic process (within and beyond election cycles)." The purpose of the IVE program is to ensure that 20 organizations have robust IVE capacity by 2019 — setting a solid corner stone of voter engagement capacity to increase the amount of women and people of color to build the movement for reproductive justice. Rivera Consulting, Inc., works with reproductive justice groups to develop and implement an IVE and Get Out the Vote (GOTV) work plan. We have worked with the following organizations: Women With A Vision (New Orleans, Louisiana), Mothering Justice (Michigan), and National Reproductive Health Institute (Texas, Virginia, and Florida).

Groundswell’s Action Fund is the first in the nation 501c4 intermediary for donors and grantmaking program, that supports integrated voter engagement led by women of color, low-income women, and transgender people. These type of organizations have the least access to funding, thereby are more limited in building political power.  While all the research indicates that they represent the most Democratic base in the country, the establishment historically understands them. Rivera Consulting worked closely with the Fund’s Director to support its sustainability, growth, and awareness.