How to join the Giving Project
Giving Project alumni at the 2024 Giving Project reunion
Thank you for your interest! Headwaters is not currently accepting applications for the Giving Project.
Giving Projects are cross-class, multi-racial, multi-generational cohorts of community volunteers that come together over the course of six months to move money to BIPOC-led organizations that focus on systems change.
The program runs every other year, with the next Giving Project scheduled to start in fall 2026. This page will be updated when we begin recruitment for the next cohort of the Giving Project. To learn more about the experience of applying for the Giving Project cohort, explore the information below!
If you'd like to receive more information when we begin recruiting for Headwaters' next Giving Project, fill out the interest form below:
Giving Project alumni at the 2024 Giving Project reunion
When you're ready to apply:
Your first step is to fill out and submit an online application.
We are not currently accepting applications for the Giving Project cohort. If you'd like to receive more information when we begin recruiting for Headwaters' next Giving Project, fill out the Giving Project interest form.
Headwaters staff will review applications on a rolling basis as they come in.
The Giving Project is a space that brings people from all different identities together to move through a shared process of learning and action. As such, we work hard to curate a cohort that spans the spectrum of many intersecting identities including but not limited to race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability.
Headwaters centers Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color in each Giving Project cohort. We also prioritize LGBTQ+ folks and participants from diverse age and class backgrounds.
If your application moves forward in the process, a Headwaters staff member will set up a time to further discuss your interest in the Giving Project. We often have more applicants than spaces available in the program.
We will notify all applicants that they have been selected for the cohort at least a month in advance of the start date.