The Agape Foundation Board of
Trustees' Statement of Values
• Our decisions and discussions are rooted in histories
of nonviolent resistance.
• We are committed to redefining true human security
through equitably redistributing resources and
challenging all forms of oppression.
• We promote community-based efforts towards creating
systemic change for social justice.
• We are committed to transparent decision-making processes
as an aspect of nonviolence. We are participatory
and consensus-based.
• We value and foster a collaborative and inclusive organizational
culture.
• We value board representation from communities that
we fund and fiscally sponsor.
Who We Are
• We are progressive activists and community organizers
with a variety of skills, professions, and work experiences.
• We are informal and like to have fun, yet are process-oriented
and self-facilitating.
• We are committed to nonviolence and have experience
in the following issue areas: conflict resolution, violence
prevention, anti-prison industrial complex, LGBTQIQ liberation,
racial justice, economic justice, anti-militarism,
environmental justice, sustainable agriculture, immigrant
rights.
• We come from the following communities: African-American,
Jewish, Latino, LGBTQ, Middle Class,
Owning Class, White, and Working Class.
We Are looking for People Who Are
• Committed to nonviolence and consensus decision-making
• Experienced in social justice movements and/or community
involvement
• Interested in learning about progressive grant making
and fundraising
• From oppressed communities that have experienced structural
violence, such as police brutality, poverty, and
discrimination
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