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- EIN 26-4385733
- info@rootchange.org
- (202) 470-5566
- 610 8th St Ne Washington DC 20002 USA
- www.rootchange.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Alliances & Advocacy, Arts & Culture, Economic Development, International, International Development, International Economic Development, Microfinance
Mission: Root Change is a pro-equity, social change organization that brings people together to question assumptions, think deeply, test ideas, and lead the way to a world built on social justice principles. We strengthen civil society, promote democracy, foster community resilience, and champion a youth-forward perspective. Our core competencies include creative design, organization and system strengthening, support for movement building, and dynamic learning. Our work spans sectors and continents. From promoting collective action initiatives in Nigeria to reducing political polarization in the United States, our work is systems-focused and places emphasis on continuous learning and partnership.
Programs: Root change began work on a major five year governance project in nigeria with eight local advocacy organizations using a unique approach based on the collective impact model designed to maximize results. In nepal, root change worked with local ngos using an organizational self-assessment methodology customized to meet the needs of the local context. Later in the year root change undertook a project to pilot test a tool it designed called the local governance barometer--an innovative tool that builds on the strengths of citizen engagement and social accountability at the village level and aspires to influence the entire system to work more effectively for a change in the delivery of village level services. In serbia root change completed a three year program of work supporting civil society organizations in their efforts to bring changes in government transparency and accountability, fight corruption, and make advances in such areas as disability rights, minority rights and gender equality. Root change began collaboration with child fund traveling to senegal to test the use mobile phone technology in tracking and serving children orphaned by the ebola pandemic.