We are glad to share that two projects rooted here in Cascadia, both hosted by the Department of Bioregion, are taking part in Ma Earth’s Round 3, a global crowdfunding round for community-led regeneration. Thousands of people around the world are giving to projects in this round, and there is still time to be counted among them.
What is Ma Earth?
Ma Earth is a collective funding platform built for community-led regeneration. It connects grassroots projects with people who want to support the frontline of caring for land and water. In Round 3, Ma Earth distributes a $500,000 matching pool across projects around the world using an approach called quadratic funding.
Why your $5 matters: how quadratic funding works
With quadratic funding, the number of people who give matters as much as the amount given. Each donation acts like a vote for where the matching funds should flow, so many small gifts unlock more matching money than a few large ones. A $5 contribution is one of the most powerful ways to support a project you believe in. If you can give only once, giving here goes a long way.
The 11th Turtle Island Bioregional Congress
This September 15 to 19, around 300 people will gather at Camp Cedar Ridge in Vernonia, Oregon for the 11th continental Bioregional Congress, the first in seventeen years. Donations through Ma Earth replenish the TIBC11 Scholarship Fund and support honoraria for Indigenous cultural stewards, facilitation, and the venue, helping make the Congress accessible to everyone who should be there.
coFood Vancouver
In Vancouver, British Columbia, the coFood Collaborative Garden has fed and connected its neighborhood for years. As the land beneath it faces an uncertain future, this campaign funds a six-month community stewardship initiative: stewardship circles, documentation and relationship mapping, and a learning package so that other urban gardens facing changes in land tenure can benefit from what coFood learns.
Give to coFood Vancouver on Ma Earth →
Help spread the word
Ma Earth also featured our bioregional work in their Round 3 storytelling series. You can read and share the feature on LinkedIn or Instagram. However you are moved to help, whether by giving a few dollars, sharing these projects with a friend, or both, thank you for standing with these two corners of Cascadia.