Media and press
The movement, in its own words and others
Coverage of the work is deliberately small. What exists is gathered here: the launch, the conversations, and where applicants can find the grant.
Press and conversations
- AnnouncementSeptember 2018
Life Comes From It: a first of its kind grantmaking circle
Native American Rights Fund, Indigenous Peacemaking Initiative
The launch announcement: a fund where decisions are made by leading practitioners in restorative justice, transformative justice, and Indigenous peacemaking.
- PodcastOctober 2018
Life Comes From It: a panel discussion
Restorative Justice on the Rise
Sonya Shah, Troy Williams, and sujatha baliga discuss why this fund was formed and how practitioner-led giving changes the work.
- AnnouncementSeptember 2020
Apply now for the Life Comes From It grant
Native American Rights Fund, Indigenous Peacemaking Initiative
A call for the funding cycle, with guidance on who the grant is for and how a relationship begins.
A gallery of the work
The work lives on the land and in relationship, across the places the movement has gathered.

A convening of the movement
Brooke Anderson

Gathered together
Brooke Anderson

In community

The land from above

On the land
Brooke Anderson
Photography by Brooke Anderson, mirrored from Life Comes From It’s public site.
Where to find the grant
Looking for funding? The grant is listed in these directories.
- Listing
Life Comes From It fund profile
Giving Compass
An independent profile of the fund and its focus areas.
- Listing
Life Comes From It grant
Instrumentl
A grant-database listing covering small grants up to $25,000 and invitation-only midrange grants.
- Listing
Life Comes From It grantmaker profile
GrantStation
A grantmaker directory entry for the circle.
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