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Donating to The Nomadic is how we turn shared values into collective power, fueling an ecosystem where marginalized voices, creative leaders, and grassroots organizers can thrive together. Your support doesn’t just sustain programs like Earthseed Bookstore or Taproot Institute—it mobilizes our community, builds leadership from the ground up, and ensures that our strategy for equity and justice is rooted in real relationships and lived experience. Lasting change happens when we organize, lead, and act with purpose; every contribution helps us build flexible structures and nurture new leaders who will carry this work forward. Together, we’re not just funding projects—we’re building a movement that centers care, courage, and the radical belief that everyone deserves a place to belong.
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Supporting The Nomadic means investing in a collective that centers care, creativity, and justice at every step, ensuring our communities are nourished and heard.
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Every dollar you give helps amplify marginalized voices, bringing vital poetry, stories, and art to the forefront where they belong.
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Through projects like Earthseed Bookstore and Nomadic Cafe, we’re building spaces where literature and conversation spark real connection and transformation.
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Nomadic Foundation redistributes resources directly to local creators, fueling the dreams and work of those shaping our neighborhoods for the better.
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With Taproot Institute, we’re empowering communities to advocate for themselves, making sure development brings lasting benefits to the people most impacted.
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By supporting The Nomadic, you become part of a movement rooted in love, equity, and the unwavering belief that together, we can build a future where everyone belongs.
“Through Taproot Institute’s trainings on Community Benefits Agreements, our neighborhood group finally had the confidence and resources to negotiate real, lasting benefits into new developments—The Nomadic is making sure our communities have power at the table.””
Keith Finley
“This award [the SFF/Nomadic Literary Award] is more than a grant—it’s an investment in our stories and a signal that our communities’ voices are valued and necessary. I’m deeply grateful for the support and the belief in my work.”
Leticia Hernández-Linares
“Earthseed Bookstore’s online store is a vital portal for readers everywhere to access mission-aligned poetry, fiction, and nonfiction that honors Octavia Butler’s legacy—bringing radical imagination and care directly into homes beyond Oakland’s borders.”
Channing Lee
Make a donation.
Donating to The Nomadic is how we turn shared values into collective power, fueling an ecosystem where marginalized voices, creative leaders, and grassroots organizers can thrive together. Your support doesn’t just sustain programs like Earthseed Bookstore or Taproot Institute—it mobilizes our community, builds leadership from the ground up, and ensures that our strategy for equity and justice is rooted in real relationships and lived experience. Lasting change happens when we organize, lead, and act with purpose; every contribution helps us build flexible structures and nurture new leaders who will carry this work forward. Together, we’re not just funding projects—we’re building a movement that centers care, courage, and the radical belief that everyone deserves a place to belong.