www.thousandcurrents.org/
  • Organization TypeFoundation
  • Staff6-25
  • Development Budget1 Million - 5 Million
  • Founded1985

Thousand Currents

Thousand Currents (formerly IDEX) has funded, connected, and walked alongside visionary leaders around the world for 30+ years. Thousand Currents partners with grassroots groups — led by women, youth, and Indigenous Peoples in the Global South — that are transforming their communities and creating lasting solutions to our shared global challenges.
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Careers

Staff at Thousand Currents have experience in

Sectors

  • market research
  • civil society
  • development
  • monitoring / evaluation
  • research & development

Countries

  • lebanon
  • jordan
  • egypt

Skills

  • managerial experience
  • business development
  • experience in recruitment
  • international experience
  • with experience in conflict areas

In the News

Social movements

Opinion: Can aid organizations really be part of social movements?

17 May 2018
Impact investing

Q&A: Impact investing must break from 'exploitation and extraction' strategy

31 October 2019
Climate change

Funders are working to direct more dollars to the frontlines of climate change

21 September 2018
See all 3 articles on Thousand Currents

Experience

Events / Training
Education
Reproductive Health
Anti-Poverty / Social Justice
Architecture / Design
Youth
Market Research
Monitoring / Evaluation

Primary Funders

Contract Awards

Provision of Support for Agriculture, Livelihood Development and Conservation Research

David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Sustaining Foodways and Livelihoods

Christensen Fund
See all 2 contracts awarded to Thousand Currents

Contact Thousand Currents

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    Director of Communications
    Primary Contact
    415.824.8384
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Company Offices

  • (headquarters)
  • 2120 University Ave Berkeley