As a rape survivor, our founder Janet Jensen discovered that local organizations are doing the hard work to help survivors of sexual violence, but face similar obstacles.
Funding is just a fraction of their needs. Organizations need to know what works and doesn’t. They need the opportunity to expand their leadership skills and find a network of like-minded professionals to get support with staffing, cash flow, fundraising, operations, day-to-day questions, and more.
They need resources and a strategic partner to support them in their work.
The Jensen Project fills this need. We believe we’re stronger together. A national, unified front will help us win the fight against sexual violence.
The Jensen Project announces GrantTank, a yearly grant program, funding millions to advance economic empowerment and housing opportunities for agencies who serve adult female survivors of human trafficking.
The Jensen Project partners with 35 agencies, with 20 of these agencies benefiting from the LIFT program. GrantTank 2021 grants $4,689,000 in cash funding, provides 832 hours of leadership training, and hosts its first in-person Cohort for selected organizations.
GrantTank 2022 grants over $4 million in direct funding to 10 organizations for housing and economic empowerment. The Jensen Project hosts its second GrantTank Cohort and adds two full-time members to its internal team.
The Jensen Project launches Sky Trafficking, an awareness campaign that utilizes skywriting to bring to light the grooming tactics of traffickers. GrantTank commits to funding anti-trafficking organizations in housing and technology categories. It reopens its application process for an accelerated period for the first time to address the growing demand for Equality Model policymaking and implementation under the policy category. The Jensen Project hosts its largest GrantTank Cohort gathering to date.
The Jensen Project began its formal partnership with Impact Rising, offering this resource to select partners to measure actionable change in the anti-sexual violence sector. For the first time, GrantTank opened its application to four categories of anti-trafficking nonprofits: housing, economic empowerment, technology, and Equality Model policymaking.
Armed with the latest news and insights on anti-trafficking organizations and policies, you can join us in the fight against sexual violence.
It takes funding for organizations to help women impacted by sexual violence, but it’s just the starting point. The Jensen Project’s holistic approach empowers nonprofits with grants, resources, and ongoing support to fuel the fight against sexual violence.