Empowering Local Change Makers

The Jane K. Boorstein Endowment for Community Conversations

The Jane K. Boorstein Endowment for Community Conversations honors Jane’s lifelong work to empower local people to create change in their own communities.

This strategic fund will support:

  • LOWO Projects in the Field: Our partnership with the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction remains strong, and we plan to train more communities in Asia and Africa to participate in LOWO-style facilitated conversations.

  • Scholarships at Teachers College, Columbia University:
    We will support students interested in studying the LOWO model of community conversations as a driver of social change.

  • Further Partnerships: We are working to create partnerships with other organizations that do similar work to spread Jane’s vision to a greater number of people.

For inquiries, please reach out to our Executive Director,
Annie Paulson, at annie@learningourwayout.org

Donations by Check:

Checks should be made out to FJC with "JK Boorstein Endowment"
in the memo line and mailed to:

LOWO
P.O. Box 174
New York, NY, 10276

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