Support ISSI for the next 50 years - Become an Impact Partner!
For 50 years, the Institute for the Study of Societal Issues (ISSI) at UC Berkeley has advanced interdisciplinary research that drives meaningful social change. Your gift supports the training and mentorship of emerging scholars, equipping them with applied research skills to address pressing social challenges. It fuels innovative research on inequality, social stratification, and social movements in the U.S. and globally. Your gift enables us to share this work through free public programs and events. ISSI amplifies the voices and experiences of historically marginalized communities, connecting rigorous scholarship to policy, community engagement, and real-world impact.
Here's how your monthly gift can make a difference:
$10/month: Expand Access
Fund captions, translations, and recordings that make our public events accessible to a global audience.
$20/month: Mentor the Next Generation
Support graduate and undergraduate students engaged in research partnerships with community organizations.
$50/month: Fuel Critical Research
Help fund interdisciplinary research grants for social change scholars working on inequality, justice, and systemic change.
$75/month: Shape Public Dialogue
Bring nationally recognized speakers to ISSI to spark conversations that reach beyond campus.
$100/month: Build Lasting Impact
Help sustain ISSI’s 50-year legacy of social transformation scholarship through the next 50 years!
$250/month: Strengthen Our Legacy
Pave the road for accessible and equitable education for students, faculty, and the community both locally and globally.
In this moment of political attack on social justice values and movements, this work is needed more than ever to counter these hateful attacks on our diverse and vibrant communities. This is the kind of work that ISSI scholars do - and we need your support to create 50 more years of this work. By becoming a monthly supporter of ISSI, you can help ensure that we can continue this work for the next 50 years. By becoming an Impact Partner, you join a community committed to advancing equity and justice through research, teaching, and public dialogue.