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Involving Team Members in the mission of the Whole
Planet Foundation is an opportunity to live out the core
purpose of the company, extending love and compassion
to the whole world.
Whole Foods Market Team Members have donated over
$4.5 million through paycheck contributions to alleviate
poverty worldwide through Whole Planet Foundation.
The Foundation funds microlending programs in Africa,
Asia and Latin America, to provide microentrepreneurs
like Nagamma in India, where Whole Foods Market
sources cashews, the opportunity to create or expand a
home-based business and lift themselves and their
families out of poverty. Through trusted microfinance
partners like One Acre Fund in Kenya, where Whole
Foods Market sources coffee, Whole Planet Foundation
is alleviating poverty in 57 countries supporting more
than 1.6 million people with the chance for a better life.
Team Members are so passionate
about the mission of Whole Planet
Founda7on, they donated over $1
million in 2012 alone!
"
Because I’m a recent Team Member Volunteer, it’s no
su r p r i se t ha t I dona t e t o t he Who l e P l ane t
Foundation from every paycheck. In Peru, I was
privileged to meet dozens of microcredit loan recipients.
They were each so gracious and thankful. They
welcomed me into their homes, where they proudly
introduced me to their families and showed me what they
been able to achieve with the money. I was so eager to
thank them for the experience, but they insisted on
thanking me and telling me how wonderful it was to meet
someone who helped make their loan possible. So, of
course, having seen the farms and met the grandchildren
whose lives will be better and healthier and more
productive, I want to give. But what really amazes me is
how many other Team Members want to give—especially
those who haven’t visited a loan recipient, but have
simply heard the stories and felt moved by the work of
the Foundation. I feel proud to work with people who are
very firmly based in Boston, but feel invested in
communities around the globe."
Kate
Specialty Team Member  
WFM Brighton  
Musicians for Microcredit™ is another initiative started by
Whole Planet Foundation in 2011 as a way to engage the
music community and its fans to raise awareness and
funds. From digital album and track downloads to in-store
performances and benefit concerts, we seek to partner
with like-minded musicians and organizations to empower
women around the world to change their own lives.
Through partnership with Inspire and Four Winds Trading
Company, Whole Planet Foundation recently launched
Download for a Difference, a digital download initiative that
supports our mission through tracks from today's leading
artists. $5 gives you access to tracks from Bonnie Raitt,
The Civil Wars, The Alabama Shakes, Ingrid Michaelson,
Andrew Bird, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Matt Costa,
Josie Dunne, Josh Ritter, Tim Hanaeur, Phox, Tyrone
Wells, Katie Herzig, Wye Oak, OK Sweetheart, Deer Tick,
Ivan & Alyosha and Foreign Fields.