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❌MYTH: Conservation is ONLY a philanthropic action ✅TRUTH: Conservation is also an operational investment to ensure the resources companies rely on stay available and affordable in the future When funders invest in conservation YOU reap the benefits– not just through the improved environment, but through your local economy too!🌎💸 This summer our Return on Conservation™ report revealed that conservation is good beyond the moral choice made to care for our world. It’s good economically. Our conservative estimate is from 4:1 up to 40:1 in financial returns! Conservation is good business. Do you agree? Check out the full report here: https://bit.ly/TxNROC2024

APPLICATIONS DUE NOVEMBER 21, 2024! The new Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants program from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just announced a big funding opportunity! They’re making about $2 billion available from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to help disadvantaged communities tackle environmental and climate issues. The grants will support projects that reduce pollution, help communities become more resilient to climate change, and build local capacity to take on environmental challenges. They are also focused on community-led ideas, so local voices and input will play a big role in deciding how the money is used. Eligible entities include a partnership between two community-based non-profit organizations (CBOs) and a partnership between a CBO and either a Federally-Recognized Tribe, a local government, or an institution of higher education. Read the NOFO: https://lnkd.in/g-Q9t_U5 #SavetheEnvironment #ReducePollution #ClimateChange #CleanAir

Did you know that only 2% of all donations go to climate and environmental nonprofits? And climate justice receives just .5%? What does investing in the future mean to you? This Earth Gives, we are raising funds to support the next generation of scientists. TIFO envisions a world where all communities have the knowledge and skills to protect future generations and maintain livelihoods. We train and mentor future generations in environmental health and human health risk assessments, providing hands-on, real-world research experience. Students working on TIFO projects: - Take what they have learned off the page and put it into practice. - Build connections to their world through solving real-life problems. - Enhance their understanding of complex issues by directly engaging with partners. - Foster critical thinking and problem-solving skills. - Contribute to solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental and climate issues. Earth Gives Day is Oct. 1, 2024, but early giving is open. Re-imagine what it means to invest, how you engage, and the legacy you leave for future generations. Your support is crucial in realizing a world where all communities live and work in a healthy environment. Invest in the future: https://lnkd.in/gw2gExdE

Earth Gives is an event that catalyzes generosity to drive meaningful change for our collective futures. This signature event aims to build a community of nonprofits, increase giving, and highlight organizations at the frontline of climate and environmental justice work. This Earth Gives, we are raising funds to support the next generation of scientists. TIFO envisions a world where all communities have the knowledge and skills to protect future generations and maintain livelihoods. We train and mentor future generations in environmental health and human health risk assessments, providing hands-on, real-world research experience. Students working on TIFO projects: - Take what they have learned off the page and put it into practice. - Build connections to their world through solving real-life problems. - Enhance their understanding of complex issues by directly engaging with partners. - Foster critical thinking and problem-solving skills. - Contribute to solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental and climate issues. Earth Gives Day is Oct. 1, 2024, but early giving is open. Re-imagine what it means to invest, how you engage, and the legacy you leave for future generations. Your support is crucial in realizing a world where all communities live and work in a healthy environment. Invest in the future: https://lnkd.in/gw2gExdE (Reposting because apostrophes are also important 😉.)

Get off your assets. Let the communities closest to an issue lead on the solutions. Stay open to new approaches. All of Tides' grantmaking is guided by 5 best practices that center grantees to create lasting change. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eP5SJuwH

Solid guidance for grantmaking!

Read full article here: https://lnkd.in/ehBFgtzm This article describes five unique motivations to volunteer. Management tools are provided for each motivation type in the context of environmental conservation and sustainability programming. #NonprofitAdvocacyLab #Nonprofit #Research #UF

All-star panel (yes, I'm biased) discussing the threats of #ExtremeHeat. Action Items: (1) Get more agencies to the table and invested at all stages. (2) Empower organizations working to implement locally-led solutions to protect vulnerable communities. #TreeEquity

So awesome to join Philanthropy New Zealand, Predator Free New Zealand Trust and funders from all over Aotearoa New Zealand to hear so many fascinating insights from Marie Doole's environmental funding research earlier today. As funders, it’s so important that we have a holistic understanding of the pain points for not-for-profits, key inhibitors for securing funding, the landscape in which we operate and the opportunities to create more effective funding systems. Innovative research, like Marie’s, is so important to share and build this knowledge, so we can create better outcomes for our communities. Ka rawe, Marie! To read more about Marie's research, click below. https://lnkd.in/gSU9NgNi

Our new report to help nurture better funder-fundraiser relationships is live: ✨ Increasing the effectiveness of environmental funder-fundraiser relationships  ✨ We all know that growing the amount of funding for environmental work is a priority, but an equally important one is to increase the effectiveness of funding and maximise the impact of every pound spent. This new report examines areas of ineffectiveness in the current environmental funding landscapes and homes in on 20 key issues. With feedback from environmental fundraisers and showcasing existing solutions, we offer six cross-cutting broad recommendations for funders to consider going forward: 1️⃣ Focus on people and outcomes rather than projects and outputs 2️⃣ Underpin all behaviour with trust and flexibility 3️⃣ Make decisions based on a combination of long-term thinking and urgency 4️⃣ Design application and reporting processes carefully & relax requirements where feasible 5️⃣ Collaborate as much as possible 6️⃣ Create and embrace opportunities to hear from grantholders Many of our findings are not new, but we hope bringing them together will catalyse changes going forward. Let us know what you think! Read now: https://lnkd.in/e3sBqBBn #environment #philanthropy #funding #fundraising #trusts #foundations #funders #fundraisers