Conservation Capacity Program
Our Conservation Capacity program is designed especially to support efforts that improve the ability of the environmental community to address communications, bolster legal strategies and strengthen capacity within the conservation community.
Grants in this funding area range from $10,000 to $50,000 and can be awarded for multiple years. Proposals for this funding area are accepted by invitation only and are awarded at one of three board meetings held each year.
This program area has two tracks:
Service Providers
This area supports service providers that offer communications, technology, leadership and legal support to conservation advocates.
Service providers we might fund are those regionally-focused capacity builders that provide a range of tools for strong advocacy and organizational effectiveness, including communications training, leadership development, technology expertise and legal assistance.
Strategic Research
This area supports strategic research that enables groups to stay on top of the latest trends in the region and in nonprofit management, capacity and advocacy. This program also provides support to test key research findings through seed grants and/or pilot projects.
Research projects might include media analysis and message assistance for a critical public education campaign or economic research identifying new revenue streams for nonprofits. We are eager to hear additional ideas for such potential projects.