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member company the opportunity to direct significant funding to grassroots organizations working on critical projects – whether it’s a local conservation issue or a campaign of national importance. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="md:w-5/12 lg:w-6/12 relative"> <div class="hidden md:block image-set"> <img decoding="async" width="784" height="416" src="https://conservationalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/member-directed-grants-photo-01-784x416.jpg" class="image-1" alt="A man and a woman standing outside laughing" data-aos="fade-in" data-aos-duration="1000" data-aos-delay="100" srcset="https://conservationalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/member-directed-grants-photo-01.jpg 784w, https://conservationalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/member-directed-grants-photo-01-300x159.jpg 300w, https://conservationalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/member-directed-grants-photo-01-768x408.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px" /> <img decoding="async" width="432" height="592" src="https://conservationalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/member-directed-grants-photo-02-432x592.jpg" class="image-2" alt="A man with a bucket of chocolate nibs" data-aos="fade-in" data-aos-duration="1000" data-aos-delay="0" srcset="https://conservationalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/member-directed-grants-photo-02.jpg 432w, https://conservationalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/member-directed-grants-photo-02-219x300.jpg 219w" sizes="(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px" /> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="600" height="416" src="https://conservationalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/member-directed-grants-photo-03-600x416.jpg" class="image-3" alt="A Native American woman standing outside" data-aos="fade-in" data-aos-duration="1000" data-aos-delay="300" srcset="https://conservationalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/member-directed-grants-photo-03.jpg 600w, https://conservationalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/member-directed-grants-photo-03-300x208.jpg 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <section id="section-block_2683701c4fccd1da78d9a349bf3ff1b6" class="section rich-text bg-sage-100"> <div class="container text-width" data-aos="fade-in"> <div class="entry-content"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Conservation Alliance is engaging in an extensive evaluation of our grant program to ensure that it is efficient, impactful, and supports TCA’s conservation objectives and our forthcoming strategic plan, which will launch in early 2025. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As we complete our evaluation, we have decided to pause the upcoming member-directed grant cycle to realign our grants program with our strategic plan. Please stay tuned to our website for more details on the grant program over the next few months.</span></p> </div> </div> </section> <section id="section-block_c8acee304c9981ef88a2a361cdb6a3c4" class="section rich-text bg-sage-100"> <div class="container text-width" data-aos="fade-in"> <header class="text-center"> <h2 class="section-header">Member Directed Grants</h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Member directed grants are designed to give each member company the opportunity to steer significant funds to organizations making a difference in their community, or elsewhere in North America. In each cycle, member companies help identify eligible organizations that are then invited to submit a grant application for up to $50,000. After careful internal vetting by TCA’s staff and board, member company employees vote on their top projects to help decide on final awards. Grants are awarded for a 12-month term.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you have questions about grant-making at The Conservation Alliance, please contact Kim Paymaster, Grant Program Director: <a href="mailto:kim@conservationalliance.com">kim@conservationalliance.com</a>.</span></p> </div> </div> </section> <section id="section-block_5bd4f92b2bc5d34246728704cc1d6658" class="section rich-text bg-sage-100"> <div class="container text-width" data-aos="fade-in"> <header class="text-center"> <h2 class="section-header">Funding Criteria And Priorities</h2> </header> <div class="accordion-container border-b border-solid border-sage-200"> <div class="accordion border-t border-solid border-sage-200"> <input id="tab-section-block_5bd4f92b2bc5d34246728704cc1d6658-0" type="checkbox" name="tabs"> <label for="tab-section-block_5bd4f92b2bc5d34246728704cc1d6658-0"> We fund groups who are nominated by our members and whose work meets all of these criteria: <svg width="15" height="26" viewBox="0 0 15 26" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><title>Right Arrow</title><path d="M1 1L13 13L1 25" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"/></svg></label> <div class="accordion-content"> <div class="p-4 entry-content"> <ul> <li><strong>Seeks to secure durable and quantifiable protection of a specific wild land or waterway.</strong> <em>The ideal project aims to protect a specific place through acquisition/easement, or federal designation or legislative action. We also fund projects that aim to improve local ecosystems through dam removal.</em></li> <li><strong>Engages grassroots citizen action in support of the conservation effort.</strong> <em>This includes projects that incorporate efforts to generate grassroots support and those that are led by a group closest to the project and landscape.</em></li> <li><strong>Has a clear recreational benefit.</strong></li> <li><strong>The project should have a realistic plan to achieve success in the near term (typically within one-four years). </strong><em>A strong project has a clear strategy with realistic milestones, strong partners and relationships with key decision makers, and is being led by an organization with a track record of success. We value the efforts of new organizations and encourage them to apply.</em></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion border-t border-solid border-sage-200"> <input id="tab-section-block_5bd4f92b2bc5d34246728704cc1d6658-1" type="checkbox" name="tabs"> <label for="tab-section-block_5bd4f92b2bc5d34246728704cc1d6658-1"> We prioritize funding for: <svg width="15" height="26" viewBox="0 0 15 26" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><title>Right Arrow</title><path d="M1 1L13 13L1 25" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"/></svg></label> <div class="accordion-content"> <div class="p-4 entry-content"> <ul> <li>Projects and campaigns that are in alignment with <a href="https://conservationalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/TCA_ConservationStrategy_2024_03-12.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TCA’s Conservation Strategy</a>.</li> <li>Indigenous-led conservation initiatives.</li> <li>Projects that are led by and/or benefit communities of color, and/or underserved communities, and organizations that work directly with these communities.</li> <li>Landscape-scale projects that have a clear benefit for habitat.</li> <li>Projects that measurably mitigate the impacts of climate change and protect biodiversity.</li> <li>Projects where businesses have a clear opportunity to participate and partner with grantees to assist in the campaign.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion border-t border-solid border-sage-200"> <input id="tab-section-block_5bd4f92b2bc5d34246728704cc1d6658-2" type="checkbox" name="tabs"> <label for="tab-section-block_5bd4f92b2bc5d34246728704cc1d6658-2"> Types of projects that are less likely to receive TCA funding: <svg width="15" height="26" viewBox="0 0 15 26" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><title>Right Arrow</title><path d="M1 1L13 13L1 25" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"/></svg></label> <div class="accordion-content"> <div class="p-4 entry-content"> <ul> <li>State-level legislative or administrative campaigns</li> <li>Stewardship/restoration as the core focus</li> <li>Stopping a mine or other threat without a parallel process for securing durable protection</li> <li>Multiple projects in one proposal</li> <li>Applications to fund the same group for a second project</li> <li>Litigation</li> <li>Applications from groups that are not leading the project or bringing a unique voice to the table</li> <li>Outdoor education</li> <li>Participation grants to get people outside</li> <li>Projects at the inception phase with no/limited support or momentum</li> <li>Only in special cases do we fund more than one group working on a campaign – this is typically reserved for TCA Priority Campaigns</li> </ul> <p>* Organizations that have been awarded a member-directed grant are not eligible to apply for another member-directed grant in the same calendar year, unless approved in advance by TCA.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script> /* Optional Javascript to close the radio button version by clicking it again */ var myRadios = document.getElementsByName('tabs'); 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