New Venture Fund
For The Conservation Leadership Project
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Amount$50,000
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Program
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Date Awarded8/10/2012
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Term8 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
Regardless of who wins the presidential election in November, 2012, many new faces will appear in administrative positions in the Department of Interior, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce and Council on Environmental Quality. Those people will have enormous influence over the shape and direction of conservation policy for the next four years. This proposal by the New Venture Fund would support its efforts to identify qualified candidates for 18 of the most influential positions in the four agencies. The work consists of three phases: 1) identify qualified individuals and develop profiles on each, 2) Create media and speaking opportunities for top candidates designed to gain attention for their ideas and qualifications, and; 3) evaluate the outcomes of the effort to determine its effectiveness in recruiting qualified candidates for the 18 identified positions.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
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Address
1828 L Street NW, Suite 300 – A, Washington, DC, 20036, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for the Tech Talent Project
The Tech Talent Project is a nonpartisan nonprofit project fiscally sponsored by New Venture Fund that addresses the pressing need for tech talent in government to effectively implement nonlegislative policy, provide services, and address emerging technologies like AI. Recent shifts in the digital labor market present an unprecedented opportunity to accelerate this work in the federal government. (Substrategy: Executive Branch)
for support of the Campaign for Our Shared Future
The Campaign for Our Shared Future, a fiscally sponsored project of New Venture Fund, is a nonpartisan, common-ground effort fighting for the right of every child to an inclusive and high-quality education that prepares them for success in work and life and strengthens the foundation of our multiracial democracy. Their work amplifies essential supports for K-12 students, including inclusive curriculum, social-emotional learning, and school culture measures designed to increase safety and connection. This work advances the Education Program’s goal of ensuring that schools are responsive and relevant to the lives of students by including diverse voices in classrooms. (Strategy: K-12 Teaching and Learning)
for support of the Collaborative for Student Success
The New Venture Fund is fiscal sponsor for the Collaborative for Student Success — a grantmaking initiative that pools resources from several foundations to support education and practices and policies having the greatest positive influence on student progress. The Collaborative will provide targeted state investments to the field, identify and fill communications gaps in key strategic areas, and further build out coalitions of support. (Strategy: K-12 Teaching and Learning)
