New Venture Fund
For The Creation Care Fund Project
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Amount$100,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/20/2011
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Term12 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
The Creation Care Fund, a project of New Venture Fund, provides financial and technical support to Christian grassroots efforts to care for God's gift of creation. This grant focuses on three efforts: organizing within Christian evangelical organizations in three western states to promote environmental goals on resource extraction and coal; engaging Christian Hispanic leaders about environmental issues and climate change; and convening key Christian leaders to address the challenges of climate change.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.newventurefund.org
Address
1828 L Street NW, Suite 300 – A, Washington, DC, 20036, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for support of the Communities for Just Schools Fund to fund education organizing
The Communities for Just Schools Fund is a national donor collaborative that brings together the resources of philanthropy with the power of grassroots organizing to ensure that all schools welcome students and nurture their full potential. This grant will be used to fund education organizing; build the capacity of the fund’s grantee partners; and connect their partners with philanthropy, policy, research, and advocacy communities. (Substrategy: Student & Community Voice)
for Powering a New Economy Fund
This grant for the Powering a New Economy Fund supports its work to drive the turn toward a new, more inclusive and sustainable economic paradigm. The fund supports state and locally based coalitions and grassroots organizations working to transform the political economy in cities and states.