Wilderness Society
For Securing Lasting Conservation Protections And Broadening Voices For Western Public Lands
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Amount$3,000,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/9/2018
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
The Wilderness Society works to protect wilderness and inspire Americans to care for our wild places. This renewal grant supports the organization’s ability to educate and engage the public and policymakers about our national public lands, and apply policy analysis, legal, technical, outreach, and communications expertise to advance policies that contribute to better protection, stewardship, and restoration of these lands.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.wilderness.org
Address
1801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC, 20036, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
The Wilderness Society’s mission is to unite people to protect America’s wild places. This Western Conservation grantee organization works to make public lands a solution to the climate and extinction crises — for everyone — and grow an inclusive conservation movement to ensure all people benefit equitably from public lands. Guided by science, the Wilderness Society applies policy analysis, outreach, and communications expertise to protect and defend nature for all. It works toward enduring conservation gains that transcend politics by building meaningful relationships nationally and in communities. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
for launching a learning cohort for staff supporting Indigenous conservation efforts
The Wilderness Society’s mission is to unite people to protect America’s wild places. This Western Conservation grantee organization works to make public lands a solution to the climate and extinction crises — for everyone — and grow an inclusive conservation movement to ensure all people benefit equitably from public lands. Guided by science, the Wilderness Society applies policy analysis, outreach, and communications expertise to protect and defend nature for all. It works toward enduring conservation gains that transcend politics by building meaningful relationships nationally and in communities. This Organizational Effectiveness grant supports the launch of a multi-organization cohort of practitioners of Indigenous-led conservation. (Western Conservation Sub-Strategy: Build the Conditions for Enduring Conservation)
for general operating support
The Wilderness Society’s mission is to unite people to protect America’s wild places. This Western Conservation grantee organization works to make public lands a solution to the climate and extinction crises — for everyone — and grow an inclusive conservation movement to ensure all people benefit equitably from public lands. Guided by science, the Wilderness Society applies policy analysis, outreach, and communications expertise to protect and defend nature for all. It works toward enduring conservation gains that transcend politics by building meaningful relationships nationally and in communities. (Substrategy: Advance Conservation Protections)
