Environmental and Social Justice Projects

Posted by on May 20, 2005

[posted from RFP Bulletin]

Common Counsel Member Funds Offer Support for Environmental and Social Justice Projects
Deadline: June 15, 2005

The Common Counsel Foundation (<a href="http://www.commoncounsel.org/">http://www.commoncounsel.org/</a>) is a public charity that offers strategic philanthropic advisory services to donors and family foundations whose philanthropic interests include a broad range of progressive social change activities.

Common Counsel member funds the Acorn Foundation and the Abelard Foundation West are currently accepting funding proposals.

The Acorn Foundation supports projects dedicated to building a sustainable future for the planet and to restoring a healthy global environment. The Acorn Foundation is particularly interested in small and innovative community-based projects which: preserve and restore habitats supporting biological diversity and wildlife; advocate for environmental justice, particularly in low-income and indigenous communities; and prevent or remedy toxic pollution. Most Acorn Foundation grants are made in North America, though occasional grants are made in Latin America. The Acorn Foundation makes grants in the $5,000 to $10,000 range to grassroots organizations.

The Abelard Foundation West is committed to supporting social change organizations which: reflect, through membership or grassroots participation, the communities in which they are based; expand community control over economic, social, and environmental decisions affecting the community’s well-being; and build a strong informed voice on public policy issues. Abelard offers general support grants in the $6,000 to $12,000 range. Common Counsel reviews proposals to the Abelard Foundation West from groups located in the Northern Rockies, the Great Basin, the Northwest, the Southwest, and California. (Organizations based east of the Mississippi should contact the Abelard Foundation East office, which accepts proposals on a year-around basis.)

Visit the Common Counsel Foundation Web site for complete program information, eligibility guidelines, and application procedures as well as details on the foundation’s other initiatives.

RFP Link: <a href="http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1756/counsel">http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/1756/counsel</a>

For additional RFPs in Environment, visit: <a href="http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_environment.jhtml">http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_environment.jhtml</a>