Resource Radar: ⚡️ 🫱🏾🫲🏼😤 | Week of Apr 14
New website 💻, urban planners & climate leaders needed, $100k for storytelling + shared entrepreneurship 🤔✊🏽
Common River
April 15, 2025
Morning Folks!
Our vision for this newsletter is to build sustainable economies for us all. We’ve begun this by curating resources for this incredible community, but in the long term, we aim to build the infrastructure to materially impact the places we live and the people we love.
An exciting next step in this journey - a new interactive website! Making it easier to explore, filter, and track opportunities across funding, jobs, and contracts. Very much in testing mode, so we welcome any and all feedback 🙏🏾
Table of Contents
By the numbers:
Funding Opps: 30+
Job Opps: 75+
Contract Opps: 10
Funding Opportunities 💰
Global Climate Challenge by MIT Solve
Who it's for: Seeks tech-driven solutions to mitigate climate change by promoting sustainable food systems, zero-carbon cities, distributed renewable energy, and marine conservation efforts.
Funding Amount: $10,000
Deadline: 4/17/2025
How to Apply: Click Here
Cecil Corbin-Mark Fellowship for Environmental Justice Leadership by WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Who it's for: A year-long, paid fellowship based in Washington, DC for early-career leaders to gain experience in environmental justice policy, advocacy, and community-based organizing, honoring the legacy of EJ leader Cecil Corbin-Mark.
Funding Amount: $70,000 in funding for the fellowship
Deadline: 4/18/2025
How to Apply: Click Here
Just Leader Fellowship 2025 by CoFED (Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive)
Who it's for: An 8-month fellowship supporting QTBIPOC young adults in the Southeast to develop community-based food and land justice projects.
Funding Amount: $10,800 stipend + full program scholarship
Deadline: 4/21/2025
How to Apply: Click Here
Ingredients For Success Entrepreneurs Initiative by Famous Amos 🍪👀
Who it's for: An annual award program supporting early-stage Black business owners through capital awards, mentorship, networking, and resources to promote long-term success.
Funding Amount: $150,000 total (awarded to 3 winners)
Deadline: 4/23/2025
How to Apply: Click Here
Vanguard Conference 2025 by Next City
Who it's for: A competitive, immersive leadership conference for 40 rising urban leaders across sectors, focused on advancing equitable cities. The 2025 gathering in Philadelphia will center on eliminating poverty. Open to early- and mid-career professionals in urban-related fields (planning, sustainability, entrepreneurship, government, arts, media, etc.)
Funding Amount: Conference attendance is free if selected; travel stipends may be available
Deadline: 4/21/2025
How to Apply: Click Here
Jobs & Fellowships 👨🏽💼👩🏽💼
Urban Planner (Contract)
Organization: it's electric
Location: Brooklyn, NY; Hybrid
Description: it's electric is seeking an early-career Urban Planner to support EV infrastructure deployment in dense urban environments. The role involves research, mapping, data analysis, and site evaluation to inform strategic charging locations in U.S. cities. This is a contract role based in Brooklyn with opportunities for growth.
Deadline to Apply: Apply ASAP
Salary: $1,600 – $2,300/week
Link to Apply: Click Here
Good Governance Research Fellow, Summer 2025
Organization: Clean Virginia
Location: Charlottesville, VA or Richmond, VA
Description: Supports original research on corporate influence, campaign finance, and ethics reform in Virginia. Analyzes policy proposals, drafts reports, and helps shape recommendations for good governance reforms. Fellowship runs from May or June through August 2025, with potential to extend.
Deadline to Apply: 5/2/2025
Salary: $25/hour
Link to Apply: Click Here
Fellowship Associate (FA) - Energy Leadership
Organization: Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI)
Location: San Francisco, New Yory City, D.C., Chicago; Remote
Description: Fellowship Associates support CELI’s 2025 Fellowship cohorts, providing session facilitation, logistical coordination, and administrative support. Each FA is assigned to one of eight cohorts—four virtual and four in-person in major cities. This is a part-time contract role running from July to December.
Deadline to Apply: Apply ASAP
Salary: $2,500/month (5 months)
Link to Apply: Click Here
Program Associate
Organization: Meteorite
Location: United States; Remote
Description: The Program Associate will support the National Commission on Climate and Workforce Health, managing logistics, communications, and operational tasks. They will work with stakeholders, create content, assist with events, and contribute to program strategy and outreach. This is a fully remote role with quarterly travel expectations.
Deadline to Apply: 4/30/2025
Salary: $70,000–$80,000
Link to Apply: Click Here
Chief of Staff to the CEO
Organization: Karp Strategies
Location: New York, NY; Hybrid
Description: The Chief of Staff to the CEO will support high-level executive operations, manage strategic initiatives, and enhance cross-functional coordination to ensure organizational alignment and impact. This role requires balancing strategic thinking with executive support, facilitating internal communications, and managing administrative functions with professionalism, discretion, and empathy, especially in supporting the CEO’s disability-related needs.
Deadline to Apply: 4/30/2025
Salary: $110,000 – $130,000
Link to Apply: Click Here
RFP & Contracting Opportunities 📑
RFP: Freshwater Storytelling Grant
Issued By: National Geographic Society
Scope: National Geographic invites storytellers worldwide to create compelling content raising awareness about global freshwater scarcity and sustainable solutions.
Budget: $20,000 – $100,000
Deadline for Proposals: 4/22/2025
Details & Submission Link: Click Here
Consulting Services: Financial Modeling for Utility-Scale Solar Projects
Issued By: Planet Reimagined
Scope: Planet Reimagined seeks a finance consultant to model 5–8 solar projects in the Southwest U.S., integrating tax incentives, market shifts, and capital strategies to assess economic viability.
Budget: $60/hour
Deadline for Proposals: 4/28/2025
Details & Submission Link: Click Here
RFP: Environmental Justice Curriculum Design
Issued By: WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Scope: WE ACT seeks a curriculum consultant to update and adapt its Environmental Health and Justice Leadership Training (EHJLT) program for use in its new Environmental Justice Center.
Budget: Max daily rate of $703.42
Deadline for Proposals: 5/8/2025
Details & Submission Link: Click Here
Lagniappe ⚜ (a lil extra)
Somehow, all of us right now, aka the Rorschach test that you didn’t know you needed
News Scan: Updates to Track 📰
DOGE takes over key website that handles distribution of $500bn in federal grants by Josh Marcus for The Independent: The so-called Department of Governmental Effeciency (DOGE) has taken over access to Grants.gov, the key funding portal by which nonprofits and local governments accessed federal resources. DOGE allegedly has access to approve and remove postings. Be mindful if you’re utilizing the platform 👀
Unite in Advance: Philanthropy Coalition Launches Solidarity Campaign by Tonya Allen et al. for Non-profit Quarterly: A group of foundations have signed an open letter expressing their commitment to continue their investment in spite of the administration’s targetting. ahem . This is a good thing AND this cannot be a Pel*si kneeling in Kente cloth moment. Check the list of signatories and watch this space if these foundations put their money where their mouths are.
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Events 🗓️
Date: Apr 16, 2025 5:00 PM ET
Location: Zoom
Host: WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Description: “As part of our TCTAC, we are hosting the fifth installment in the New York University Environmental Justice Law and Policy Series: Procedural Justice in Energy and Climate Decisions on Wednesday, April 16 at 5:00 PM via Zoom. This virtual training webinar will explore the complex activities and processes that public utility or public service commissions take in the name of climate and energy policy. It’s a great opportunity for community-based organizations to learn about public service commissions and how to best engage with them”
Sign Up: Click Here
Date: Apr 28 - May 2, 2025
Location: Washington, D.C.
Host: DC Climate Week
Description: DC Climate Week (DCCW) will establish Washington, DC, as the nation’s center of climate innovation by providing opportunities to engage with policymakers, fund climate solutions, and showcase cutting-edge technologies.
Through curated workshops, panels, exhibitions, and networking events, we will transform our nation's capital into a global model for climate action.
Sign Up: Click Here
⚡️ Recharge ⚡️
It’s apparent that we’re in challenging times, and given the recent economic volatility, it will likely continue for some time. 😒AND it is all the more important to ensure that we got us: phone calls to check in, mutual aid, etc.
What if people owned their jobs? Check out Seed Commons!
Seed Commons is a national network that has pioneered non-extractive financing to support and grow worker-owned cooperatives throughout the country and have local affiliate networks that provide coaching, funding, and community. Research has shown that cooperatives are more resilient to economic volatility than traditional companies. Seed Commons has deployed over $100M to such organizations across the last decade.
Image source: https://seedcommons.org/our-impact
Let’s continue to build together 💪🏾
In solidarity,
Trace