Resource Radar: 🌳😤🤬 Week of August 11
$75k for Forests, $115k+ Cooperative Director & Climate Director Roles, Final Call for Cybororganisms Zine Submissions, + Samuel L. Jackson Got Something for Y'all
Common River
August 12, 2025
Just about every week more gets added to plate of those of us striving to be empathetic, justice-oriented people building a better world. I find myself extremely grateful for each of you and wish you moments of joy and restoration this week amidst the chaos.
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Y’all know how Samuel L Jackson feels about climate pollution
By the numbers:
Funding Opps: 60+
Job Opps: 100+
Contract Opps: 20+
Funding Opportunities 💰
Collaborative Capacity Program for Forests & Communities by National Forest Foundation
Who it's for: The Collaborative Capacity Program provides financial awards to support collaborative efforts that enhance wildfire resilience, forest health, recreation, and rural economies. Funding supports planning and coordination activities that benefit National Forest System lands.
Funding Amount: $10,000 - $75,000
Deadline: 8/22/2025
How to Apply: Click Here
Global Innovation Challenge by Social Shifters
Who it's for: The Global Innovation Challenge supports young founders tackling social and environmental issues with funding, mentorship, and global exposure. Participants can access learning resources, pitch coaching, and a network of global opportunities.
Funding Amount: $3,000 - $15,000
Deadline: 8/29/2025
How to Apply: Click Here
Community Health Improvement Grant Program by BCBS of Louisiana Foundation
Who it's for: Grants support community coalitions working together to address major public health concerns through comprehensive, systemic approaches. Projects must tackle root causes of health issues and demonstrate measurable health outcomes over three years.
Funding Amount: $250,000 - $1,000,000
Deadline: 9/1/2025
How to Apply: Click Here
Accelerator Program by Fast Forward
Who it's for: Fast Forward’s Accelerator supports early-stage tech nonprofits with funding, mentorship, and training. The program helps bridge the gap between the tech and nonprofit sectors through a tailored curriculum and peer community.
Funding Amount: $25,000
Deadline: 9/8/2025
How to Apply: Click Here
Camelback Fellowship by Camelback Ventures ← EXCELLENT OPP
Who it's for: The Camelback Fellowship is a rigorous accelerator program that empowers early-stage entrepreneurs to create impactful solutions addressing systemic inequities in Education and Conscious Technology.
Funding Amount: $40,000 in funding along with coaching, connections, community, and curriculum support
Deadline: 9/10/2025
How to Apply: Click Here
Jobs & Fellowships 👨🏽💼👩🏽💼
Business Development Director
Organization: Cooperative Home Care Associates ← largest worker-coop in the US 🔥
Location: Bronx, NY; Hybrid
Description: Seeking a dynamic Business Development Director to lead strategic marketing and sales efforts for a healthcare organization. Role involves developing comprehensive marketing strategies, building partnerships with healthcare providers, and managing team development in a mission-driven, worker-owned cooperative.
Deadline to Apply: Apply ASAP
Salary: $115,000 - $140,000 (with bonuses)
Link to Apply: Click Here
Investment Manager
Organization: Proofing Station
Location: Midwest; Remote
Description: Lead investment activities for a mission-driven fund focused on food and agricultural enterprises in the Midwest. Manage the full deal flow process including screening, due diligence, structuring, and monitoring investments while serving as the primary relationship manager for applicants and stakeholders.
Deadline to Apply: 8/15/2025 👈🏽🚨🚨🚨
Salary: $75,000-$100,000
Link to Apply: Click Here
Co-Director: Strategy & Partnership
Organization: Innovation Network
Location: United States; Remote
Description: Innovation Network seeks a Co-Director to lead outward-facing efforts including cultivating partnerships, generating revenue, and guiding organizational strategy in their shift to collaborative co-leadership model. This role focuses on advancing equity through meaningful learning and evaluation while working with advocates and funders.
Deadline to Apply: 8/15/2025
Salary: $170,000
Link to Apply: Click Here
Movement Building and Knowledge Sharing Specialist
Organization: Climate Catalyst
Location: United States; Remote
Description: Design and implement strategies, tools and platforms that support shared learning and collaboration among organizations working towards cleaner air. Lead a global needs assessment across multiple cities and pilot movement building projects in two cities to foster clean air movements.
Deadline to Apply: 8/24/2025
Salary: $70,000 - $82,000
Link to Apply: Click Here
Midwest Program Director
Organization: Center for Earth, Energy, & Democracy
Location: Midwest; Hybrid
Description: Lead CEED's Midwest program development and implementation, managing 1-4 staff while building strategic partnerships and coalitions. Responsible for policy research, campaign leadership, donor stewardship, and advancing environmental justice and climate solutions in the region.
Deadline to Apply: 8/29/2025
Salary: $122,500 - $132,500
Link to Apply: Click Here
RFP & Contracting Opportunities 📑
Call for Submissions: Glitch 2025, Cybororganisms, Environmental Justice & Tech Zine
Issued By: Rooted Futures Lab
Scope: Glitch 2025 is seeking submissions for its annual zine focused on bridging the worlds of environmental justice and technology. The zine is titled Cybororganisms.
Funding: $200 honorarium for selected works
Deadline for Proposals: 8/15/2025 👈🏽 🚨🚨🚨
Details & Submission Link: Click Here
Call for Applicants: Impact Accelerator, Startup Track 2025
Issued By: Propeller
Scope: Propeller is accepting applications for its Impact Accelerator: Startup Track, a 3-month program supporting early-stage entrepreneurs in New Orleans. The program provides mentorship, coworking space, subject matter expert support, and networking to help businesses scale and deepen their social and environmental impact.
Budget: N/A
Deadline for Proposals: 8/17/2025 👈🏽 🚨
Details & Submission Link: Click Here
RFP: Technical Assistance (TA) Consultant
Issued By: Proofing Station
Scope: Proofing Station seeks a Technical Assistance consultant to develop a comprehensive 3-5 year plan for their TA program supporting small and mid-sized farm and food businesses. The program aims to help these businesses overcome financial and operational barriers to access funding beyond grants.
Budget: $125,000
Deadline for Proposals: 8/22/2025
Details & Submission Link: Click Here
Lagniappe ⚜ (a lil extra)
News Scan: Updates to Track 📰
Last week the current administration announced the cancellation of the $7B Solar for All Grant programs. And how did awardees find out? They found out via a tweet on the former bird app 😒. So many households across the country are energy-burdened (spending more than 6% of income on energy). Given the increasing affordability of renewable energy, the SFA program on average would lower bills by $400/year. AND keep in mind that energy bills will continue going up as data centers are rapidly being spun up to meet increased AI demand. This press release from WE ACT lays out whats at stake.
A coalition of funders is collaborating to create a new fund to deploy proven building decarbonization technologies across the country. The emerging fund is expected to deploy capital grants sized $50,000 - $250,000. Details are still early on but watch this space for opportunities to finance and construct the building we need to meet the moment.
Last week we mentioned that organizers and negotiators from around the world are gathered in Geneva to discuss the plastics treaty and are primarily advocating for a global cap on production. This visual from Grist shows that this is most effective way to combat the plastic pollution crisis.
Salute to the negotiators 🫡
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Events 🗓️
Date: 9/8/2025; 12:30 - 4:00 pm ET
Location: Zoom
Host: Justice Funders
Description: “This training will trace the history of institutional philanthropy in the United States, from which current extractive philanthropic practices are derived, to understand how inequity has been built into the sector. Considering the cultural “source codes” of philanthropy will provide the grounding for participants to consider a more just and thriving world and to explore how we can be effective change agents within our institutions. During this interactive and participatory training, we will discuss: What will it take to get to transformation? How might we redistribute wealth, democratize power and shift economic control to communities for the good of the whole?”
Sign Up: Click Here
Date: 9/18/2025 - 9/20/2025
Location: Chicago, IL
Host: Boston Ujima Project, Kensington Corridor Trust, Community Desk Chicago & more
Description: “The Assembly of Black Possibilities is our biennial national convening for solidarity economy practitioners and communities. The gathering brings together working-class individuals, Black and Indigenous communities, people of color, and solidarity economy practitioners.”
Sign Up: Click Here
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