Hey Folks! Let me start by offering a mea culpa as I missed sending out a newsletter last week as I was thoroughly caught up 😅. Got some original memes this week to make up for it 😂
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By the numbers:
Funding Opps: 40+
Job Opps: 60+
Contract Opps: 20+
Funding Opportunities
Nonprofit Technology Fellowship by Okta for Good
Who it's for: A six-month fellowship program for nonprofit technology leaders to strengthen the sector through expertise sharing and strategic leadership development. Fellows develop significant content deliverables and receive professional development through facilitated convenings, coaching, and networking. Candidates must be employed full-time by a 501c3 nonprofit (for US-based organizations) or country equivalent, with jobs focusing primarily or exclusively on technology.
Funding Amount: $25,000
Deadline: 10/31/2025
How to Apply: Click Here
JustFilms Open Call by Ford Foundation
Who it's for: JustFilms supports artist-driven, feature-length documentary films that creatively intersect with social justice issues central to the Ford Foundation's mission. Projects must be documentary feature films (minimum 50 minutes runtime) where filmmakers have creative control. Projects are assessed on alignment with Ford Foundation priorities, intersectional representation, innovation in storytelling, and production viability.
Funding Amount: $25,000 - $100,000
Deadline: 10/30/2025
How to Apply: Click Here
Breakthrough Energy Fellows Program 2026 Cohort by Breakthrough Energy
Who it's for: Breakthrough Energy Fellows offers three pathways to accelerate clean tech innovation: Innovator Fellowship for early-stage climate technology commercialization, Business Fellowship for experienced professionals, and Explorers for applied research projects. The program focuses on technologies that can reduce or capture greenhouse gases by at least 500 million tons per year or address climate adaptation.
Funding Amount: $500,000 in investment
Deadline: 11/10/2025
How to Apply: Click Here
The Weaver Awards, Community Host Program by Weave
Who it's for: The Weaver Awards provide microgrants, tools, and visibility to local community connectors who organize neighbors to solve problems. Community Hosts receive startup funding to distribute 20+ annual microgrants of $2,500-$5,000 to local weavers over four years.
Funding Amount: $225,000 over four years
Deadline: 11/2/2025
How to Apply: Click Here
ERA Accelerator Program by ERA
Who it's for: ERA is New York City's largest accelerator program offering a four-month intensive program for early-stage startups. The program combines seed capital, hands-on mentorship from 500+ experts, and access to NYC's tech community.
Funding Amount: $150,000
Deadline: 11/3/2025
How to Apply: Click Here
Jobs & Fellowships 👨🏽💼👩🏽💼
Senior Analyst, Climate Philanthropy & Investing
Organization: Project Drawdown
Location: Remote, United States
Description: The Senior Analyst will conduct quantitative research on climate solutions, develop thought leadership products, manage technical training programs, and provide direct advice to philanthropists and investors to shift billions of dollars toward effective climate solutions. This role involves building strategic partnerships and representing Project Drawdown at key events to advance science-based climate action.
Deadline to Apply: 11/19/2025
Salary: $120,000 - $160,000
Link to Apply: Click Here
Social Impact Strategy and Standards Manager
Organization: Once Upon a Farm
Location: Remote, United States
Description: Develop and implement strategies to de-risk and strengthen the supply chain with emphasis on human rights, code of conduct adherence, and worker wellbeing. Manage supplier assessments, audits, and certifications while building deeper ingredient transparency across the portfolio.
Deadline to Apply: Apply ASAP
Salary: $100,000 - $130,000
Link to Apply: Click Here
Lead Consultant (Grant Administration)
Organization: Thurmond Consulting
Location: Remote, U.S. Only
Description: Lead client projects in grant administration, managing work plans and deliverables for nonprofit and public agency partners. Oversee project execution across housing, homelessness, behavioral health, and government grants while building strong client relationships and mentoring junior staff.
Deadline to Apply: Apply ASAP
Salary: $60,000 - $98,000
Link to Apply: Click Here
Director, Advocacy
Organization: Green Building Initiative
Location: United States
Description: Lead advocacy efforts to expand green building certification programs at state and local levels, building relationships with government officials and community leaders. Develop presentations, testimony, and educational materials while managing municipal membership programs and tracking policy developments.
Deadline to Apply: Apply ASAP
Salary: $90,000
Link to Apply: Click Here
Program Manager Economic Inclusion
Organization: Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc
Location: Boston, MA
Description: Lead development and implementation of regional workforce strategy to expand trained clean energy contractors across New England, focusing on heat pump installers. Coordinate with training providers, contractors, and stakeholders to promote consistent training standards and accessible certification pathways while advancing equity in clean energy workforce development.
Deadline to Apply: Apply ASAP
Salary: $75,000 - $90,000
Link to Apply: Click Here
RFP & Contracting Opportunities 📑
Call for Applications: UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples
Issued By: UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples
Scope: The UN Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples is inviting applications from Indigenous representatives to participate in the 25th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York and the 19th session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva. The fund provides financial support for travel, accommodation, and related expenses for qualified Indigenous advocates.
Budget: Full travel subsidy
Deadline for Proposals: 10/31/2025
Details & Submission Link: Click Here
RFP: 2026 Emergency Heating Repair Program (EHRP)
Issued By: Chicago Department of Housing
Scope: The Chicago Department of Housing is seeking program providers to deliver construction management services for the Emergency Heat Program. The program provides heating system repairs, replacements, and environmental remediation services to qualified low- and moderate-income homeowners.
Budget: Not disclosed
Deadline for Proposals: 11/3/2025
Details & Submission Link: Click Here
RFI: Development Partners for Mixed-Income Multifamily Projects
Issued By: Invest Chattanooga
Scope: Invest Chattanooga seeks private-sector development partners for mixed-income multifamily projects including new construction and acquisitions. The organization offers below-market financing and public development tools in exchange for affordable housing commitments.
Budget: N/A
Deadline for Proposals: Apply ASAP
Details & Submission Link: Click Here
Lagniappe ⚜ (a lil extra)
American Living Life: “Renewable energy creates economic opportunity, protects the environment, and is becoming much more affordable”
Fossil Fuel Execs:
Yes, this is from Thriller
News Scan: Updates to Track 📰
From Climate Weeks to COPs fossil fuel companies are often centered as being necessary partners in the energy transition. Despite DECADES of branding themselves as contributing to sustainability, they own ~1.42% of renewable energy projects worldwide responsible for less than one-tenth of 1% of all their projects 😬! Clearly, they’re not putting their money where their mouths are, especially as the renewable energy generation (and its cost effectiveness) have made incredible progress. They could have been a part of this yet they chose not to.
Marcel Llavero Pasquina, a researcher at the Autonomous University of Barcelona who authored the study along with Antonio Bontempi, admits that he was surprised by how little renewable energy activity is supported by oil and gas companies, despite going into the research with low expectations. “They’ve been hammering this message that they are part of the transition, that they are an ally in the fight against the climate crisis for so long,” he told Grist.
“We continually see fossil fuel producers over-promise and under-deliver when it comes to renewable energy spending,” said Galey from Global Witness. “Every COP we have that continues to allow thousands of people who are advocating for the continued use of oil and gas puts the Paris Agreement goals further out of reach.
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Events 🗓️
Date: 10/29/2025
Location: Virtual
Title: Federal Shifts & Impact on Community Programming
Host: Emerald Cities Collaborative
Description: “As shifting federal policies reshape funding streams, regulatory priorities, and nonprofit capacity, communities on the ground are left to adapt and find new pathways forward. This three-part webinar series brings together nonprofit leaders, advocates, funders, and local governments to explore how we can build resilience, collaborate across sectors, and ensure that equity remains at the center of our collective response.”
Sign Up: Click Here
Date: 11/17/2025 - 11/19/2025
Location: Atlanta, GA
Title: 2025 Southeast Energy Summit
Host: Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance
Description: “The annual Southeast Energy Summit brings together the brightest minds in the industry to connect, explore and innovate for a more energy-efficient Southeast.”
Sign Up: Click Here
⚡️ Recharge ⚡️
Your Body Is An Ancestor By Sophie Strand
Full Poem Found Here
How do we honor our ancestors? What are the rituals and the spells necessary to mark this time?
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Today I realize that due to the miracle of metabolic recycling, it is even possible that my body, somehow, holds the cells of my great-great grandmother. Or your great-great grandmother. Or that I am built from carbon that once intimately orchestrated the flight of a hummingbird or a pterodactyl. Your body is an ecosystem of ancestors.
In solidarity,
Trace