Environment

Ted Hart speaks with Barbara Wiseman, international president of the Lawrence Anthony Earth Organization (LAEO), on this Green Show edition of his Nonprofit Coach radio show.

Ted Hart speaks with Barbara Wiseman, president of the Earth Organization, about greening the nonprofit world on his Nonprofit Coach radio show.

Wells Fargo & Co. announced a $15 million relationship with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) that launches its new environmental grant program aimed at awarding $100 million to nonprofit organizations and universities by 2020. The five-year program with NFWF will combine the nonprofits’ scientific expertise with Wells Fargo’s philanthropic and volunteer resources to promote environmental stewardship in communities across the U.S.

Details about the new environmental grant program are available here: https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/csr/ea/environmental-giving.

Ted Hart speaks with Franklin Russell, director of Earth Day, on his Nonprofit Coach radio show.

Grassroots environmental nonprofits are often ignored by foundations, says a new report by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.

Foundations give half of the dollars they spend on the environment to national organizations with budgets of $5 million or more, but those charities make up only 2 percent of the environmental groups in the United States, according to the watchdog.

Ted Hart speaks with Dahna Goldstein, founder of online grants management system provider PhilanTech, about greening the nonprofit world in this special edition of his Nonprofit Coach radio show.

Becoming an environmentally responsible business isn’t an overnight process. It can take weeks of research and data analysis to make wise decisions that help both the environment and the bottom line — time many business owners don’t have to spare.

To cope with this challenge, more nonprofit programs are springing up to help businesses achieve their green goals.

More environmental nonprofits are now focusing on specific green business initiatives, whether it’s disposing of old equipment, finding environmentally and socially responsible suppliers or reducing water use.

Nissan North America will give a Nashville, Tenn. green-focused community center a hefty cash infusion.

The company announced a founding partnership with East Nashville's Urban Green Lab, one of two local start-up nonprofits dedicated to building environmentally friendly businesses, communities, jobs and classrooms, a $100,000 initial donation with promises to match other gifts up to $100,000 and provide another $175,000 in cash over the next three years.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced a new grant-making effort that expands its environmental giving beyond efforts to preserve land, seascapes, and species to tackle major threats to ecosystems, such as climate change, overfishing, and harmful agricultural practices.

The Chicago fund, one of America’s biggest philanthropies, plans to spend roughly the same amount on conservation issues — $176-million over the next decade — as it has been devoting to the cause in the past.

Blessed Earth, a Lexington, Ky.-based nonprofit organization that promotes environmental stewardship of the Earth, has received a $3.2 million donation over five years to further its work among churches and seminaries.

The donation came through The Kendeda Fund, a Delaware-based charitable organization that funds many environmental projects across the country. Some funded projects are secular, such as Trees Atlanta, a citizens' group that plants trees and conserves the city's urban forest. Others are of a more religious nature, such as GreenFaith, an interfaith environmental coalition in New Jersey.