• Natural Landscape

    Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Spring 2023 Request for Proposals

    RFP PDF Applicant Webinar Registration FieldDoc Webinar Registration Quick Reference Guide CBSF Applicant Toolbox Metrics Guidance SWG/WILD – I Narrative Template SWG/WILD – PTA Narrative Template Stream Narrative Template SWG – I Tip Sheet SWG – PTA Tip Sheet WILD – I Tip Sheet WILD – PTA Tip Sheet Full Proposal Due Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023, by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time   OVERVIEW The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and the federal-state Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) partnership, is soliciting proposals through the Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund to protect and restore water quality…

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  • Natural Landscape

    Understanding the super fund landscape

    Combining size and inflow rates creates a much richer picture of the super fund landscape (for APRA regulated super funds). We are able to divide the universe into four quadrants based on these two dimensions. Some funds are in a strong position and the future is bright. For others there is uncertainty and work ahead. Exploring the super fund landscape We took the APRA fund level dataset (for FY2022) and, similarly to previous articles on size and inflow, we adjusted for the one-off impact of successor fund transfers, aggregated multiple product offerings under the same parent company, and accounted for announced merger intentions (but were unable to account for the…

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  • Art Home Design

    Otis College of Art and Design Announces Donation from the Spiegel Family Fund to Repay Student Loans for the Class of 2022

    LOS ANGELES–(Enterprise WIRE)–Otis College of Art and Layout (“Otis College”), a nonprofit 501(c)3 establishment that prepares students in the art and design and style money of Los Angeles for a dynamic potential in the resourceful financial system, is honored to acquire a substantial donation from KORA Organics CEO Miranda Kerr and Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel through the Spiegel Relatives Fund. The donation will let for the reimbursement of the superb scholar financial debt of students in the graduating Course of 2022. This is the largest solitary reward in the historical past of Otis University and will lower student debt for emerging artists and designers and their families. “Otis Higher…

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  • New Art

    Mini grants fund new art initiatives in Alachua County

    Johanna Weiss spent the summertime creating desire in her two university student bands, but devoid of enough funding, putting collectively reside performances appeared out of attain. Just after getting a $1,000 artwork grant, however, the band director of Gainesville’s Expressions Studying Arts Academy said her associates are established for good results. “This grant has been certainly a godsend,” Weiss said. The Alachua County Arts Council not long ago declared four recipients for the $1,000 mini arts grants: Weiss, Corey Cheval, MusicGNV and Y-Not Theatre. Newberry and Superior Springs each gained a $1,500 matching grant, which means they need to fundraise a part of the dollars. The grants had been funded…

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  • Natural Landscape

    Bezos Earth Fund announces $2 billion pledge for landscape restoration and food-systems transformation, bringing overall commitment to nature to $3 billion

    GLASGOW, Scotland, Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Bezos Earth Fund currently pledged $2 billion to enable restore mother nature and transform foods devices as portion of its $10 billion motivation to combat local climate improve, make improvements to character, and progress environmental justice and financial opportunity. This determination provides to a $1 billion pledge for nature announced at Local climate Week NYC in September to assist make, grow, control, and check secured and conserved regions. Jointly, this $3 billion allotted to mother nature will push a new, 3-fold agenda focused on character conservation, landscape restoration, and food-systems transformation. “Our commitment currently supports a 3-fold crucial – we have to preserve…

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