Employment &Amp; Education

A New Mexico nonprofit is looking for a director to help it "shift current agricultural and land stewardship practices in ways that produce good food, support meaningful livelihoods in rural places, sustain biodiversity, and remedy the impacts of climate change," per its website.

The Carbon Ranch Initiative is looking for a leader with a "strong work ethic, professional demeanor, and boundaries, a sense of humor, and care and compassion for coworkers," as well as a "vision for how farmer- and rancher-driven soil health education, technical assistance, network building, and research can move Southwestern livestock agriculture from extractive to regenerative," the Albuquerque Journal reports.

The ideal candidate "will have an understanding of different types of power and appropriate methods for a team to manage complex projects, and thrives with a degree of uncertainty," the position description reads.

The ideal candidate will have a background in nonprofit fundraising and strategic planning, "a strong work ethic, professional demeanor, and boundaries, a sense of humor, and care and compassion for coworkers," as well as a "vision for how farmer- and rancher-driven soil health education, technical assistance, network building, and research can move Southwestern livestock agriculture from extractive to regenerative."

Read the Entire Article


Selected Grant News Headlines

A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.

Fcfp Grants Fill Critical Needs in Valley
Foundation: Community Foundation Partnership

"Hats off to the First Foundation for the Community Partnership for making these grants possible." That's the opinion of the Reading Eagle's editorial board in response to more than $100,000 in...more

Meet the Ethiopian Women Revolutionizing Children'S Education Across the Globe

If you're an 8-year-old in Ethiopia, there's a new app for that. HaHu Scripts is a mobile app that "gamify[s] learning of Amharic and Tigrigna languages," according to its website. It's the...more

Youth Urged to Harness Ai for Creativity, Not a Crutch for Innovation

"AI can edit photos and set a background, but it cannot determine positioning, which requires human knowledge." That's the message from a government rep in Uganda to the country's young people,...more

Woodland Trust Offers £20K for Young People Tackling Climate Change

"We need more young people to become advocates for woods and trees and we are excited to be able to open this opportunity again to help fund important projects which will directly address the...more

Text Messages Are Helping African Farmers with Their Production

It's not every day you get the chance to sit down with a StoryCorpsCorps volunteer and talk about your favorite songs, but that's exactly what happened to Michael Jewett. The Michigan man, who's...more

Boardman graduate transforms Youngstown church into a creative space

When Erin Timms and her brother Sean bought the Calvin Center in Youngstown, Ohio, in 2009, they had one goal in mind: to restore the building to its former glory. "The desire to let let get torn...more

SHARE names Adam Wright Director of Philanthropy

Adam Wright has been named the new CEO of Share, a Seattle-area charity that provides food, shelter, and other services to the homeless. Wright, who has been with the charity for 12 years, will...more

Boys and Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids plans $4.5M renovation at south side location

A Boys and Girls Club in Grand Rapids, Mich., that's been around for more than a century is about to undergo a $4.5 million renovation. The Paul I. Seidman Club, built in 1919, is the oldest...more

Resiliency Efforts In Rocky Mountain National Park

Thanks to a grant from the National Park Foundation, 20 young people from 20 states were able to spend their summer working in Rocky Mountain National Park, the Estes Park News reports. The...more

Prince Harry'S Organization to Support Southern Africa

Prince Harry's latest philanthropic move will gather world business leaders and philanthropists to work towards fostering prosperity in Southern African communities, specifically focused on young...more






Social Entrepreneurship
Spotlight



Social Enterprise Gets Investment Boost


Founder of the Eden Project, Sir Tim Smit, supported the Yorkshire Venture Philanthropy (YVP) investment program launch, which is designed to improve funding in social enterprises within the region.



Federal Government Grant and Assistance Programs


Procurement of Headstones and Markers and/or Presidential Memorial Certificates | Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons | State and Tribal Underground Storage Tanks Program | Adaptive Science | Tax Credit Assistance Program (Recovery Act Funded) | Food for Peace Emergency Program (EP) | Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities - ARRA | Complex Humanitarian Emergency and War-Related Injury Public Health Activities | | Site Style by YAML | Grants.gov | Grants | Grants News | Sitemap | Privacy Policy

Edited by: Michael Saunders

© 2008-2024 Copyright Michael Saunders