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EGA Releases Briefing 'Ecotourism: A Conservation Strategy for Funders'
March 19, 2008 - Genevieve Biggs, EGA
This report places U.S. foundation giving for ecotourism in the context of the broader tourism industry, details ecotourism’s promises and challenges, tracks its major sources of funding, and highlights needs and opportunities for interested foundations.  Go >

Fall Retreat Program & Host Committees Announced
February 2, 2008
Another year of fantastic EGA committees for our event planning! Fall Retreat Program Committee 2008: Lee-Hoon Benson, Bush Foundation (co-chair); Chet Tchozewski, Global Greengrants Fund (co-chair); Heidi Binko, WestWind Foundation (board liaison to PC and HC); Jeneye Abele, Argosy Foundation; Doug Bauer, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors; Shenyu Belsky, Rockefeller Brothers Fund; Bruce Boyd, Arabella Legacy Fund; Jennie Curtis, Garfield Foundation; Scott Denman, Wallace Global Fund; Martin Goebel, Compton Foundation; Hugh Hogan, North Start Fund (host committee liaison); Pat Jenny, New York Community Trust (host committee liaison); Taina McField, Nathan Cummings Foundation; Matt Rafferty, Alaska Conservation Foundation; Mark Van Putten, Wege Foundation; Kolu Zigbi, Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation. Fall Retreat Host Committee 2008: Evelyn Arce-White International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP); Michelle Coffey, Tides Foundation; Hugh Hogan, North Star Fund (PC Liaison); Pat Jenny, New York Community Trust (PC Liaison);Cecilia Stancell, The Dyson Foundation. Staff: Dana Lanza, EGA Executive Director; Jason Babbie, EGA Membership Services Director (PC Staff Lead); Luis Davila, EGA Enhancing the Field Program Director (HC Staff Lead); Arnold Barkus, HC Coordinator.

Welcome EGA's Newest Members
March 17, 2008 - EGA, EGA
Please join us in welcoming EGA's Newest Members! We look forward to working with them and welcoming them at our next EGA Event! 1. Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies 2. Arabella Legacy Fund 3. Block Foundation 4. Elizabeth and Arthur Roswell Foundation 5. Hawaii Community Foundation 6. Maverick Lloyd Foundation 7. Mitchell Kapor Foundation 8. Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust 9. Oram Foundation (Fund for Environment and Urban Life) 10. PRBB Foundation

Register Today for the 2008 State of the States Briefing!
November 29, 2007
We hope you’ll be able to join us in Austin, Texas on February 5-7, 2008 for the State of the States Briefing. A draft agenda is attached, and you can get the 'early bird' rate until January 11. Note also that hotel rooms must also be reserved by January 18 (more info on the registration site). Please go to the member area for registration information.  Go >

DailyClimate.org
December 21, 2007
DailyClimate.org is a daily compilation of news about climate change from mainstream media sources around the world. It is published every morning (US east coast time) by Environmental Health Sciences, based in Charlottesville, VA. Go to: www.dailyclimate.org  Go >

The Story of Stuff Film Project Launches Online
December 7, 2007 - Sustainability Funders
The Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Production and Consumption (the Sustainability Funders), a funders-only working group within EGA, and the Tides Foundation recently collaborated to produce a short film about the environmental and social impacts of our current production and consumption systems. The goal in producing the film is to raise awareness about the often hidden impacts of production and consumption, to highlight the connections between a wide range of issues, and to spark discussion about both the systemic nature of the problem and effective strategies to address them.  Go >