With nearly four decades of experience, I help donors and foundations execute grantmaking programs designed for impact and results.

General support of efforts to establish a Conservation Trust Fund and to prioritize projects for grasslands protection and restoration on tribal lands that address the needs of current and future generations.

For advocacy to leverage federal funds and for communications in support of agroforestry in the United States.

To empower students and young leaders to conserve and restore campus lands and to advance organic, pesticide-free land care at universities and colleges.

For development of strong plant nurseries and plant material to meet the growing demand for agroforestry seeds and saplings and for education of policy makers on the ecological benefits and rural development advantages of adding trees to crop and livestock systems.

To help provide technical assistance to farmers and demonstrate the potential of agroforestry practices for carbon sequestration, biodiverse landscapes, and rural economies in New York and New England.

To work with ranchers and First Nation tribes to protect and restore short and mixed grass prairies in five U.S. states and on tribal lands

To purchase two trucks and a tractor and to advocate for National Park Service funds for grasslands restoration.

To engage policy makers, investors and the public to protect, expand, and steward the prairies and grasslands of Missouri.

For support of a master’s level student to help advance Yale’s agroforestry research and applied forestry technical assistance work.

For the Tree City USA Program, including a tree ordinance builder tool and related technical support to cities

For the Cleveland Tree Coalition and efforts to expand tree planting and tree care in low-income communities largely devoid of green canopy.

For a national Tree Equity Initiative, addressing the rising threats of extreme heat in low-income inner city neighborhoods

For the Chicago Region Trees Initiative and the Oak Ecosystem Recovery Plan

For the Center for Regenerative Solutions (CRS) to develop health-benefit metrics for urban heat management related to inner-city tree planting and tree care programs. (New write up for Urban Sustainability Directors Network)

For support of soil health programming and technical assistance to farmers in Maine and New England, working to advance climate mitigation, resilience, and organic, healthy food for all.

To advance regenerative agriculture in California through technical assistance, partnerships, advocacy, and communications.

For the Carbon Ranch Initiative which builds the capacity of producers, land managers, and technical service providers to implement and monitor land management practices focused on mitigation of and adaptation to climate change.

For support of technical assistance and outreach to farmers and ranchers in the midwest, intermountain west and southeastern United States.

To help seed a new Opportunity Pool to demonstrate new ways of financing regenerative agriculture and ensuring land access for lower income farmers of color.

For support of field-based research trials that demonstrate the superior capacity of regenerative practices in diverse landscapes to sequester carbon, retain water, bolster resilience, raise yields, and provide habitat for biodiversity.

To advocate for natural carbon sequestration practices, policies and outcomes in California as a model for other states.

For the National Healthy Soils Policy Network to advance regenerative agriculture policies and practices at the state level.

To provide financing to BIPOC farmers and create a more equitable and regenerative agriculture system.

To support farmers of color in advancing self-determination, food security and regenerative agriculture.

To advance policies and education in support of regenerative agriculture and to challenge food and petrochemical corporate control of farm policies.

To advance communications in support of pesticide-free and regenerative food systems.

For the Soil Carbon Solutions Center and a meta-analysis of research demonstrating the ecological and health benefits of regenerative farming practices.

For general support of efforts to engage and empower the Latino community in support of improved air quality, inner city tree equity, land conservation, civic engagement, and voter protection programs.

For grassroots advocacy to challenge pervasive fracking that threatens the health and wellbeing of the community.

To engage and empower low-income citizens in advocating for a healthy environment and protection of voting access and rights.

To train and deploy lawyers and legal fellows worldwide to challenge proposals to expand fossil fuel production and related infrastructure.

To galvanize athletes and outdoor enthusiasts to advocate for renewable energy, electric vehicles and efforts to phase out fossil fuels.

To support and empower teenagers to take a role in the struggle for climate and environmental solutions.

To support and empower senior citizens to take a role in the struggle for climate and environmental solutions.

To advance climate solutions in Maine.

To advance climate solutions in Vermont.

For a research project on the fossil fuel industry.

For outreach, education and advocacy to push back against proposals for new fossil fuel infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest

For a pilot project advancing a low-carbon, low-consumption economy rooted in a four day work week.

To advance scientific research and education of policy makers and the general public about the rapidly intensifying threats of climate disruption and about policy solutions.

To address the impacts of climate disruption and droughts in East Africa, caused disproportionately by the United States and its per capita fossil fuel consumption.

To support a broad coalition of groups working to shift federal budget priorities from excessive military spending to funding for human and social needs such as healthcare, childcare, public education, and housing.

To monitor and report on waste and fraud in government spending for military and nuclear contracts and to shed light on the revolving door between former Pentagon officials, major defense corporations, and members of Congress.

To support the Costs of War Project which conducts and publishes research to facilitate debate about the ongoing consequences of the United States post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere; the costs of the U.S. global military footprint; and the domestic effects of U.S. military spending.

For general support of movement building and advocacy to abolish nuclear weapons.

For the campaign to abolish nuclear weapons.