NEGEF News: November/December 2009 the energy issue
'Tis The Season to...root$hare!*
Need help figuring out where to spend that extra $10 this holiday season? We all know that real change only comes from the roots. Join us to give back to give forward and make a contribution to support the incredible change you & your neighbors are making in New England. With 1,000 grantee groups, each getting 10 people to give $10, we can raise $100,000 towards REAL grassroots change.
Town Hall Energy Audit Sparks $138,000
Using a NEGEF small grant to perform an energy audit on the local Walpole, NH town hall, the Triville Energy Committee did so well educating the community about the energy consumption that it earned $138,000! After hearing about the potential energy-saving measures for the building, a local citizen decided to apply for a RGGI-funded grant. The committee liked the application so much, $138,000 was granted for a $48,000 request to weatherize the town hall.
From Here to Copenhagen: Act Local!
This week, all eyes will be on Cophenhagen. 350.org reminds us that this is a perfect time to act locally. Visit 350.org to sign up or find a local candle vigil to "light candles of hope to stand in solemn solidarity with the citizens of the nations whose very survival is threatened by the climate crisis".
Antioch Offers Pro Bono Advocacy
Antioch New England announces its Spring Clinic RFP. Clinic participants provide pro bono advocacy work on behalf of Clinic clients - organizations at the local, state, national or international level working for sustainability and environmental protection, corporate accountability, democratic governance and social justice.
Deadline: Jan 14th. Click here for the RFP
Cambridge HEET Loses 146,000 Pounds
BGI Grantee Cambridge HEET (Home Energy Efficiency Team) organizes free weatherization parties to teach volunteers hands-on how to lower their energy bills and carbon emissions. Volunteers have weatherized 24 buildings within Cambridge alone, saving 146,000 lbs. of carbon from being released. The group won the city's GoGreen award this year as the City's Outstanding Community Organization working toward sustainability. Click Here For More
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Boston Grants Initiative:
Jan 15th
NEGEF Small Grants:
Feb 15th
Dominion Community Grants for c3s in CT & MA: ongoing
2010 RI Land & Water Conservation Summit
WHEN: March 27, 2010
WHERE: URI Kingston Campus, S. Kingstown, RI
1st NH Button Up Workshop
WHEN: December 10, 2009
WHERE: Tracy Mem. Library, New London, NH
NEGEF’s Grantmaking Committee has awarded 70 grants with a dollar total of $81,040 during the September 2009 grant round. 42 (60%) grantees are ad-hoc groups, with 38 (54%) groups receiving their first grant.
Read these great winter heat-saving tips for the coldest months from NEGEF grantee the Sustainable Energy Resource Group.
Give the Earth a gift and save energy with these green holiday tips.
follow NEGEF on Twitter
www.grassrootsfund.org
be a NEGEF fan
follow NEGEF
Boston Grants Initiative:
Jan 15th
NEGEF Small Grants:
Feb 15th
Dominion Community Grants for c3s in CT & MA: ongoing
2010 RI Land & Water Conservation Summit
WHEN: March 27, 2010
WHERE: URI Kingston Campus, S. Kingstown, RI
1st NH Button Up Workshop
WHEN: December 10, 2009
WHERE: Tracy Mem. Library, New London, NH
NEGEF’s Grantmaking Committee has awarded 70 grants with a dollar total of $81,040 during the September 2009 grant round. 42 (60%) grantees are ad-hoc groups, with 38 (54%) groups receiving their first grant.
Read these great winter heat-saving tips for the coldest months from NEGEF grantee the Sustainable Energy Resource Group.
Give the Earth a gift and save energy with these green holiday tips.
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Boston Grants Initiative: NEGEF Small Grants: Dominion Community Grants for c3s in CT & MA: ongoing |
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2010 RI Land & Water Conservation Summit 1st NH Button Up Workshop |
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NEGEF’s Grantmaking Committee has awarded 70 grants with a dollar total of $81,040 during the September 2009 grant round. 42 (60%) grantees are ad-hoc groups, with 38 (54%) groups receiving their first grant. |
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Read these great winter heat-saving tips for the coldest months from NEGEF grantee the Sustainable Energy Resource Group. Give the Earth a gift and save energy with these green holiday tips. |
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