As the European Union’s economic prospects improve and leaders vow to accelerate growth, life on earth is dying out at an alarming rate. To deal with this unprecedented emergency, the EU must forge a new Sustainability and Wellbeing pact which focuses not on growth but on quality of life, tax...
The Power of Collective Impact People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnerships. The United Nations General Assembly approved Agenda 2030 in 2015, with 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets to be achieved by the year 2030. The SDGs offer an aspirational vision for a...
Green Empowerment is a nonprofit founded and based in Portland that helps rural communities around the world access renewable energy and clean water, often for the first time. Over the last twenty years, our team has empowered over 400,000 people in 9 different countries through community-driven...
Join us for a community park beautification project as we prepare Peace Park for a refresh! This event will be the initial cleanup of the space in preparation for future park planning and replanting. Dress to do some yard work! Get to know your neighbors and help clean up an open space on the...
Wisdom of the Elders, a Native-run, Oregon non-profit, in partnership with the Northwest Film Center, will premiere two new one-hour programs in its Native Wisdom Documentary Film Series about today’s changing climate and how it is affecting Native Oregonians’ traditional foods and resources. The...
Botanical printing uses historical methods to capture colors, textures, and shapes found in nature – resulting in stunning plant portraits on fabric. Leaves are layered onto natural fabrics, tightly bundled, then steamed or boiled. This environmentally gentle process permanently transfers...
After a four-month search, led by a team of ReBuilding Center staff and board members, we are excited to announce Jaclyn Kirouac-Fram as our new Executive Director. Jackie follows the ReBuilding Center’s Acting Executive Director, Kelly Stevens, who will remain on staff, and Interim Executive...
NOAA Planet Stewards is pleased to welcome Dr. Heather Coleman, coordinator of NOAA’s Deep Sea Coral Research & Technology Program; Eva Barnett, Outreach Manager for Green Fire Productions; and curriculum developers Jennifer Buffett and Sarah Lockman as our featured speakers this month....
The Power of Community Summit is an entirely free, online experience organized with the goal of catalyzing community, exploring the leading edge of the regenerative future movement and increasing our collective consciousness in a climate-changing world. It will take place February 1-10, 2019 and...
See full job description here. About EcoChallenge.org + Northwest Earth Institute For over 25 years, we’ve inspired, educated and activated individuals around community-based change. To date, Northwest Earth Institute (rebranding to EcoChallenge.org in May 2019) has engaged over 240,000...
Our 2019-20 Request For Proposal has been published! This once-a-year opportunity is a fantastic way to join a growing network of organizations, schools and government agencies who have committed to improving their community. Highlights of hosting an AmeriCorps member include: Advance...