PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release CONTACT: Acting Executive Directors at director @ jrsbiodiversity.org JRS Biodiversity Foundation Announces New Executive Director SEATTLE, Washington – March 27, 2021– The JRS Biodiversity Foundation is pleased to announce Matthew Cassetta as its new Executive…
Dear Friends and Colleagues, I am writing today to announce that sadly after seven and a half years as Executive Director, Dr. Don Doering will leave the J.R.S. Biodiversity Foundation at the end of August 2020. Don departs J.R.S. after…
The JRS Biodiversity Foundation stands in solidarity and support with those fighting for justice in the U.S. and fighting against systemic racism and oppression of people of color. We see a direct connection that systems of oppression and power that…
The JRS Biodiversity Foundation has been working with our grantees and among staff and Board to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. We believe that putting people first in our concern will ensure support to our community and that we may…
Explore the JRS strategic portfolio grants on the Foundation Maps website: https://maps.foundationcenter.org/?acct=JRSB001 The JRS Biodiversity Foundation is committed to transparency and open access to data. In this spirit, we are proud to contribute our grantmaking data to the Foundation Center…
How many grant applications have asked you about how you are seeking co-funding for the project you are proposing? Funders ask for many reasons. We want you to succeed in the long-term, we want other donors to align with our…
I presented a seminar on grantmaking in Kenya last month, where one attendee asked me “What are the main reasons that JRS declines funding a proposal?” That’s a good question and very fair question that got me thinking. Without further…
{Note: Links may be not be active - please refer to our grantmaking pages for additional details.} Today, we posted our Request for Proposals that will generate most of our grantmaking in 2019. We are happy to stay the course…
We recently announced our sixth and seventh major projects in our freshwater grant portfolio that each create a notable point in our constellation of projects. Our Freshwater Biodiversity & Resources program aims to support freshwater ecosystem assessments and decision-making regarding…
Private foundations have a unique opportunity to invest in solutions to complex problems and to do so for the long haul. Today, we announced two grants that can each be placed on a long arc of support for biodiversity information…
