Last Chance! Apply Now for a Spring Project Grant – Deadline is March 31st!
Applications are due by midnight on Monday, March 31st for Freshwater Future’s Spring Project Grants program. These grants provide financial support up to $5,000 for grassroots advocacy efforts to protect water. For more information, including examples of advocacy projects, watch our Q&A webinar recording or contact Alana Honaker, alana@freshwaterfuture.org or (231) 348-8200 ext. 6.
Thanks for a Great All About Water Virtual Convening!
Energizing, inspirational, and fantastic networking were a few of the comments overheard at the All About Water convening in Rochester, NY yesterday! If you were there virtually or in person, thank you so much for contributing to making it an amazing day of connecting with like-minded advocates, hearing from experts, and building our movement. The recording will be shared soon.
Water Watchers & Wellness Webinar: Volunteer Power, Thursday, April 10 at 1 pm ET (12 pm CT)
Volunteers can deliver significant benefits to receiving organizations. Volunteers also gain from the experience by giving back, creating stronger community ties, learning new skills, and making new friends. However, utilizing volunteers successfully requires work.
Join us for a Volunteer Power webinar, Thursday, April 10 at 1 pm ET (12 pm CT) to discuss the basics for creating a well-run volunteer program for community-based organizations. We’ll share simple tips to manage volunteers that strengthen your organization’s programmatic work and build strong relationships. Register here.
Meet Freshwater Future’s Amazing New Board Member: Jaclyn Wegner!
Freshwater Future is pleased to introduce Jaclyn Wegner, who recently joined our U.S. Board. She is the Senior Director of Conservation Action at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago where she mobilizes individuals, communities, and businesses to take actions that benefit communities by restoring local wetlands and rivers, sourcing sustainable seafood, and tackling the plastic pollution crisis. In 2018, Jaclyn spent nearly three weeks biking 1,000+ miles around Lake Michigan—one of her most transformative Great Lakes adventures.
