Williams Joins Endowment as 2008-2009 Intern

Art Williams joined the Endowment team as the Fall 2008/Spring 2009 Intern.  Williams is a May 2008 graduate of Furman University with a degree in History and Concentration Study in Earth and Environmental Sciences.  A native of Monroe, Georgia, he plans to return home in the fall of 2009 and pursue a Masters of Forest […]

Endowment Launches Phase I of Conservation Easement Project

The Endowment has engaged Danyelle O’Hara, an independent consultant from Norman, OK, to lead Phase I of a project to determine interest in and parameters necessary to develop a single nation-wide system to track conservation easement information.  “As a nation we have a pretty good handle on where our public lands are.  But, we don’t have the […]

Forest Investment Zones Concept Moves into Action

The Endowment today announced its latest Request for Proposal (RFP). This solicitation seeks partners to assist with Forest Investment Zones. The RFP seeks partners to implement one of the organization’s signature programmatic initiatives — Forest Investment Zones: Co-Creating Innovation and Learning at the Regional Level. Initially, three projects (regions) will be selected to assist with […]

Endowment to Release Forest Investment Zone RFP

Work of the Endowment over the past nine months will soon culminate in the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) entitled “Forest Investment Zones: Co-Creating Innovation and Learning at the Regional Level.” This initiative will serve as a signature programmatic focus of the Endowment’s investments. The initiative has been built from the results of […]

Endowment Launches Staff Blog to Enhance Transparency and Openness

The Endowment today launched a blog in an effort to further our commitment to openness, transparency and communication. “We know that there are many who are interested in the work of the Endowment,” said President Carlton Owen. “With such a lean staff model and such a great need across the sustainable forestry sector, this is […]

Mississippi State to Lead Exploration of Forest Sector Business Clustering

Mississippi State University will administratively coordinate the Endowment’s newest project, the “state-of-the-issue” report on business clustering within the forest products sector (RFP 2008-003) nationally. They are joined by the University of Missouri and Dovetail Partners as subcontractors. The work commenced last week with a gathering in Minnesota and is targeted for completion no later than […]

Author Addresses Rural Economic Development

Michael Shuman, author of “The Small-Mart Revolution,” spent an hour with the U.S. Endowment’s Board and staff in Denver in late May. Not the “big box bashing” that some expected, Mr. Shuman high-lighted findings from his recently published book including targeted discussion on why local ownership matters. He suggested that the Endowment work in communities […]

Board Adopts Updated Programmatic Spending Policy

At its most recent Board of Directors meeting in Denver, the U.S. Endowment adopted an update to its programmatic spending policy. “This refinement to our policy allows programmatic predictability in meeting our missional commitments in our early years while remaining consistent with obligations set-forth under the Softwood Lumber Agreement that serves as the Endowment’s ‘organic […]

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