What’s good folks! Appreciate y’all reading this edition. Gentle reminder to care for yourselves in the middle of caring for so many others. Yes, I’m talking to you. 🫵🏽
Table of Contents
- Funding Opportunities 💰
- Jobs & Fellowships 👨🏽💼👩🏽💼
- RFP & Contracting Opportunities 📑
- Lagniappe ⚜ (a lil extra)
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Events 🗓️
- ⚡️ Recharge ⚡️
The vibes the last few weeks…
I know y’all can hear this image
By the numbers:
- Funding Opps: 25+
- Job Opps: 35+
- Contract Opps: 5+
Funding Opportunities 💰
- The Eisner Prize Fellowship by The Eisner Foundation
- Who it's for: A year-long fellowship supporting 3–5 individuals with innovative intergenerational initiatives through funding, community, and learning.
- Funding Amount: $50,000 (stipend + in-kind project support)
- Deadline: 5/16/2025
- How to Apply: Click Here
- Movement CARE Fund by Communities First Fund
- Who it's for: Supports scalable, community-led economic projects in coal-impacted areas with flexible grants and technical assistance to access public, private, and philanthropic capital.
- Funding Amount: $25,000
- Deadline: 5/16/2025
- How to Apply: Click Here
- D-Prize Global Competition by the D-Prize
- Who it's for: Awards seed funding to launch new organizations distributing proven poverty solutions in low- and middle-income countries.
- Funding Amount: $20,000
- Deadline: 5/18/2025
- How to Apply: Click Here
💰 View All Funding Opps in the Funding Database 💰
Jobs & Fellowships 👨🏽💼👩🏽💼
- Senior Manager, Tree Equity Alliance
- Organization: American Forests
- Location: United States; Remote
- Description: The Senior Manager will lead implementation and operations of the Tree Equity Alliance, coordinating strategic partnerships and advancing communications and advocacy initiatives. This role involves managing internal systems, engaging new members, and supporting the delivery of best practices across the U.S.
- Deadline to Apply: 5/14/2025
- Salary: $86,000-$105,000
- Link to Apply: Click Here
- Program Officer
- Organization: Brooklyn Org
- Location: Brooklyn, NY; In-person
- Description: The Program Officer manages grantmaking portfolios using a participatory approach and builds relationships with community partners. Responsibilities include overseeing grant processes, supporting Brooklyn Org initiatives, and collaborating across teams to advance racial and social justice.
- Deadline to Apply: Apply ASAP
- Salary: $85,000 – $92,000
- Link to Apply: Click Here
- Constituency Organizer, US
- Organization: The Sunrise Project
- Location: United States; Remote
- Description: The Constituency Organizer will design and implement strategies to recruit and support key constituencies in addressing the US insurability crisis through climate finance and justice campaigns. The role involves collaboration with partners, campaign design, and powerbuilding to shift policy and politics in targeted areas.
- Deadline to Apply: Apply ASAP
- Salary: $94,006 - $106,528
- Link to Apply: Click Here
- Senior Fellow, Inclusive Economy
- Organization: Center for American Progress
- Location: Washington, D.C.; In-person
- Description: This role will provide thought leadership and conduct rigorous economic analysis to shape CAP’s economic policy agenda, including developing original analyses, representing the organization publicly, coordinating economic policy projects, and advising colleagues.
- Deadline to Apply: Apply ASAP
- Salary: $120,000+
- Link to Apply: Click Here
- Assistant Program Manager Watershed Protection
- Organization: City of San Diego Department of Public Works
- Location: San Diego, CA; In-person
- Description: The County of San Diego is seeking a dynamic, highly motivated, and innovative leader to serve as the Assistant Program Manager in the Department of Public Works, Land Development Division, Watershed Protection Program (WPP).This position plays a key role in advancing watershed priorities and strategies. The Assistant Program Manager will oversee critical stormwater programs that ensure compliance with State and Federal water quality regulations while managing regional coordination efforts with Copermittees under the State-issued Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit.
- Deadline to apply: 5/31/2025
- Salary: $140,000-$150,000
- Link to Apply: Click Here
💼. See all the Job Opps on the Job Board 💼
RFP & Contracting Opportunities 📑
- RFP: Appalachian Community Grant Program Construction Management
- Issued By: Eastgate Regional Council of Governments
- Scope: Seeking prequalified firms for construction management and inspection of ARP-funded infrastructure projects in Northeast Ohio counties.
- Budget: $12,000,000+
- Deadline for Proposals: 5/30/2025
- Details & Submission Link: Click Here
- RFP: Emerging Developers Growth Initiative (EDGI) Training Partner
- Issued By: LISC Indianapolis
- Scope: Seeking a training partner to deliver a modular real estate development curriculum and mentoring for emerging affordable housing developers.
- Budget: $75,000
- Deadline for Proposals: 6/2/2025
- Details & Submission Link: Click Here
📝 View all opportunities in Contract & RFP Catalog 📝
Lagniappe ⚜ (a lil extra)
Us listening to folks talk about how we should trust carbon capture and other fossil-fuel backed industries
News Scan: Updates to Track📰
As much of the “economic development” zeitgeist is prioritizing a return to the golden age of American manufacturing, communities around the country are not falling for the hype.
“As mines return across Southern Arizona, community members in the towns most likely to feel the decades-long effects of mines are forming coalitions in opposition. They recognize the key role mining has played as an economic powerhouse in their region, but worry the megadrought in the Southwest won’t leave enough water for living, let alone a water-intensive mining operation, and fear how the mines will impact the local environment and community.”
The Trump administration has all but stopped enforcing environmental laws by Tom Perkins for Grist
In what should be a shock to no one, the current admin’s stance has emboldened polluters. While this is clearly going to impact fenceline and frontline communities the most, be assured, no zip code in this country will be safe from the impacts. Our futures are intertwined.
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Events 🗓️
- Date: May 15, 2025 12:00 PM EET
- Location: Virtual
- Host: Justice Funders
- Description: Justice Funders invites you to hear from Harmony Initiative graduates and funder organizing allies about practices and strategies to navigate difficult times, while laying groundwork to advance radical change. We will close with sharing information about the Harmony Initiative.
- Sign Up: Click Here
⚡️ Recharge ⚡️
“What is feeding your spirit?”
Frankly, I’ve been feeling a bit weary lately as it feels as if everything in my personal and professional life is an uphill climb. In moments like these, I’m reminded of my need for encouragement, for nourishment, for a spiritual refreshment. I’m fully aware that not everyone reading this considers themselves to have a faith belief or spiritual practice and some of you may even be rolling your eyes as I’m talking about this woo-woo stuff. And that’s alright.
My belief is that we must all be anchored by something beyond ourselves. A commitment to our people, to our values, to our planet. Having rituals or practices to remind ourselves of our place and our purpose amidst the trials is also extremely beneficial here.
I take encouragement from this interview of Rev. Yearwood of the Hip Hop Caucus by E.N. West featured in Counterstream’s Peace and Riot. Some excerpts
“One thing that's really resonating with me from your share is this idea of stoking the fire. I feel like, in my communities, a lot of folks are trying to find the faith right now. But it’s also exhausting, and many people are starting to get overwhelmed, de-energized, shut down. I’m curious for you, how would you describe your spiritual stamina in this season? What is feeding your spirit?” - E.N. West
“But you cannot do this work if you are pulling on yourself. If you don’t have something to pull on, like faith, it will consume you. And there are many activists at this moment who are literally taking themselves out—either physically, or spiritually or mentally—because they do not have something bigger than them to draw from. And we can’t have that…
But we need our energy. We need to be able to encourage one another, to have that flow of energy that allows us to say you know what? I’m not giving up. I'm not going to stop fighting. I understand that this is my time on this planet—I'm not gonna be here 100 years from now— and I’m gonna do all I can in this relay race to make sure I pass the baton to the next generation.”
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Feel free to reply with how you’re feeding your soul these days. We’d love to hear.
Let’s continue to build together 💪🏾
In solidarity,
Trace
