Organizations Filed Purposes:
IN 2019, EACH BFG PROGRAM HOSTED A MEMBER CONVENING FOCUSING ON SPECIFIC ISSUES OF CONCERN. A MONTHLY MEMBER UPDATE APPRISED APPROXIMATELY 300 STAFF AND TRUSTEES FROM MEMBER FOUNDATIONS OF UPCOMING CALLS, WEBINARS, MEETINGS, REPORTS, STAFF TRANSITIONS, AND OTHER RELEVANT NEWS. INDIVIDUAL BFG PROGRAMS ALSO REGULARLY DISTRIBUTED INFORMATIVE EMAIL UPDATES TO HUNDREDS MORE FOUNDATION CONTACTS.AT THE ANNUAL MEMBERS' MEETING IN JUNE 2019 IN TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN, BFG GATHERED FUNDERS IN A MEETING TITLED "REDEFINING CHANGE: NAVIGATING STRATEGICALLY THROUGH PERILOUS TIMES", THAT EXPLORED HOW WE CAN BRING ABOUT SYSTEM CHANGE IN A WAY THAT HONORS THE BEAUTY, FRAGILITY, AND IMPORTANCE OF BIODIVERSITY, THE IMPERATIVES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND THE WELL-BEING OF HUMANKIND.- THE MARINE CONSERVATION PROGRAM HELD ITS ANNUAL MEETING IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA. PROGRAM TOPICS INCLUDED EMERGING ISSUES IN OCEAN CONSERVATION, AND NEW SCIENCE, TOOLS AND APPROACHES TO OCEAN CONSERVATION AND GRANTMAKING IN THE SECTOR.- THE LAND & FRESHWATER PROGRAM SPONSORED A BRIEFING ON PROTECTING FEDERAL LANDS AND BEDROCK ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS. TOPICS INCLUDED THE IMPACT OF CHANGE IN THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION ON CONSERVATION PRIORITIES AND THE STRATEGIES OF NATIONAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS.-THE NEW ECONOMY INITIATIVE EXPLORES IDEAS AND STRATEGIES IN PURSUIT OF AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE AND SOCIALLY JUST ECONOMIC SYSTEM. A MEETING TITLED "REWRITING THE RULES: DESIGNING AN ECONOMY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY" WAS HELD IN CLEVELAND, OH IN 2019. IT EXPLORED TOPICS INCLUDING THE ROLE OF WORKER COOPERATIVES, AND THE ROLE GROWTH, PROFIT, AND PURPOSE IN ECONOMIC SYSTEMS.
THE CLIMATE AND ENERGY FUNDERS GROUP (CEFG), A PROGRAM OF THE BFG, IS A NETWORK OF FOUNDATIONS THAT SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY ISSUES. ITS MISSION IS TO CREATE A STRONG AND EFFECTIVE FUNDING COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE AND BUILDING A GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY. THE CEFG SUPPORTS WORKING GROUPS ON MIDWEST CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY FUNDING. THESE GROUPS MEET THROUGH CALLS AND IN PERSON. A MONTHLY NEWS DIGEST HIGHLIGHTS SUBJECTS OF INTEREST TO FUNDERS. AN ACTIVE PROGRAM OF WEBINARS KEEPS FUNDERS CURRENT ON ISSUES.THE 2019 ANNUAL MEETING WAS HELD IN LOS ANGELES, CA. TOPICS INCLUDED CLEAN ELECTRIFICATION AND STOPPING FOSSIL FUELS.
MEXICO CONSERVATION FUNDERS, ANOTHER PROGRAM OF THE BFG, PROMOTES AND FACILITATES COORDINATED, STRATEGIC GRANT MAKING AMONG FUNDERS WHO SUPPORT CONSERVATION WORK IN MEXICO (WITH AN EMPHASIS ON NORTHWEST MEXICO) THROUGH THEIR GRANT MAKING. THE FOCUS SHIFTS EACH YEAR IN RESPONSE ON THE EVOLVING PRIORITIES OF FUNDERS. IN 2019, THE GROUP CONVENED ITS ANNUAL MEETING IN YUCATAN, MEXICO.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Judy Hatcher | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $177,005 |
| William Hull | DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 40 | $136,445 |
| Paige Brown | CEFG PROGRAM DIRECTOR | 40 | $128,518 |
| Albert Buixade Farre | FINANCE MANAGER | 40 | $107,004 |
| Jorgen Thomsen | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 06/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Myers | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Danielle Levoit | BOARD MEMBER (AS OF 06/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Sokolove | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sam Passmore | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Cristina Kinney | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Imani Fairweather-Morrison | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Holt | BOARD SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Aileen Lee | BOARD TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Sergio Knaebel | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Denise Joines | BOARD PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
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