Deadline- August 31, 2012
Countries/Region- United States, Canada, Japan, Chile, Argentina, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Luxembourg, Italy, Ireland, Germany, France, Denmark, Belgium, or Austria.
Patagonia is now accepting Grant Applications for Grassroots Environmental Campaigns that have provocative direct-action agendas and are working on multi-pronged campaigns to preserve and protect the environment. The program seeks to fund work that is action-oriented, builds public involvement and support, is strategic, focuses on root causes, accomplishes specific goals and objectives, and demonstrates a commitment to long-term change.
Company support small, grassroots activist organizations with provocative direct-action agendas, working on multi-pronged campaigns to preserve and protect environment. Company help local groups working to protect local habitat, and think the individual battles to protect a specific stand of forest, stretch of river or indigenous wild species are the most effective in raising more complicated issues – particularly those of biodiversity and ecosystem protection – in the public mind. Company look for innovative groups that produce measurable results, and like to support efforts that force the government to abide by its own – their own – laws. Applicants efforts should be quantifiable, with specific goals, objectives and action plans, and should include measures for evaluating success.
Most grants are in the range of $3,000 to $8,000.
Eligibility-
- Proposal must be action-oriented
- builds public involvement and support
- Proposal must be strategic
- It must focuses on root causes
- accomplishes specific goals and objectives
- Only these Countries are invited United States, Canada, Japan, Chile, Argentina, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Luxembourg, Italy, Ireland, Germany, France, Denmark, Belgium, or Austria.
In addition, if applicant works fits within companies guidelines, they welcome applicants proposal during the months of April or August. However, if applicant are applying directly to a retail store near them, applications are accepted year round. Each store administers a grants program, and because applicant share a community with their colleagues there, they are best equipped to handle request.
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