Our first project with SFFI was to design and implement a “Call before you Cut” campaign to persuade private forest owners in six midwestern states to seek professional advice before harvesting trees. Next, we developed a website (www.engaginglandowners.org) and training program to help natural resource professionals engage with woodland owners. We continue to assist SFFI with program delivery and evaluation.
Over the years, CNPS has executed several projects for Bread, including a dashboard to help the Board and management team track progress, a graphic to “map” Bread’s influence over time, and a long-term vision for what Bread will accomplish and become over the next twenty years.
The leaders of American Rivers asked us to help them marshal and leverage their resources for greater impact and influence. We delivered a bold new strategy that leveraged American Rivers’ national status and staff strengths, and called on the organization to shift from place-based conservation projects to national issue-focused campaigns that support and leverage local campaigns.
CNPS helped this Southern African policy advocate articulate its vision and strategy. We also helped FANRPAN write a proposal for the Gates Foundation, which, when accepted, effectively doubled the organization and its impact.
This coalition of nine Bay Area seminaries, which offers a joint PhD program in collaboration with University of California, Berkeley, charged us with assessing the viability of the Union in the face of declining enrollment at member seminaries. Our research revealed that member seminaries vary in their ability and willingness to support GTU programs and we designed a tiered membership structure to reflect their interests and motivation.