Green Corps
| Formation | 1992[1] |
|---|---|
| Founders | Leslie Samuelrich, Gina Cummings[2] |
| Type | 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization[3] |
Exec. Dir. | Joshua Buswell-Charkow[4] |
Budget | $1,668,335[5] |
| Mission | The Field School for Environmental Organizing |
| Website |
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Green Corps is an environmental organization[6] in the United States[7] that trains recent college graduates[8] in a one-year post-graduate program[9] in grassroots community organizing. During the program, Green Corps organizers learn in the classroom and are deployed in the field to work on campaigns.[10]
Founding
Green Corps was founded in 1992 by Leslie Samuelrich and Gina Cummings[11] with the financial backing of U.S. Public Interest Research Group[12] in response to the momentum created by Earth Day 1990. Green Corps was created to channel young talent into environmental advocacy causes.[13]
Campaign history
Green Corps is hired by non-profits such as the Sierra Club to manage their campaigns in the field.[14] Campaigns Green Corps has worked on include:
- Launching fossil fuel divestment campaigns on campuses.[15][16][17]
- Launching a national campaign to label GMO foods.[18]
- Leading the fights to shut coal plants on college campuses.[19]
Leadership
Executive Directors
Executive Directors of Green Corps have included:
- 1992-2008 Leslie Samuelrich
- 2008-2012 Cindy Kang
- 2012–present Joshua Buswell-Charkow
Board of Directors
The current Green Corps Board of Directors includes:[20]
- Douglas H. Phelps, President and Executive Director, The Public Interest Network
- Bob Bingaman, National Organizing Director, Sierra Club (Resigned from the Board in July 2016)
- Cindy Kang, Executive Coaching Fellow, The Management Center
- Andy MacDonald, National Campus Organizing Director, Student PIRGs
- Leslie Samuelrich, President, Green Century Capital Management
- Wendy Wendlandt, Political Director, The Public Interest Network
- Matt Wilson, Executive Director, MASSCreative
- Naomi Roth, Massachusetts Organizing Director, Families for Excellent Schools
- Pete Maysmith, Executive Director, Conservation Colorado
- Phil Radford, Former Executive Director, Greenpeace
- Kirsten Collings, Deputy Director, Chesapeake Climate Action Network
See also
References
- ↑ "Green Corps Inc.". Earth Share Washington. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Green Corps". Chronicle of Philanthropy. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Green Corps". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Green Corps". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Green Corps Financials". Guidestar. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Green Corps". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "About Us". Green Corps. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Green Corps Field School for Environmental Organizers". Idealist. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Seniors seek to secure careers". Whitman Pioneer. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "13 Service Opportunities For The Altruistic And Spiritual College Graduate". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Green Corps". Chronicle of Philanthropy. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Green Corps: About Us". Green Corps. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
- ↑ "Green Corps Inc.". Earth Share Washington. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Green Corps Helps Grow Young Environmentalists It's A Different Kind Of Postgrad Training - Channeling Idealism Into The Real World.". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Divest UA campaign to raise awareness about fossil fuels". Arizona Daily Wildcat. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Students push for fossil fuel endowment divestment". USA Today. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Student group demands divestment from fossil fuel companies". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Push to mark food containing GMOs gains traction in Q-C, Iowa". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Colleges Are Battlegrounds for Coal Fight". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
- ↑ "Green Corps Board of Directors". Green Corps. Retrieved 2015-09-09.