Green Corps
| Formation | 1992[1] |
|---|---|
| Founders | Leslie Samuelrich, Gina Cummings[2] |
| Type | 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization[3] |
Exec. Dir. | Renee Wellman |
Budget | $1,668,335[4] |
| Website | www |
Green Corps is an environmental organization[5] in the United States[6] that trains recent college graduates[7] in a one-year post-graduate program[8] in grassroots community organizing. During the program, Green Corps organizers learn in the classroom and are deployed in the field to work on campaigns.[9]
Founding
[edit]Green Corps was founded in 1992 by Leslie Samuelrich and Gina Cummings[10] with the financial backing of U.S. Public Interest Research Group[11][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
[edit]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]
Funding
[edit]In 2014, a donation of $200,000 was given by Green Corps to the Center for Public Interest Research, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.[20]
In 2015, Green Corps paid $240,480 to the Fund for the Public Interest for “program and fundraising support”.[21]
Leadership
[edit]Executive Directors
[edit]Executive Directors of Green Corps have included:
- 1992 - 1994 Gina Collins Cummings
- 1994 - 2004 Leslie Samuelrich
- 2004 - 2008 Naomi Roth
- 2008 - 2012 Cindy Kang
- 2012 - 2017 Joshua Buswell-Charkow
- 2017 - 2022 Annie Sanders
- 2022 - present Renee Wellman
Board of directors
[edit]The current Green Corps Board of Directors includes:
- Douglas H. Phelps, President and Executive Director, The Public Interest Network
- Andy MacDonald, National Campus Organizing Director, Student PIRGs
- Leslie Samuelrich, President, Green Century Capital Management
- Wendy Wendlandt, Political Director, The Public Interest Network
- Naomi Roth, NRG Consulting Group
- Bernadette Del Chiaro, Executive Director, California Solar & Storage Association
- Mary Rafferty, Executive Director, Virginia Conservation Network
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "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 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". www.influencewatch.org. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. 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. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Schedule 1, Part 2, Line 1. 2014.
- ^ Green Corps. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Part 7, Section B, Line 1. 2015.