SSDN Communities Make Strides in Participatory Engagement, Supported by 2021 Community Collaboration Catalyst MicroGrant Award
With support from The Kresge Foundation, SSDN launched its new Community Collaboration Catalyst Micro Grant Program in 2021. This program provided small grants to local government and community partnerships for the purposes of supporting equity-centered community leadership and engagement in local climate and resilience planning and program development. Grantees tested innovative approaches to engagement for…
Read MoreSSDN Announces 2021 Community Collaboration Catalyst Micro Grant Award Winners
SSDN members believe that rooting sustainability work in equity is essential to seeing success in both solving the climate crisis and dismantling inequity. Our members are committed to addressing climate change by centering people and their experiences, and promote equal opportunity in the benefits from climate action. With support from The Kresge Foundation, SSDN launched…
Read MoreSSCF Grant Feature: Athens- Clarke County, Saving Homes for a Sustainable Future
The Southeast Sustainable Communities Fund project in Athens- Clarke County, GA was recently featured in US News highlighting the projects success in building a more resilient community in the West Broad neighborhood of Athens, GA. Read the full article below. In Georgia, Saving Homes for a Sustainable Future Sustainability isn’t only about conserving resources for…
Read MoreSSDN 2019 Annual Report
2019 was a year of building, a year of trying new things, and experimenting with creative opportunities to meet the network’s strategic planning goals.
Read MoreCANCELLED: 2020 Annual Meeting Savannah, Georgia
The SSDN 2020 Annual Meeting will be held in Savannah, Georgia, from May 4th to 6th, 2020.
Read MoreGREEN LIST: SSDN Announces New Fiscal Sponsor, USDN; IECC Voting Efforts Made an Impact, Orange County, FL Hires New Resilience and Sustainability Officer; Erin Gill of Knoxville, TN Receives a Promotion;
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Read MoreThe Southeast Sustainable Communities Fund (SSCF) Awards Five New Sustainability Grants in the Southeast
Projects are focused on creating innovative, equitable, and scalable solutions to climate change, related specifically to water and/or energy.
Read MoreGREEN LIST: Florida Project, Dutch Dialogues, Single Use Plastics
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Read MoreGREEN LIST: Annual Meeting Registration, Charleston, Duck Hill
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Read MoreSavannah’s Homegrown Green Infrastructure
With several public and private partners, Savannah’s Office of Sustainability is creating a new way to replenish trees and revive hope for some of the city’s marginalized neighborhoods.
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