[Green] Sustainability grant offered locally!

[Cindy Taylor]

Thanks Michael!
FYI: MOVCA has voted a $200.00 donation for the Sustainability Forum.
The money is set aside in our treasury for this event when it will happen.
Cindy Taylor
MOVCA Co-Secretary

On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 10:46 PM Michael Chisholm via Green <green at fuusm.org>
wrote:

> Thank you to those who contributed their edits an comments on the grant
> application. I have finished compiling everyones thoughts and attached is
> the final product! I plan on submitting tomorrow morning. If there are any
> changes that you feel strongly should be made, let me know ASAP. (There are
> additional steps to the grant before money is in hand, and therefore future
> opportunities to make additional points or clarifications.)
>
> Thank You,
>
> Michael Chisholm
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 8:10 PM Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> Great news that a sustainability forum is something DuPont would consider
>> funding with their Sustainability Grant!!!! Yay!!!  We did so much work
>> planning and preparing for it already, and we had a shoestring budget!
>> Still, the groundwork has been laid, and I hope we can relay those pieces
>> to you by Wednesday evening!  Thanks so much for taking the lead on this!
>>
>> I tried opening the application by clicking the link to Google Drive, and
>> got “Couldn’t preview file. There was a problem displaying this image.” I
>> would love to see it.
>>
>> Help! Thanks!
>>
>> —dawn
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 1, 2020, at 5:41 PM, Michael Chisholm via Green <green at fuusm.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I shared a link to edit the application in Google Drive to
>> green at fuusm.org. Whomever has access to this email, please forward to
>> the group distribution. Let's see if that works, if not.....
>>
>> Backup plan!
>> If forwarding to the group distribution doesn't work, those who want to
>> make edits/comments on the grant can message me directly. I will share the
>> document with you by sending to your specific email address.
>>
>> Thank You!
>>
>> Michael Chisholm
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 4:04 PM Annie Warmke via Green <green at fuusm.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Can you hear the band playing and see the balloons and confetti
>>> falling?  WOW!  That is so great.  This has so much potential to make great
>>> movement in many areas in the region.  Annie
>>> On 6/1/2020 3:34 PM, Michael Chisholm via Green wrote:
>>>
>>> Below is my message to the CITF grant judges and their response. In
>>> summary, the Sustainability Forum is a great project to submit! Elise had
>>> some thoughts to help us measure success as well such as an exit survey.
>>> They also realize the strain COVID-19 has placed on potential projects and
>>> are in discussion on how to adjust the wording around a 2020 start date,
>>> potentially going to "all funds must be spent within one year."
>>>
>>> I will get a *rough *draft going on the application for the
>>> Sustainability Forum and provide a Google Drive link tonight for everyone
>>> to share their input to edit or comment without multiple versions and
>>> emails flying around. I'll leave it up through Wednesday night and do
>>> a final review Thursday before submitting.
>>>
>>> Thank You!
>>>
>>> Michael Chisholm
>>>
>>>
>>> "Hi Michael,
>>>
>>>
>>> From what you described, your project definitely sounds like it would
>>> fit the CITF grant criteria. We do fund purely educational projects in
>>> addition to the more tangible projects where you’re more likely to get your
>>> hands dirty. CITF was born from the understanding that we don’t have all
>>> the answers and don’t always know what tangible project fits best with each
>>> community’s needs. So, education and collaboration are necessary components
>>> to determining a solution.
>>>
>>>
>>> The outcomes you choose to measure could definitely be the number of
>>> attendees (or number of people educated). If you want to get even more
>>> detailed, you could also send out a survey to all attendees to get a sense
>>> of what new knowledge attendees walked away with or what actions they plan
>>> to take/change in the future based on something the heard or learned at the
>>> forum. And you could also attempt to keep track of new initiatives or
>>> projects that developed directly from the collaborations at the
>>> Sustainability Forum – could be difficult to track but interesting on a
>>> number of levels.
>>>
>>>
>>> Either way, it sounds like an interesting project that deals directly
>>> with our focus areas – climate change mitigation and adaptation – so I’d
>>> encourage you and Green Sanctuary to apply!
>>>
>>>
>>> Lindsey and I can talk to you and Green Sanctuary in more detail about
>>> the requirement that the project start in the calendar year 2020 when we
>>> get further into the grant process. Given a number of factors this year, we
>>> expect to make a change in that language to say that the proposed piece of
>>> the project needs to be completed and funds used within one calendar year
>>> of receipt of the grant funds. We are still working on language there – so
>>> that’s not 100% finalized. But we’ll work with all groups selected for
>>> grants this year to be sure the language is clear and workable for everyone.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Elise
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Chisholm, Michael
>>> *Sent:* Monday, June 01, 2020 12:55 PM
>>> *To:* Vergnano, Elise; CRAIG, LINDSEY
>>> *Subject:* RE: 2020 CITF Grant Application is Open
>>>
>>>
>>> Elise and Lindsey,
>>>
>>>
>>> I am working with Green Sanctuary in Marietta, to submit an application
>>> to CITF. The project we’d like to submit is a Sustainability Forum to bring
>>> together the community, business leaders, faith leaders, and politicians to
>>> inspire action around preventing and improving the communities resilience
>>> to climate change. We have workshops, keynote speakers, etc. planned. I
>>> have two questions for you:
>>>
>>>
>>> *Is a project like this forum within the desired scope of CITF?* It
>>> nails most of the judgement criteria: environmental education, community
>>> engagement, opportunities for DuPont employee involvement, but it is
>>> difficult to provide a measurable outcome (attendance perhaps?). That makes
>>> me wonder if the purpose of the grant is for more tangible projects, like
>>> installing car changing stations, solar panels, etc. where you can measure
>>> emissions reduced by XXX lbs CO2. If so we will select a project like
>>> this (but we’d like to strive for big, community wide change!)
>>>
>>>
>>> The original schedule for the Sustainability Forum was in 2020, but due
>>> to COVID-19, has been postponed to a TBD date (most likely early 2021). We
>>> can start putting expenses for the event on the 2020 calendar year. *Is
>>> that acceptable for consideration given the requirement for the project to
>>> begin in calendar year 2020?*
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you!
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *Michael Chisholm*
>>> Delrin® Production Specialist
>>> DuPont"
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 10:07 AM Kelcey Jacobs via Green <green at fuusm.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Excellent ideas, Annie!
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 9:53 AM Annie Warmke via Green <green at fuusm.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I read the grant requirements and it is clear that the committee is
>>>>> willing to entertain multi-year projects as a special exception.  The
>>>>> Sustainability Forum is a project that has so much potential to generate
>>>>> economy through sustainable practices that I think if we have a little
>>>>> feedback from the Dowe committee we could create a first year project that
>>>>> leads to and supports the Forum.  This is an opportunity for Dowe to gain a
>>>>> lot of traction in the community if they decide to have a little wiggle
>>>>> room.
>>>>>
>>>>> If we think of what we could do the first year - Perhaps create online
>>>>> features of what's happening locally that is going in a sustainable
>>>>> direction and how to improve it we would gather some steam for the project
>>>>> and push our agenda.  Just one thought.  Signage for buildings and churches
>>>>> (private homes too) that are practicing some form of sustainable practice
>>>>> (like the bike/tour shop downtown might be) to begin a real conversation in
>>>>> the community and then move all that onto the forum in the next phase of
>>>>> the project (think about the sustainable church designation as a prototype
>>>>> and something that could be promoted already).  Just another thought.  Annie
>>>>> On 5/31/2020 8:03 PM, Michael Chisholm via Green wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I reread the criteria, the sustainability forum does meet most of the
>>>>> judgement factors ("impact" may be a difficult metric). I will email the
>>>>> judges at the company tomorrow to get their thoughts and let you know what
>>>>> they say.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Forgive any typos, I'm sending from my phone.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Michael Chisholm
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, May 31, 2020, 17:18 Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> More about the sustainability grant from DuPont from Michael
>>>>>> Chisholm, including what kind of projects will be considered.  Ideas
>>>>>> please, and soon!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> —dawn
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *From:* Michael Chisholm via Green <green at fuusm.org>
>>>>>> *Date:* May 31, 2020 at 1:56:46 PM EDT
>>>>>> *To:* Annie Warmke <annie at bluerockstation.com>
>>>>>> *Cc:* Michael Chisholm <mchisholm20 at gmail.com>, Dawn Hewitt via
>>>>>> Green <green at fuusm.org>
>>>>>> *Subject:* *Re:  [Green] Sustainability grant offered locally!*
>>>>>> *Reply-To:* Green Sanctuary List for Environment Issues <
>>>>>> green at fuusm.org>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thank you Dawn. I sent the below message to green at fuusm.org last
>>>>>> week but it sounds like it didn't go through? I'll catch up on the email
>>>>>> chain, but attached you can find the application form and criteria. While I
>>>>>> believe the Sustainability Forum is fantastic and worth the funding :) my
>>>>>> impression is this grant is geared towards the kinds of projects the
>>>>>> sustainability forum is trying to inspired the community to implement. It
>>>>>> will give us the opportunity to showcase a great example at the forum when
>>>>>> we finally nail down a date!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello Fellow Green Sanctuary Members,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> First of all, hope your Memorial Weekend is going well!
>>>>>> My company is sponsoring sustainability projects in the local
>>>>>> community with Clear Into the Future grants of up to $10,000 (typical
>>>>>> awards are $5k - $10k). Projects must support one of the following:
>>>>>>    1. Climate change resilience
>>>>>>    2. Climate change mitigation
>>>>>>    3. Water stewardship
>>>>>>    4. Circular economy
>>>>>>    5. Protect biodiversity
>>>>>>
>>>>>> These are exactly the type of projects we were trying to inspire the
>>>>>> community to pursue with the sustainability forum! Does anyone have any
>>>>>> ongoing projects or project ideas that this grant can help turn into a
>>>>>> realty?* Application is due June 5th and the project must start in
>>>>>> year 2020*. Please send multiple ideas. I will be the sponsor for
>>>>>> the application. Please see attached criteria and application forms.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank You,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Michael Chisholm
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sun, May 31, 2020 at 9:29 AM Annie Warmke <
>>>>>> annie at bluerockstation.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please consider the Sustainability Forum.  It has great promise to
>>>>>>> change the economy of Marietta by creating a culture of sustainable
>>>>>>> practices starting with an assessment, and then a community-wide meeting.
>>>>>>> The potential impact is what we are all longing to see come to life.  I
>>>>>>> will be happy to work with Michael on this.  Annie
>>>>>>> On 5/30/2020 10:17 PM, Dawn Hewitt via Green wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Friends,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I can’t believe it: I assumed Michael Chisholm was on the GSC
>>>>>>> mailing list, but he was not!  I’ve cc’d him on this message, forwarded
>>>>>>> what we discussed previously to him, and asked Ralph to add him to the
>>>>>>> list.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I ran into him again this evening, and he wondered why we weren’t
>>>>>>> discussing the grant. Well, we did…. but then we stopped. But Michael
>>>>>>> wasn’t in on the discussion!!!!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anyway, he is now, and tonight he said that the grant proposals need
>>>>>>> to be submitted by THIS FRIDAY!  We need to make a decision on this soon.
>>>>>>> Michael will take the lead on sponsoring the proposal, and writing it up.
>>>>>>> We just need to come up with something that will fly with DuPont.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Personally, I LOVE Elin’s idea of swift towers along the river
>>>>>>> trail! Lots of communities are building them, since chimney swifts are on
>>>>>>> the decline, and people cap their chimneys, or increasingly build houses
>>>>>>> without chimneys. And, of course, we long ago took down the vast forests
>>>>>>> full of ancient trees, many of which had broken tops—the original nesting
>>>>>>> sites for the species.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Michael, do you think a seriously professional community-wide
>>>>>>> sustainability survey would fly with DuPont?  Or funding a super duper
>>>>>>> Sustainable MOV Forum (but without a date being set)? Or a seriously great
>>>>>>> virtual Sustainable Marietta Forum?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Folks, do we have any other ideas?  Michael said whatever we come up
>>>>>>> with, the money has to be spent in 2020, and if DuPont likes the results,
>>>>>>> it’s possible they’d look favorably on us again in 2021.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Put on your thinking caps and reply soon. Be sure to include
>>>>>>> mchisholm20 at gmail.com on the To: or cc: line to make sure Michael
>>>>>>> stays involved in this conversation.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> —dawn
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On May 25, 2020, at 4:48 PM, gbanz42--- via Green <green at fuusm.org>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Good idea, Annie, a virtual survey followed by the in-person event.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's Dupont not Dow.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---- Annie Warmke via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Let's talk about it online.  I will think of some ideas for a
>>>>>>> budget.
>>>>>>> But we don't have to make things happen fully by fall. The first leg
>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>> the forum could be to use the survey with some sort of rewards to get
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> people to fill it out, then have an online event to share the outcome
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> and work towards a bigger event.  Then based on that information we
>>>>>>> could hold the in-person forum a year from this summer or fall.  We
>>>>>>> can
>>>>>>> brainstorm how all of that could work.  A charging station or two
>>>>>>> wouldn't cost that much (tops $2,000) but I can't believe that the
>>>>>>> forum
>>>>>>> wouldn't be seen as something worth investing in, plus perhaps Dow
>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>> be interested in lending us some of their marketing talent to promote
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> the event and the survey.  We can ask for lots of things I would
>>>>>>> hope -
>>>>>>> besides just the $10,000.  Annie
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 5/25/2020 2:20 PM, gbanz42--- via Green wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dawn:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>      This looks like a great opportunity.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>       I like your idea of the charging station--although this will
>>>>>>> likely benefit only a few people.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>       What about planning a virtual "Sustainability Forum" for the
>>>>>>> fall (it's unlikely that in-person meetings will be OK by then? What are
>>>>>>> some costs associated with the Forum if it were virtual?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ---- Dawn Hewitt via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear Green friends,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I was talking to Michael Chisholm today, and he told me that DuPont
>>>>>>> is offering grants for sustainability projects of up to $10,000–locally.
>>>>>>> They need to have an in-house sponsor (MICHAEL!!), and I think he said the
>>>>>>> deadline to apply is June 6.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Imagine what we could pull off if we had up to $10,000 to put on a
>>>>>>> Sustainable Marietta Forum!!  But we can’t even set a date for that yet,
>>>>>>> so, let’s come up with a different idea. How about this: an electric car
>>>>>>> charging station (or two) in front of FUUSM that (on sunny days) would be
>>>>>>> powered by the SUN—on the roof of the sanctuary. Maybe we could have a few
>>>>>>> small panels installed on posts—part of the charging stations (?) that
>>>>>>> connected to FUUSMs system, too, but more visible to make it clear that
>>>>>>> cars charged there would be running on SUNSHINE!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Of course, that’s just my idea. Perhaps you can come up with
>>>>>>> something even better.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Michael, will you please tell us the details of this grant, and how
>>>>>>> we apply?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> —dawn
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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