An incubator for community-driven environmental projects to improve their operations, fundraising, and implementation.
The Launch Environmental Justice Incubator program supports nonprofit and social enterprise leaders over a six-month journey, blending monthly group cohort workshops, educational speakers, and individual one-on-one technical assistance. Curriculum topics included: Project Planning, Grant Writing + Fundraising, Collaboration, Evaluation, Management, Sustainability + Future Planning.
2024-25 COHORT
- Aliquippa Food Co-op
- Beaver County Regional Food Hub
- Beaver Falls Bike Trail Connector
- Out of the End, Inc
- General Sisters
- Healing House
- NEBRS Land Trust
- Reforest Our Future
- Soil Sisters
- The Mon Water Project
OUTCOMES
- 26% improvement in ability to community project impact
- 18% improvement in collaboration with community and institutional partners
- 13% improvement in project planning and development
- $ 2,128,585 federal, state, and local grants submitted
- $ 670,000 grants approved
- $ 724,120 grants pending
ABOUT
Launch Environmental Justice is a joint program of New Sun Rising and RiverWise, initially offered as part of the Justice 40 Opportunity Navigator program.
