After almost 25 years at Wilburforce Foundation, Birch (Paul) Beaudet is retiring as Executive Director. In reflecting on his work at the foundation, Birch said: “When I started at Wilburforce in 1999, I never would’ve imagined I would spend the remainder of my professional life in one place. My time here has been filled with […]
Read MoreThe Wilburforce Foundation presented today its 2022 Conservation Leadership Awards (CLA) to four visionaries for their yearslong efforts to preserve species and wildlands, particularly in northern Canada and in partnership with Indigenous leaders. The Conservation Leadership Award was established in 2000 and comes with a cash award for both the individual winner and the organization […]
Read MoreCongratulations to our founder and President, Rose Letwin, who received Woodland Park Zoo‘s Outstanding Philanthropic Leadership Award during a celebration thanking its Thrive 2019 Wildlife Heroes. Robert Long, PhD, the Zoo’s Senior Conservation Scientist and a Wilburforce Conservation Science Fellow, presented the award to honor Rose for providing seed funding for the Zoo’s wildlife conservation program, […]
Read MoreLast year, Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) surveyed foundation leaders to explore how the philanthropic community planned to respond to the political context that emerged after the 2016 U.S. elections. CEP invited our founder and President, Rose Letwin, to tell Wilburforce’s story. Here’s what she wrote: http://cep.org/deepening-commitment-in-a-moment-of-change/
Read MoreWilburforce values feedback. Every few years, the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) surveys our grantees and issues a Grantee Perception Report (GPR). The results ensure that we perform well in areas of particular importance to our strategic approach, and help identify opportunities to improve. As we’ve done with each of our past reports, we’re sharing […]
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Today was Lisa’s first official day as our Science and Capacity Program Officer. We couldn’t be happier. Lisa’s science background, government/policy expertise, grantmaking experience, knowledge of the ecosystems in which we work, and passion for capacity building make her the perfect pick to fill this role. In addition to her relevant skills and experience, she […]
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Rose Letwin, our founder and president, was honored by the League of Conservation Voters with their 2017 National Environmental Visionary Award. Check out the video as Montana Senator Jon Tester introduces her, and she talks about the value of conserving our public lands. Congratulations, Rose!
Read MoreCome Together: Here are a few of the things we learned from convening a subset of our grantees to talk about the new U.S. political context, with helpful suggestions to create your own Beatles playlist to guide future work. http://effectivephilanthropy.org/we-can-work-it-out/
Read MoreOn June 13, 2011, Amanda Stanley joined Wilburforce Foundation as our Conservation Science Program Officer. Over the past 5.9166666667 years (we’re hoping Amanda appreciates our precision, because data), she has shared her passion, intelligence, and creativity with us, and the grantees with whom we work. In her new position as Executive Director of COMPASS, she […]
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We are thrilled to announce our 2017 Conservation Science Fellows! This is a stellar group of scientists from across the west who are motivated to be agents of change. We are excited to work with them over the coming year on leadership, communication, and building a mutually supportive network. Learn more about our Fellows here.
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