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Warner Talks Investments In California

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On October 1st, ECC VP for Investments Kevin Warner joined national leaders in impact investing, community development finance, and mainstream investment at Capital Markets for Impact at Scale convened by the Rockefeller Foundation and hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. The group at this full-day summit discussed the past, present, and potential role of institutional inve… Read More

Rally To Save Federal Job Training

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The Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011 was enacted to increase the national debt ceiling in exchange for more than $2 trillion in federal funding cuts over the next ten years. Under the BCA, $109 billion in automatic “across the board cuts” known as “sequesters”  will go into effect on January 2, 2013. Under current law, these cuts will remain in place from 2013 … Read More

A New Tool For Chemicals

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BlueGreen Alliance and Charlotte Brody, Associate Director of Health Initiatives, has announced the release of ChemHAT, a new, free tool that is designed by workers for workers to make it easier to learn about chemicals. ChemHAT (Chemical Hazards and Alternatives Toolbox)'s searchable database, found online at www.chemhat.org, makes it easy to read about the scientific findings on the shor… Read More

September Board Highlights: BOMA

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ECC Board partner organization Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) is joining the Green Parking Council and the International Facility Management Association in the launch of the Lighting Energy Efficiency in Parking (LEEP) Campaign (http://www.leepcampaign.org). LEEP helps businesses take advantage of the savings opportunity that comes from high-efficiency parking lighting tec… Read More

September Board Highlights: COWS

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ECC Board partner organization COWS just released two great resources. First, their report Greener Reality takes stock of the green economy, looking at what works (and doesn't) in related skill and credentialing initiatives and placing them in a broader context of human capital development, community resilience, and climate change. Defining equity, sustainability, and greater democratizati… Read More

Congressional Black Caucus Talks Green

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On Friday, September 21 in Washington D.C. ECC attended the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 42nd Annual Legislative Conference entitled "The Truth About the Green Economy." The panel was hosted by ECC partner Green For All and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II (D-MO 5th District), and discussed attacks against the green economy, facts about job growth and green economy, and strategies… Read More

Local Sustainability Fund Of Up To $75k

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In partnership with the Urban Sustainability Directors Network, the Funders' Network has begun Round Two of the Local Sustainability Matching Fund, created to catalyze partnerships between local government sustainability directors and local, place-based foundations, including community foundations, and to advance important community-based sustainability initiatives. The Fund will… Read More

ECC Hosts Community Foundation Dialogue

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Emerald Cities Collaborative held a session on September 11 at the Council on Foundation's 2012 Community Foundations Conference convened in New Orleans. The session informed the community foundations about local work in our Emerald Cities and their hometowns. The briefing was sponsored and facilitated by Michael Brown of the Seattle Community Foundation, who serves as fiscal agent, steeri… Read More

Technical Assistance From ACEEE

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The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), in partnership with the Surdna Foundation, is offering technical assistance to Emerald Cities on energy efficiency policy, program implementation, working with local utilities, and accessing QECB.  Read More