Executive Grantmaker Fellowship

The first Fellowship tailored to the unique needs and aspirations of environmental grantmakers.

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An 18-month offline and online fellowship to prepare today’s leader in environmental philanthropy, for tomorrow.

The fellowship supports participants to:

  • Deepen connections amongst environmental grantmakers in leadership, to foster connection, collaboration, and innovation;

  • Enhance capacity for impactful philanthropy; rooted in real-time data, and enduring practices of equity;

  • Strengthen leadership skills and road test strategies for navigating organizational challenges’
 
    Increase resilience and well-being for leaders, ensuring sustained commitment to their mission over the long term.

Learning Arc

Our goal is to support you in operating as a critical lover of your work, and build a nimble network with space for leaders to navigate the peaks and valleys of the journey while advancing a deep commitment to equity.

  • Filling the Gap Between Leader and Landscape

  • Becoming a Critical Lover of Your Work

  • Becoming a Critical Lover of Your Work

Fellowship Timeline

  • Stevenson, Washington

    September 2024

    Join us for the kick off the Executive Grantmaker Fellowship at the 2024 Fall Retreat!

    We will convene along the Columbia River Gorge, where multitudes of environmental priorities co exist and mirror the national conversations on climate equity.

  • Virtual Session

    November 2024

  • Washington D.C.

    February 2025

    Join us in Washington D.C. during our Federal Policy Briefing where we will assess the environmental landscape in the context of the current state of democracy.

  • Virtual Session

    June 2025

  • Belém, Brazil

    November 2025

    The COP30 is a big moment for our movement. EGA will be there to ensure that our executive gathering is a part of setting the tone for serious solutions and strategy for people and planet.

  • Virtual Session

    February 2026

  • The Hague, Netherlands

    April 2026

    The Hague is the home of the international criminal court where environmental issues are arising with global implications.

  • Fellowship Completion!

The Executive Grantmaker Fellowship is a timely and necessary opportunity to build relationships, perspective and tools for resilience in the face of authoritarian and regressive politics, sharp division and existential challenges to people and planet.

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Join us on this journey to deepen your impact, foster sustainable connections, and cultivate an enduring love for the work of environmental philanthropy.

Join us we can face what’s here and what’s coming.

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