Tag: Access Fund

IoF launches Access Fund for Fundraising Convention

Stuart Mitchell

The IoF launches an Access Fund to support and enable a diverse range of fundraisers to develop their skills and experience. Following the success of its Diversity Access Fund in 2018 the Institute of Fundraising (IoF) has launched a new appeal to the fundraising community which aims to raise £10,000 to fund bursaries for its showcase Fundraising Convention at the Barbican in London this July. The fund will enable a diverse range of fundraisers to develop their skills and experience by providing bursaries for individuals to attend Fundraising Convention. Successful…

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Broad Coalition Sues to Stop Trump Administration’s Unlawful Dismemberment of the Bears Ears National Monument

Stuart Mitchell

A broad coalition of Native American, conservation, and historic preservation organizations, outdoor industry, scientists, and outdoor recreationists sued the Trump Administration today to strike down the President’s extreme overreach of authority in revoking the Bears Ears National Monument.  The President’s proclamation is contrary to law, ignores overwhelming public support for the original monument designation, and dishonors Native American heritage and culture. The plaintiffs — Patagonia Works, Utah Diné Bikéyah, Friends of Cedar Mesa, Archaeology Southwest, Conservation Lands Foundation, Access Fund, the Society for Vertebrate Paleontology, and the National Trust for…

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