Green Corps

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Green Corps Inc.
Formation1992; 32 years ago (1992)[1]
FoundersLeslie Samuelrich, Gina Cummings[2]
Type501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization[3]
Exec. Dir.
Renee Wellman
Budget
$1,668,335[4]
Websitewww.greencorps.org

Green Corps is an environmental organization[5] in the United States[6] that trains recent college graduates[7] in a one-year post-graduate program[8] in grassroots community organizing. During the program, Green Corps organizers learn in the classroom and are deployed in the field to work on campaigns.[9]

Founding

Green Corps was founded in 1992 by Leslie Samuelrich and Gina Cummings[10] with the financial backing of U.S. Public Interest Research Group[11][12] in response to the momentum created by Earth Day 1990. Green Corps was created to channel young talent into environmental advocacy causes.[13]

Campaign history

Green Corps is hired by non-profits such as the Sierra Club to manage their campaigns in the field.[14] Campaigns Green Corps has worked on include:

Funding

In 2014, a donation of $200,000 was given by Green Corps to the Center for Public Interest Research, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.[20]

In 2015, Green Corps paid $240,480 to the Fund for the Public Interest for “program and fundraising support”.[21]

Leadership

Executive Directors

Executive Directors of Green Corps have included:

  • 1992 - 1994 Gina Collins Cummings
  • 1994 - 2004 Leslie Samuelrich
  • 2004 - 2008 Naomi Roth
  • 2008 - 2012 Cindy Kang
  • 2012 - 2017 Joshua Buswell-Charkow
  • 2017 - 2022 Annie Sanders
  • 2022 - present Renee Wellman

Board of directors

The current Green Corps Board of Directors includes:

  • Douglas H. Phelps, President and Executive Director, The Public Interest Network
  • Andy MacDonald, National Campus Organizing Director, Student PIRGs
  • Leslie Samuelrich, President, Green Century Capital Management
  • Wendy Wendlandt, Political Director, The Public Interest Network
  • Naomi Roth, NRG Consulting Group
  • Bernadette Del Chiaro, Executive Director, California Solar & Storage Association
  • Mary Rafferty, Executive Director, Virginia Conservation Network

See also

References

  1. ^ "Green Corps Inc". Earth Share Washington. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  2. ^ "Green Corps". Chronicle of Philanthropy. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  3. ^ "Green Corps". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  4. ^ "Green Corps Financials". Guidestar. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  5. ^ "Green Corps". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  6. ^ "About Us". Green Corps. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  7. ^ "Green Corps Field School for Environmental Organizers". Idealist. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  8. ^ "Seniors seek to secure careers". Whitman Pioneer. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  9. ^ "13 Service Opportunities For The Altruistic And Spiritual College Graduate". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  10. ^ "Green Corps". Chronicle of Philanthropy. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  11. ^ "Green Corps: About Us". Green Corps. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  12. ^ "Green Corps". www.influencewatch.org. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
  13. ^ "Green Corps Inc". Earth Share Washington. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  14. ^ "Green Corps Helps Grow Young Environmentalists It's A Different Kind Of Postgrad Training - Channeling Idealism Into The Real World". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  15. ^ "Divest UA campaign to raise awareness about fossil fuels". Arizona Daily Wildcat. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  16. ^ "Students push for fossil fuel endowment divestment". USA Today. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  17. ^ "Student group demands divestment from fossil fuel companies". The Chronicle. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  18. ^ "Push to mark food containing GMOs gains traction in Q-C, Iowa". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  19. ^ "Colleges Are Battlegrounds for Coal Fight". New York Times. Retrieved 2015-09-07.
  20. ^ Green Corps. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Schedule 1, Part 2, Line 1. 2014.
  21. ^ Green Corps. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Part 7, Section B, Line 1. 2015.

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