Alberta Ecotrust is Hiring!

Jul 26, 2010

Alberta Ecotrust is a great place to work in a flexible and lively team-based environment. You get to work with and learn from smart, focused people who are passionate about what we do. We offer a casual but professional environment in which hard work and initiative are rewarded. We are currently hiring for two positions.

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The Great Bear Thanks You

Jun 09, 2010

In light of last week's very happy news that the Alberta government is listing the grizzly bear as a threatened species, we want to take a moment to congratulate Minister Knight and the Province on its decision. But even closer to home, we want to sincerely thank all of you in the Ecotrust community who have ensured funding has been available for the past 18 years to the individuals and groups who have worked so patiently to guarantee that real grizzly bears, and not just their ghosts, will be a part of Alberta's future. The announcement of special protection marks the end of a decades-long effort on the part of nonprofit conservation groups, scientists, individuals from industry and government and many other people.

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Spring Greening: Alberta Ecotrust May 2010 Grants Awarded

May 27, 2010

With spots for 38 corporate and environmental non-profit partners, you might think the Alberta Ecotrust Grant Review Committee would be feeling a bit crowded these days.  And indeed, Kim Kiel, the Foundation's grant program manager was apprehensive going into the May 18th meeting of the committee. With an all-time high number of participants at the table, she had only seven hours, including time for lunch, to steer the committee through an ambitious decision-making agenda: winnowing an exceptionally strong field of 50 grant proposals that represented a collective request for over $1 million to eight or nine that could be funded with $165,000.

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