Now through August 26, 2016, Alaska Conservation Foundation is accepting applications for our Organizational Capacity grantmaking program. Successful applicants will receive $20,000 in general operating support for their efforts to achieve more robust environmental policies, enduring conservation impact and a more influential conservation movement.
ACF is happy to announce a new Small Grants Program. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis with awards ranging from $500 to $2,000 and preference given to organizations with annual operating budgets under $200,000. The goal of this grantmaking program is to foster a more effective, sustainable conservation movement through funding to strengthen its leadership […]
Do you know an individual or organization making a significant difference in their efforts to protect Alaska’s natural environment and the diverse cultures and ways of life it sustains? If so, do your part to recognize their contributions by nominating them for an award in one of eight categories. Nominations are due to ACF by […]
Thurs. September 24, 2015 | 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. | Bridge Seafood | Anchorage, Alaska Alaska Conservation Foundation Board of Trustees, Awards Committee & Staff invite you to join us in celebration of the 2015 Conservation Achievement Award recipients at a luncheon in their honor. Since 1985, ACF has honored talented, passionate individuals for their exceptional contributions to Alaska conservation. Click here for more information about this […]
ACF would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all who joined us at our 35th Anniversary Celebration on June 3rd at the Alaska Native Heritage Center. Past and present Trustees, supporters, grantees and partners, Conservation Achievement Award recipients, current and former Conservation Interns, former staff and community leaders — you are all an […]
Alaska Conservation Foundation is thrilled to announce the 2015 Conservation Achievement Award recipients! More details about this year’s honorees and the Awards luncheon will be announced very soon. In the meantime, please save the afternoon of September 24th! Lifetime Achievement Helen Nienhueser Celia Hunter Award for Outstanding Volunteer Contributions Becky Long Olaus Murie Award for Outstanding […]
Alaska Conservation Foundation is pleased to announce that Michael Barber has been selected as the organization’s new Executive Director, effective August 10, 2015. Barber will replace Ann Rothe who announced her planned retirement earlier this year. According to Board of Trustees’ Chair Jim DeWitt, “the Board of Trustees is delighted that Michael Barber has accepted […]
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 6:30-9:30 p.m. Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage Please join Alaska Conservation Foundation and our Trustees—past and present—for a celebration to honor our friends and colleagues who helped shape ACF and all who share our commitment to protecting Alaska’s natural environment and the ways of life it sustains. To RSVP or […]
Alaska Conservation Foundation, headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, seeks a visionary and creative Executive Director with a passion for its mission of protecting Alaska’s natural environment and the diverse cultures and ways of life it sustains. ACF’s Executive Director fills one of the top environmental leadership roles in Alaska. The position provides an outstanding opportunity to effect […]
Ann Rothe, Executive Director of Alaska Conservation Foundation, has announced her planned retirement. In response to Rothe’s announcement, ACF’s board of trustees’ chair Jim DeWitt said that Rothe fully embraced ACF’s role in the Alaska conservation movement and has been an excellent ambassador for Alaska to ACF’s donors and supporters. “Ann has led ACF through […]
