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Land Trust among 8 nonprofits to win new Navistar grant awards
The Land Trust of North Alabama is among just eight nonprofit organizations nationwide to receive Navistar’s inaugural environmental equity grant. The announcement was made last week by Navistar.
The company launched its environmental equity award program as a part of its commitment to strategic, intentional efforts that positively impact our workplace, communities and the world.
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Programs considered for funding were required to map out a logic model identifying resources contributed, proposed activities, expected short-term outputs, desired long-term outcomes, associated indicators of program success, and data collection and evaluation methods.
The programs considered for up to three years of funding were required to present outcomes-based proposals supporting local environmental initiatives in under-resourced communities. Each organization’s three-year plan articulated a theory of change for community impact as a result of the program activities.
The 2023 awardees are:
- Eco-Friendly Mobile Farm Stand Project
- Friends of the Forest Preserve of DuPage County
- Fundación Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, A.C.
- National Audubon Society
- Urban Growers Collective
- Up with Trees
- San Antonio River Foundation
- The Land Trust of North Alabama
The projects from the award recipients include supporting conservation education programs, increasing tree canopies in high need areas, supporting urban farming to reduce food insecurity, and contributing to innovative approaches to carbon capture in public spaces.
“With a vision to accelerate the impact of sustainable mobility, our strategic approach to grantmaking seeks to make a positive impact by contributing our time, talent and treasure to environmental and educational equity in our local communities. Social impact at Navistar begins with recognizing communities, society, and the environment as our stakeholders, and by connecting with non-profits most in need of our help, our goal is to assist them in achieving their own organizational and environmental goals.”
Haydee Nuñez, social impact manager, Navistar
Social impact in the community
What makes this award significant for the Land Trust of North Alabama is that it shows the organization’s social impact in the community, which is the precise reason for the awards themselves.
“Navistar continues to demonstrate a focus on social impact in the communities where we live and work by partnering with community organizations near our operations to support environmental projects, while launching volunteer platforms for employees to celebrate and reward their community engagement efforts. We are thrilled to be announcing our awardees, and especially excited to be able to make this announcement on Giving Tuesday.”
Haydee Nuñez, social impact manager, Navistar
Click here to learn more about Navistar’s social impact initiative.Â
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