Exec. Dir. Joshua Buswell-Charkow Founded 1992 | Website www.greencorps.org Budget 1.668 million USD | |
Formation 1992; 25 years ago (1992) Founders Leslie Samuelrich, Gina Cummings Mission The Field School for Environmental Organizing Type of business 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization Similar Fund for the Public Interest, Environment America, Public Interest Research, Environmental Action, Maryland Public Interest R |
Louisiana green corps graduation
Green Corps is an environmental organization in the United States that trains recent college graduates in a one-year post-graduate program in grassroots community organizing. During the program, Green Corps organizers learn in the classroom and are deployed in the field to work on campaigns.
Contents
- Louisiana green corps graduation
- Founding
- Campaign history
- Executive Directors
- Board of Directors
- References
Founding
Green Corps was founded in 1992 by Leslie Samuelrich and Gina Cummings with the financial backing of U.S. Public Interest Research Group in response to the momentum created by Earth Day 1990. Green Corps was created to channel young talent into environmental advocacy causes.
Campaign history
Green Corps is hired by non-profits such as the Sierra Club to manage their campaigns in the field. Campaigns Green Corps has worked on include:
Executive Directors
Executive Directors of Green Corps have included:
Board of Directors
The current Green Corps Board of Directors includes: