Group curators
Frank van der Most
- @Frank_van_der_Most
- | He, him
RubberBootsData
Henry Rees
- @HRees
- | Him/His
WILDLABS
Fauna & Flora
Aurelie Pollak
- @Aurel
- | She/Her
About the Group
The number one problem in nature conservation is the need for more money or access to funding. This group aims to help all WILDLABS community members with funding and financing their projects by creating a space to learn about different funding opportunities, income models and business models, improve grant applications, discover venture capital investment projects, find collaborators for funding, finance and business opportunities, and more.
What the Group Offers
The group offers a space to:
- Ask questions and discuss finding and applying for Funding and Finance
- Brainstorm about Funding and Finance wishlists for types of instruments, eligibility criteria, thematic and geographic priorities
- Publish and be alerted to opportunities
- Publish support resources like grant-writing courses, grant-finding databases, consultant-influencers blogs/Medium/LinkedIn, business development, and project planning courses
- Review and comment on opportunities
- Ask for and provide peer feedback on draft applications
- Learn about funding and finance providers’ views and practices
- Learn about business models for companies and income models for NGOs
- Find collaborators or mentors
- Learn about and attend virtual series and events with live discussions relating to funding and finance information and training
- Identify and facilitate opportunities where WILDLABS community members can collaborate on project applications to increase likelihood of success and impact
- Share fundraising collaboration opportunities, events and resources
- Consultation meetings to discuss collaboration plans, aims or ideas, income and business models
Interested in funding opportunities? Check out the WILDLABS resources page and filter for “Funding Opportunity.”
Resources
Header image credit: Jitu Mondal
Group curators
- @Frank_van_der_Most
- | He, him
RubberBootsData
Field data app developer, with an interest in funding and finance
- 57 Resources
- 188 Discussions
- 9 Groups
- @HRees
- | Him/His
WILDLABS & Fauna & Flora
WILDLABS - Programme Development Manager, keen interest in bats, hyenas and tech!
- 15 Resources
- 14 Discussions
- 6 Groups
- @Aurel
- | She/Her
Looking to reconcile biodiversity conservation and finance.
- 2 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 10 Groups
No showcases have been added to this group yet.
British-Costa Rican | Interested in transdisciplinary research in Planetary Health amongst other things
- 0 Resources
- 1 Discussions
- 13 Groups
- @Rawail
- | Rawail
NbS Expert/ Environmentalist
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 5 Groups
- @Carlos_Araujo
- | Mr.
Apenas um rapaz, latino-americano sem dinheiro no bolso.
- 0 Resources
- 2 Discussions
- 3 Groups
- @KiaraHaylock
- | She/Her
PhD in Animal Ecology and Behavioural Physiology. Interested in the movement, behavioural and physiological responses of animals to environmental variability.
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 13 Groups
I am a herpetologist interested in bioacoustics, evolution and conservation biology. Currently, I am a postdoc fellow at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Brazil.
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 5 Groups
- @mahmudku
- | he/him/his
Mahmud Rahman is an MS student at Oregon State University, studying the risk-taking behavior of bottlenose dolphins. With experience in wildlife filmmaking, he aims to develop technologies to advance marine research
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 3 Groups
- @indigenousiliot57
- | ILIOT
A commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship. ILIOT values the environment and acknowledges the importance of protecting it for the well-being of present and future generation
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 3 Groups
- @ecosystem2
- | he/him
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 5 Groups
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 5 Groups
- @Faithachieng
- | Her/She
An ornithologist with a focus on birds of prey, combining field experience and scientific research. I am a bird ringer, contributing to conservation efforts through monitoring and tracking avian populations.
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 8 Groups
Biologiste
- 0 Resources
- 0 Discussions
- 12 Groups
- @moorerp
- | he/him
Oregon State University
Avian/Conservation ecologist at Oregon State University and Wildlife Corridors (in Patagonia, Arizona, USA)
- 0 Resources
- 3 Discussions
- 3 Groups
Funding
ICI opens Medium Grants call for projects (€300K-800K)
Frank van der Most
The International Climate Initiative opens this call once per year, to allow what they call "smaller-scale civil society actors in developing and emerging countries" to initiate projects addressing the Paris agreement...
31 October 2024
Funding
EOCA call for applications ≤€30K
Frank van der Most
The European Outdoor Conservation Association will soon open its half-annual call for project applications. Applications must protect a threatened species or habitat ( including marine habitats ), be related to outdoor...
31 October 2024
Funding
Ocean Exploration and Discovery Request for Proposals
Frank van der Most
The Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) and the National Geographic Society have a joint call for "early career scientists who can lead ship-based research, technology, or conservation projects aboard SOI’s Falkor (too)"
13 October 2024
Funding
The Mesoamerican Reef Fund ( MAR Fund ) calls proposals for its small grants program and for the Reef Rescue Initiative. | El Fondo para el Sistema Arrecifal Mesoamericano (MAR Fund) convoca propuestas para su programa...
3 October 2024
Funding
FSCF call for ≤ $25K threatened species projects in the Asia-Pacific region
Frank van der Most
The Fonseca Species Conservation Fund supports early career conservationists working on projects regarding threatened amphibians, freshwater fish, primates, small mammals, tortoises and freshwater turtles 'in urgent...
3 October 2024
Article
The Boring Fund: Origin Story
Stephanie O'Donnell
The story of the Boring Fund and why we're so excited to have it out in the world 🚀
26 September 2024
Article
Nature conservation grant writing courses
Frank van der Most
Search and you will find plenty of grant writing courses, for scientists, non-profits and others. We are collecting them here, with a particular focus on grant writing for nature conservation.
19 September 2024
Funding
Call for Grant Application: Crowder-Messersmith Fund
Nyangeta Magesa
The Crowder-Messersmith Fund provides startup funding for nature conservation projects in developing countries.
18 September 2024
Funding
The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund ( CEPF ) calls for letters of inquiry ( LOIs ) for both small and large grants. Small grants are between $5K and $50K. Large grants are between $50.001 and $200k. Applications can...
18 September 2024
Article
The Boring Fund 2024: Further Information
Adrien Pajot
More information for those interested in applying for The Boring Fund, supporting up to 10 projects with $50,000. Read carefully ahead of submitting your proposal! Applications close on 9 October, 2024.
16 September 2024
Funding
The Boring Fund 2024
Adrien Pajot
The Boring Fund supports the essential but overlooked aspects of conservation technology. With the support of Arm, $50,000 in grants will go to critical, foundational activities that will help build a more resilient and...
16 September 2024
Article
Basic funding options for nature conservation
Frank van der Most
Acquiring funding seems to be the single biggest problem in nature conservation. Applying for funding is difficult because of all the questions that need answering in the right way, the paperwork that needs to be handed...
11 September 2024
September 2025
event
Louisa Richmond-Coggan
event
Louisa Richmond-Coggan
| Description | Activity | Replies | Groups | Updated |
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| Hello, and thank you for this opportunity. I would like to ask for clarification about the scope of eligible projects.The guidelines mention that the Boring Fund supports training... |
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Funding and Finance, Community Base | 5 hours 12 minutes ago | |
| Thanks Frank. |
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Funding and Finance, Community Base | 2 days 10 hours ago | |
| How to submit a proposal for the Boring Fund on the Platform ? |
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Community Base, Funding and Finance | 4 days 3 hours ago | |
| Dear Colleagues,I hope this message finds you well. I am Manuel Sánchez Nivicela., an independent ornithology researcher based in Ecuador,... |
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Funding and Finance, Acoustics, Latin America Community | 5 days 20 hours ago | |
| Hi Elsa, We have used InVEST for a pollinator project we supported (the crop pollination model - details here), and looking to using it more for marine and coastal... |
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Geospatial, Software Development, Climate Change, Funding and Finance, Marine Conservation, Open Source Solutions | 1 week ago | |
| Hello Alex, i am looking for collaborators, partners, advice and also network and investment partners if any |
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Funding and Finance | 2 weeks ago | |
| Thank you for your reply, ChadI meant 10 as a whole, indeed. Perhaps you see your post in one group, but since it is tagged for all groups, I assumed you meant 10 in total.In your... |
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Acoustics, AI for Conservation, Animal Movement, Camera Traps, Citizen Science, Climate Change, Community Base, Connectivity, Drones, eDNA & Genomics, Emerging Tech, Funding and Finance, Geospatial, Human-Wildlife Coexistence, Software Development, Wildlife Crime | 1 month 3 weeks ago | |
| Passing along a question from the Gathering for Open Science Hardware, asking about sources of funding to support in-person events... |
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Open Source Solutions, Funding and Finance, Community Base | 2 months 1 week ago | |
| Hi Ryan, hmm, I had no idea there was a microphone named that. I thought about how it’s used to lure birds for netting, and I like Greek Mythology. I thought it was a perfect fit... |
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Acoustics, Emerging Tech, Funding and Finance, Protected Area Management Tools, Software Development | 4 months 1 week ago | |
| I very much agree. It is a shame that companies/organisations are willing to spend so much to take from the earth and so little to give back. In the example I come from, we are a... |
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Community Base, Funding and Finance | 3 months ago | |
| Hej all, I updated my question to include discussion about the tariffs as well. |
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Community Base, Funding and Finance | 3 months 2 weeks ago | |
| I have posted about this in a different group, but I love boosting the impact of my communication through use of visuals. Free graphics relating to conservation technology... |
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Geospatial, Climate Change, Community Base, Connectivity, Funding and Finance, Open Source Solutions | 3 months 2 weeks ago |
