What's New?
- Read a recent article in the Pennsylvania Farm News about a new Chesapeake Bay Funders Network initiative...
- Capacity Building Program Announced...Click Here to Access the Details and the Request for Proposals...
- Read CBFN's latest progress report...
 Improving the ecological health of the Nation’s largest estuary presents huge challenges, and will require focused efforts from every level of government, from local watershed groups and regional environmental organizations, from individuals, and from us… the organizations and decision-makers who comprise the Chesapeake Bay Funders Network.
The Funders Network creates opportunities for funding organizations like yours to make a real difference by providing current and objective information on policy issues, by helping organizations focus on the most pressing Bay and watershed problems, and by providing networking opportunities with other funders which lead to leveraged, effective outcomes aimed at protecting and restoring the health of Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. If you'd like to find out information on recent meetings, click here.
Current and Future Benefits for Funders Network Participants
Crafted by grant makers for grant makers, the Chesapeake Bay Funders Network is a goal oriented organization that fosters opportunities to collaborate on shared interests in Bay and watershed restoration issues and activities.
The Network provides members with:
• objective information on the policy and science behind Bay and watershed restoration;
• forums for discussion of hot topics and project experiences in a funders-only setting;
• networking opportunities from which to explore project leads and collaborate on project funding;
• a Chesapeake Bay Funders Network website to promote effective information sharing between grant makers and encourage participation by a wide range of organizations;
• online database that provides a voluntary repository of grant makers project information, areas of interest, and funding leads; and
• web-based grantee survey information that characterize the challenges of local watershed restoration efforts.
Join the Network
Participation in the network is easy. Any grant making organization interested in participating in the Chesapeake Bay Funders Network is encouraged to contact David O’Neill, executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Trust, by phone at 410-974-2941, or by email at doneill@cbtrust.org.
No dues or membership fees are currently required to participate, although there is typically a modest registration fee for network meetings.
Funders Network Steering Committee
The Chesapeake Bay Funders Network Steering Committee includes:
- The Abell Foundation
- The Chesapeake Bay Trust
- The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment
- The Morris & Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
- National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
- The Oak Hill Fund
- Prince Charitable Trusts
- Virginia Environmental Endowment
- Western Pennsylvania Watershed Program
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