WHO WE ARE

The Chesapeake Bay Funders Network (CBFN) is a funding collaborative dedicated to improving the capacity within communities to initiate and sustain change necessary to promote and protect the health of the Chesapeake Bay.  CBFN is a goal-oriented organization that fosters opportunities for funders to pool resources and work together on shared interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.  It allows grantmakers to network, exchange information and collaborate to protect and restore the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed.

Chaired by Verna Harrison of The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment and Allen Hance of the Chesapeake Bay Trust, this successful example of collaborative funding is a model for grantmakers throughout the nation.  We welcome you to our website and invite you to learn more about CBFN's efforts to save our national treasure, the Chesapeake Bay.

WHAT's NEW

NEWS:

Chesapeake Bay Funders Network receives the Council on Foundation's 2009 Critical Impact Award!

Read the press release from the Council on Foundations (COF).

The COF Critical Impact Award was created in 2006 by the Council's leadership to honor grantmakers who have supported innovative leadership, bold visions, and significant impact in advancing the common good through effective grantmaking, which can serve as a model for others in philanthropy. 

The award will be presented at the Council's 60th Annual Conference May 4-6 in Atlanta.

The CBFN is grateful to the COF Critical Impact Award Committee, currently chaired by Linetta J. Gilbert of the Benton Foundation, and Council President & CEO Steve Gunderson for acknowledging the CBFN for its impact on Bay restoration and protection through effective grantmaking.

In the award letter, Mr. Gunderson states, "By all measures, the Chesapeake Bay Funders Network's effort in providing opportunities for grantmaking foundations to work together on shared interests in the protection and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay watershed has been extraordinary.  In bestowing the 2009 Critical Impact Award on the Chesapeake Bay Funders Network, we acknowledge your organization's innovative leadership and bold vision to enhance the common good through effective grantmaking."

CBFN co-chairs Verna Harrison and Allen Hance would like to thank their fellow colleagues for their inspired leadership and dedicated support of the work of the CBFN!

CHESAPEAKE WATERSHED NETWORK

The Chesapeake Watershed Network is a community of organizations and individuals working to protect and restore the land and waters of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.  This online community facilitates networking and cooperation among its members by providing tools, resources, and connections to help its members further their efforts.

Grantmakers are invited to join the Chesapeake Network's growing membership of science and policy experts, nonprofit leaders, volunteer organizers, and Bay enthusiasts in exploring and contributing to the value of this online community.

Registration is free and easy.  To learn more, visit the Chesapeake Watershed Network website.