As part of our collective effort to continue learning, developing, and improving, U.S. Energy Foundation (EF) committed to working with the Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) to conduct and act on the findings of a Grantee Perception Survey and subsequent reports over the past 18 months. We are deeply grateful that the William and Flora … Continued
Margrethe develops and funds policy strategies that will achieve ambitious, equitable, and regionally-aligned policy goals in the power, transportation, climate, industry, and building sectors in the Midwest, a high-potential region for achieving meaningful policy progress. She works with internal and external partners to continually evaluate policies based on emissions-reduction potential, technical and market viability, and … Continued
Tia is responsible for supporting and integrating program management strategies within EF’s States and Regions Program. She also works with the Vice President, States and Regions to manage cross-regional budgets, grants, and funder reports. Prior to joining EF, Tia worked with The Center for Cultural Power as a Program Manager, where she commissioned Black, Indigenous, … Continued
As children head back to school this fall, some families may notice that their yellow school bus has gotten an upgrade. Electric school buses are rolling onto streets in communities all across the U.S., with over 12,000 electric school buses committed in 38 states, and more to come. With funding from the Infrastructure Investment and … Continued
On August 25, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted to adopt the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulation. The historic action will require a complete transition to 100 percent new zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales by 2035, setting a precedent for other states to follow while providing significant health benefits and saving thousands of … Continued
Miguel supports EF’s Midwest regional team to plan and manage projects and budgets, make and administer grants, and work with advocates and other partners to execute strategies and projects. Miguel manages projects within and outside the team, develops and implements systems and processes to facilitate internal and external collaboration, provides administrative support to the team, … Continued
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Heat waves kill more people in the U.S. than hurricanes, tornados, floods, or any other weather hazard—combined. Heat waves have grown three times as long over the last half century and occur twice as often. If we could see these invisible heat waves, they’d look a whole lot more like heat tsunamis. The good news … Continued
Adriane supports the West team in planning and managing projects and budgets, making and administering grants, and working with advocates and other partners to execute strategies and projects. She manages projects within and outside the team, develops and implements systems and processes to facilitate internal and external collaboration, provides administrative support to the team, and … Continued
Maria manages all finance, budget, audit, and compliance matters throughout the entirety of the organization. This includes financial management, team and systems management, promoting bank and vendor relationships, financial communications, and financial planning and reporting. Maria takes on a cross-functional role between leadership, the Board and Program, Policy, Communications, and Strategic Partnership teams in each … Continued