Thomas leads on designing and managing strategies that enable U.S. Energy Foundation (EF) to meet its climate and clean energy goals. He works closely with Strategic Partnerships to inform and support funding partners with advice and provides guidance to EF’s regional teams with best practices in the field. Previously, Thomas spent many years at Everytown … Continued
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Nick advances the work of the Local Power Program through grantmaking, contract administration, budgeting, strategy development, project management, coordination, collaboration, and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Focused on empowering communities, he collaborates with colleagues at U.S. Energy Foundation to support the planning, siting, and deployment of large-scale clean energy projects at the local level. By … Continued
Madison supports U.S. Energy Foundation’s Building Decarbonization Program by making and administering grants and by working with advocates to execute strategies and projects. Madison arranges meetings with grantees, consultants, and funders; manages the program budget; reviews grant proposals; and manages incoming communications and requests to the team. Additionally, she provides administrative support to the team … Continued
The world is a different place and the U.S. Energy Foundation (EF) is a different organization than in 1991, our founding year. Our work is much more deeply tied to communities across the country, to our diverse and effective networks of grantees working in every sector of the economy, and to our partnership of donor … Continued
Sandra supports work across the States and Regions portfolio, including spearheading projects; managing the workflow of the States and Regions team; developing and fine-tuning systems and processes to improve internal and external collaboration and strategic alignment; drafting, synthesizing, and distilling material for proposals, reports, and other written materials; and working with internal and external stakeholders. … Continued
In her role as Program Associate, Midwest, Sara supports members of the regional team to plan and manage projects and budgets, make and administer grants, engage with funding partners, and work with advocates and other partners to execute strategies and projects. Sara also manages projects within and outside the team; provides administrative support to the … Continued
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With a mission to accelerate the clean energy transition in Indiana, McKinney Family Foundation, Herbert Simon Family Foundation, and U.S. Energy Foundation (EF)—in partnership with a powerful network of grantees and other allies—have propelled unprecedented progress in the state. Neighboring Midwest states Michigan, Minnesota, and Illinois, with leaders who are more inclined to support a … Continued
Jessica leads the strategy development and campaign design for U.S. Energy Foundation’s work, federally and in states, to reduce emissions from new and existing buildings. She coordinates closely with the National Policy team, the States and Regions Program, and the Strategic Communications team to co-develop, fundraise, and implement a strategy to transition toward all-electric buildings. … Continued