June is "Funding for the Environment Month"

As part of its "Funding for the Environment Month," the Foundation Center is offering events and training programs on environmental funding at its five regional centers in New York, Atlanta, Cleveland, San Francisco, and Washington.

More convenient is the Foundation Giving Trends Webinar: Focus on Environment and Animals, a free audio and visual presentation to be delivered via Microsoft Office Live Meeting at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, June 2, 2008.

Here’s a description of the webinar: ”Join us from the comfort of your own office and learn about foundation giving for the environment and animals. Gain insights about the latest funding trends from Foundation Center experts and hear about grantmaking interests and priorities from some of the nation’s top foundations.”

Check the program listing for details about how a webinar works and whether your computer is compatible with Microsoft Office Live Meeting.

Note that according to the Foundation Center’s Highlights of Foundation Giving Trends, 2008 Edition, foundation funding for the “Environment and Animals” totaled $1.1 billion in 2006.