We are joined today by Lisa Weinstein who is a program officer at Wilburforce Foundation.  The Foundation builds strong and deep relationships with grantees, co-funders, scientists, and decision-makers to ensure long-term effectiveness. Lisa explains how the Wilburforce Foundation has created an innovative strategy to improve grantee capacity through the establishment of a special nonprofit called TREC. TREC offers training and support free of charge to Wilburforce grantees to help the nonprofits navigate tricky capacity building issues.

Episode Highlights:

• Monitoring grant-making effectiveness

• Structuring a firewall between grantees and donors to support resilience and capacity building

Lisa Weinstein Bio:

Lisa Weinstein is the Program Officer for our Science and Capacity Programs. Prior to joining Wilburforce, Lisa was the Senior Program Officer at the Turner Foundation, where she managed grantmaking to conserve and protect land, water, and wildlife throughout the U.S. Lisa also previously worked for Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources as an Assistant Chief of Nongame Conservation within the Wildlife Resources Division. Lisa has a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Biology and Ecology from Michigan State University and a Master of Science degree in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. When not working, Lisa enjoys hiking, bicycling, snowshoeing, and spending time outside with her husband and child.

Links:

• Website https://wilburforce.org
• Website http://www.turnerfoundation.org
• Website https://www.trec.org/

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