COLLABORATION THAT SCALES IMPACT

Foundations and Partnerships for Stronger Pollinator Conservation

Strategic funders and mission-aligned partners can help proven ideas grow, strengthen nonprofit capacity, and connect conservation work across communities.

SHARED GOALS, DISTINCT STRENGTHS

Complex Conservation Challenges Require More Than One Organization

Pollinator protection touches habitat, education, agriculture, public health, community development, science, and land management. Partnerships bring together different knowledge, networks, and resources.

We seek collaborations with clear public benefit, complementary roles, honest communication, and a commitment to learning as conditions change.

WAYS TO COLLABORATE

Partnerships Can Strengthen the Full Conservation Cycle

01

Fund Innovation

Support pilots, planning, evaluation, and responsible experimentation before wider expansion.

02

Build Capacity

Invest in people, systems, tools, and infrastructure that make effective programs sustainable.

03

Connect Networks

Link educators, scientists, communities, land managers, businesses, and public institutions.

04

Scale Learning

Document what works, what changes, and what others need to adapt the model responsibly.

FROM CONCEPT TO COLLABORATION

Develop a Partnership With Shared Accountability

Early clarity prevents later confusion and gives partners a stronger foundation for useful work.

1

Frame the Opportunity

Define the need, affected communities, desired outcomes, evidence, and why collaboration adds value.

2

Design Together

Agree on roles, resources, governance, milestones, evaluation, communication, and risk management.

3

Learn and Adapt

Review progress, surface challenges early, share lessons, and adjust the work without losing the mission.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Foundation and Partnership Questions

What funding opportunities are most useful?

Support can include project grants, general operating support, capacity building, evaluation, multi-year initiatives, and collaborative funding.

Do you partner with other nonprofits?

Yes, when missions, roles, resources, and expectations are compatible and the collaboration creates clear public benefit.

Can universities or agencies collaborate?

Potential collaborations may include education, research translation, monitoring, outreach, habitat planning, training, and community engagement.

How do you approach evaluation?

Measures should be proportional to the work and may include reach, learning, implementation quality, habitat indicators, participation, stewardship, and organizational capacity.

EXPAND POLLINATOR CONSERVATION

Partner With Us to Expand Credible Pollinator Conservation

Bring funding, knowledge, networks, or implementation capacity to a collaboration designed for lasting value.

Evidence-ledDecisions grounded in pollinator biology
Community-builtLocal action with lasting value
TransparentClear goals, roles, and results