Programs

  • Climate and Sustainability Engagement

    Among Grist's program accomplishments in FY2022 were: 1. Publishing climate and sustainability news and commentary. Grist published more than 900 articles on climate and sustainability topics during the fiscal year, ranging from short news items to in-depth interviews and features. The organization reached more than 1,200,000 readers per month, including website visitors, email subscribers, and offsite (primarily social-media) audiences. 2. Fostering civic engagement. Grist's goal is to create a vibrant community of people who support sustainability; make sustainable choices and encourage their communities to do the same; and encourage readers to use social media and other tools to activate their personal networks and to create lasting change. Grist on-site surveys indicate that 65-70 percent of users take action based on Grist content, making more sustainable choices in their homes and communities. 3. Train a new generation of journalists. By providing hands-on journalism experience as well as exposure to leading environmental thinkers, the Grist Fellowship Program trains early-career journalists to become effective environmental communicators. Grist hosts groups of five fellows for six-month terms. Fellows participate in research and story generation, crafting investigative stories and ground breaking multimedia projects. 4. Serving as a resource for other media. Grist informs and influences coverage of climate and energy in major media including The New York Times, Washington Post, Huffington Post, MSNBC, Politico, and Vox, and has served as an expert source for MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CNN, and other networks. Across the country, journalists and other influencers turn to Grist for enlightenment and elaboration. 5. Creating a generation of leaders - of Fixers - who are now the protagonists of the story of a better world. The Fix @grist, connects Fixers to each other and to the public, spur new collaborations, accelerate solutions, and fuel our future storytelling. The Fix, which is complementary to Grist's journalism, has three interrelated areas of work: convenings, community, and content. As an example of impact in FY21, The Fix helped create a $15 million fund to provide pro bono legal support through some of the nation's top law firms to Grist 50 Fixers like Davida Davison, CEO of Aclima, who plans to disseminate the company's air-pollution sensors across developing countries; and Catherine Flowers, founder of the Alabama Center for Rural Enterprise, who is launching a hybrid academic center and nonprofit to focus on solutions to rural-health issues in the South.
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    Dates
    Oct 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2022
    Source
    990
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    $6.7M