EDRF Grantee Tools

Here are helpful resources and information for EDRF applicants and grantees to refer to throughout the application and granting process.

Media Tips 

Self-guided Education Resources

Webinars

West Coast’s team has developed several webinars to support you in addressing environmental issues that threaten the health of your communities and the places you call home. You can find more webinars on our Youtube channel.

  • Moving Toward Environmental Justice: This webinar introduces some examples of environmental racism, looking at the role of law and legal institutions, as well as showcasing some solutions within the legal field and in the growing environmental justice movement.
  • Environmental Justice in Action: Panelists look at some of the links between oppression, law and environmental issues; and discuss different ways we can harness legal tools to challenge oppressive systems and protect land, water and communities from environmental harm.  
  • Coastal and Ocean Protection Law in BC: Our marine lawyers provide an introduction to the laws and jurisdictional issues that affect the coast and marine environment, highlighting real-life examples to demonstrate how different legal tools have been used to protect coastal and ocean ecosystems.
  • The Organizer's Journey: Peter Gibbs of Organize BC walks participants through “The Organizer’s Journey,” drawing on local case studies to illustrate how ideas are put into action and providing opportunity for dialogue.

Together Rising as an Environmental Community (TREC) has published series of webinars on several topics that may be helpful to your organizing to address environmental issues. Below are three that may be relevant to EDRF grant recipients. We encourage you to visit their website and browse the extensive topics they cover.

  • DEI Toolkit 4: Partnerships and Community Engagement : This webinar provides guidance for developing ethical partnerships, particularly with Indigenous communities, and navigating disagreements or challenges in the community without backtracking on your DEI values.
  • Effective Community and Stakeholder Engagement: Engaging traditionally under-engaged communities and stakeholders in conservation management decision-making processes.
  • Campaigns & Organizing Guide: This guide supports leaders and organizations and centers the effective development of campaigns, as well as how to achieve deep engagement with your supporters. Included are strategies to optimize supporter involvement from event attendance to friend-raising and designing campaigns that get results.

Funding and Grant Writing resources

Campaign Organizing Resources