Inclusive Coasts Inititative

Restore America's Estuaries Inclusive Coasts Initiative Survey

Restore Americas Estuaries aims to engage a broader, more inclusive community to increase the scale of our efforts and achieve big wins that lead to healthy and resilient bays and estuaries. RAE has now launched the Inclusive Coasts Initiative, with the help of the National Science Foundation, to improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) in grantmaking, project design, and implementation in the coastal sector.  

We hope this initiative will lead to improved access to grant funding and a broader reach of grant programs, and that it will promote inclusivity in project implementation with the goal to advance a just distribution of resources and access that benefits all members of coastal communities. More information can be found at https://estuaries.org/initiatives/inclusive-coasts/
 
 We appreciate your feedback to help make this effort successful

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* 1. Please provide your contact information

Name

Organization

State/Province

Email Address

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* 2. Tell us about your background and what brings you to the coastal conservation field/ what sparked your interest in equity work?

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* 3. How are you connected to Restore America’s Estuaries?

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* 4. How did you find out about the Inclusive Coasts Initiative?

RAE Website

Colleague 

Conference

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Why is making grants more equitable and inclusive important to you, or what are your hopes for the future of equitable grants?

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* 6. What are some of the major issues or barriers you have seen in your work?

Access (we don’t have the right partners, resources, or platforms)

Capacity (we don’t have staff with the right skills)

Funding (project funding does not enable us to address DEIJ work)

Fundraising (we can’t raise funds to help address internal knowledge gaps or to address DEIJ issues)

Grant Complications (grants have too many restrictions, regulations, or procedures)

Staff lack of understanding about DEIJ and/or how it applies to conservation work

DEIJ initiatives are not a priority for the organization’s leadership

DEIJ initiatives are not a priority for the organization’s board

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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* 7. What are some of the recent areas of progress over the past 18 months

Access (steps have been taken to develop new partners, resources, or platforms)

Capacity (we have added staff with the right skills)

Funding (increased emphasis on funding projects that address DEIJ issues)

Fundraising (we have been able to raise funds to help address internal knowledge gaps or to address DEIJ issues)

Grant Complications (grants now have fewer restrictions, regulations, or procedures)

An overall increase in staff understanding about DEIJ and/or how it applies to conservation work

DEIJ initiatives are now a priority for the organization’s leadership

DEIJ initiatives are now a priority for the organization’s board

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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* 8. Please share anything specific that you would like us to know about either successes or challenges your organization has had when it comes to making grants more equitable

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* 9. What would you like to discuss or learn about during the workshops?

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* 10. Do you have any interest in joining the working group that guides this program and contributes to the creation of materials and workshop curricula?

Yes

Tell me more

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* 11. Do you know anyone that we should invite to take part in this initiative, either as a member of the program working group or as a potential workshop participant? If so, we will reach out to you using the email provided above.

Yes

Maybe. Please follow up with me