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Arcus’ Great Apes & Gibbons Program grantees this funding cycle are focusing on the conservation of non-human apes, and making concerted efforts to integrate the needs of people—particularly vulnerable and forest-dependent communities—into conservation programming so that conservation and economic development are reconciled. Sanctuaries are also working to expand their facilities and increase training and staffing.
The social justice grantees of Arcus’ spring 2019 funding cycle will continue to be laser-focused on legal and media matters to ensure that members of the LGBTQ community are protected and positively represented. Other partners will continue their work with faith leaders and allies to ensure the acceptance and inclusion of all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.
CAMBRIDGE, UK (March 8, 2019) – The Arcus Foundation, a global foundation promoting respect for diversity among peoples and in nature, announced today the appointment of Chris Ransom as Program Officer for Arcus’ Great Apes and Gibbons Program. Prior to Arcus, Ransom spent 12 years at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) where he led their conservation programs in Africa and the Middle East.
Many of the recipients of Arcus’ winter funding cycle are focusing on collaborations and partnerships to share information and influence positive outcomes for the conservation of great apes and gibbons. Global Wildlife Conservation will use its grant to support the Section on Great Apes of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Species Survival Commission (IUCN/SSC) Primate Specialist Group.
The grantees of the winter funding cycle are focused on a variety of key areas, from LGBTQ human rights and racial justice to work with faith leaders and the media, to ensure that the most vulnerable groups are represented and protected. The Astraea Foundation is receiving a grant to support its International Trans Fund, a trans activist-led initiative and a component of the Global Trans Initiative that makes grants to under-resourced trans-led groups.
Many of the grantees for the fall funding cycle are focused on lifting and amplifying the work of grassroots organizations that advocate for LGBTQ rights and justice, particularly those by and for the transgender community. Borealis Philanthropy is using its grant to support the Fund for Trans Generations, a collaborative that supports trans communities throughout the United States through direct grants, organizational development support, and peer learning.
