- Green Fund Implementation Guide
- How to Start a Green Fund on Your Campus
- Green Funds 2.0: The Nitty-Gritty of Campus Sustainability Fund Management from the Ground Up
- The State of Campus Green Funds
- Designing and Implementing A Robust and Sustainable Campus Green Fund: Recommendations from Sustainability Officers
- Green Fund Campaigns: Starting or Renewing Your Campus Green Fund
- Engaging Your Target Audience through Annual Reporting
- TGIF Deep Dive; Celebrating Anniversaries: Reflecting and Adapting within Campus Green Funds
- Environmental Justice Grant Funding: Piloting Equity Efforts in Campus Green Funds
The outlines offered here provide best practices and lessons learned in designing, managing, promoting, and evaluating campus green funds and their respective projects. Campus green funds create the financial means for promoting sustainability in all areas of higher education, including academics, operations, administration, and engagement. They help to expand knowledge of sustainability by providing educational and research opportunities to students, faculty, staff, and administrators.
Green Fund FAQ
WHAT IS A CAMPUS GREEN FEE?
- A small amount ($5-10) from student fees allocated for sustainability projects. TGIF at UC Berkeley currently receives $8.00/student/semester from student fees, ~$400,000 per year.
- Additional campus-based fee costs for sustainability projects.
WHAT IS A CAMPUS GREEN FUND?
- A campus green fund is money available to members of the campus community for sustainability projects.
- The money for the fund comes from campus green fees.
- The money is awarded to recipients through grants.