Resources
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Funder Brief on Eco-Anxiety: How Time Outside Helps Youth Navigate Climate Emotions
This funder brief was developed by Blue Sky Funders Forum, in partnership with OneGreenThing and the Climate Mental Health Network, in response to a growing and under-resourced mental health challenge facing young people today: eco-anxiety As climate impacts accelerate across the globe, so do feelings of anxiety, grief, and uncertainty, particularly among youth. This brief brings together emerging research and practical insights to explore how time outside and nature-based programming can play a meaningful role in helping young people process climate emotions, build resilience, and develop a sense of agency and action. By connecting the dots between climate mental health…
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Research Brief: Environmental Literacy and Conservation Outcomes
Developed in partnership with Stanford University, this research brief summarizes academic literature around environmental literacy and its impacts on conservation.
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Research Brief: Environmental Literacy and Education Outcomes
Developed in partnership with Stanford University, this research brief summarizes academic literature around environmental literacy and its impacts on education.
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Research Brief: Environmental Literacy and Health and Wellness Outcomes
Developed in partnership with Stanford University, this research brief summarizes academic literature around environmental literacy and its impacts on health and wellness.
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Research Brief: Environmental Literacy and Youth Development Outcomes
Developed in partnership with Stanford University, this research brief summarizes academic literature around environmental literacy and its impacts on youth development.
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Messaging Guide
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Tracking the Field
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Tracking the Field 2019 Report
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Tracking the Field 2017 Report
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Tracking the Field 2015 Report
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Annual Reports
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2021 Annual Report
The Blue Sky community came together in 2021, striving for a more vibrant and equitable future, by launching the 2021-2024 Strategic Plan, connecting through robust programming, and supporting Rethink Outside™. We are pleased to share the annual report from 2021 and look forward to continuing our work in 2022.
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2020 Annual Report
The Blue Sky community came together in new and compelling in 2020, in spite of unforeseeable challenges, cementing the unique role of Blue Sky as connector, convener, and collaborator for funders and practitioners promoting environmental literacy and connections to nature.
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2018 Annual Report
Blue Sky’s 2018 annual report looks back on the ways that the Blue Sky community grew, deepened, and collaborated this year. Highlights from 2018 included the launch of Blue Sky’s shared narrative initiative.
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2017 Annual Report
Blue Sky’s annual report reflects on the community’s highlights from 2017. Together with members and partners, Blue Sky has worked to engage funders, activate collaboration, and showcase successes for people and nature through a variety of programs and partnerships.
Convening Reports
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2023 Annual Convening Report
Thank you for joining us in Washington, DC in May 2023 for our annual convening. We hope you find this report inspiring and useful.
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2021 Virtual Convening Report
The Blue Sky Funders Forum came together virtually on June 3-4, 2021 to reflect on learnings from the pandemic, center racial equity and justice, and discuss policy advocacy. Together, we created an action agenda from strategy co-design sessions to identify what is needed to further strengthen the field of connecting people and nature. Please find the summary report attached.