Nature Conservancy, Tennessee Chapter

 

Mission

The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the land and water on which all life depends.

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Grants

Grant Year Amount Program Name Program Area Description
2018 $15,000 Core Mission Support wildlife conservation Learn more

To support programming and general operations.

2017 $15,000 Core Mission Support wildlife conservation Learn more

To support programming and general operations.

2016 $15,000 Core Mission Support wildlife conservation Learn more

To support programming and general operations.

2015 $25,000 Environmental Conservation Strategies for Mill Creek Watershed wildlife conservation Learn more

The Mill Creek Watershed conservation strategies program is part of a multi-year, multi-agency effort to plan, design and implement a green infrastructure overlay to improve water quality and aquatic habitat and influence the decision making of city planners and developers in this projected high-growth area of Davidson County.

2015 $5,000 Water Collaborative wildlife conservation Learn more

To support the water collaborative planning.

Jen Bailey is the Executive Director of the Dan and Margaret Maddox Fund, bringing her deep experience in community-based leadership, philanthropy, and movement-building to the organization.

Jen is the Founder of Faith Matters Network, a national Womanist-led organization accompanying spiritually-grounded leaders on their journey to heal themselves and their communities. Since its inception, Faith Matters Network has served over 25,000 leaders through its programs and initiatives. She is Co-Founder of The People’s Supper, a global initiative that has hosted over 2,000 gatherings in 135 communities to foster conversation and collective healing across lines of difference.

Committed to advancing social change through philanthropy and nonprofit leadership, Jen serves on the boards of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, the Fetzer Institute, and The Healing Trust, where she is the Board Chair.

An Ashoka Fellow, New Pluralist Field Builder, Aspen Ideas Scholar, On Being Fellow, and Truman Scholar, Jen holds degrees from Tufts University and Vanderbilt University Divinity School, where she was awarded the Wilbur F. Tillett Prize for accomplishments in the study of theology. Her work has been featured by On Being with Krista Tippett, CBS This Morning, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and more. She is also the author of To My Beloveds: Letters on Faith, Race, Loss, and Radical Hope (Chalice Press, 2021).

email Jen: [email protected]