Tree Equity Funding Action Guide Step Four:
Budget for Success

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Budget Requests for budget information will take different forms. They range from simple — a single spreadsheet showing major expense categories — to complex. The most intricate may require, for example, allocating staff and contractor expenses across each activity proposed or […]

Tree Equity Funding Action Guide Step Three:
Speak Their Language

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Speak Their Language One size will not fit all. Whatever the project, proposals must be tailored to each potential funder, and their priorities. They can be five pages, or they can be fifty. What they share in common is a structure that leads the writer […]

Tree Equity Funding Action Guide Step Two:
Address Funder Needs, Not Just Your Own

  Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Address Funder Needs, Not Just Your Own At the outset, tree equity may seem abstract to potential funders and allies. Your challenge? Determine what matters to them — and then demonstrate how tree equity initiatives can help achieve their goals. Goals […]

Tree Equity Funding Action Guide Step One:
Stand Up, Stand Out

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Stand Up, Stand Out To earn funding, you must be viewed as part of the solution to an acknowledged problem in your community. Perhaps people and organizations are already aware of the tree equity crisis; perhaps not. You need to be […]

Cool Corridors Action Guide Step Six:
After Planting, Work Continues

Once trees are in the ground, they require frequent care to assure their survival, and regular maintenance to protect their health.

Cool Corridors Action Guide Step Five:
Act With, Not for People

Planning doesn’t just depend on hearing from people. Residents must have a seat at the table, and planners should listen and act on what they have to say.

Cool Corridors Action Guide Step Four:
Set Objectives, Define Success

Cities almost always stage significant investments like cool corridors. Rigorous priority setting can help determine where to start and how future investments can be directed.

Cool Corridors Action Guide Step Three:
Select Target Neighborhoods

Because the need will always outstrip resources, this section describes how to set priorities for your investment in cool corridors.

Cool Corridors Action Guide Step Two:
Recruit Key Partners

This section describes the agencies, research institutions and people who can guide a plan through implementation.

Cool Corridors Action Guide Step One:
Heat and Mobility

This section describes the role cool corridors can play to protect against heat-related illnesses and support public transit, micro-mobility and “complete streets” initiatives.