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Nature-Based Environmental Education Programs

01 Nature-Based Environmental Education Programs · 220 edit slice
53
orgs
220
activities
19
strategies
AZ
epicenter
the opening take
This slice touches 53 organizations and 220 activities — SOUTHWESTERN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, HIGHLANDS CENTER FOR NATURAL HISTORY, INTERCULTURAL CENTER FOR THE, DESERT FOOTHILLS LAND TRUST and others. Activity concentrates in Arizona (100%). The field's most common shared approach is "Experiential Connection", run by 31 orgs.
who to look at first

shortlist

Ranked by activity breadth, method diversity, and network reach across the slice. Attach a memo to this report and this list re-ranks around your intent.

where this slice is thin

gap signals

Concrete structural gaps — method mix, geographic concentration, coalition density, funder diversity. Evidence is cited from the slice's own numbers.

where the field lives · works

geography

Orange headquarters dots are sized by how many grantees are based in the state. Green circles mark real locations these orgs say they serve — from city-level populations in this slice's impact_map_populations data. Toggle layers at the bottom right.

regional breakdown · hq density
Arizona 100% · 53 orgs
who's here

organizations in this field · 53

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where the money comes from

funders already active in this field

Funders named as a funding source on these orgs' own materials. The count is the number of orgs in this slice that cite them — higher means a funder with demonstrable commitment to the field.

APS 2
Corporate
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) 2
Government
APS Foundation 1
Foundation
Arizona Community Foundation 1
Foundation
Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff 1
Foundation
Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona 1
Foundation
Arizona Diamondbacks 1
Corporate
Arizona Public Service (APS) 1
Corporate
Arizona School Tuition Tax Credits (via Institute for Better Education) 1
Individuals
Arizona State Tax Credit Program 1
Individuals
Arizona Water Protection Fund 1
Government
Aspen Sports Flagstaff 1
Corporate
Bureau of Reclamation 1
Government
City of Flagstaff BBB Revenues 1
Government
how the field thinks

strategies in this slice

Theories of action extracted from the orgs in this slice. The count is how many orgs cite each one — a strategy run by many orgs in common is a through-line; one cited by a single org is still surfaced so the reader can gauge the full spread.

where strategy meets practice

strategies × activity types

How each shared strategy breaks down across the four activity types the orgs running it actually do.

direct service
advocacy
research
capacity building
Experiential Connection
146
6
Collaborative Conservation Partnerships
38
8
Community-Led Systems Change
24
Experiential Learning Model
11
Collaborative Standardization
2
Collective Advocacy
2
Compatibility Matching
2
Development Through Inclusive Athletics
4
who works with whom

named partnerships · coalitions · networks

Entities these orgs explicitly call out as partners, coalition members, or networks. Unlike the strategy-sharing graph below (which is inferred from shared approaches), these are relationships the orgs claim on their own sites.

National Park Service Partner
shared by 5 orgs
University of Arizona Partner
shared by 5 orgs
Arizona Game and Fish Department Partner
shared by 4 orgs
Pima County Regional Flood Control District Partner
shared by 4 orgs
The Nature Conservancy Partner
shared by 4 orgs
Arizona Department of Transportation Government
shared by 3 orgs
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Partner
shared by 3 orgs
Cochise College Partner
shared by 3 orgs
Coconino National Forest Partner
shared by 3 orgs
Coronado National Forest Partner
shared by 3 orgs
Coronado National Forest Government
shared by 3 orgs
Facebook Partner
shared by 3 orgs
National Audubon Society Partner
shared by 3 orgs
National Park Service Government
shared by 3 orgs
Pima County Partner
shared by 3 orgs
Sky Island Alliance Partner
shared by 3 orgs
where the field connects

strategy-sharing network

Inferred from shared theories of action: each line connects an org to a strategy it runs. Organizations that share many strategies cluster through the same nodes — funders can spot the field's structural bridges.

scale of the field

rollup metrics

Aggregated scale claims from orgs in the slice. Treat as a floor, not a ceiling — many orgs don't publish these numbers, so totals underrepresent real reach. Extreme outliers (often unit-mismatches upstream) are filtered out.

103K
Pounds distributed
from 2 orgs
42K
Staff
from 7 orgs
6K
Volunteers
from 7 orgs
933
Partner organizations
from 11 orgs