AS FUNDER ← edit slice ·
the field for →

Dark Sky Lighting Advocacy & Certification

01 Dark Sky Lighting Advocacy & Certification · 40 edit slice
7
orgs
40
activities
5
strategies
AZ
epicenter
the opening take
This slice touches 7 organizations and 40 activities — THE INTERNATIONAL DARK-SKY, Planetary Science Institute, PERCIVAL LOWELL TRUST UW, LOWELL OBSERVATORY and others. Activity concentrates in Arizona (100%). The field's most common shared approach is "Experiential Learning Model", run by 3 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% · 7 orgs
who's here

organizations in this field · 7

sort by
direct service advocacy research capacity building
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.

NASA 2
Government
National Science Foundation 2
Government
Arizona Community Foundation 1
Foundation
City of Sedona 1
Government
Marley Foundation 1
Foundation
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 Learning Model
11
Collaborative Conservation Partnerships
2
Collective Advocacy
2
Experiential Connection
2
Prevention Through Education
2
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.

Abe’s Old Tumacacori Bar Partner
shared by 1 org
Arizona Community Foundation Funder
shared by 1 org
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Partner
shared by 1 org
Arizona Department of Transportation Government
shared by 1 org
Artsy Pets & Ponies Partner
shared by 1 org
Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) Network
shared by 1 org
Black Dog Contemporary Art Studio Partner
shared by 1 org
Blacksmith’s House Partner
shared by 1 org
Border Community Alliance Partner
shared by 1 org
Boys and Girls Club of Santa Cruz County Partner
shared by 1 org
Bruce Baughman Studio & Gallery Partner
shared by 1 org
CWP Gallery & Studio Partner
shared by 1 org
Cactus Wren Art Gallery Partner
shared by 1 org
Café Entrada Partner
shared by 1 org
Casa Blanca de Tubac Partner
shared by 1 org
Casa Maya de Mexico Partner
shared by 1 org
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
People served
from 2 orgs
4K
Volunteers
from 2 orgs
234
Partner organizations
from 2 orgs
130
Staff
from 2 orgs
26
Countries served
from 2 orgs