02/04/2022

Would you like extra support in applying for grants such as the Campus Sustainability Fund ? Watch the recording from our most recent grant-writing workshop. Improve your skills, get some tips and guidelines in grant-writing,and learn more about the diverse pool of on-campus grants available for projects and initiatives. Watch the recording: 

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10/23/2020

On this episode of CSF Spotlight, Yahia Ali and Fotima Ibrokhim interview Ronnie Fang, a former UW Environmental Studies student and current Seattle Outreach Specialist at Waste Management. Ronnie is a part of the Interactive Biogas Foodcart project team which received $21,176 from the CSF in 2016-2017. This project incorporates a vast variety of disciplines such as Mechanical Engineering, Communications, Environmental Engineering, and Biology to create a cool way to reduce waste on campus. Listen to this episode to learn more about biogas, the present and future of renewable energies,...

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10/09/2020

In this week’s podcast, we have guests from the Africa Now Project. Tune in to hear from Program Director Michelle Mvundura and ANA Board Member Kemi Akinlosotu about their experience working with Africa Now. In the past 3 years of collaboration, the Africa Now team has been awarded over $48,000 in CSF funding. On an annual basis, Africa Now mobilizes a community of passionate and active young professionals that are committed to building a sustainable future for Africa and enriching their global perspective through panels, workshops, resource fairs, and networking. The conference exists to...

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04/08/2014

One of the most difficult challenges in establishing this project was finding an appropriate space for its location on campus. Since the inception of the Cooperative in December 2010, we have received unanimous support from various organizations on campus including Housing and Food Services, ASUW, and the College of Engineering, among others. Unfortunately, these organizations could not support us with the financial means of obtaining a lab space on campus that was up to fire and safety code. This was surprising for a research university as large as the University of Washington; we found...

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02/24/2014
  • The project timeline for any project of this size will extend beyond the quarter system.  Ourproject is still finishing up and is currently on month 22.  We expedited our project as much as possible and worked rigorously. 
  • Most construction projects needs professional stamps.  Neither our licensed staff nor the UW Engineers were comfortable stamping our plans because there was no insurance protecting the professionals in case a legal disputehappened. We had to rely on our contractors to provide the license and had to pay extra for this service- not ideal because it...
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02/21/2014

I learned of the CSF when it was first just a grassroots campaign and was lucky enough to contribute to the effort in the Winter of 2010. Coming out of that experience I was really feeling energized, excited, and empowered so I was eager to put together a project to harnass all that leftover enthusiasm (wow that was a lot of ‘e’ words..)  Anyways, the initial challenge for me was to figure out what kind of project I feasibly could run. I was a sophomore, working for Husky Neighborhoods as a volunteer community organizer. I decided to organize a tree planting because it has a tangible...

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