FOUNDING SUPPORT
Help build the foundation for what's next.
WHY EARLY SUPPORT MATTERS
Before the first project, there is essential groundwork.
WHAT SUPPORT COULD MAKE POSSIBLE
The work of getting started.
Establish the Institute
Develop initial organizational capacity, governance arrangements, and the professional support needed to operate responsibly.
Prepare the first programs
Assess community needs, explore feasibility, and develop clear proposals and budgets for prospective initiatives.
Build a network of expertise
Engage potential research, technical, and community partners around carefully defined priorities.
WAYS TO HELP
More than one way to make a beginning.
Philanthropic support
Technical advice, research collaboration, professional services, and organizational experience could help strengthen WRI’s early development.
Expertise and in-kind help
We welcome discussions about initial funding, program-development support, and alignment with a donor’s areas of interest. Specific arrangements would be agreed directly.
Introductions and relationships
An introduction to a potential donor, foundation, university, community organization, or experienced adviser could open an important conversation.
