Apply for Program Design Support for Your Community Clean Energy Initiatives

Michelle Vigen, our CERTs Campaigns and Metrics Coordinator, is seeking Minnesota communities interested in developing and implementing a community behavior change initiative around energy efficiency and conservation.

With a generous fellowship from the Bush Foundation, Michelle is bringing the latest tools for community-based behavior change to Minnesota communities seeking broad and lasting energy-conscious behavior. Learn about and implement effective marketing and program design tailored to meet your community’s clean energy goals.

Local governments, churches, businesses, organizations, schools, and industry associations are invited to submit their interest and ideas though the application form below. Projects will be selected based on level and breadth of community support and partnerships, availability of resources (including time), and demonstration of commitment to the outcomes of the initiative.

Selected communities will receive an introductory presentation and workshop, as well as a pre-determined number of consulting hours for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of an initiative. The Bush Foundation covers Michelle’s time, travel, and research. Selected communities will be responsible for any event space, outreach, and local communication materials and organization.

Michelle is accepting proposals on a rolling basis through February 2012. Proposed initiatives must have a timeline within January 2012-June 2013.

If you have any questions, feel free to email vigen010@umn.edu or call 612-626-0455.

Note: If your community isn’t quite ready for an energy initiative, Michelle is also offering presentations and workshops to get you started on your own! You can use the same form, just check the box that says “Presentation and workshop only”.

Michelle Vigen has worked with the Clean Energy Resource Teams since 2008, coordinating the CERTs Seed Grants and CERTified Campaigns, and conducting project evaluation. Michelle received her Masters in Public Policy with a focus on Economics and the Environment from the Humphrey School at the University of Minnesota. Her background is in sustainable community development and local processes of development.

Application Form

A copy of this submission will be sent to the email address(es) that you provide.

Contact Information

This should be for the main contact--this might be you or someone else you're working with.

Name *

Phone *

Email *

Organization *

Title or Role *

Address *

Address 2

City *

State *

Zipcode *

Your Goals, Initiative, Partners & Resources

Each of the questions below have a 2,000 character limit (approx. 275 words). If you do not have a reliable internet connection, it may be helpful to write the questions in a separate document and copy them in to submit.

What initiative idea(s) do you have to reach those goals? *

e.g. Turning off the lights campaign, engaging administrators and building operators, contests

Please list committed and potential partners for the initiative: *

e.g. Local organizations, civic and social leadership, local government

What resources do you have available for this initiative? *

e.g. Organizational, financial, time, skills

What is your commitment to achieving the above stated goals and outcomes? *

Additional Notes:

Interested in Presentation Only?

If you're interested in simply having Michelle come and do a presentation and workshop in your community, rather than working more in-depth on program design, you should select "Yes" below. An initiative idea will still be necessary for the workshop, so please complete the entire form above.

We are interested in a presentation and workshop only *

Yes

Additional Contact

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