Littlefoot Ventures Learning Academy

We prepare food-focused businesses, nonprofits, and foundations with critical tools and strategies to create a sustainable food future for all.

Climate Messaging Mastery for Food Nonprofits: Shifting Your Impact Narrative To Attract Climate Dollars

JOIN OUR FALL 2024 COHORT!

Fall Cohort: September 4 - October 2, 2024

Are you a nonprofit fundraiser working tirelessly to create positive change in the food, agriculture, public health, or nutrition sectors? Then it’s time to take a closer look at how your organization is already at the forefront of addressing important climate-related challenges that funders care about.

Littlefoot Ventures, a leading sustainability and food systems consultancy, invites you to experience a groundbreaking initiative aimed at revolutionizing funding opportunities for organizations like yours.

Embark on a transformative journey to shift your impact narrative and attract climate dollars. This intensive 5-week program is tailored to empower food-focused nonprofit leaders with the essential skills needed to craft compelling narratives that resonate with climate-focused donors, creating a pathway to secure crucial funding that propels your mission forward.

Meet The Expert

  • Eva Goulbourne, CEO and Lead Instructor

    Eva Goulbourne, CEO and Lead Instructor

    Eva is a food systems strategist with 15+ years of global expertise across the foodservice, retail/CPG, and food philanthropy sectors. She was employee #1 of ReFED, responsible for securing the initial funding that helped it become the leading authority on food waste reduction it is today. Now, Eva helps both nonprofit and philanthropy clients design impactful funding strategies to address the climate crisis through food systems transformation. She is a member of the National Network of Consultants to Grantmakers.

    Connect with Eva on LinkedIn

FAQs

  • All students will be asked to schedule a 1-1 session with Eva Goulbourne in which they can invite their leadership team to engage in a discussion around what they are learning, how the lessons will be applied, what is needed, and what is needed to secure climate funding for their organization. 

  • Although the course content focuses on securing grant funding, which is often limited to nonprofit organizations, the curriculum will certainly apply to any food organization seeking to go after climate funding. This includes but is not limited to start-ups, media groups, and trade associations.

  • Participants can join a private LinkedIn group for course participants, providing a platform for ongoing networking and collaboration with like-minded peers, nonprofit professionals, and industry leaders beyond the course duration. Students will also receive a directory with all student’s contact information to foster continued collaboration.

  • While our inaugural cohort had 45 students, we are going to cap the next cohort at 25. We would like to provide an intimate, in-depth experience for all participants.

  • The Welcome and Orientation will be August 28, and the live office hour sessions will be held September 4-October 2, 2024. You will also receive a link to schedule a 1-1 session with Eva during these 5 weeks to survey your tools, strategize how to elevate programs, fundraising, and communications, and to ultimately secure climate funding.

  • With the purchase of each course, you receive:

    3 spots for you and two teammates

    3 pre-course modules to review at your own pace

    6 recorded sessions with Eva

    Weekly office hours  

    Downloadable workbooks and tools

    Private LinkedIn Group Access

    Sustainable Food Systems Resource Library

    Private 1:1 Coaching Session

    Climate funder prospecting list

    A community of food-focused nonprofit professionals

    And so much more!

  • Each recorded lesson is one hour. These sessions and their accompanying action items are to be completed before the live office hours, which will be one hour every Wednesday at 1-2 PM ET/10-11 AM PT. 

  • We will provide each participant with a customized post to showcase the completion of the course as well as a verified certification to add to your Linkedin profile and resume. We look forward to celebrating you!

  • No, once you have created your log in for the portal, you will be able to access it indefinitely. If we choose to move to another platform for the course, we will be sure to notify you to ensure you keep access.

  • Email us at info@littlefootventures.com to discuss potential student offers.

  • Email us at info@littlefootventures.com to discuss potential payment plan options. 

  • This course is open to any and all organizations that are focused on food. We had several international organizations in our last cohort. Please email us at info@littlefootventures.com if you run into any hurdles with payment. 

  • Eva's mastery of food waste and the upcycled food industry, coupled with her knack for devising practical, meaningful implementation strategies, has been transformative for UFA. Her collaborative, inquisitive approach to impact program design and stakeholder engagement, fueled innovation and unity across our team, Board, funders, and member community. Eva's contributions and steadfast commitment has positioned UFA for a profound, enduring influence on the upcycled food movement.

    Angie Crone, CEO, Upcycled Food Association

  • Eva is truly unique in her approach to healing our food system. She provides a perfect blend of deep knowledge and research-based expertise about the food industry with the impressive ability to bring together disparate stakeholders in an inspiring and energizing way.

    Jesse Fink, Trustee, Jesse & Betsy Fink Foundation

  • Through Littlefoot Ventures, Eva and her team worked to understand the foundation's goals and facilitate a process that helped us articulate our strategic plan in reducing food waste. Eva's 10+ years of expertise in this area was the reason we chose to engage her services, but it was her enthusiasm for the work itself that most impressed us.

    Executive Director, A Private Family Foundation