We rely on gifts and research grants to fund a substantial portion of our work, including leading edge research investments, conferences and speakers that fuel global collaboration, experiential education opportunities, and the funding of student travel, internships, and fellowships.
Through grant funding, the Sabin Center supports Wake Forest faculty and students pursuing answers to the world’s most pressing environmental and sustainability questions. In turn, the Sabin Center welcomes the support of friends who would like to make an immediate and tangible impact by contributing to the Sabin Center. For more information, email sabincenter@wfu.edu.
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Truist Future Forward Challenge
In partnership with the School of Business and the Truist Foundation, we developed a dynamic program designed to engage students across the University with an interest in sustainable enterprises. The Truist Future Forward Challenge kicked off as part of our Fall 2024 Advancing Stewardship conference, featuring a panel on the circular economy with Sustainable Strategy leaders from Accenture as well as direct networking opportunities with practitioners in the corporate, research, and NGO space.
The program continues with a Designing for the Future course led by the Environmental Studies program in partnership with the School of Business. The course introduces students to the principles of the circular economy, brings business leaders into the program to share their own experiences with the use and reuse of resources, and challenges students to identify new opportunities that marry economic growth with reduced environmental impacts through innovative use of circular design principles. We can’t wait to see the creative solutions these future leaders develop.
Andrew Sabin Family Foundation
The Andrew Sabin Family Foundation provided us with a generous endowment that allowed us to invest in a new chapter for our Center. A tireless advocate for conservation worldwide, Andrew Sabin established the family foundation with a goal toward amplifying his philanthropic endeavors, including by making a positive impact on our global environment. In addition to their investment in our Center, the Foundation has helped to protect over 500,000 habitat acres worldwide, awarded dozens of scholarships, and even helped to discover several new to science species, including fourteen named after the Sabin Family.
USAID
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been instrumental to our overseas efforts, including through multiple grants supporting CINCIA’s work in the Peruvian Amazon from its founding in 2016 through today. We are incredibly grateful for the support of USAID which goes far beyond dollars, strengthening our efforts to partner with essential stakeholders in the Peruvian Government, Military, and beyond.
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has provided invaluable support to the Center since our origins, as they provided over $1M to support our research in the Andes, including the creation of the Andes Biodiversity and Ecosystems Research Group (ABERG). More recently, their $2.5M grant has helped launch our Science for Parks program, which aims to improve science-based decision making and protected area management in Peru’s National Parks, which are home to nearly 20 million hectares of tropical forests and freshwater ecosystems.
For further information please email sabincenter@wfu.edu.