Green Corps
| Formation | 1992 |
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| Founders | Leslie Samuelrich, Gina Cummings |
| Type | 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization |
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Exec. Dir.
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Joshua Buswell-Charkow |
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Budget
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$1,668,335 |
| Mission | The Field School for Environmental Organizing |
| Website | www |
Green Corps is an environmental organization in the United States that trains recent college graduates in a one-year post-graduate program in grassroots community organizing. During the program, Green Corps organizers learn in the classroom and are deployed in the field to work on campaigns.
Green Corps was founded in 1992 by Leslie Samuelrich and Gina Cummings with the financial backing of U.S. Public Interest Research Group in response to the momentum created by Earth Day 1990. Green Corps was created to channel young talent into environmental advocacy causes.
Green Corps is hired by non-profits such as the Sierra Club to manage their campaigns in the field. Campaigns Green Corps has worked on include:
Executive Directors of Green Corps have included:
The current Green Corps Board of Directors includes:
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