The Gund Foundation's environmental program officer Jon Jensen will soon be leaving Cleveland to become executive director of the Park Foundation in Ithaca, NY. At the August 21, 2007 Entrepreneurs for Sustainability networking event, the region's sustainability community will gather to celebrate Jon's many years of grant making.
Prior to the meeting, we're inviting people to share their memories about Jon. Click on the 'add new comment' link above to add yours. (If you are not a registered user of the site, you will first have to sign up for a user account here.)
Thanks, Jon, a visionary with practical sense...
Christine Craycroft Says:Thanks Jon, for all you’ve done to stimulate positive change in the region. You’re a visionary with the practical sense of someone who’s been in ‘the trenches’ and knows what it takes to make a non-profit successful. You’ve challenged your grantees to build capacity and ‘get out of the basement’, (an endearing reference to adult kids who are still dependent on Mom and Dad), and eventually cutting ties to your funding. Back in the nineties, you saw the potential for a regional land trust and funded activities by the Northeast Ohio Land Trust Coalition, later to be incarnated as the Western Reserve Land Conservancy. And you saw the value in supporting local and regional conservation planning, as a catalyst for new partnerships and synergy in land protection. You’re leaving a wonderful legacy in Northeast Ohio, and you’ll be missed. Good luck and take care!
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