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Maliyah Womack, Green 2.0's Program Fellow, reflects on her journey navigating the environmental sector and the feeling of imposter syndrome that follows many young women of color in the movement. Despite years of experience in community organizing, she often felt out of place in the environmental space. Through self-reflection and shared experiences with other women of color, Maliyah came to realize that their lived experiences are their greatest strengths.

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The Making of A Water Woman: Maura’s Superhero Origin Story

Maura is a real-life Black woman superhero! While her day-to-day work includes public engagement and communications at the Philadelphia Water Department, she also serves as PWD’s superhero mascot, Water Woman. A proud Philadelphia native, Maura holds a custom degree in Sustainable Product Development from Drexel University and is passionate about advocating for environmental justice and equity in her local community.
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How environmental advocates can utilize – and share – polling

David Gold and Leah Zamesnik operate the Environmental Polling Consortium (EPC), a centralized hub for environmental advocates’ public opinion research needs. By collecting, distributing, and interpreting polling data on climate and environmental issues, the EPC works to make research more accessible and to democratize data across the movement. This blog post highlights how public opinion research can be a tool for environmental advocacy.
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Evolution of a Fiscal Sponsor: The Partnership Project’s Journey

Alicia Prevost is the Executive Director and Aremanda Hudson is the Communications Associate at The Partnership Project, which seeks to create a stronger, more connected, and more equitable environmental movement. The Partnership Project is a 501(c)3 and (c)4 nonprofit organization that provides fiscal sponsorship and organizational support to environmental campaigns and partners. In this blog, Alicia and Aremanda discuss the evolution of The Partnership Project and how fiscal sponsors can help create a successful movement.
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How WWF is building the next generation’s conservationists through paid internships 

Jessica Leung is a program manager for Early Talent Diversity Programs at World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The global conservation nonprofit is dedicated to delivering science-based solutions to preserve the diversity and abundance of life on Earth, halt the degradation of the environment and combat the climate crisis. In this blog, Jessica shares how WWF’s new internship program helps elevate underrepresented students into conservation careers.  
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The Legacy of Apartheid and Water Access in South African Schools 

The Legacy of Apartheid and Water Access in South African Schools By Chyna Brodie, Green 2.0 Winter Fellow With an upbringing shaped by her parents’ love of travel, finding an opportunity to experience that same worldliness for herself was always a priority for Chyna. While pursuing environmental advocacy, climate justice, and student government in college,…
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