Melissa Shackleton Dann

Winrock International Institute For Agricultural Development offers programs and services needed to rebuild lives and livelihoods. Its programs focus on community and enterprise development with integrated technical support in agriculture, energy, natural resource management, empowerment and leadership. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.

Island Press is a non-profit organization which operates as an environmental publisher. It specializes in natural history, ecology, conservation, and the built environment. The firms offers programs such as climate change impacts and adaptation, sustainable communities, and urban resilience project. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Rare (Virginia) is a nonprofit organization based in Arlington, VA. The non-profit company is dedicated to driving social change for people and nature.

The Wallace Global Fund provides legal support. The private company is based in Washington.

Consultative Group on Biological Diversity, Inc. is a non-profit organization that aims to support and grow a community of biodiversity grantmakers. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company's mission is to pursue complementary and collaborative strategies to achieve a just, healthy, and sustainable future for all life on earth, supported by an effective philanthropic sector. The company achieves this by sharing knowledge and strategies, building partnerships, identifying needs and emerging issues, and creating a forum for leadership.

Root Capital, Inc. provides investment and financial services to small and growing agricultural businesses. Its products include coffee, cocoa, fruits and vegetables and other products. The firm is an agricultural lender that grows rural prosperity in poor, environmentally vulnerable places in Africa and Latin America by lending capital, delivering financial training and strengthening market connections for small and growing agricultural businesses. The company was founded by William F. Foote in 1999 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.