{"id":1355,"date":"2024-07-23T15:45:56","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T15:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/giving\/?page_id=1355"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:05:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:05:28","slug":"help-us-beat-this-fundraising-challenge-to-support-diverse-students-in-ecology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/giving\/general-funds\/seeds\/help-us-beat-this-fundraising-challenge-to-support-diverse-students-in-ecology\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Us Beat This Fundraising Challenge to Support Diverse Students in Ecology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">President Osvaldo Sala Accepts the Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reality is clear. The next generation of scientists and leaders involved in decisions being made about our land, air, water, energy and communities must be as diverse as the communities we live in. Recent events have forced all of us to confront where we stand and assess what we are doing to build and support diversity, equity, inclusion and justice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/07\/osvaldo-sala_400-300x300-1.jpg\" alt=\"Osvaldo Sala. Former president, Ecological Society of America.\" class=\"wp-image-1356 img-fluid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/07\/osvaldo-sala_400-300x300-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/07\/osvaldo-sala_400-300x300-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is why I am excited to respond to the SEEDS Challenge Campaign in support of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\/the-dr-henry-gholz-endowment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Henry L. Gholz National Field Trip Endowment<\/a>. An ESA member has pledged <strong>$5,000<\/strong> if we can raise the same amount by August 31, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SEEDS \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/seeds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability <\/a>\u2014 program, established more than two decades ago, is ESA\u2019s flagship education and mentoring program.\u00a0\u00a0It was launched by extraordinary visionary leadership within ESA and has enabled hundreds of underrepresented students in our field to learn and develop as ecologists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, I ask you to join me by adding a donation that will ensure that the SEEDS program continues to thrive and grow in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Osvaldo Sala<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">President (2019-2020)<br>Ecological Society of America<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-af9672fb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you accept the challenge also?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.givelively.org\/donate\/ecological-society-of-america-inc\/henry-l-gholz-seeds-field-trip-endowment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Make your tax-deductible contribution to the Gholz Endowment today!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/programs\/seeds2\/thanks-to-the-following-donors-for-their-support\/\">Thank You to our Donors who Accepted the 2020 Summer SEEDS Gholz Fund Matching Campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/07\/seeds-participants-collage.png\" alt=\"Collage of seeds participants.\" class=\"wp-image-1352 img-fluid\" style=\"box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--deep)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/07\/seeds-participants-collage.png 1024w, https:\/\/esa.org\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/07\/seeds-participants-collage-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/07\/seeds-participants-collage-768x179.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Osvaldo Sala Accepts the Challenge The reality is clear. The next generation of scientists and leaders involved in decisions being made about our land, air, water, energy and communities must be as diverse as the communities we live in. 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