CARE Committee Resources
Reading & Reference Materials
The following resources offer information on CARE and how to adapt CARE-related work to our current times.
- Neurodiversity: An exploration of less commonly discussed mental health conditions (Resource Guide)
- Authors: Jennifer Hill (Arizona State University), Dr. Lis Regula (Otterbein University), Dr. Allyson Salisbury (Rutgers University), and Dr. Margaret Simon (University of Kansas).
- DEI Jujitsu: Flipping the Backlash to Reframe Our Work
- Resources to Navigate the Backlash Against DEI
- Doubling Down on DEI in the Shifting Landscape
- 2 Weeks In: Reflections, Recommendations, and Resources on DEI
- The Impact Project Map on policy, funding, and workforce changes and their localized effect
Job Boards & Job Threads
The following resources offer information on available jobs/professional appointments in conservation or conservation-related fields across our network. We will also crowdsource information directly from members using the forms on the right of this page.
- Awards, Fellowships, and Grant Opportunities from SCB Global & SCBNA
- https://careers.conbio.org/
- https://www.conservationjobboard.com/
- https://www.remoteclimatejobs.com/
- https://elpnet.org/resources/job-board
- https://greenjobs.greenjobsearch.org
- https://www.esacareercenter.org
- https://gyfoundation.org
- https://ornithologyexchange.org/jobs/board/
- https://www.climateresolve.org/climate-jobs/
- https://workonclimate.org
- https://marine-conservation.org/career-resources/
- https://jobs.fisheries.org/
- https://www.aza.org/jobs
- Federal Resources from the Wildlife Society, including CV preparation:
- Federal Funding Support:
- Land and Liberation’s Federal Funding Resources
- Interactive map showing EPA environmental justice grants that are under threat.
- Latest update from the Environmental Protection Network.
Legal Resources
The following resources offer information on legal resources that members can refer to, specifically concerning actions/impacts on conservation, CARE, or labor-related issues.
- Executive Order Analyzer for Non-Profits by FreeWill Co.
- List of environmental lawyers by state: Cornell Law School; Justia Lawyers
- List of EID lawyers by state: American Bar Association
- Transgender Law Center: https://transgenderlawcenter.org/
- List of labor lawyers by state: NELA Exchange
- Know-your-rights resources while conducting research:
Sharing your Experience with Changes to Scientific Research
The following resources offer information on how to share your experience with recent changes to North America’s scientific research landscape. They were originally developed by the American Society of Naturalists and the Society for the Study of Evolution.
Share your story on a new website
The American Society of Naturalists and the Society for the Study of Evolution have set up a website to amplify scientist’s experiences. They are waiting on approval for a more formal confidential survey, but in the meantime welcome non-anonymous stories:
Connect with your representatives
While form letters have their place, we encourage you to write personalized letters to your congressional representatives, or call. Share specific examples of how your research benefits your community or the nation, and why sustained federal funding is crucial. Personal stories are often more compelling. You can find out how to contact your congressional representatives here. Some talking points are listed below.
Share with Committees in the House and Senate
- US Representative Rosa DeLauro, cochair of the US House Congressional Rapid Response Task Force and Litigation Working Group, has asked for stories about the effects of funding freezes.
- The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has a survey about the impact of mass firings of federal science employees.
Communicate with Media Outlets
Write op-eds, letters to editors, or guest columns for your local newspapers, or for magazines. Get in touch with media to tell your story of the benefits of your work, publicly funded science in general, and the harms arising from cuts to the science. Again, personal stories can make for an especially compelling hook. We encourage specific descriptions of cases in which cuts are harmful to the public, unethical, or financially wasteful. News organizations can be an effective means to reach a broad audience and stimulate them to take actions to defend science. One resource for drafting a compelling op-ed is at https://www.theopedproject.
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- Reconnect with your hometown newspaper. Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. They’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started.
- Nature magazine journalists are collecting information on how government actions are impacting research.
Talk to Members of Your Community
If you have friends, families, or neighbors who are less familiar with the benefits of scientific research, share your stories with them. Explain to them the ways that basic and applied science contribute to their own health, safety, and economic prospects, and those of the nation overall. Highlight the ways that they personally have benefitted from public services and government research. Tell them about the changes impacting federal support for science, and the harmful consequences of these changes. Encourage them to contact their representatives as well to express displeasure at cuts to science.
Crowdsourcing Resources:
If you have any information about the following topics, please considering submitting a corresponding response to one of the forms below.
Non-Federal Opportunities for Students
- Form: https://forms.gle/5zehZ2QHBiuzJuPs8
- Results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oOo-D-35To40cIvNmDpozC9JOGFeNu1tMBsZMZ5ET60/edit?usp=sharing
Job Opportunities in Conservation
- Form: https://forms.gle/Tdxp1QEfZt3nWhbY8
- Results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UA14PyMURci0_qbcgvZHmaauMljDrAY2K_jHn5jrTWA/edit?usp=sharing
Legal Resources
