Colorado Water — Referendum A
www.Exloco.org/reports (Referendum A in the Rear View)
Status: Completed
Purpose: To assist the Colorado water community with the tools, information and funding needed to defeat Referendum A, a November 2003 state ballot initiative that would have, if passed, put the state on the path to building numerous new dams and water storage facilities.
Exloco role: convening of key leaders, campaign, fund raising and technical assistance.

Diversity Network Project
www.Exloco.org/reports (Lessons Learned from the Diversity Network Project; Common Ground: Building Collaborations in the San Francisco Bay Area.)
Status: Completed
Purpose: To support the emerging intersections between the work of social justice, housing, urban environmental, environmental health, environmental justice and public transit organizations in the Bay Area. Through a 'low-hurdle' small grants program and cross-sector convenings, DNP developed a number of new initiatives.
Exloco role: Project development, executive leadership. grants and program management in partnership with the San Francisco, Gerbode and Hewlett foundation.

Wm. C. Kenney Foundation Status: Operations and management transferred in 2004
Purpose: From 1994 - 2004, the W. C. Kenney Foundation provided over $2.5 million in funding and project support for nearly 100 western river protection campaigns, organizations and developing policy strategies. Campaigns included the Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act, the Alliance for Rio Grande Heritage, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and development of specific river campaigns throughout the West.
Exloco role: Campaign and strategic development, executive leadership, corporate officer, operations and staffing, grants operations and fiscal management.

Resources for Community Collaboration (RCC)
www.sonoran.org Status: Project transferred to The Sonoran Institute in 2003
Purpose: RCC supports community-based collaborations working to resolve conflicts over use of natural resources in the rural West. RCC provided funding to support local, community based collaborations, developed best practices and communicated lessons learned to the larger community. RCC was launched in Fall 1998 with funding from the William & Flora Hewlett and additional funding from the Ford Foundation.
Exloco role: Project and strategic development, executive leadership, operations and staffing, grants operations and fiscal management.

Western Water Alliance (WWA)
Status: Transferred to Trout Unlimited in 2004
Purpose: WWA created the first 'trade association' for progressive western water interests, developing a shared platform to advocate for specific policies and legislation and to identify and support best practices for sustainable use of water in the Western United States. WWA was developed and governed by key leaders in the NGO, public sector and foundation community.
Exloco role: Project, policy and strategic development, executive leadership, operations and staffing, board and fiscal management.

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