Ryan Van Lenning Email & Phone Number

Eureka, Ca, Us

Arcata, California

Wild Nature Heart supports people to connect with the wisdom of wild nature, to claim their authentic power by showing up as their truest selves, and to live their soul callings and heart stories into the world.Wild Nature Heart offers 1-on-1 earth-rooted coaching, wilderness backpacking journeys, workshops, weekend retreats, and guided solo and group wilderness ceremonies/rite-of-passage.Based in Humboldt County and work primarily in the Northern California area. We have had… Show more Wild Nature Heart supports people to connect with the wisdom of wild nature, to claim their authentic power by showing up as their truest selves, and to live their soul callings and heart stories into the world.Wild Nature Heart offers 1-on-1 earth-rooted coaching, wilderness backpacking journeys, workshops, weekend retreats, and guided solo and group wilderness ceremonies/rite-of-passage.Based in Humboldt County and work primarily in the Northern California area. We have had programs in Oakland/Berkeley, Sacramento, Santa Cruz mountains, Yosemite and other parts of the Sierra, and Grass Valley. Contact us if you would like us to offer a program in your area. Show less

Oakland

Clients:California Bicycle Coalition, Smart Growth California, Oil Change International (DirtyEnergyMoney.com project), Community Food and Justice Coalition, Greenbelt Alliance, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE, The Cal 1% Project), Global Community MonitorMedia outlets and blogs published in: Earth Island Journal, Terrain Magazine: Northern California's Environmental Magazine, Oakland Local, Truthout, Ecolocalizer, Huffington Post, MatadorChange, Food First,… Show more Clients:California Bicycle Coalition, Smart Growth California, Oil Change International (DirtyEnergyMoney.com project), Community Food and Justice Coalition, Greenbelt Alliance, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE, The Cal 1% Project), Global Community MonitorMedia outlets and blogs published in: Earth Island Journal, Terrain Magazine: Northern California's Environmental Magazine, Oakland Local, Truthout, Ecolocalizer, Huffington Post, MatadorChange, Food First, PlanetSave, Ethical Traveler, Socialist Worker, DGuides Show less

Palo Alto, California

Oakland

• Write and launch monthly newsletter and event invitations• Manage website and social media • Assist with event coordination (scheduling, event materials, notes, logistics)• Worked with consultant to create project logo• Last December, we co-facilitated an event and tour in the San Joaquin Valley for funders to learn more about communities facing problems ranging from air, water, and pesticide pollution to sprawl and displacement. In June, I assisted in… Show more • Write and launch monthly newsletter and event invitations• Manage website and social media • Assist with event coordination (scheduling, event materials, notes, logistics)• Worked with consultant to create project logo• Last December, we co-facilitated an event and tour in the San Joaquin Valley for funders to learn more about communities facing problems ranging from air, water, and pesticide pollution to sprawl and displacement. In June, I assisted in organizing a statewide conference of funders to network and learn from each other about issues related to climate, affordable housing, and transportation. Show less

Oakland, Ca

I coordinated Global Footprint Network’s communications efforts, including writing newsletters, press releases, fundraising appeals, and op-eds, editing reports, sending e-blasts, and managing the website, social media, and the media database. • Co-managed media outreach and campaigns • Lead communications coordinator of 2012 Earth Overshoot Day campaign. Planned and hosted three Tweet chats with staff scientist, contributed to creation of press releases and media… Show more I coordinated Global Footprint Network’s communications efforts, including writing newsletters, press releases, fundraising appeals, and op-eds, editing reports, sending e-blasts, and managing the website, social media, and the media database. • Co-managed media outreach and campaigns • Lead communications coordinator of 2012 Earth Overshoot Day campaign. Planned and hosted three Tweet chats with staff scientist, contributed to creation of press releases and media backgrounder• Communications lead at London and New York City conferences to discuss findings of report exploring implications of ecological crises for sovereign credit analysis (co-published with the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative)• Helped plan Rio+20 media strategy, created outreach collateral, op-ed, and managed social media • Increased Twitter followers by more than 2000 and Facebook fans by more than 1000Global Footprint Network is an international think tank working to advance sustainability through the Ecological Footprint, a resource accounting tool that measures how much nature we have, how much we use and who uses what. Creating a world where everyone can live well, within the means of one planet, is going to take all of us pulling together toward this common goal.Global Footprint Network programs are designed to influence decision makers at all levels of society and to create a critical mass of powerful institutions using the Footprint to end ecological overshoot and get our economies back into balance. Show less

San Rafael, California

Online communications; write, edit, and curate monthly newsletters; design and maintain website; manage social media profiles and outreach; metrics tracking; send action and event alerts

Planting Justice is a non-profit organization based in Oakland, CA dedicated to food justice, economic justice, and sustainable local food systems. We are the first organization of our kind to combine ecological training and urban food production with a grassroots door-to-door organizing model that will vastly increase our educational community outreach, help us to recruit volunteers, decentralize our fundraising sources, and provide local jobs that also train young community organizers.

Designed and co-edited monthly newsletter; Created and updated social media profiles; Redesigned, curated, and updated new website at http://cafoodjustice.org; Created communications tutorial for staff & interns

Oakland

Centered on issues including environmental justice, food justice,transportation, development & housing, and gender & identity.Oakland Local aggregates information and news from local non-profits and community organizations working on these topics within a range of Oakland neighborhoods. We are committed to diverse voices, reader engagement, deep issue coverage and local commentary.

Writer and Co-editor of Ecolocalizer.com; Writer on PlanetSave; Social Media updates

Conducted door-to-door outreach for the TravelChoice Program, a public outreach campaign about Bay Area alternative transit policy and public transportation use.That was a great on-the-ground perspective for learning peoples’ needs and interests concerning public transit and more sustainable transportation habits, including the class and race issues related to public transit and housing

PAW is a membership-based organization that advocates for a more sane foreign policy and a nuclear-free world. I led and motivated staff crews in canvassing and fundraising in Bay Area neighborhoods. I trained new staff, led informational briefings, and conducted phone calls-to-action. I also helped facilitate a mobile community outreach to Las Vegas prior to the 2008 caucuses, where we helped to organize in Latino and lower-income neighborhoods. I was one of the leading organizers and… Show more PAW is a membership-based organization that advocates for a more sane foreign policy and a nuclear-free world. I led and motivated staff crews in canvassing and fundraising in Bay Area neighborhoods. I trained new staff, led informational briefings, and conducted phone calls-to-action. I also helped facilitate a mobile community outreach to Las Vegas prior to the 2008 caucuses, where we helped to organize in Latino and lower-income neighborhoods. I was one of the leading organizers and fundraisers and also gained office management duties including recruiting, mentoring, and training new staff, and updating financial and donor databases. Show less

I was an instructor and program coordinator in the Humanities Department, in particular Philosophy and Comparative Religion • Taught successful introductory courses in the Humanities (Philosophy & Critical Thinking, Comparative Religions, Environmental Ethics, World History) • Co-Editor Interface: Humanities, Government, and Modern Languages Student Journal• Created department fact sheets & web-pages • Developed curriculum & increased student enrollment in Humanities… Show more I was an instructor and program coordinator in the Humanities Department, in particular Philosophy and Comparative Religion • Taught successful introductory courses in the Humanities (Philosophy & Critical Thinking, Comparative Religions, Environmental Ethics, World History) • Co-Editor Interface: Humanities, Government, and Modern Languages Student Journal• Created department fact sheets & web-pages • Developed curriculum & increased student enrollment in Humanities classes• Implemented and Advised new student Philosophy Club: Think Tank• Presented For Global Awareness Week (2003-2005)• Mentored part-time faculty Show less

M.A., Humanities

B.A., Philosophy And Comparative Religions