Wild Earth Allies
Jason Ruiz-Swartz is an accomplished Development Manager at Wild Earth Allies since 2022, where responsibilities include managing grants, research for donor engagement strategies, writing proposals that have achieved over $6M in revenue, and presenting content on wildlife conservation. Jason's academic experience includes serving as an Adjunct Professor at McDaniel College in 2023, where course development was aligned with environmental studies standards. Previous roles include Outreach Specialist at Penn State Erie, Program Manager at The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, and Program Specialist in Watershed Forestry, consistently focusing on building robust programs and securing funding through effective relationship management and grant writing. Jason holds multiple degrees from Slippery Rock University and McDaniel College, emphasizing expertise in Park and Resource Management, Environmental Education, and Environmental Studies.
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Wild Earth Allies
Wild Earth Allies’ mission is to protect vital areas of our natural world for the benefit of wildlife, habitats, and people by inspiring collaborative action. Together with our field partners, we focus on locally-led actions to protect wildlife and habitats in ways that improve human well-being. We have built a solid track record of success over decades. Today, our community-based conservation efforts make a lasting, positive impact across more than 3 million acres of priority terrestrial and marine ecosystems globally. Our greatest strength is our people. We join forces with accomplished local practitioners to turn the tide of biodiversity and habitat loss in critical areas around the world. We engage in collaborative program design, implementation, and shared learning to maximize positive outcomes for wildlife, habitats, and people. Wild Earth Allies is built on important values—optimism, cultural respect, shared learning, and integrity. We select our initiatives based on the most pressing needs and genuine opportunities to catalyze change in culturally appropriate ways. Our lean structure allows donor support to quickly reach the field to benefit wildlife, habitats, and people. We have earned top nonprofit rankings from Charity Navigator for over a decade and the highest level of recognition by Candid (formerly GuideStar), the Platinum Seal of Transparency.