All It’s Great Out There Coalition articles
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ArticleIGOT awards funding to youth projects in eight countries
Grassroots projects from eight different countries have been awarded funding that will help get young people active in the outdoors. The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT) has revealed details of the recipients of the latest #itsgreatoutthere grants, providing €32,000 of support to initiatives in Montenegro, France, Slovenia, the United ...
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News briefsKeen and Namuk collaborate on kids’ sandals
Oregon-based footwear brand Keen announced its collaboration on the limited edition Seacamp sandal with Swiss sustainable outdoor apparel brand Namuk. This latest limited-edition collaboration is in line with Keen’s commitment to promoting access to nature and inspiring the next generation of conservationists. 1 percent of each sale will go to ...
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ArticleIGOT invites applications for new grant opportunity round
It’s Great Out There Coalition’s grant opportunity round opens for grassroots outdoor organizations.
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ArticleView from the European Outdoor Group - ISPO incoming
This is always a really important time of year for the European Outdoor Group (EOG) and our members. At a day-to-day business level, the winter season is underway, and how that proceeds has great significance for businesses in our sector. Meanwhile, brands and retailers are also putting a big focus ...
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ArticleIGOT announces #itsgreatoutthere grant recipients
The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT) has confirmed details of eight grassroots initiatives that have received #itsgreatoutthere grants of up to €5,000. The projects will collectively deliver more than 1,300 days of outdoor activities in six different countries. Launched in 2017 by the IGOT, the #itsgreatoutthere grant program supports ...
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News briefsIGOT and Opening Up the Outdoors seek communications manager/outdoor activist
The non-profit initiatives It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT) and Opening Up the Outdoors are currently seeking a communications manager to support their campaigns to get more people in Europe active in the great outdoors. The new role offers a high degree of flexibility in terms of location and working ...
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ArticleA view from the European Outdoor Group
Last month, European Outdoor Group members gathered (online) for the Annual General Assembly (AGA). During this important meeting, we took the opportunity to look back and ahead. As well as completing some formal business, we agreed on our core program of activity and budget for 2023. Traditionally, the AGA is ...
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ArticleGrassroots organizations invited to apply for #itsgreatoutthere grants of up to €5K
The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT), a not-for-profit collaboration on a European level launched by the EOG and other founding members in 2017, has annnounced the latest round of #itsgreatoutthere grants to support European initiatives that get people active in the outdoors. Through Feb. 28, nonprofit organizations can apply ...
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ArticleIt’s Great Out There Coalition enters ambitious new era with OUTO, Schimeck new president
The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT) has begun a new era following a successful extraordinary general assembly this week. At the meeting, held online, members approved changes to the constitution that allowed for the incorporation into the coalition of the U.K.-based initiative Opening Up the Outdoors (OUTO). During the ...
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News briefsEuropean Outdoor Activity Barometer: Invitation to participate in a Europe-wide survey by EOG and IGOT
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) and the It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT) are seeking interest from the outdoor community to be part of an exciting syndicate study focusing on outdoor sports activities across Europe. Two years (and one pandemic) after the last joint research by the EOG and IGOT ...
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ArticleRecent IGOT grants continue support for grassroots projects across Europe
The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT) has announced details of six projects that have been awarded funding for projects to get more people active outdoors. In the latest round of #itsgreatoutthere grants, initiatives in four countries will each receive up to €5,000 to help them introduce new participants to ...
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ArticleIt’s Great Out There Coalition calls for applications for 2022 grant program
The It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOT), an international nonprofit registered in Brussels and set up and launched by the European Outdoor Group (EOG), has announced details of the first round of #itsgreatoutthere grants for 2022. This year, the coalition will again use its Outdoor Activity Days (OAD) model to ...
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OpinionOpinion: Sustainability - Have we all got the wrong approach?
There is not a single outdoor brand I know that does not have a sustainability policy – if anything, the term sustainability has been used for such a wide range of applications even I end up confused as to what it really means. There are two common definitions: the ...
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News briefsTwo outdoor NGOs join forces to support outdoor activities
The It’s Great Out There Coalition has teamed up with another non-profit organization to get more people active in the outdoors. A partnership with Outdoor Gear for Good will see proceeds from the sales of goods contribute to the delivery of grassroots #itsgreatoutthere participation projects throughout Europe. ...
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ArticleIt’s Great Out There Coalition launches Outdoor Activity Days concept
Introducing the new #itsgreatoutthere Outdoor Activity Days concept, the It’s Great Out There Coalition wants to allow more companies, organizations and individuals to get actively involved in the campaign while receiving clear and measurable results for every contribution to the organization. From now, the coalition will underpin ...
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ArticleJoin the #itsgreatoutthere Outdoor Activity Days kick-off event on Feb. 24
All of our readers are invited to attend the Outdoor Activity Days kick-off event on Zoom next week hosted by the It’s Great Out There Coalition. The It’s Great Out There Coalition, founded in 2017 by the European Outdoor Group (EOG) and still strongly supported by the association, has grown ...
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ArticleUpdate on EOG's 2021 Annual Assembly
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) held its annual meeting on Jan. 29. For the first time, the meeting was held digitally on Zoom but included all of the business the association typically covers at this event. Each EOG division provided an overview of its 2020 activities and an outline of ...
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ArticleEOG and Suston organize digital industry event
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) and Suston, a publication for sustainable outdoor news based in Stockholm, have finalized the program for a digital event that will take place Nov. 18-19 called “Sustain the Momentum.” The online event will ask whether the industry can support the rising interest for the outdoors ...
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News briefsYoung people to benefit from new #itsgreatoutthere grants
The It’s Great Out There Coalition has confirmed the ten projects that will be supported in the latest round of #itsgreatoutthere grants. Local initiatives in Germany, Spain, Sweden, France, Serbia and the UK that mainly involve young people will each receive €1,000 to help them get new participants active outside. ...
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News briefsLaunch of #itsgreatoutthere micro-grants to help NGOs get Europe active outdoors
The It’s Great Out There Coalition has announced details of a new round of #itsgreatoutthere grants, designed to fund projects by non-profit organisations that take new people into the outdoors. The coalition’s existing grants scheme has been adapted in the context of the major impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has ...
