FoEI and Friends of the Earth US (FoE US) have a common interest in promoting and developing the campaigns, reputation, impact and sustainability of the Friends of the Earth International to create a more just world. Realizing that the success of this work requires a strong, ongoing capacity to raise the resources and funding needed for the accomplishment of these initiatives, FoEI and FoE US have agreed to work together to build funding relationships with foundations based in the United States for the international work of FoEI, its regions, and its national member groups, in an effort to both serve donor interest and increase the overall resources of Friends of the Earth around the world. FoE US and FoEI have agreed that the best way to take forward this effort is to hire an Inter