NC Conservation Network Annual Report
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2013 ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATESAlbemarle Environmental
AssociationAmerican RiversAppalachian VoicesAudubon North CarolinaBald Head Island ConservancyBlack Family Land TrustBlue Ridge ConservancyCape Fear Citizens for a Safe
EnvironmentCape Fear River WatchCarolina Farm Stewardship
AssociationCarolina Mountain Land
ConservancyCarteret County CrossroadsCatawba Center for the
EnvironmentCatawba Lands Conservancy Catawba Riverkeeper FoundationChatham Citizens for Effective
CommunitiesCitizens for a Safe EnvironmentClean Air Carolina Clean Water for North CarolinaCommunity United Church of
ChristConservation Trust for North
CarolinaDan River Basin AssociationDavidson Lands ConservancyDemocracy North CarolinaDogwood AllianceEast Coast Greenway AllianceEno River AssociationEnvironment North CarolinaEnvironmental and Conservation
OrganizationEnvironmental Defense Fund,
NC OfficeEnvironmental Educators of
North Carolina
Environmental Resource ProgramFarmer FoodshareFood & Water WatchFoothills Conservancy of North
Carolina Friends of ForsythFriends of Pocosin Lakes National
Wildlife RefugeFriends of State ParksFriends of the Deep RiverGreenpeace North CarolinaHaw River AssemblyHighlands-Cashiers Land Trust Land Trust for the Little Tennessee LandTrust for Central North
Carolina League of Women Voters of
North CarolinaLumber River Conservancy Moravian Task Force on
Environmental StewardshipMountainKeepersNational Committee for the New
RiverNatural Resources Defense
CouncilNC Alliance for Transportation
ReformNC Coastal FederationNC Coastal Land Trust NC Council of Trout UnlimitedNC Herpetological SocietyNC Interfaith Power & Light, a
program of the NC Council of Churches
NC League of Conservation VotersNC Rail-TrailsNC Sierra ClubNC Waste Awareness Reduction
NetworkNeuse Riverkeeper FoundationNew River FoundationNortheast New Hanover
Conservancy (Figure Eight Island)
Pacolet Area Conservancy Pamlico-Tar River FoundationPenderWatch & Conservancy
Pew Charitable TrustsPhysicians for Social Responsibility,
Western NC ChapterPiedmont Environmental AlliancePiedmont Land Conservancy POWER Action GroupRiver Guardian FoundationRoanoke River PartnersRocky River Heritage FoundationSandhills Area Land Trust Save Our SandhillsScotland County Of TomorrowSouthern Alliance for Clean EnergySouthern Appalachian Highlands
Conservancy Southern Environmental Law
CenterSouthWingsSustainable SandhillsTar River Land Conservancy The Conservation FundThe Conservation Fund’s
Resourceful Communities Program
The Nature ConservancyToxic Free North CarolinaTriangle Greenways CouncilTriangle Land Conservancy Umstead CoalitionUnion of Concerned ScientistsWakeUP Wake CountyWaterkeeper AllianceWestern North Carolina AllianceWhite Oak-New Riverkeeper
AllianceWinyah Rivers FoundationYadkin Riverkeeper
2013 SUPPORTERSFOUNDATION SUPPORTERSBeattie FoundationBlumenthal FoundationBurt’s Bees Greater Good
FoundationThe Educational Foundation of
AmericaThe Energy FoundationThe John Merck FundJulian Price Family FoundationMary Norris Preyer FundPark FoundationPatagoniaThe Prentice FoundationSnider Family Charitable FundZ. Smith Reynolds Foundation
ORGANIZATIONAL & BUSINESS SUPPORTERSBeth Owl’s Daughter, Tarot readerBiltmore EstateBurt’s BeesCamellia Cottage Bed and
BreakfastCape Fear River AdventuresCarolina MorningCarolina Solar Energy
Counter Culture Coffee Farm To FeetFoothill Guide ServiceGreat Outdoor Provision Co.Green AssetsGreen Planet CateringGrier Furr & Crisp, PALarry’s Coffee BeansMack and MackMerge RecordsNantahala Outdoor CenterNature’s WayNC GreenPowerNew Belgium BrewingProximity HotelPublico Design LLCRain Water SolutionsRobert B. Dance, ArtistSelf-Help Credit UnionSeventh GenerationSierra NevadaSustainable Pest SystemsT.S. DesignsThe Umstead Hotel & SpaTop of the Hill DistilleryTriangle Green CleaningTrophy Brewing CompanyUgly Boy FlutesVigor + VimWeaver Street RealtyWines for Humanity
INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERSMarian AndersLaurie AndersonMarcia Angle and Mark TrustinLinda BachLee BarnesMarcie BarnesKaren and Joe BeardenDavid J. BiesackRuss Bishop and Ginger HamiltonMary T. BoatwrightJohn Bonitz Jessica and Sterling BowenEmily BrassellTeresa Sue BrattonVero BrentjensEdward BrophyRon and Nancy BryantKemp and Jenn Burdette Caitlin BurkeChris BushKathryn ByerLawrence CahoonTracey CallisonPhilip and Linda CarlMarta ChaseMartina ChristieDamon and Amy CircostaDavid and Renee ConnellyHelen and Robert ConradRobert CrenshawAndrea CrookPeter CrowMonica DeAngelisCindy DiMattiaIlana Dubester and Gary PhillipsJames Emery
Meredith Emmett and Galia Goodman
Bill EubanksBen FeldmanElizabeth Anne FeltyKarl B. and Debbie Leiner FieldsBarbara FitzgeraldTed and Joanne FrazerJory FroggattLena GallitanoRick and Bronwyn GaskinsKathryn Gavaghan and Scott
SannerMargaret GiffordBrian GloverSue GloverEloise GrathwohlJeri GrayKathleen Gray and Peter HigginsMeredith GreenMartha GrissomNadja GustafsonWayne and Lynn HaleElizabeth HarrisPricey HarrisonLee HawleyJohn HeavenMavis HillKathleen HoffmannJohn HollingsworthAndrew HoltonAnne and Sam HummelGillian and David IeryMichaela IeryJeffrey IrvingLoretta JadelisBethany and Erik JohnsonSandy JohnsonSabrina Jones NiggelRichard KarkJane Kendall and Ran CoblePeter KrullMichelle LeeTeme LevbargPam LiebmanTerry LincolnPatrick LongMary Lucas and Ken BoggsSusan LusterMargaret Anne MackieHR and Betsy MalpassPatrick and René MartinMolly MatlockJulie Mayfield & Jim GrodeEaster Maynard and John Parker Marshall and Amye McCalliePortia McCrackenJames McGavranDeborah McGuinnAnne McLaughlinCraig & Nikki MelbySally MiglioreAdam Migliore MeyerDebbie Millis LongDon Moffitt and Sidney CruzeKen Moore and Kathy BuckHerbert MuntDavid B. NealMajorie Neufer
William NottinghamKatie Oates and Dan MurreyRichard PartridgeAlice PattersonDavid and Cary PaynterSam and Linda PearsallVickie PenningerSusan PizzoScot QuarandaPeter RaabeMatt and Danya RakerBryna RappUlla-Britt ReevesJohn and Kristin ReplogleKathleen Rice and Peter BrunsCarolyn Ritchey McCallMelissa RobinsBob and Linda RodriguezSandra RodriguezLynn and Mike RuckIrene SacksLidia SarabiaMichael Joseph SavinoBob and Kathy SchlagalKatherine SeligmannKathy SheaMargaret SmallJane and Gary SmithKrissa SotomayorArt and Kristin SpellJack and Jenny SpruillFred and Alice StanbackPaula Stober & Willard BucklenFrank StroupeJane StuttsBrenda SummersSuzanne TeshPeter TheyeBen ThomasElizabeth ThomasCharles and Patricia ThompsonGudrun ThompsonKarl ThorKristen ThornburgDiana Travis and MaryAnn
MuellerLoretta ValenskiMarna Van Der PloegCharles WalkerMichael Weaver and J. Nelson-
WeaverDon and Darlene WellsCarola Westermann and Lee
ChamblissDale WestonMark WhiteDoris WhitfieldJohn WileyRobert WilliamsKen WinterNathalie WorthingtonAlice Zawadzki
Earth Share North Carolina donors
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Dear Supporters & Friends,
In 2013, we launched our 10-year action plan to protect North Carolina’s environment. It is an ambitious plan that puts us on the
path of stopping environmental rollbacks while also making progress to protect our state for generations. While much work remains, we are proud of what we accomplished in 12 short months. Last year, we:
1. Grew. We more than tripled the size of our Public Alert network and now reach over 70,000 activists. We also grew our Facebook page to over 60,000 followers.
2. Started to make the environment a top issue for North Carolinians. We created a comprehensive communications plan, hired our first Communications Director, and earned a growing drumbeat of media attention on our issues.
3. Found new leaders. Working with our affiliates, we identified over 100 people who said they are interested in becoming leaders. We also helped a handful of environmental leaders get appointed to a local board.
We intentionally front-loaded the growth outlined in our 10-year action plan, because we knew the fight ahead required a massive response. We are in a crucial time in North Carolina’s history. Our state is not just facing one watershed moment. It faces many. Think about it:
• If Duke Energy doesn’t clean up their over 35 coal ash lagoons in our state, we could face spill after spill of highly toxic waste in our rivers.
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MISSIONThe North Carolina Conservation Network is a statewide network of nearly 100 environmental, community, and environmental justice organizations focused on protecting North Carolina’s environment and public health.
Our mission is to support, train, and coordinate diverse groups and directly advocate to achieve equitable and sustainable solutions for our environment.
STAFF:
Brian BuzbyExecutive Director
Michelle AllenPublic Action Organizer
Abby BishopPublic Outreach Organizer
Mindy HiteshueBusiness Manager
Brittany IeryPublic Alert Organizer
Nadia LuhrPolicy Analyst
Julie MayfieldWestern NC Alliance; Chair
Kemp BurdetteCape Fear River Watch; Vice-Chair
Peter RaabeAmerican Rivers; Secretary
Rick GaskinsCatawba Riverkeeper Foundation; Treasurer
Teresa BrattonGreensboro Pediatrician
Margaret GiffordFarmer Foodshare
Neasha GravesUNC Environmental Resource Program
Mavis HillTyrrell County Community Development Corporation
Marilynn Marsh-RobinsonEnvironmental Defense Fund
Don MoffittEno River Association
David PaynterNC Coastal Federation
Ulla ReevesSouthern Alliance for Clean Energy
Sandra RodríguezTriangle Community Foundation
Gudrun ThompsonSouthern Environmental Law Center
Kris ThornburgEnergy Foundation
2013 BOARD:
Board member organizations are listed for informational purposes only.
• If the NC General Assembly allows fracking to begin in our state, farms could be lost, water could be tainted, and communities destroyed.
• If President Obama’s administration allows sonar testing for offshore oil reserves to begin on our coast it could pave the way for drilling, putting our over 300 miles of pristine coastline and over 2 billion tourism dollars at grave risk.
• If the Environmental Management Commission decides to throw away decades worth of clean water protections, our waterways could become polluted and lifeless.
But, what if we came out on the right side of these watershed moments? What if we were able to make Duke Energy clean up all of their coal ash lagoons? What if our state decides not to allow fracking operations to begin? What if the President’s administration did not allow sonar testing on our coast? What if…
It is the “what ifs” that keeps NC Conservation Network working so hard. With your support and encouragement we can make sure that North Carolina comes out on the right side of these “what ifs”. Together we will protect the beautiful state we know and love.
Sincerely,
Brian BuzbyExecutive Director
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10% CONTRACTS
3% AFFILIATE DUES
36% CONTRIBUTIONS
1.5% EVENTS
0.5% INTEREST &
MISCELLANEOUS
80% PROGRAM
12% MANAGEMENT & GENERAL
8% FUNDRAISING
Grady McCalliePolicy Director
Stephanie SchweickertAffiliate Organizer
Nicole StewartDevelopment Director
Peter WalzOrganizing Director
Bridget WhalenCommunications Director
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