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Alliance for Community
Trees is dedicated to improving the environment where 80% of Americans
live: our cities, towns, and villages. Together, ACT's national network
of members have planted and cared for 7.8 million trees with help from
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IN THE NEWS
Environmentalists Push $1 Million Program to Save Urban Trees
Seattle,
WA (January 6, 2008)- Elected leaders and the Evergreen Cities
campaign are pushing a $1 million program to improve urban forests in
Washington state. In Seattle, about 25 percent of city tree canopy
vanished over the past 30 years, based on satellite image analysis by
American Forests.
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SUCCESS STORY
Working with Volunteers
(Atlanta,
GA) Over the last decade, Trees Atlanta developed a thriving volunteer
network that plants trees every Saturday, rain or shine, from October
through March. From April though September, volunteers provide
follow-up care for trees planted in previous years. Approximately 1,500
volunteers plant and maintain 1,500 trees annually.
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RESEARCH
Volunteer Management Best Practices Study
Camden,
NJ (December 1, 2007)- Last year, the Rutgers Business
School researched successful volunteer practices of 100
successful nonprofit organizations in a variety of services and
industries. The companies selected to participate, including the
Alliance for Community Trees, were based on Rutgers' web/library
research and with the assistance/advice of AFS-USA. The hope is that
these results could be used to benefit a diverse array of organizations
to continuously improve their volunteering program.
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PUBLIC POLICY
Energy Bill Signed Into Law
Washington,
DC (December 19, 2007)- President Bush signed the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007 (Energy Bill) into law, along with key
provisions which create new efficiency standards for an array of
consumer products from light bulbs to new buildings. There are several
opportunities of interest to ACT members.
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EVENTS
New Partners for Smart Growth Conference- Feb. 7-9
The
New Partners for Smart Growth Conference has grown significantly since
it began several years ago. The strength of this conference comes from
the variety of participants and speakers who cross disciplines to share
experiences and insights, and valuable tools and strategies to
encourage smart growth implementation and "get it done."
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FUNDING
GrantStation Event- Deadline: Jan. 30
Boost
your fundraising efforts with GrantStation. For 10 hours only on
January 30, specially discounted one-year GrantStation memberships will
be available to eligible nonprofits and public libraries for $99,
thanks to a discount offered by GrantStation.
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