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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
450,000 volunteers. |
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ACT POST CONFERENCE EDITION
Thanks for
making the ACT 2008 Member Rally & NeighborWoods Academy such a
success. Overall, attendees rated the day a 4 (very
good) on a 5 point scale. Almost every other evaluation noted that the
some session or the whole day was informative. However, I think the best evaluation came
from one of the cleaning staff. He said, "I can tell that people were
really paying attention and engaged because, when they're not, I find
doodles and confetti all over the tables and floor."
Stay
tuned during the next couple weeks for more information, pictures,
the member report, strategic trends, conference proceedings, and
more.
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SESSIONS
Presentations are available at ACT's website
There were 12 general, concurrent, and roundtable sessions,
with 38 presentations.
If you missed any of these or would like a copy of what you saw, you
can download the conference proceedings at ACT's website.
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MEMBER REPORT
Growth Rings
Attendees overwhelming asked for the Member Report to be given every
year. Members want to hear about how they are doing and what ACT has
accomplished. So, in early 2009, ACT will unveil the full Member
Report, and give a mid-year update at the 2009 Annual Meeting.
Meanwhile, here are some simple steps you can take to grow with ACT:
* Maintain membership
in ACT. Renewal membership requests for 2009 will arrive in
January. Please return
them ASAP to help keep ACT growing (with 30 new organizations
joined in 2008!).
* Use Alliance for Community
Trees Member affiliate logo on your website, letterhead,
newsletters, and other materials.
Logos are available at: ftp://actrees.org/Member_Logos
* Attend
one of ACT's free monthly webcasts
Every
third Thursday of the month. The next one, on
12/18, is the third part in a four part series on Marketing
and Communications. If
you've missed any of the webcasts, the recorded sessions are available
at ACT's website.
* Monthly
report your organization's accomplishments
Your answers to these surveys help us to market ACT members as
a group and better support you as we spotlight the work and issues of
urban and community forestry. Surveys are posted mid-month, and each
should take only a few minutes. Contact ACT if you're unsure if you
have completed all surveys for the year. |
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Grow with ACT |
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STRATEGIC TRENDS
Grow
with ACT
Members
want to stay informed about strategic trends in urban forestry, and
grow with them. To that end, ACT actively works to align national
priorities with local outreach. At this year's Annual Meeting, members
weighed in on these five priorities:
1. Less programs/services and more education/knowledge-based initiatives.
2. Programming shifts including prioritizing urban and community forestry across multiple disciplines.
3. Focus on communications and advocacy.
4. Regional planning that coordinates efforts among city officials and multi-year partnerships with local government agencies.
5. Climate change as a real opportunity to engage citizens to green their communities. |
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