[ACT] ACT Brown Bag Lunch Series

[Jared Liu]

	December 20, 2007	

		
  	

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ABOUT US
  	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.	

ABOUT WEBCASTS
The Brown Bag Lunch Series is a monthly webcast held at the lunch  
hour. The goal is to create informal trainings for local urban and  
community forestry organizations. The trainings leverage local  
successes by amplifying to a larger audience the model organizations'  
methods, materials, and approaches.

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STARTING A TREE GROUP & OPERATING SUSTAINABLY
December 20, 2007
1:00- 2:00pm EST

  	
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SESSION DESCRIPTION
Building the Base

Citizen foresters around the country are working to make communities  
more livable for us all. ACT members, in particular, are on the  
cutting edge of emerging issues, working with government and business  
on SmartGrowth initiatives, engaging citizens to transform  
communities, and promoting workforce development in minority  
communities. One thing they all have in common is that they all  
started from the ground floor.


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SESSION TOPICS
Brown Bag attendees will learn:
* How these organizations grew from a startup.
* If any major program shifts were required.
* Creating a board and network of partners.
* Harnessing volunteers as repeat customers.
* Funding the operation and making it sustainable.

  	
  	
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STARTING A TREEP GROUP
Marcia Bansley, Executive Director, Trees Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)

Trees Atlanta was established in 1985 to improve the green space in  
downtown Atlanta. Its original focus was on planting large street  
trees in the downtown area. In the 1990s, Trees Atlanta made a major  
program shift to support greening throughout Atlanta's neighborhoods.  
Now, from April through September, volunteers provide follow-up care  
for trees planted in previous years. Approximately 1,500 volunteers  
plant and maintain 1,500 trees annually. These volunteers donate  
about 2,500 hours each year.

  	



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OPERATING SUSTAINABLY
Anna Dooley, Executive Director, Greenscape of Jacksonville  
(Jacksonville, FL)

Greenscape of Jacksonville was started in 1975 by a small group of  
citizens. The first project focused on the downtown area. That year,  
collaborating with the City of Jacksonville through the Jacksonville  
Downtown Development Authority, Greenscape planted 250 commemorative  
trees along downtown sidewalks. Gradually the organization directed  
its focus outward from the city center, sharing responsibility for  
tree planting with interested neighborhood and community groups.  
Today Greenscape has placed over 150,000 trees in Jacksonville and  
over $1 million in state funding has been awarded through FDOT  
Highway Beautification Programs.

  	



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REGISTER
Register for the webcast at:

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