[ACT] NeighborWoods Network Update - January 29 2008

[Alice Ewen Walker]

	January 29, 2008	 	
		
  	

In the News

Success Story

Research

Public Policy

Events

Funding




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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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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.

  	


  	
Read the full story
  	
  	

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.

  	


  	
Find out how
  	
  	

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.

  	

  	Learn more	 	
  	

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.

  	


  	
  Get involved
  	
  	

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."

  	
  	
Register today
  	
  	

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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