From jared at actrees.org Mon Nov 3 14:42:48 2008 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 14:42:48 -0500 Subject: [ACT] Celebrate NeighborWoods Month Message-ID: Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/nwmonth_2008Nov3.html November 3, 2008 Wrap Up Accomplishments Volunteer Award Photo Contest 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. QUICK LINKS Join ACT Resources Newsroom NATIONAL SPONSOR CONTRIBUTORS WRAP UP National Campaign Grows in 2008! NeighborWoods Month 2008 officially closed this past weekend after promoting a total of 412 events, a 75% increase from 2007! During the five week campaign, 118 organizations sponsored an event in one of 134 cities in 34 states. The Statehood Prize goes to California for hosting the most events: 73 events. Click on the map to see all 2008 event locations (note that there are two pages). Learn more about NeighborWoods Month ACCOMPLISHMENTS Report your successes Estimates are that over 45,000 trees were planted with help from 21,000 volunteers. But we need your help to quantify that. Please answer a few questions, and tell us what you accomplished during October. Report your successes VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Win a trip to Washington, DC for one of your volunteers! ACT is still accepting nominations for Volunteer of the Year. This is an opportunity for ACT members to share inspirational accounts of volunteers in action and have them gain national recognition for their local contributions! Nominate a volunteer SEND US YOUR SNAPS Win $500 We're looking for great action shots that celebrate a spirit of volunteerism and stewardship for trees. Send us your inspiring, surprising, or amusing photos and we'll feature your images at the ACT Annual Meeting and Member Rally on Nov. 17 in Atlanta. The winning photograph will receive a $500 Home Depot gift card. Submit your photos Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? College Park, MD 20740 ? info at actrees.org Copyright (c) 2008 Alliance for Community Trees To Subscribe/Unsubscribe: friends at actrees.org an announce-only list for ACT's NeighborWoods Network http://actrees.org/site/lists/friends -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Tue Nov 4 20:52:35 2008 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 20:52:35 -0500 Subject: [ACT] ACT Network Update Message-ID: <2524CF55-FF0F-49CC-8FE7-44D1688A60CC@actrees.org> Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/Newsletter_2008Nov4.html November 4, 2008 In the News Success Story Research Public Policy Events Funding 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. QUICK LINKS Join ACT Resources Newsroom NATIONAL SPONSOR CONTRIBUTORS GIVE TO ACT CFC#12402 IN THE NEWS Casey Trees will establish nursery on 700-acre farm Berryville, VA (October 1, 2008)- Residents and visitors just might see a leafy native of Clarke County someday soon as they stroll along the streets of Washington, DC. The nonprofit group Casey Trees, which plants trees on private lots, in parks, at schools, and beside streets in the capital city, has plans to set up a nursery in Clarke County. Casey Trees plans to grow some of its trees on property donated to the organization- a $6.85 million farm with more than 700 acres bordering the Shenandoah River. Read the full story SUCCESS STORY NeighborWoods Youth Keep Trees Watered For the past three years, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful has operated a Youth Tree Team which helps maintain the trees planted each year on public lands such as schools, parks, greenways, and along highways. Using water donated by the local water company, the Youth Tree Team waters 500 trees each week during spring, summer and fall seasons. Find out how RESEARCH Environmental and Economic Impacts of Brownfields Redevelopment Washington, DC (July 1, 2008)- The Northeast-Midwest Institute has completed a new report that summarizes established quantifiable impacts of brownfields redevelopment. In addition to revitalized neighborhoods, there are employment gains, leveraged investment, reduced sprawl, less air emissions and greenhouse gases, and improved water quality through reduced runoff. Every $1 of public investment in brownfields leverages $8 in total investment. Learn more PUBLIC POLICY 110th Congress Adjourns Your Congressional representatives have been home since the end of October campaigning for reelection. In fact, as of the end of today, you may be sending someone new to DC. Either way, Congress is adjourned until 2009. This is a great opportunity to schedule a meeting with your representative. As a constituent, your issues and concerns speak far louder than ACT can on your behalf. So call your representative's district office, and ask to schedule a meeting or invite him/her to an event. ACT has provided some talking points as follows. Get involved EVENTS ACT Annual Member Rally 2008 ACT's Annual Meeting & NeighborWoods Academy will be held November 17 in conjunction with the Partners in Community Forestry conference November 18-20. The agenda on November 17 features research about trees as a tool for community revitalization, nonprofit executive networking, grassroots program models, and NeighborWoods tools for community organizing. A limited number of travel scholarships are still available to help defray airfare and lodging costs. Mention priority code 7003. Register today FUNDING Humana Foundation Funds Healthy Community Programs The Humana Foundation supports charitable activities that encourage decisions promoting healthy lives and healthy communities in locations where the company has a meaningful presence. One of the Foundation's focuses is the interrelationship among civic and cultural development organizations that seek to inspire communities. Find out more Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? College Park, MD 20740 ? info at actrees.org Copyright (c) 2008 Alliance for Community Trees To Subscribe: friends at actrees.org an announce-only list for ACT's NeighborWoods Network http://actrees.org/site/lists/friends -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Thu Nov 6 10:10:46 2008 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 10:10:46 -0500 Subject: [ACT] ACT Brown Bag Urban Forestry Webcast Message-ID: <28836E39-C0EA-4165-8F77-CB41C046DF1C@actrees.org> Trouble viewing this? Go to: http://actrees.org/files/Newsletter/bbls_2008nov20.html November 20, 2008 Session Topics First Segment Second Segment Network Exchange Register 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. NATIONAL SPONSOR CONTRIBUTOR Marketing & Communications- Part II: Strategy & Public Relations November 20, 2008 1:00- 2:00pm EST Nonprofit marketing can be thought of as exchanges of one value for another. Instead of exchanging $2.00 for a meal deal, nonprofits exchange critical community programs for funding or referrals, knowledge and information for community support and recognition, or a feeling of good will for donations. A good urban forestry marketing plan can leverage even a minimal marketing budget to effectively focus on county legislators, a specific neighborhood, or a specific zip code- not the general public. A target audience of soccer moms may want to know how trees help improve their property values, while business owners may want to know about economic impacts of trees. Register now SESSION TOPICS Brown Bag attendees will learn: * Knowing and understanding key audiences. * Increasing community stakeholder and fundraising support. * Influencing citizen perceptions about trees. * Establishing a positive public image. * Differences between promoting features and benefits. * Communicating about your organization and mission. * Identifying preferable and practical communications mediums by target audience. Register now TREEPEOPLE Laurie Kaufman, Director of Communications, TreePeople (Los Angeles, CA) Laurie Kaufman manages TreePeople's media, publications, public relations, and website activities. She has over 10 years experience working with nonprofit organizations in areas including community self- reliance, sustainable development, organic farming, homelessness, youth-at-risk, and children of incarcerated parents. Register now MANNING, SELVAGE, & LEE Mandy Hunsicker, Senior Account Executive (Atlanta, GA) Manning, Selvage, and Lee is widely recognized for their infinitely renewable source of energy and their cohesive and collegial culture. That culture springs from their mission to be more important to their clients. To achieve this they go beyond media relations, acting as partners and advisors to their clients. Prior to her work as a Senior Account Executive at Manning, Selvage, and Lee, Mandy worked for Fleishman-Hillard in St. Louis and Edelman in Chicago. She is a graduate of Purdue University. Register now NEIGHBORWOODS NETWORK EXCHANGE Extended Learning- On the Ground There is so much more that can be learned in a week than in an hour, and on the ground as opposed to on a webcast. So here is your chance! Join the webcast to learn more about the NeighborWoods Network Exchange and how you can spend a week shadowing another ACT member. Register now REGISTER FOR ALL WEBCASTS: actrees.org/site/resources/events Register now Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? College Park, MD 20740 ? info at actrees.org Copyright (c) 2008 Alliance for Community Trees To Subscribe: friends at actrees.org an announce-only list for ACT's NeighborWoods Network http://actrees.org/site/lists/friends -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jared at actrees.org Tue Nov 18 15:10:52 2008 From: jared at actrees.org (Jared Liu) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:10:52 -0500 Subject: [ACT] ACT Network Update Message-ID: <07C5BE58-17EA-4040-8FE7-F5C0606C1DD0@actrees.org> November 18, 2008 In the News Success Story Research Public Policy Events Funding 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. QUICK LINKS Join ACT Resources Newsroom NATIONAL SPONSOR CONTRIBUTORS GIVE TO ACT CFC#12402 IN THE NEWS Urban Forestry Partnerships in Education Webcast Available Community partners can benefit from collaborative arrangements with schools by gaining visibility and recognition for contributions, pre- screening summer workers, influencing curriculum, and improving the community's quality of life and economic development in general. Nancy Wolf of the NY State U&CF Council and Peggy Davis Coates of Friends of the LSU Hilltop Arboretum talk about their work incorporating trees into high school curriculums. Read the full story SUCCESS STORY Carbon Neutral Program Tree New Mexico, with the support of PNM, a local public utility, has designed and implemented a public education and tree planting program to mitigate carbon dioxide emitted during a special Christmas celebration in 2005. That year, an Engelmann Spruce from the Santa Fe National Forest was chosen to be the Capitol Christmas Tree displayed at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. Find out how RESEARCH Penn State Scientists Study Beetles for Cellulosic Ethanol Production Dr. Kelli Hoover is leading research to determine the potential role of Asian Longhorned Beetles in the biofuel industry. The cellulose that the beetles leave behind can be broken down fermented into ethanol that has a higher net energy balance and reduces greenhouse gas emissions even more than does corn starch ethanol. The research could result in a productive application for trees that succumb to this invasive pest. Learn more PUBLIC POLICY 110th Congress Adjourns Your Congressional representatives have been home since the end of October campaigning for reelection. In fact, as of the end of today, you may be sending someone new to DC. Either way, Congress is adjourned until 2009. This is a great opportunity to schedule a meeting with your representative. As a constituent, your issues and concerns speak far louder than ACT can on your behalf. So call your representative's district office, and ask to schedule a meeting or invite him/her to an event. ACT has provided some talking points as follows. Get involved EVENTS Marketing & Communications Webcast- Part II: Nov. 20 Typically nonprofits waste valuable resources and opportunities in substituting promotion activities for marketing strategy. A good urban forestry marketing plan can leverage even a minimal marketing budget to effectively focus on county legislators, a specific neighborhood, or a specific zip code- not the general public. A target audience of soccer moms may want to know how trees help improve their property values, while business owners may want to know about economic impacts of trees. Register today FUNDING National Middle School Sustainability Challenge Middle school students across the U.S. are invited to submit their solutions to environmental problems in their communities for the Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge, a national sustainability education initiative. This is a great opportunity to gain spotlight partnerships between local tree organizations and the nation's students and recognize urban forestry efforts that are building healthier, more sustainable communities. Find out more Please use and share ACT's materials freely with anyone interested in urban forestry, but with this copyright notice intact. Send a copy of the cited publication to: Alliance for Community Trees ? 4603 Calvert Road ? 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