Dear 1% for the Planet Network,Thank you! 2015 was a year of remarkable change for our organization. As we head into 2016, we are powered by the best kind of fuel: Gratitude. Gratitude to our amazing network of companies, nonprofits, and individuals for the critical and compelling work you are doing together to care for our planet. Gratitude to our 311 new member companies in 2015; you are our biggest “freshman class” since 2012 and we are so glad to have you aboard. Gratitude for the openness and optimism with which you have welcomed me as the new leader of 1% for the Planet and embraced the incredible potential we have yet to realize in our work together.
Our network creates positive change at a global scale. More than 1,100 member companies in 44 countries representing multiple industries donate 1% of annual sales to our vetted environmental nonprofits that deliver real solutions to the many pressing problems facing our planet. I was in Paris recently for the COP21 Climate negotiations, and the rallying cry from leaders across the government, business, and nonprofit sectors was innovative solidarity. Our planet needs us to come together with strength and creativity. And the 1% for the Planet network is doing just that.
Our 2015 accomplishments clearly demonstrate the power of our work together. In the last 12 months alone our network has: conserved thousands of acres of land in places like Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru (to name just a few) to provide habitat for endangered species ranging from treefrogs to jaguars; cleaned many tons of plastic trash from beaches and the open ocean, as well as fresh water bodies, restoring clean water to damaged ecosystems; planted hundreds of thousands of trees in locales ranging from Montana to Thailand, stabilizing eroding soils and sequestering carbon. The list - and the acres, species, tons, and plantings - goes on in the most wonderful of ways.
1% for the Planet provides the connective tissue that knits the network together and fuels our global growth. On January 1, 2016 we will be launching our 2020 Strategic Plan which calls on us to further develop and support the strong, brand-aligned giving strategies that serve our member companies and nonprofits best, and drive maximum impact. We will be expanding opportunities for individual engagement, and both our brand and our growth will be driven by the power of what we are able to accomplish together for our planet.
Thank you for the support and encouragement that so many of you have offered along the way, and - again - for the amazing work you do in the world!
Warmly and onward,
Kate
P.S. Many of you have also supported our organization financially. Thank you. The global work our network does rests on the shoulders of a lean, committed, and smart staff of 10 headquartered in Burlington, VT. Your donations enable us to serve our network most effectively, driving the impacts that truly make a difference. Click here to make a donation today.
Our network creates positive change at a global scale. More than 1,100 member companies in 44 countries representing multiple industries donate 1% of annual sales to our vetted environmental nonprofits that deliver real solutions to the many pressing problems facing our planet. I was in Paris recently for the COP21 Climate negotiations, and the rallying cry from leaders across the government, business, and nonprofit sectors was innovative solidarity. Our planet needs us to come together with strength and creativity. And the 1% for the Planet network is doing just that.
Our 2015 accomplishments clearly demonstrate the power of our work together. In the last 12 months alone our network has: conserved thousands of acres of land in places like Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru (to name just a few) to provide habitat for endangered species ranging from treefrogs to jaguars; cleaned many tons of plastic trash from beaches and the open ocean, as well as fresh water bodies, restoring clean water to damaged ecosystems; planted hundreds of thousands of trees in locales ranging from Montana to Thailand, stabilizing eroding soils and sequestering carbon. The list - and the acres, species, tons, and plantings - goes on in the most wonderful of ways.
1% for the Planet provides the connective tissue that knits the network together and fuels our global growth. On January 1, 2016 we will be launching our 2020 Strategic Plan which calls on us to further develop and support the strong, brand-aligned giving strategies that serve our member companies and nonprofits best, and drive maximum impact. We will be expanding opportunities for individual engagement, and both our brand and our growth will be driven by the power of what we are able to accomplish together for our planet.
Thank you for the support and encouragement that so many of you have offered along the way, and - again - for the amazing work you do in the world!
Warmly and onward,
Kate
P.S. Many of you have also supported our organization financially. Thank you. The global work our network does rests on the shoulders of a lean, committed, and smart staff of 10 headquartered in Burlington, VT. Your donations enable us to serve our network most effectively, driving the impacts that truly make a difference. Click here to make a donation today.
