PA 395 Day 3 Non-Profits and the Environment Gary Flomenhoft June 8, 2003

PA 395 Day 3

Non-Profits and the EnvironmentGary FlomenhoftJune 8, 2003

John Wesley Powell

“Greatest Good for the Greatest number for the longest time.”

Gifford Pinchot

Rosalie Edge-Audubon Gadfly

Will H. Durg: Isaak Walton League

Stephen Mather-Natl Park Service

Aldo Leopold-Land Ethic

Rachel Carson-Silent Spring

Barry Commoner-Closing Circle, anti-capitalism

David Brower-Sierra Club, FOE, EII

Paul Ehrlich, Pop Bomb, ZPG

I=PAT

Ralph Nadar, PIRG, etc.

Howard Zahniser, Wilderness

Group of Ten

Organization ‘88 budget (millions)

% from members

EDF

EPI

FOE

Izaak Walton League

Audubon $38 $10MNatl Parks and Conservation

Natl Wildlife Federation $63 22%Natural Resources Defense Council $11 40%Sierra Club $19 64%Wilderness Society $9 50%

Greenpeace 1969

Greenpeace USA is one of more than 30 international offices of Greenpeace International, which boasts 2.6 million members around the world. At its height in the late 1980s, the USA group had 22 regional offices and 65 staff members. But in the early 1990s, like most major environmental groups, Greenpeace tanked.

The group has gained 50,000 members since 1999

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines01/0904-01.htm

Greenpeace 1969 (WWF, FOE)

Earth Island Institute-dolphins

14 year boycott

Direct action

Guerilla theatre

Issues

A) Population: ZPGB) Endangered species: Greenpeace, Earth IslandC) Forests: Earth First,D) Nuclear Power: SANE, PFPNW,E) Consumption: New American Dream, AdbustersF) Air pollution/ CO2: VPIRGG) Water pollution: VPIRGH) Land pollution/Toxic waste:I) Pesticides/organic food:J) Smart Growth: VT Forum on SprawlK) Over-arching issues/orgs/ Political: Green PartyL) Lobbying: NRDC, FOE, EDF, Natl Wildlife, Wilderness Society, etc.

Challenges, Ingram, Colnic, Mann

1) Adapting to the grassroots

2) Maintaining membership without confrontation

3) Failure of Policy and Lack of progress Unfulfilled Promises:

Biodiversity/endangerment, toxic pollution/superfund,Air, water pollution, wilderness protection.

4) No evidence of a mass political movement

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”--- Margaret Mead

Making a Difference

Goethe Quote

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way.

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.

-Goethe