jon averill pa 395 june 21, 2003
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Jon Averill PA 395 June 21, 2003. Introduction Personal Goals Reality Background Themes What works What doesn’t work Test your River IQ – Prizes!. Personal Goals. Interested in “technical” nature of watersheds. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Jon Averill
PA 395
June 21, 2003
Introduction
Personal Goals
Reality
Background
Themes
What works
What doesn’t work
Test your River IQ – Prizes!
o Interested in “technical” nature of watersheds.
o I have been aware local articles & issues ICW the Potash Brook and the pending Lowe’s development.
o Wanted to get down and dirty and find the bastards who are polluting our waters.
o Expected to go out in the field, Petri dish in hand to prove pollution. And act…..
Personal Goals
o Desk work.
o I work at home….
o Organizing
o Causation Issue.
o Highly technical to prove.
o Single Source vs. Multiple Source issues
o balance of politics.
o Rigidness of another point of view.
o Governmental Agencies
Reality
o Steve Dickens
o River Network Program Director
o Community and Program Organizing Director.
o Psychology background
o Part time RWN – Part time EAP manager.
o Organizing Groups
o Training Groups
o Workshops
Background
o River Network – (Regional)o Phil Wallin
o NM, 1988
o River guardians – start organization to help.
o River Watch – (Regional)o Group, Jack Byrne - $
o VT, 1987
o Ottauquechee River – clean it up.
o Merged in 1998
- Organization Expertise (RN)
- Technical expertise (RW)
- National – VT, Oregon and D.C.
Background
Service OrganizationService Organization
River Network's Mission is to help people understand, protect and restore rivers and
their watersheds.
We envision a nation whose rivers are cared for by those who use them and live in their
watershed. Our constituency is comprised of grassroots river and watershed conservation
organizations, public agencies, tribal governments and coalitions, and other
working to save freshwater ecosystems.
Mission
o Partnership Network – 700 in 2002, 200 in 1998
o River Rally – 400 in 2002, 300 in 2001
o Partnerships in every state in the Union.
o Belize, BC, CZECH Republic, Iran, Virgin Islands, Vietnam, Yukon
o Vermont:oBatten Kill Watershed Alliance
oFriends of Mad River
oFriends of the Winooski River
oLake Champlain Lakekeeper
o UVM Watershed Alliance
o….15 others.
Membership
Ways to Give:
Become a Friend - $100
Become a Partner - $100/Annual
Become a Corporate Champion –
River Protector $25,000
River Defender $10,000River Sustainer $5,000
River Partner $1,000
Financing
Operating Revenue & Support
47%
22%
5%
7%
19%
Private Contributions
Government Grants
River Rally Revenues
Consulting Fees
Other
Expenses
22%
64%
6%8%
River ConservancyPrograms
Watershed Programs
Management Expenses
Fundraising Expenses
25 Staff
$439,304
$17,572/Year
2002 Figures
Non-Profit
o Programs and Services to organize.
o River Source Information Center
o Training Sessions
o Consultation Services
o Financial Assistance
o Publications
o Partnership Programs
Themes
o Funding
o Foundation Grants
o Government Grants
o Donations
o Programs
o National
o Training, Organization & Information
o Branding with major corporations
o Events
o Financial Implication = Valuation of impact
What works
River Rally 2003
o Economy
o Politics
o Adversarial Positions
o Short-Term Decisions = Business Model
o Keeping good people
oByrne – CSF: Center for Sustainable Future
oWallin - Western Rivers Conservancy
Lesson’s Learned
The mission of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), as an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is to serve the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and disease related to toxic substances.
o Awareness
o 12 Questions
o Highest Score wins a prize.
o Tie Breaker – “Price is Right” –
o Pick a number 0 - 100
Test your River IQ