You don’t have to be an expert or even know an expert to learn how to green the day-to-day activities of your organization. An outgrowth and companion to GreenNonprofitsa nonprofit organization founded to be an accessible source of information about greening the nonprofit workplaceNonprofit Guide to Going Green is your comprehensive practical learning tool to guiding your nonprofitin every aspecttowards becoming greener.
Timely and practical, Nonprofit Guide to Going Green is packed with workable solutions toward becoming greener, such as organizing an e-solicitation, instead of a paper one, changing your travel plans to be more environmentally friendly, using and reusing more green products, completing a green audit and moving toward becoming green certified, greening your budget, and much more! Plus, authoritative advice on how to:
- Examine your organization’s fundraising efforts and transition
- Incorporate green techniques to contribute toward increasing revenues and reducing expenses
- Build awareness of your organization and present it as a sustainability leader in your community
- Understand and make changes in your use of water, chemicals, and energy
- Take proactive measurable steps to protect the environment that cost little or no money
As people and corporations around the world become greener, they in turn expect the charities they support to also take proactive steps to protect the environment. Nonprofit Guide to Going Green leads the way in helping your organization meet this challenge and is an essential call to action for this new century. It is your definitive go-to resource for the nonprofit community to learn how to most effectively transition into green[er] organizations.
This book is printed on acid-free paper made from 100% post-consumer recycled pulp with soy ink.
You don’t have to be an expert or even know an expert to learn how to green the day-to-day activities of your organization. An outgrowth and companion to GreenNonprofits–a nonprofit organization founded to be an accessible source of information about greening the nonprofit workplace–Nonprofit Guide to Going Green is your comprehensive practical learning tool to guiding your nonprofit–in every aspect–towards becoming greener.
Timely and practical, Nonprofit Guide to Going Green is packed with workable solutions toward becoming greener, such as organizing an e-solicitation, instead of a paper one, changing your travel plans to be more environmentally friendly, using and reusing more green products, completing a green audit and moving toward becoming green certified, greening your budget, and much more! Plus, authoritative advice on how to:
- Examine your organization’s fundraising efforts and transition
- Incorporate green techniques to contribute toward increasing revenues and reducing expenses
- Build awareness of your organization and present it as a sustainability leader in your community
- Understand and make changes in your use of water, chemicals, and energy
- Take proactive measurable steps to protect the environment that cost little or no money
As people and corporations around the world become greener, they in turn expect the charities they support to also take proactive steps to protect the environment. Nonprofit Guide to Going Green leads the way in helping your organization meet this challenge and is an essential call to action for this new century. It is your definitive go-to resource for the nonprofit community to learn how to most effectively transition into green[er] organizations.
This book is printed on acid-free paper made from 100% post-consumer recycled pulp with soy ink.
About the Author
TED HART, ACFRE, is founder and CEO of the new international nonprofit environmental movement called GreenNonprofits (http://greennonprofits.org), dedicated to helping nonprofits and NGOs around the world to learn how to become part of the much needed global environmental solution. He is also considered one of the foremost experts in ePhilanthropy around the world, and is sought after internationally as an inspirational and practical speaker and consultant on topics related to nonprofit strategy both online and offline. (http://tedhart.com)
ADRIENNE D. CAPPS, CFRE, has worked in the nonprofit sector as a fundraiser and marketer for her entire career. Over the past eleven years, she has raised nearly $20 million for a variety of causes, including at-risk youth, mental health, and higher education in Virginia, New York, and California.
MATTHEW BAUER is the President of BetterWorld Telecom. As a social entrepreneur, Matt has worked to improve communities in the United States and abroad in both for-profit and nonprofit sectors over the past twenty years.
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