NC Conservation Network Annual Report
2015 INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS
Nancy Lee AdamsonMelanie AllenMichelle AllenSharon AmbroseElizabeth AndersonSally AngerLiz AshleyKatherine Baer and
Michael PaulMarcie BarnesKaren and Joe BeardenDeborah BeasleyJohn A. BellLauren BennettDavid J. BiesackRuss Bishop and Ginger
HamiltonJessica and Sterling BowenHoward BowersBonnie BowmanKyndy BoyleCorliss BradleyVero BrentjensEric BrestelMary BrittRuth BromerSandra Brooks-MathersJonathan BrownPeter Bruns and Kathleen
RiceRon and Nancy BryantKemp BurdetteJohn BuzbyKathryn ByerLawrence CahoonTracey CallisonLori CampbellPhilip and Linda CarlJames CarrollSusan and Thomas CarsonJohn CarterPhillip CarterLee Chambliss and Carola
WestermannSarah CharlesMarta Chase and Kicab
Castaneda-MendezMartina Christie
Bruce and Quincey ChurchChuck and Julie ClarkJessica Colopy and DJ
MalmbergDavid and Renee ConnellyHelen and Robert ConradChristopher CorcoranRobert and Susan CrenshawAndrea CrookHenry CroomPeter and Mary Elisabeth
CrowLouisa DangHeather and Ben DeckCindy DiMattiaFrank DixonDeborah DobbinsJD DolinerPeggy DyerMeredith Emmett and
Galia GoodmanRobert EptingKarl B. and Deborah L.
FieldsHolly Forester-MillerLaura FraioliJoanne and Ted FrazerRachel FrezzaThelma Sharon GarbuttGary Gartner and Susan
SaengerAmy and Greg GermanyMartha GirolamiBrian GloverKathryn GoodanMilton GoreJeri GrayMeredith GreenMartha GrissomWayne and Lynn HaleDiana HalesJoanne HallsSellers and April HardeeElizabeth HarrisMary Ann HarrisonPricey HarrisonBeth Harvat and Peter
RomeynEric HenryPatricia HerringElizabeth Hester
Diane and Joe HiteshueKathleen and Carl
HoffmannPeggy HollidayJohn HollingsworthElizabeth HolstenBrianna HoneaJohn HunterNancy and Sig HutchinsonGillian and David IeryLinda JacobySandy and Harry JohnsonErin JoynerElizabeth (Betsy) KaneDavid KatzenmeyerChristopher and Katherine
KempJane Kendall and Ran
CoblePauline KnipeCecilia KolkinDavid LaMotteWinfred LawrenceMichelle LeePaul LipscombCharles LlewellynKelly LockamyFrank and Rachel LorchMary Lucas and Ken BoggsRobert MaddenPatrick and René MartinLuis MartinezMolly MatlockMax MattisonJulie Mayfield and Jim
GrodeKate and Ralph MazzaMarshall and Amye
McCallieStephen McCollumPortia McCrackenLauren McDonellRory McilmoilMary McKeownErnie McLaneyAnne and Marshall
McLaughlinCraig and Nikki MelbySally MiglioreAdam Migliore MeyerDebbie Millis Long
Robert and Karen MilnesKen Moore and Kathy
BuckSusan MyersDavid B. NealDavid L. NealChris NorrisKatie Oates and Dan
MurreyNeal OldhamColin Osborne, IIIKenneth ParrellaRichard PartridgeSam and Linda PearsallMargaret PeeplesBenjamin PeierlsVickie PenningerBerkeley PerkinsOcean PriselacTom PughScot QuarandaPeter RaabeMatt and Danya RakerBryna RappLee RathersMichelle RiderDavid RobertsonBob and Linda RodriguezSandra RodriguezEllen Rubenstein ChelmisLynn and Mike RuckRosalie RueggChris SabistonScott Sanner and Kate
GavaghanJeanette SarboCaroline SchachtPaula SchwanenflugelKatherine SeligmannCarl ShyRita SilverEdhriz SiralievGary and Jane SmithSue-Anne SolemArt and Kristin SpellFred and Alice StanbackAmanda StipePaula Stober and Willard
BucklenCynthia Strain
Robert Stratton Mark and Judie
StricklandFrank StroupeJack and Jane StuttsBrenda SummersCarol and Robert SwiftBen ThomasCharles and Patricia
ThompsonGudrun ThompsonKristen ThornburgDiana Travis and
MaryAnn MuellerValashinas FamilyJoy and Ben Vermillion
HeinsohnTaylor WattsCynthia WeeksKimberly WeglarRobin Welgos Don and Darlene WellsDale WestonDoris WhitfieldJohn WileyRenee WilhelmMolly and Barden
WinsteadKen WinterKevin WojcikewychWalt Wood and Beverly
Glover-WoodLaura YoungMargie ZalesakAlice Zawadzki
Our anonymous donors, EarthShare North Carolina Workplace Giving Donors, and our many other generous donors
2015 ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATES
Albemarle Environmental Association
Alliance for Climate Education
American RiversAppalachian VoicesAudubon North CarolinaCape Fear Citizens for a
Safe EnvironmentCape Fear River WatchCarolina Farm
Stewardship AssociationCarteret County
CrossroadsCatawba Center for the
EnvironmentCatawba Riverkeeper
FoundationChatham Citizens for
Effective CommunitiesClean Air Carolina Clean Water for North
CarolinaCommunity United
Church of ChristDan River Basin
AssociationDemocracy North
CarolinaDogwood AllianceEast Coast Greenway
AllianceEnvironment North
CarolinaEnvironmental Defense
FundEnvironmental Educators
of North CarolinaEnvironmental Resource
Program at UNC-CHFood & Water WatchFriends of ForsythFriends of State ParksFriends of the Deep RiverGreenpeace North
Carolina
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League of Women Voters of North Carolina
Moravian Task Force on Environmental Stewardship
MountainKeepersMountainTrueNatural Resources Defense
CouncilNC Alliance for
Transportation ReformNC Coastal FederationNC Council of Trout
UnlimitedNC Environmental Justice
NetworkNC Herpetological SocietyNC Interfaith Power &
Light, a program of the NC Council of Churches
NC League of Conservation Voters
NC Sierra ClubNC Waste Awareness
Reduction NetworkPhysicians for Social
Responsibility, Western NC Chapter
Piedmont Environmental Alliance
POWER Action GroupRiver Guardian
FoundationRocky River Heritage
FoundationSave our SandhillsScotland County Of
TomorrowSoundRiversSouthern Alliance for
Clean EnergySouthern Environmental
Law CenterSouthWingsSustain CharlotteToxic Free North CarolinaUmstead CoalitionWake Audubon SocietyWakeUP Wake CountyWaterkeeper Alliance White Oak-New
Riverkeeper AllianceWinyah Rivers FoundationYadkin Riverkeeper
MISSIONThe North Carolina Conservation Network is a statewide network of over 60 environmental, community, and environmental justice affiliates focused on protecting North Carolina’s environment and public health.
Our mission is to support, train, and coordinate diverse groups and directly advocate to achieve equitable and sustainable solutions for our environment.
Dear Supporters & Friends,
As I talk with friends and family across the country it doesn’t take long for them to ask me, “What’s going on in North
Carolina?”
I heard it when Governor McCrory and the legislature rushed to open North Carolina to fracking.
I really heard it when coal ash spilled into the Dan River and Governor McCrory and his environmental agency moved to protect Duke Energy instead of the public.
Most recently, I heard it when the head of Governor McCrory’s environmental agency led the charge against implementing common-sense Clean Power Plan standards to address climate change.
Now, stop and consider that these are just the big environmental stories that have grabbed national headlines and ridicule. The full list of stories goes on and on.
My response to friends and family is always the same: “This is not my North Carolina. We’re fighting back every step of the way and we’re going to get North Carolina back on track.”
This non-stop assault on our state’s environment has required us to grow and adapt to meet these new challenges. Your support has enabled us to do so while we’ve fought environmental rollbacks and built for a better future.
We haven’t always won – but it would have been far worse without your support and our work as we have stopped some of the worst proposals to rollback existing protections.
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
STAFF:Brian BuzbyExecutive Director
Jamie ColePolicy Advocate
Tameka DavisAdministrative Coordinator
Rachael EstesPolicy Analyst
Kate FulbrightCoal Ash Organizer
Mindy HiteshueBusiness Manager
Brittany IeryOnline Organizer
Grady McCalliePolicy Director
Molly McKinleyPublic Action Organizer
Brian PowellCommunications Director
Stephanie SchweickertAffiliate Organizer
Nicole StewartDevelopment Director
Peter WalzOrganizing Director
Peter RaabeAmerican Rivers; Chair
Gudrun ThompsonSouthern Environmental Law Center; Vice-Chair
Melanie AllenTreasurer
Marilynn Marsh-RobinsonEnvironmental Defense Fund; Secretary
Luis MartinezNatural Resources Defense Council; At-Large
Heather DeckSound Rivers
Deborah Dicks MaxwellNew Hanover County NAACP
Joy FieldsPete HarrisonWaterkeeper Alliance
James HendersonMavis HillTyrrell County Community Development Corporation
Sam PerkinsCatawba Riverkeeper Foundation
Doug WakemanNC Coastal Federation
Joan WalkerMountainTrue
Melissa WilliamsSierra Club
Frank YelvertonCape Fear River Watch
BOARD:
Board member organizations are listed for informational purposes only.
Thanks to you, we’re stronger and ready for the fights that still await us. Specifically, we’ve:
1) Grown our grassroots base ten-fold over the past few years. Our large social media outreach not only educates and mobilizes citizens but can also shape overall public opinion.
2) Built a communications program that is successfully earning coverage in multiple media outlets throughout the state using diverse messengers.
3) Grown our organizing team and deepened our reach on our top issues. We’re working with activists to attend public hearings, submit letters to the editors, and more.
4) Expanded our policy work allowing us to cover more issues during this time of increased rollbacks.
5) Begun to identify and are supporting the next generation of environmental leaders. This involves working with our activists to help them take on additional leadership work in their communities.
While much of 2015 was spent fighting bad rollback proposals, I remain optimistic. Together, we’re fighting for OUR North Carolina. We will continue to stand with you until we move towards a sustainable future.
Your support makes it all possible. For that, I say “thank you!”
For OUR North Carolina,
Brian Buzby, Executive Director
REVENUE
EXPENSES
25% GRANTS
2% CONTRACTS
3% AFFILIATE DUES
68% CONTRIBUTIONS
1% EVENTS
1% INTEREST &
MISCELLANEOUS
82% PROGRAM
11% MANAGEMENT & GENERAL
7% FUNDRAISING
FOUNDATIONSUPPORTERSBeattie FoundationBlumenthal FoundationThe Educational Foundation
of AmericaThe Energy FoundationInSight Fund of Triangle
Community FoundationJulian Price Family
FoundationMarcia Angle and Mark
Trustin Fund of Triangle Community Foundation
Mary Norris Preyer FundPark FoundationPatagoniaThe Prentice FoundationSnider Family Charitable
Fund Z. Smith Reynolds
Foundation
ORGANIZATIONAL & BUSINESS SUPPORTERSAlan Johnson Landscape
ServicesAlbert’s OrganicsBarrier Island ExcursionsBeth Owl’s Daughter, Tarot
ExpertBiltmore EstateBrooke Wolfe PhotographyC.W. Worth House Bed and
Breakfast
2015 SUPPORTERS
NC Conservation Network19 E. Martin Street, Suite 300Raleigh, NC 27601
(919) 857 4699
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Camellia Cottage Bed and Breakfast
Cape Fear River AdventuresCounter Culture CoffeeDr. Kirsten Petersen, D.C.Duke Lemur CenterFarm To Feet Great Outdoor Provision
Co.High Hampton InnHighland Brewing
CompanyHighland Lake Inn & ResortKrull & CompanyLarry’s CoffeeMerge RecordsMichael Joseph Savino,
LMBTMoney with a Mission/
Natural InvestmentsNew Belgium BrewingProximity HotelRain Water SolutionsRoots HummusSanctuary VineyardsSeventh GenerationSierra Nevada Brewing Co.Sustainable Pest SystemsTerrapin Beer Co.The Village of WildflowersTop of the HillTriangle Green CleaningTriangle Heroes 4 HireTrophy Brewing Co.
