7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
1/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
2/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
3/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
4/36
Dear FriendsWe are holding this place and its unparalleled natural
resources in a trust for future generations. You Are Here
is our campaign to support West Michigan Environmental
Action Council. Please join us in an effort to help protect
the natural resources that place West Michigan among
the greatest places on our planet.
David LaGrandCampaign Co-Chair
Vern Ehlers
Campaign Co-Chair
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
5/36
Photobyjimfix
!
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
6/36
This is West Michigan.
A place defined by its natural resources.
PhotobyKe
vinDooley
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
7/36
A place defined by its people.
PhotobyPearlBeerhorst
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
8/36
West Michigan Environmental
Action Council has been our
regions preeminent resource for
environmental education and
advocacy since 1968. We lead
environmental protection in WestMichigan by inspiring action.
Our founding director, Joan
Wolfe, was an ordinary citizen
who, concerned about the issues
We protect this placewith the help of its people.
of the time, began organizing
the region and the state to
protect our environment for
her family. She didnt have a
lot of resources, but she knew
there were people here equallypassionate about our natural
world, leaders and activists
with diverse backgrounds and
interests that together could
make history.
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
9/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
10/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
11/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
12/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
13/36
The legacy of Joan Wolfe and that rst
wave of environmental activists is being
threatened. We need to reshape the way
we live as a community and as a species.
We must act now to address the greatest
issues of our time: freshwater protection
and energy conservation.
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
14/36
AND RAPIDS COMMUNITY STORMWATER PLANNINITIATIVE CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCACY TEACH FO
HE WATERSHED BETTERBUILDINGS FOR MICHIGASIAN CARP ADVOCACY GRAND RIVER GREEN UYORS ANNUAL GRAND RIVER CLEAN UP 15 TO RIVRMWATER CAMPAIGN ADOPT A STREAM WMEAC
IES ENERGY FUTURE FORUMS HOLLAND COMMUERGY PLAN AIRPORT DEICER POLICY RAINBARRORKSHOPS RAIN GARDENS SEPTICS POLICERGY OPTIMIZATION AND SMART GRID ADVOCA
YDRAULIC FRACTURING REGULATIONS WOMENNVIRONMENT GREEN BUILDING DEMONSTRATIOITE ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMEN
ATER PRIVATIZATION ADVOCACYNOW COMPLETTREETS GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESREEN GRAND RAPIDS URBAN TRANSIT ADVOCACAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY STORMWATER PLANNI
TIATIVE CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCACY TEACH FOR TTERSHED BETTERBUILDINGS FOR MICHIGAN ASI
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
15/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
16/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
17/36
Non-point source pollution, or stormwater
runoff, is the largest threat to our regions
precious freshwater resources.
Protecting our water, waterways and
infrastructure will require a comprehensive
reinvention of stormwater policy and
practice. We will have to reinvent municipalplanning policy to build our communities in
ways that protect our water by capturing rain
water where it falls. This work will touch all
facets of life in West Michigan.
We need your help.
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
18/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
19/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
20/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
21/36
As it now stands, the cost
to power our lives and
community is simply too great.
Our state spends some $24
billion on energy each year.And that pales compared to
the cost in human health and
environmental degradation.
West Michigan deserves a better
energy future, one built on the
premise that the best new energyis the energy never used.
Rightsizing the way we power
our lives will not be easy.
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
22/36
Today, WMEAC is a high-energyoperation fueled by the next
generation of environmental
educators, policy makers,
engineers, scientists and members
of the creative class. Our workis focused on protecting water
and sustaining our communities.
Were tackling the toughest
issues of our timeour futures
are dependent on our success.
The You Are Here campaignwill position WMEAC to sustain
our investments in talented
young people. Well also expand
our capacity to address fresh
water protection and energyplanning for our region, ensuring
we sustain our environmental
legacy for future generations.
But they cant do it
without your help.
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
23/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
24/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
25/36
Our top prioritiesare leadership,protecting fresh
water, our newenergy future andinfrastructure.
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
26/36
Protecting Fresh Water
This fund will be focused on
bringing our stormwater work
in the City of Grand Rapids to
scale in the Lower Grand River
Watershed. Community funds
will match and leverage additional
state, federal and philanthropic
dollars to help us move this
work forward.
Funding to mobilize our communityaround the key environmental issues
of our time.
New Energy Future
WMEACs work to deliver
energy efciency and improved
energy policy in the region must
be expanded to ensure our
communitys quality of life and
economic future, as well as our
air and water quality. WMEAC
will leverage this fund to increase
our work around energy literacy,
new energy demonstrations
and continued efforts to achieve
energy conservation.
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
27/36
Leadership Training
WMEAC needs to invest in its staff
through continuing education and
leadership training. With funding
from the community, program
staff will be trained to facilitate
community dialogue for productiveoutcomes. Leadership training will
rene and improve our approaches.
The issues we face require not just
inspired leadership, but strong,
inclusive and practiced leadership;we dont have time for mistakes.
Investing in our current leadershipteam and ensuring the cultivation of
future environmental leaders throughendowed fellowships.
Fellowships
Emerging professionals and students
have long played critical roles in
our work. Weve found that small
investments in our regions talented and
passionate emerging professionals and
students derive exponential outcomes.
Fellowships will allow us to attract
and retain the brightest post-and
near-graduate students to work on
environmental issues in our community.
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
28/36
Interior Space & Technology
WMEAC needs to adapt our interior
space to make room for more
people to work productively. Weneed additional meeting rooms and
space for people to concentrate in
a quiet environment. With a growing
team, WMEAC has increasing
technology needs. Our server is no
longer appropriately sized for theamount of information we store.
Our phone system is maxed out
entirely. New technologies are
available that will better support
our growing team and sustain our
archives for future generations.
Maintenance Fund
Our Double Gold, LEED-certied
building continues to serve as
a demonstration site to inspireprofessionals, students and citizen
groups to consider the natural
environment and limited resources
when creating our built environment.
WMEAC needs to prepare to
maintain this space in the comingyears so it remains an attractive
place to learn and understand why
and how we might change the way
our communities are built.
An office space designed for maximumuse and equipped for the future.
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
29/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
30/36
WATER
Seed money to recongure stormwater policy in the Lower
Grand River Watershed.ENERGY
Seed money to shape regional priorities around energy
optimization in the region.
$100,000
$100,000
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Training for West Michigans environmental leadership team and new
program management staff through the Institute for Conservation
Leadership, Johnson Center for Philanthropy and other local and
national resources.
ENVIRONMENTAL FELLOWSHIP FUND
Endowed Fellowship Seats (three, $3,000 stipends annually) Water
Protection, Energy Policy, Minority Activism for the Environment
$50,000
$250,000
OFFICE & INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Ofce Reconguration for Expanded Use
INSTALLING/UPGRADING COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
GREEN BUILDING MAINTENANCE FUND
$43,996
$12,000
$60,000
2011 Annual Campaign Operating Funds $100,000
2012 Annual Campaign Operating Funds $100,000
Campaign Costs $50,000
Total Campaign Goal $865,996
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
31/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
32/36
You can help us achieve these goalsby supporting this campaign through:
a one-time cash gift
a multiple-year pledgecommitment (to be paid over athree year period)
a gift ofappreciated assets(i.e. stock)
the donation of an asset thatcan be converted to cash (i.e.property, an automobile, etc.)
an estate gift.
The You Are Here campaign
is seeking $866,000 in
community philanthropy to
support environmental advocacy
and programming, internships
for young adults, and capital
funds for facility renovations.
Now, you can help.
West Michigan Environmental Action Council is a qualied 501(c)3 nonprot organization.
Accordingly, your charitable gift is tax deductible to the full extent of state and federal law.
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
33/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
34/36
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
35/36
Rachel Hood
Executive Director
616.451.3051 x22
We are here. Ready to move West Michiganforward. Please join us. Let us know if youd
like to talk with us personally about how you
can be a part of our campaign.
Tim Berghuis
Director of Operations
616.451.3051 x30
Daniel Schoonmaker
Communications/
Member Services
616.451.3051 x28
West Michigan Environmental Action Council 1007 Lake Drive SE Grand Rapids Michigan 49506
7/31/2019 YAH Brochure Low Res
36/36
PrintedatCustomPrintersin
GrandRapids,Michigan,using100%w
indenergyandvegetable-basedinks
w
ithpapermanufacturedinNiles,MichiganatFrenchP
aperCompany.