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Conservation Action Fund for Education Educating and Organizing for Sustainable Living
CAFE, 540 Pacific Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95404   ~~  Tax I.D.# 74-3166298

Basebuilding Forums

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In 2012, CAFE invested in laying a framework for large-scale community organizing among local environmental groups in Sonoma County. A professional community organizer was hired to develop relationships with local leaders and groups directly impacted by environmental issues. Based on needs identified, a series of basebuilding forums were designed and conducted with the aim of expanding the capacity of grassroots environmental groups. The goal was both to make each group more effective in the work they do, and to build relationships between groups through the development of sophisticated leaders. Virtually all of these groups, while highly skilled in the science of environmental issues, were less skilled when it came to public outreach and communication. Based on this assessment, forums focused on relationship building, running effective meetings, board development, and messaging. Over 100 people from 30 local organizations across Sonoma County participated. These forums were a unique endeavor amongst environmental organizations in our community. Turnout exceeded set goals, and the response from participants in written evaluations was overwhelmingly positive. Forum participants included: Moms for Clean Air, Sierra Club, Greenbelt Alliance, CARRQ, The Laguna Foundation, Sonoma County Water Coalition, Valley of the Moon Alliance, Forests Unlimited, Trout Unlimited, Coastwalk, Friends of the Eel River, Friends of the Gualala River, California Alliance of Family Farmers, Atascadero/Greeen Valley Watershed Association, Accountable Development Coalition, Paula Lane Action Network, Friends of the Mark West Watershed, Sonoma Coast Surfrider, Concerned Citizens of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County Garden Network, Cotati Creek Critters, and Russian Riverkeeper. For details and a slideshow of pictures from one of these forums, CLICK HERE.
Conservation Action Fund for Education Educating and Organizing for Sustainable Living
CAFE, 540 Pacific Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95404   Tax I.D.# 74-3166298
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To see more information about events based on this program and also our other programs, CLICK HERE.
In 2012, CAFE invested in laying a framework for large-scale community organizing among local environmental groups in Sonoma County. A professional community organizer was hired to develop relationships with local leaders and groups directly impacted by environmental issues. Based on needs identified, a series of basebuilding forums were designed and conducted with the aim of expanding the capacity of grassroots environmental groups. The goal was both to make each group more effective in the work they do, and to build relationships between groups through the development of sophisticated leaders. Virtually all of these groups, while highly skilled in the science of environmental issues, were less skilled when it came to public outreach and communication. Based on this assessment, forums focused on relationship building, running effective meetings, board development, and messaging. Over 100 people from 30 local organizations across Sonoma County participated. These forums were a unique endeavor amongst environmental organizations in our community. Turnout exceeded set goals, and the response from participants in written evaluations was overwhelmingly positive. Forum participants included: Moms for Clean Air, Sierra Club, Greenbelt Alliance, CARRQ, The Laguna Foundation, Sonoma County Water Coalition, Valley of the Moon Alliance, Forests Unlimited, Trout Unlimited, Coastwalk, Friends of the Eel River, Friends of the Gualala River, California Alliance of Family Farmers, Atascadero/Greeen Valley Watershed Association, Accountable Development Coalition, Paula Lane Action Network, Friends of the Mark West Watershed, Sonoma Coast Surfrider, Concerned Citizens of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County Garden Network, Cotati Creek Critters, and Russian Riverkeeper. For details and a slideshow of pictures from one of these forums, CLICK HERE.

Basebuilding Forums

Conservation Action Fund for Education Educating and Organizing for Sustainable Living
CAFE, 540 Pacific Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95404   Tax I.D.# 74-3166298

Basebuilding Forums

In 2012, CAFE invested in laying a framework for large- scale community organizing among local environmental groups in Sonoma County. A professional community organizer was hired to develop relationships with local leaders and groups directly impacted by environmental issues. Based on needs identified, a series of basebuilding forums were designed and conducted with the aim of expanding the capacity of grassroots environmental groups. The goal was both to make each group more effective in the work they do, and to build relationships between groups through the development of sophisticated leaders. Virtually all of these groups, while highly skilled in the science of environmental issues, were less skilled when it came to public outreach and communication. Based on this assessment, forums focused on relationship building, running effective meetings, board development, and messaging. Over 100 people from 30 local organizations across Sonoma County participated. These forums were a unique endeavor amongst environmental organizations in our community. Turnout exceeded set goals, and the response from participants in written evaluations was overwhelmingly positive. Forum participants included: Moms for Clean Air, Sierra Club, Greenbelt Alliance, CARRQ, The Laguna Foundation, Sonoma County Water Coalition, Valley of the Moon Alliance, Forests Unlimited, Trout Unlimited, Coastwalk, Friends of the Eel River, Friends of the Gualala River, California Alliance of Family Farmers, Atascadero/Greeen Valley Watershed Association, Accountable Development Coalition, Paula Lane Action Network, Friends of the Mark West Watershed, Sonoma Coast Surfrider, Concerned Citizens of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County Garden Network, Cotati Creek Critters, and Russian Riverkeeper. To see more details and a slideshow of pictures from one of these forums,
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