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AnnualReport

FortheyearendedJune30,2017OurMission:Toacceleratethepaceofpositiveenvironmentalchangebyunleashingthecollaborativepowerofmotivatedbusinessesandpassionatepeopleinsupportofourvitalnetworkofmemberorganizations.OurPurpose:Toensureathrivingfutureforallinhabitantsofourbeautifulplanet.OurVision:Aninclusiveandengagednetworkofpurpose-drivenindividualsandorganizationsworkingtogethertoensureahealthyandsustainableenvironment.

2017:InnovatingSustainableSolutionsforourPlanetEarthShare’snationwidenetworkincludesnearly600state-based,nationalandinternationalAmericannonprofits,proudlysupportedbyEarthShareatWorkprogramsandemployeephilanthropy.EarthShare’sChapters,StateAffiliates,andbenefitingmemberorganizationsengagedthousandsofpeopleinphilanthropic,educational,andcommunityvolunteerismactivitiesin2017tohelpcareforandprotecttheworldweshare.TheEarthSharenetworkdeliveredmorethan$3.8millioninfundingtoAmerica’smostrespectedandresponsibleenvironmentalandconservationorganizationsin2017.Thisincluded$134,744raisedthroughEarthShareatWorkpartnerships,$42,000ofwhichrepresentedgrantsandsponsorshiprevenueformembersinvolvedinourcorporateengagementprograms.Withnearly30yearsofexperienceinengagingprivateandpublicsectoremployeesaroundenvironmentalissues,EarthShareremainedfocusedonopportunitiestoharnessthepowerofpurposefulemployeestosupportachievementofcorporatesustainabilitygoals.EarthSharefinalizedandpublisheditsthree-yearstrategicplanin2017toguidetheorganizationinallactivitiesthrough2020.Inittheorganizationidentifiedfiveprimarystrategiestohelpitsnetworkengagemorepeopleandresourcesinthecareofourenvironment.Ourstrategyisfocusedonachievinganinclusive,involved,andpurpose-drivennetworkthatisempoweredtocreatethechangeourplanetneedstoflourishandensureathrivingfuture.

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EarthSharecontinuedtoinnovateprogrammaticofferingstoincreasesupportforitsmembershipandassistitscorporatepartnerswithmeetingtheexpectationsofamodernworkforce,andenablethemtocreatepositiveimpactforsocialandenvironmentalissues.InApril2017theorganizationlaunchedapilotprogramcalledtheEarthShareCorporateAlliance.Theprogramwasdevelopedasaturn-keysolutiontohelpcompanieseducatetheiremployeesaboutourchangingplanet,andempowerthemwithopportunitiestocreatetangibleenvironmentalandsocialimpact.Alliancemembercompaniesweregiventoolstohelpinformandengageemployees,andprovideawell-roundedperspectiveabouttheimpactsofclimatechangeonourfood,water,energy,andeconomicsystems.Inadditiontoengagingcontentthatincludedtips,newsandwebinars,theCorporateAlliance“toolkit”providedrelevantcustomizedcontenttobuildawarenessabouttheimpactofclimatechangeonpartner-specificindustries.Theprogramalsoofferedmanagerstheflexibilitytodecidehowtostrategicallyleveragecontentandothermemberbenefitstogalvanizetheiremployees’commitmentandprogresstowardspecificgoals.EarthSharecontinueditsworktoexpandalladvisoryandprogrammaticservicesinsupportofenvironmentalprogressanditsmembers’missions:

• TheEarthShareCorporateAlliancewelcomedWells

FargoandStandardandPoor’sasitsinauguralmembers.

• EarthShareatWorkpartnershipswererenewedwithcompaniesincludingGuardianLifeInsurance,TIAA,andLBrands.ThesetailoredEarthShareatWorkprogramsincludedGreenTeamliaisonservices;employeeinnovationprogramsandrecognitionsupport;communityandvolunteerevents;interactivewebinarsandeducationalexperiences;andemployeeoutreachmessagingandexternalcommunications.

• EarthShareco-developedandparticipatedinthe16thAnnualCharities@WorkBestPracticesSummitonEmployeeEngagementinCorporateCitizenship.The2017summitwashostedbyCharities@Work(EarthShare,GlobalImpact,CommunityHealthCharitiesandAmerica’sCharities)andtheAssociationofCorporateCitizenshipProfessionals(ACCP),and

“EarthShare’smissionistoaccelerate

thepaceofpositiveenvironmental

changethroughthecollaborative

powerofmotivatedbusinesses,

individuals,andournationwide

networkofenvironmentaland

conservationorganizations.We

listenedtotheneedsoftheCSR

communityandtheEarthShare

CorporateAllianceistheresult.

Deliveringaneasilyadministered,

relevant,andcompellingprogramto

ourpartnerswillhelptheminspirethe

commitmentneededfromtheir

employeesforprogress.”

Meri-MargaretDeoudes,

President&CEO,EarthShare

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broughttogethercorporateprofessionalsfocusedonphilanthropy,CSR,andemployeeengagementtodiscusschallengesandexploresolutionsacrossthesepractices.ParticipantsandsponsorsincludedMicrosoft,GuardianLifeInsurance,NYLifeInsurance,MicroEdge,Blackbaud,andCoca-Cola.

• EarthSharecontinuedtoassistitsmembershipinnavigatingthechanginglandscaperelatedtotheworld’slargestworkplacegivingcampaign,theCombinedFederalCampaign(CFC),includingnewopportunitiesconnectedtoaretiredfederalcommunityannuityprogram.EachyeartheCFCraisesmillionsofdollarsfornonprofitsthatprotectourplanet,serveourcommunities,andprovidevitalresourcestopeopleinneed.

EmpoweringtheEnvironmentalCommunity:

2017EarthShareSupportedAccomplishments

Weapplaudthededicatedpeoplebehindsomeofthemostimportantenvironmentalprogressof2017.ThesevictoriesforthehealthofournaturalresourceswouldnotbepossiblewithoutthesupporterswhochoosetocontributetoasustainablefuturethroughEarthShareanditsmembership.EarthShare’sbenefitingmemberorganizationshadmuchtocelebratein2017:

FORESTS,PARKS&LANDCONSERVATION

• AspartoftheireffortstostopdeforestationintheAmazonby2020,Conservation

Internationalprotectedmorethan10,000acresofAmazonrainforestwithsupportfrom31countries,all50states,andagenerouscorporatedonormatch.Thiswasthelargestacre-for-acrematchprogramConservationInternationalhasexecutedfortheAmazon,oneoftheworld’sirreplaceablelandscapes.[source:ConservationInternational]

• CityParksAlliancereleasedCityParks:America’sNewInfrastructure,thefirstvideoinaseriesdocumentingthemulti-functionalbenefitsofurbanparks.Withgrowingurbanpopulations,localgovernmentsaretakingafreshlookatparksasawiseinvestmenttoaddressourgreatesturbanchallenges—fromstormwatermanagementtoreducingpublichealthcoststoeconomicrevitalization.Thevideosincludeinterviewswithlocalbusinessleaders,realestatedevelopers,electedofficials,urbandesignandparkprofessionals,academics,andothers.[source:CityParksAlliance]

• TheTrustforPublicLandopened41newparksandplaygroundsandprotected51,907

acres—frompocketparks,tofamilyfarms,towildbackcountryescapes.[source:TrustforPublicLand]

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ENVIRONMENTALJUSTICE

§ Earthjusticelegalexpertscontinuetosupportagrowingclimatemovementacrossthe

country.TheorganizationwonkeyvictoriesinCongressandthecourtsagainsteffortstostallorrepealfederalrulespreventingoilandgasoperationsfromwastingmethane,anextremelypotentclimatepollutant.Partneringwithconservationcoalitions,tribes,andcommunitygroups,theorganizationchallengednewfossilfuelinfrastructurethatwillharmcommunitiesandourclimate,fromCaliforniaandthePacificNorthwesttoNewYork,fromtheGreatPlainstotheGulf.[source:Earthjustice]

§ Outofrecognitionthattheworktoprotectourcommunitiesandourenvironmentcannotbeseparated,theSierraClubmobilizeditsmembersacrossthecountrytojoinCenterforCommunityChange,UnitedWeDream,SEIU,PlannedParenthood,theHumanRightsCampaignandotheralliesinnational-day-of-actionralliestosupportimmigrants,diversityandsocialjustice.[source:SierraClub]

OCEANS,RIVERS&WATER

• OceanaattachedsatellitetagstobluesharksoffthenortheastcoastoftheU.S.totrack

theirmovementstoseehowclosetheygettofishingboats.Tensofmillionsofsharksarekilledeveryyearwhenthey’recaughtinfishinglines.Thetechniquefromthispilotprogramcanbeusedtostudythemovementsofotherspeciesthatmightbesensitivetobycatch,suchasseaturtles.Thedatacouldindicatehotspotswherefishingshouldbelimited,orwheremodifiedgearisneeded.[source:Oceana]

• AmericanRiversadvocatedfortheremovaloftheMilburnieDamforoveradecade,andiscelebratingtheremovalofthisdamontheNeuseRiverinRaleigh,NC.Thedamhadnotproducedpowerinyears,wasthesiteofmultipledrownings,andposedabarriertomigratoryfish.Removalofthedamisallowingfishtoreturntohistoricspawninggroundsandrestoringhabitatstotheiroriginalstreamecosystem.[source:AmericanRivers]

• HousatonicValleyAssociationpartneredonasurveytocheckstormwaterpipesthat

dischargeintotheHousatonicRiverinPittsfield,MA.SurveycrewsfoundharmfulE.colibacteriainmanypipesandwereabletologresultsandgeo-taggedphotoswhileinthefieldusinganewsmartphoneapp.ThesurveywillbeusedtodiscusshowtofurtherdiagnoseandremedyinfrastructureproblemsthatmaybecausingthereleaseofbacteriaintotheHousatonicRiver.[source:HousatonicValleyAssociation]

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• TheAlliancefortheGreatLakeshelpedassessprogressonacommitmentmadebythegovernmentsofOhio,Michigan,andOntariotoreducephosphoruspollutioninLakeErieby40%by2025.Theyreviewedlegislation,regulations,andpolicyineachjurisdictionandreleasedtheirfindingsinanoriginalreport,RescuingLakeEerie:AnAssessmentofProgress.[source:AlliancefortheGreatLakes]

SUSTAINABILITY

• WithhelpfromEnvironmentalDefenseFund,Californiadoubleddownonitscommitmenttoslowingclimatechangebyvotingtoextendthestate’scap-and-tradeprogram.ThecapguaranteesemissionsreductionsandisacentralcomponentofCalifornia’sambitiousplantocutemissions40%below1990levelsby2030.Thelegislationcapsgreenhousegasesemittedbythestate’slargestpolluters,andlowersthatcapovertime,creatingamarketforinnovationstohelpcompaniescutemissionsatlowestcost.[source:EnvironmentalDefenseFund]

• In2017theLandTrustAlliancelauncheditsLandandClimateProgramtohelplandtrustsmaximizetheland’sabilitytomitigateclimatechangeoradapttoit.Giventhatforests,grasslands,wetlandsandothernaturallandscanabsorbcarbonandkeepitoutoftheatmosphere,landconservationandstewardshiparemoreimportantthanever.Researchshowsthatnaturalclimatesolutionscanmeetone-thirdoftheworld’semissionsreductiongoal.[source:LandTrustAlliance]

WILDLIFE&HABITAT

• EarthShareMembersincludingConservationInternationalandTheNatureConservancyhelpedpauseadecisiontoliftthebanonsport-huntedbiggametrophiesthatwouldundermineimportanttradebansputinplacetoprotectelephantsfromthedeadlyivorytrade.Theyalsoworkedwithtransportcompaniestobreakthechainbetweensuppliersandcustomersintheillegalwildlifetrade.[source:CIandTNC]

• NationalAudubonSociety’sPlantsforBirdsnative-plantsprogramlaunchednationallyin2017.TheprojectisacollaborationbetweenAudubonnationalstaff,naturecenters,andchaptersthroughouttheU.S.Itincludesasearchabledatabaseofplants,wheretobuythem,andlocalAudubonresourcesavailabletohelpaspiringnative-plantgardenersachievesuccessandsupportlocalwildlifeandhabitat.Withinthefirstthreeweeksafterlaunch,morethan30,000peoplesignedupforinformationaboutnativeplants.[source:NationalAudubonSociety]

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• BatConservationInternationalawardedascholarshiptoresearcherKristenLear,a

researcherfocusedontheneedsofMexicanlong-nosedbats,whichareessentialtopollinatingagave.Developing“bat-friendly”agaveprogramswillhelpmaintainthegeneticdiversityandsustainabilityofagaves,whichwillinturnpreventerosion,providefoodandshelterforwildlife,andprovidethelocalcommunitywiththemakingsoftraditionalmedicines,tequila,foodforcattle,fibersforclothing,andmore.[source:BatConservationInternational]

ENVIRONMENTALEDUCATION

• TheNationalEnvironmentalEducationFoundation(NEEF)continuedtoexpanditsHandsontheLand(HOL)networkoffieldclassrooms,whichnowtotals234sitesstretchingfromAlaskatoFloridathatareconnectingstudentstonearbypubliclandsforplace-based,hands-onlearning.In2017,NEEFdistributedmorethan$90,000inmini-grantstoHOLmembersthathelpedtocovercriticalneedssuchasstudenttransportationandsupplieslikebinoculars,telescopes,andweathergauges.Theprogramalsofeaturesawebsitewhereuserscanshareinformationandlearnabouttheirlocalecosystems,creativeteachingstrategies,andmore.[source:NEEF]

• TheLeaveNoTraceCenterforOutdoorEthicsforgedauniquepartnershipwiththeColoradoTourismOfficetohelpbuildastate-wideprogramaimedathelpingvisitorsandresidentsenjoyColorado’samazingoutdoorrecreationalresourcesinresponsibleandethicalways.TheCenteralsopartneredwithTransformingYouthOutdoorstoextendeducationalopportunitiestomorethan200educationprofessionalsworkingforcamps,schools,andlandmanagement.[source:LeaveNoTrace]

ThesearejustsomeofthevictoriesachievedbyEarthSharebenefitingmemberorganizationsforourair,land,waterandwildlife.Theseachievementsaremadepossiblethankstotheinvestmentoursupporterschoosetomake

inahealthy,sustainablefuture.

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BoardofDirectors

AsofJune30,2017ExecutiveCommitteeMarkCarlson,Chair,LaughlinConstableMarciReed,Treasurer,SouthfaceLynnWerner,Secretary,HousatonicValleyAssociationDebFurry,ConsultantJonScott,CleanWaterFundTomWoiwode,CommunityFoundationforSoutheasternMIPaulLambert,ExOfficioDirectorsHeatherBeard,EarthShareNorthCarolinaMichaelCarren,GuardianLifeInsuranceMarieCurtis,EarthShareNewJerseySashaDoyle-Weiss,OpenlandsInstituteNancyEiring,SurfriderFoundationJayFeldman,BeyondPesticidesAlanGray,AccentureAngelaGrimes,BornFreeFoundationElizabethHitchcock,SaferChemicalsHealthyFamiliesJenessaJensen,UnitedHealthGroupCollinLawson,WorldWildlifeFundTingLee,SierraClubFoundationMikeLynch,IzaakWaltonLeagueofAmericaHaywardMajors,EarthShareNewYorkMadelineReamy,EarthShareGeorgiaMartinRosen,RetiredPatSmith,EarthShareCaliforniaRobertStokes,GalvestonBayFoundationAnaPaulaTavares,RainforestAllianceChaseWarden,TheNatureConservancyJeffWhitton,EarthShareWashington

NationalStaff

AsofJune30,2017EarthShareMeri-MargaretDeoudes,CEOPaulBingle,DirectorofFiscalServicesCheronCarlson,SVPCampaign&MemberServicesBethGunter,Manager,Campaign&MemberServicesAllisonHarrison,Manager,BusinessDevelopment&MarketingZachKnowlton,SrCoordinator,Campaign&MemberServicesJohnLoyd,FederalProgramManager&ISMaryMacDonald,SVPNationalBusinessDevelopmentAlysonMarch,CampaignAssistantRobinPerkins,Director,Communications&MarketingRegionalStaffDarrenBlankenship,MidwestRegionalDirectorKariBradley,DonorChoiceAnalystThomasJacks,ManagingDirectorEarthShareILBrendaKidd,AccountantLindaPaul,DonorChoiceAnalystNataliaPetraszczuk,ManagingDirectorEarthShareMIArchiePruitt,AccountantBrookeRoman,DonorChoiceAnalystJackieYoung,ManagingDirectorEarthShareNY