As mission-driven organizations, we talk a lot about sustainability and ‘green’ buildings, but are we really up for a challenge? Unlike other building certifications, the Living Building Challenge doesn’t stop at energy efficiency. It demands sustainability from the ground up, generating surplus energy and benefiting communities and environments in extraordinary ways.
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Get Outside and Enjoy Pride!
We’re celebrating the LGBTQIA2S+ community in parks and recreation during Pride month including history and programming events.
We’re All Connected
Themed takeaways applicable to all mission-based organizations from the American Public Garden Association’s (APGA) 2023 Conference.
People, Planet, Power, Possibility
Marley Steele-Inama, Director of Community Engagement at the Denver Zoo and Nichole Nageotte, Community Research and Evaluation Manager at the Denver Zoo, share key AAM conference takeaways pertinent to our community.
Maximizing Impact & Margins at APGA’s Annual Conference
Canopy, along with other garden experts, will be sharing actionable strategies via two presentations focused on maximizing impact and mission at the annual APGA conference.
Many Voices Help Plan a Garden’s Future
The Canopy Blue Ribbon Panel’s greatest value is to comprise the perspectives of people internally and externally, leading to a strategy that not only represents stakeholders but the community as a whole.
Moving Millions: From Strategic Plan to Successful Campaign
Experts share their process of executing a fundraising campaign to best communicate an organization’s mission and goals to potential donors.
Navigate the Unknowns and Collaborate with Confidence
How to collaborate in non-profit organizations when you’re not the expert: learning to remain focused on your ultimate goals.
The Future of Mission-Based Cultural Attractions in Conservation
Are we doing enough for conservation? Are what we’re doing the “right” things? If not, what we should be doing? Takeaways from our Community Conversations discussion.
Learning to Let Go: Not Everything Makes a Good Exhibit
In Part Two, Stephanie Ratcliffe explains how she selected the Climate Solutions exhibit content; her evaluation of highlighting individual action vs. collective action; and advice for others starting the exhibit development process.
Living Up to Your Mission: The Living Building Challenge
As mission-driven organizations, we talk a lot about sustainability and ‘green’ buildings, but are we really up for a challenge? Unlike other building certifications, the Living Building Challenge doesn’t stop at energy efficiency. It demands sustainability from the ground up, generating surplus energy and benefiting communities and environments in extraordinary ways.
Get Outside and Enjoy Pride!
We’re celebrating the LGBTQIA2S+ community in parks and recreation during Pride month including history and programming events.
We’re All Connected
Themed takeaways applicable to all mission-based organizations from the American Public Garden Association’s (APGA) 2023 Conference.
People, Planet, Power, Possibility
Marley Steele-Inama, Director of Community Engagement at the Denver Zoo and Nichole Nageotte, Community Research and Evaluation Manager at the Denver Zoo, share key AAM conference takeaways pertinent to our community.