Sustainable Seattle
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Sustainable Seattle is a non-profit organization
that promotes sustainability in the Central Puget Sound. It was officially founded as a non-profit in 1991 by a small group of six people who quickly became twelve. Sustainable Seattle was the first organization to create regional indicators for sustainability. (Holden, 2006). Sustainable Seattle’s indicator work influenced many cities and groups around the world. Sustainable Seattle is acknowledged as a world-leader in sustainability indicators based on citizens’ values and goals for their communities. Redefining Progress surveyed over 170 sustainability projects around the country and found that more than 90 of them used Sustainable Seattle as a model for their own initiatives.
For the first decade of its existence, it focused on creating regional sustainability indicators through grass roots activism. It also created monthly newsletters about such topics as recycling, home gardening, and building community. In its second decade, Sustainable Seattle expanded into many areas, from neighborhood data collection and Neighborhood Sustainability Scorecards, to education programs, programs for businesses and an annual competition to create a shared vision for a sustainable future in Seattle.
Sustainable Seattle is held to be the first "Sustainable Community" organization. Today, there are over 50 "Sustainable Community" organizations in Washington and hundreds nationwide.
Karla Berkendall,
Nea Caroll,
Richard Conlin
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Jan Drago
,
Susan Hall,
Steve Nickolas,
Vicki Robin
,
David Smukowski,
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
that promotes sustainability in the Central Puget Sound. It was officially founded as a non-profit in 1991 by a small group of six people who quickly became twelve. Sustainable Seattle was the first organization to create regional indicators for sustainability. (Holden, 2006). Sustainable Seattle’s indicator work influenced many cities and groups around the world. Sustainable Seattle is acknowledged as a world-leader in sustainability indicators based on citizens’ values and goals for their communities. Redefining Progress surveyed over 170 sustainability projects around the country and found that more than 90 of them used Sustainable Seattle as a model for their own initiatives.
For the first decade of its existence, it focused on creating regional sustainability indicators through grass roots activism. It also created monthly newsletters about such topics as recycling, home gardening, and building community. In its second decade, Sustainable Seattle expanded into many areas, from neighborhood data collection and Neighborhood Sustainability Scorecards, to education programs, programs for businesses and an annual competition to create a shared vision for a sustainable future in Seattle.
Sustainable Seattle is held to be the first "Sustainable Community" organization. Today, there are over 50 "Sustainable Community" organizations in Washington and hundreds nationwide.
Founders
Alan AtKisson,Karla Berkendall,
Nea Caroll,
Richard Conlin
Richard Conlin
Richard Conlin is the current president of the Seattle City Council, first elected to council in 1997 and reelected in 2001, 2005 and 2009. He was first elected, unanimously, by the council to be their president on 7 January 2008 and was unanimously reelected on 4 January 2010.- Council duties :As...
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Jan Drago
Jan Drago
Jan Drago is an American politician from Seattle who has served on both Seattle City Council and King County Council.Drago was a member of Seattle City Council until her run run for mayor in 2009, having served since January 1994 on Seattle City Council...
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Susan Hall,
Steve Nickolas,
Vicki Robin
Vicki Robin
Vicki Robin is an American writer and advocate of "Simple Living," who is best known for her best-selling book Your Money or Your Life....
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David Smukowski,