| Mission |
The
mission of the Alliance is to bring about personal, organizational
and planetary sustainability through support of projects that
are ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just and
humane. The Alliance for Sustainability is a Minnesota-based,
tax-deductible nonprofit supporting model sustainability projects
on the local, national and international levels.
The Alliance accomplishes its work by bringing together diverse
businesses, government agencies, academic institutions, religious
organizations, nonprofits, community groups and individuals in
support of sustainability. It has helped promote sustainability
education and training through The Natural
Step and has developed partnerships and projects with a wide
range of groups. The Alliance has numerous publications
and a comprehensive Sustainability Resource
Center that is open to the public. |
| History |
The
Alliance for Sustainability was founded in 1983 as the International
Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture by leaders and groups from
around the world. It brought together a diverse group of farmers,
consumers, business leaders, environmentalists, development workers,
educators and scientists who shared a common vision: The worldwide
realization of sustainability with a focus on sustainable agriculture--
food and agricultural systems that are ecologically sound, economically
viable, socially just and humane. Click to learn more about our
background , definition
of sustainable agriculture and the accomplishments
of our organization.
Given its successes in sustainable agriculture, the Alliance
broadened its mission in 1998 to incorporate all aspects of sustainability
and became the Alliance for Sustainability with the International
Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture as a project. Click to learn
more about our name change . |
| Membership |
We
welcome all individuals and organizations committed to sustainability
as members of the Alliance. There is no membership fee. Members
receive our email newsletter, various updates, and invitations
to our events. We welcome tax-deductible contributions as a way
of supporting our efforts. Contributing members, those making
a tax-deductible contribution, also receive a 10% or more discount
on our resources and registration for events.
Join The Alliance for Sustainability |
| Volunteering
and Interning |
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As a non-profit with
a small staff and budget, we rely on volunteers
and interns to help carry out our work.
Current opportunites: Junk Mail Tree Project
, Sustainable Mpls Initiative/
Neighborhood Sustainability Conference
, Living
Green Expo
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| The
Natural Step Framework |
| The Natural
Step Framework is a revolutionary new educational blueprint for
sustainability. Learn more about
this powerful tool in our new and growing section on NSF! Click
to see our listing of brand new NSF resources
including videos and audio cassettes from the recent annual conference.
Click here to find out about upcoming NSF
seminars and events . |
| Center
for Judaism and Sustainability |
| The building
of the Center for Judaism and Sustainability
continues. Contributions of ideas, time or money are greatly
appreciated. Let us know what you
think! And watch our events page
for upcoming meetings, seminars and activities. We hope to make
the Center a valuable resource for Jews of all ages who care
about the Earth. |
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| Junk Mail Tree Project |
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The Junk Mail Tree
Project aims to educate people about the impact of junk mail
while creatively engaging youth, community, religious and other
organizations. Visit our new JMT web pages to learn how to get
your name off of junk mail lists and build your own Junk Mail
Tree!
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| Living Green Expo |
Living Green Expo 2003
www.livinggreenexpo.org
April 12 and 13, 2003
Minnesota State Fairgrounds, St. Paul, MN
The Alliance helped
coordinate this year's Expo at the Minnesota State Fair. It was
a huge success with 11,200 people attending (more than double
2002) with 200+ exhibitors and 88 workshops. To find out more
please visit.
www.livinggreenexpo.org
Find out how to volunteer
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| Lessons from Sustainable Sweden |
The next Sustainable Sweden Tour co-sponsored
by the Alliance will be August 16-23, 2003. Please call the office
at 612-331-1099 for more information. In a series of articles,
our President Terry Gips shares some of the lessons learned during
our past tours of one of the world's most environmentally
friendly countries.
Article 1: Government and Business
Creating a Partnership Benefiting Consumers and the Environment
Article 2: Eco-Driving Saves
10-20% on Car Energy Use
Article 3: The Greenzone A Model
for the World
Article 4: Simple Steps from
the Swedes for Saving Money and the Earth |
| Events |
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 Natural
Step Framework instructor Terry Gips at a rececnt NSF seminar
Upcoming
Events -
NSF Events -
Recent Events
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| The Alliance Store |
| Support
the Alliance, learn and be sustainably fashionable. Check out
our complete selection of books, T-shirts and cool hats. |
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Clothing
for sustainability hipsters, Skiers Ending Hunger hats, T-shirts
for women, children and men. |
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Expand
your environmental knowledge by reading
"Our Ecological Footprint"
by Mathis Wackernagle and other books on sustainability |
| Our Wish List |
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A great way to help
us out is to donate used (or new) stuff. As with any contribution
to the Alliance, your donation is tax deductible.
- Plain paper fax machine
- Two-line office phone
- Up-to-date PC (Pentium II, 200MHz, 64MB of memory, 4GB hard
drive, Windows 95, 15 inch monitor...or better...please)
- Current version of Filemaker Pro
- Current version of HomeSite for web site design (a donation
of $90 will allow us to download this)
Let us know if you
would like to donate an item by contacting Sean Gosiewski via
e-mail or phone (612-331-1099).
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