Conservation takes teamwork. The members of the Fund’s new Cornerstone Society are a special group of individuals who have invested long-term in our conservation efforts by making gifts of $500 or more for five years or longer.
Through generous and sustained giving, these donors have become the cornerstone of The Conservation Fund’s success, enabling us to protect America’s land legacy every day. To celebrate the impact these donors continue to make, we are inaugurating them as the charter members of our Cornerstone Society. Together, we can save—and enhance—the places you love.
To acknowledge your special commitment as a member of the Cornerstone Society, we will recognize you in the following ways:
Per your wishes, your name will be listed in our annual report and on our web site
Advance notice of Fund receptions, events and seminars
Special invitations to visit project sites that you have helped to protect
Personal visits from a member of our senior staff
Letters from the President outlining thoughts on conservation today
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Robert and Lisa Ameen |
Jim and Meg Meiklejohn |
LaVerne Smith and Richard Trois have supported us for nine years.
Q: As a donor, how did you come to support land conservation?
A: My first job was identifying natural areas in need of protection. That led to my belief that land protection was really the highest-priority conservation action. We‘ve seen that private organizations can move faster than public ones, be more opportunistic and better bring a wide range of partners together to leverage resources that accomplish conservation results.
Q: What is it about The Conservation Fund that appeals to you?
A: The Fund works with so many other private and public partners. The Fund’s low overhead rate also is important to us, so that more of our donation is used for action on the ground.
Q: Looking ahead, what would you like to see us achieve?
A: Rick and I believe climate change will require new conservation strategies. We must look at what is important today—as well as what will be important 50 years from now. Wildlife corridors and water rights are also huge conservation challenges. Will the corridors be there for the wildlife to move as conditions change? Serious challenges lay ahead for all conservation organizations, and it’s important that the conservation community tackle these challenges together.
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