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Wow! It’s hard to believe that 2011 has come and gone, and that this marks the end of the 5th year that Envirolution has been working to empower sustainability leaders! The time has flown by and it has been an incredible journey thus far. Over the past few years, we have endured all the growing pains of a start-up organization and we continue to learn and develop on a daily basis. Our mission and strategy has become increasingly focused, which has enabled us to better define and establish our programs.  As a result, our ability to have a positive, sustainable impact in our communities has drastically increased!

2011 has turned out to be a year of strong growth for Envirolution. Given the economic difficulties and the reduced amount of giving for most organizations, Envirolution has actually experienced an increase in revenue over 30% compared to 2010. However, our most impressive area of growth has come programmatically and in our true impact in our communities. In New York City, we doubled the amount of Win-Win programs, increased the number of graduates and we placed 75% of the job eligible graduates in actual green jobs! Our Pathways to Prosperity Partnership (P3) program also saw considerable growth as we completed over 30 weeks of energy auditing training for at-risk populations, reaching over 550 individuals. In Nevada, our focus on K-12 sustainability and green energy education grew significantly. With the addition of several AmeriCorps VISTA members, we quadrupled the amount of school programs we delivered, we reached over 1,000 students directly, and we administered professional development workshops to over 100 teachers. We formed a coalition called GREENevada, administered a high school sustainability plan competition in which nine schools participated, and gave $28,000 in prize money back to the students to help implement their sustainability initiatives at their schools. Lastly, we partnered with HomeFree Nevada to run the Home Performance with Energy Star program for Northern Nevada, with the goal of helping to expand the residential energy efficiency market for our area and help create more green jobs while reducing the emissions from our homes. We are also excited to announce the launch of our new website (www.envirolution.org)!

Envirolution’s success is opening up many opportunities. Contracts with business, universities, and government, as well as foundation grants are rewarding our efforts.  Yet even as our exciting programs are ready for expansion and replication, our small staff is stretched to the limit, and resources for executing are in short supply. You can help us take the next steps.

We are in the midst of our Annual Give Campaign and we are looking to raise $20,000 in the next month. We reach out to you in the hopes that you will consider a contribution to this Annual Give Campaign. Your contributions will go a long way to help our organization take the next steps of growth and increased green education, leadership and career advancement opportunities. Below we  have included  an explanation of the ways in which you can contribute. Thanks in advance for your generosity!

We are extremely proud of our efforts this year and we hope you enjoy reading this 2011 Review as well as the other articles in our newsletter. However, the more impact we have, the more we see the need for our work to reach more people. We are beginning to expand our capacity and we are highly optimistic for continued triple bottom line impacts in the communities we serve. Please stay tuned to our website and  newsletter for more information about our efforts to empower the new generation of green business leaders!

To Donate:

There are two ways to donate to Envirolution: either via a check or through PayPal on our website.

1. To Donate with a check, send a check made out to Envirolution to 1301 Cordone Ave. Suite 200 Reno, NV 89502
2. To Donate via PayPal: Visit our website at www.envirolution.org and click on the Get Involved section in the header. Click the Donate Here button. Fill in your information and make a donation. If requested, please put 2011 Annual Give under Purpose section.

Envirolution is 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt organization, which means that your full donation amount is tax deductible. Upon receiving your substantial donation, Envirolution will write you a letter confirming your donation amount for your records. Thanks in advance for your generosity!