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2013 ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATESAlbemarle Environmental

AssociationAmerican RiversAppalachian VoicesAudubon North CarolinaBald Head Island ConservancyBlack Family Land TrustBlue Ridge ConservancyCape Fear Citizens for a Safe

EnvironmentCape Fear River WatchCarolina Farm Stewardship

AssociationCarolina Mountain Land

ConservancyCarteret County CrossroadsCatawba Center for the

EnvironmentCatawba Lands Conservancy Catawba Riverkeeper FoundationChatham Citizens for Effective

CommunitiesCitizens for a Safe EnvironmentClean Air Carolina Clean Water for North CarolinaCommunity United Church of

ChristConservation Trust for North

CarolinaDan River Basin AssociationDavidson Lands ConservancyDemocracy North CarolinaDogwood AllianceEast Coast Greenway AllianceEno River AssociationEnvironment North CarolinaEnvironmental and Conservation

OrganizationEnvironmental Defense Fund,

NC OfficeEnvironmental Educators of

North Carolina

Environmental Resource ProgramFarmer FoodshareFood & Water WatchFoothills Conservancy of North

Carolina Friends of ForsythFriends of Pocosin Lakes National

Wildlife RefugeFriends of State ParksFriends of the Deep RiverGreenpeace North CarolinaHaw River AssemblyHighlands-Cashiers Land Trust Land Trust for the Little Tennessee LandTrust for Central North

Carolina League of Women Voters of

North CarolinaLumber River Conservancy Moravian Task Force on

Environmental StewardshipMountainKeepersNational Committee for the New

RiverNatural Resources Defense

CouncilNC Alliance for Transportation

ReformNC Coastal FederationNC Coastal Land Trust NC Council of Trout UnlimitedNC Herpetological SocietyNC Interfaith Power & Light, a

program of the NC Council of Churches

NC League of Conservation VotersNC Rail-TrailsNC Sierra ClubNC Waste Awareness Reduction

NetworkNeuse Riverkeeper FoundationNew River FoundationNortheast New Hanover

Conservancy (Figure Eight Island)

Pacolet Area Conservancy Pamlico-Tar River FoundationPenderWatch & Conservancy

Pew Charitable TrustsPhysicians for Social Responsibility,

Western NC ChapterPiedmont Environmental AlliancePiedmont Land Conservancy POWER Action GroupRiver Guardian FoundationRoanoke River PartnersRocky River Heritage FoundationSandhills Area Land Trust Save Our SandhillsScotland County Of TomorrowSouthern Alliance for Clean EnergySouthern Appalachian Highlands

Conservancy Southern Environmental Law

CenterSouthWingsSustainable SandhillsTar River Land Conservancy The Conservation FundThe Conservation Fund’s

Resourceful Communities Program

The Nature ConservancyToxic Free North CarolinaTriangle Greenways CouncilTriangle Land Conservancy Umstead CoalitionUnion of Concerned ScientistsWakeUP Wake CountyWaterkeeper AllianceWestern North Carolina AllianceWhite Oak-New Riverkeeper

AllianceWinyah Rivers FoundationYadkin Riverkeeper

2013 SUPPORTERSFOUNDATION SUPPORTERSBeattie FoundationBlumenthal FoundationBurt’s Bees Greater Good

FoundationThe Educational Foundation of

AmericaThe Energy FoundationThe John Merck FundJulian Price Family FoundationMary Norris Preyer FundPark FoundationPatagoniaThe Prentice FoundationSnider Family Charitable FundZ. Smith Reynolds Foundation

ORGANIZATIONAL & BUSINESS SUPPORTERSBeth Owl’s Daughter, Tarot readerBiltmore EstateBurt’s BeesCamellia Cottage Bed and

BreakfastCape Fear River AdventuresCarolina MorningCarolina Solar Energy

Counter Culture Coffee Farm To FeetFoothill Guide ServiceGreat Outdoor Provision Co.Green AssetsGreen Planet CateringGrier Furr & Crisp, PALarry’s Coffee BeansMack and MackMerge RecordsNantahala Outdoor CenterNature’s WayNC GreenPowerNew Belgium BrewingProximity HotelPublico Design LLCRain Water SolutionsRobert B. Dance, ArtistSelf-Help Credit UnionSeventh GenerationSierra NevadaSustainable Pest SystemsT.S. DesignsThe Umstead Hotel & SpaTop of the Hill DistilleryTriangle Green CleaningTrophy Brewing CompanyUgly Boy FlutesVigor + VimWeaver Street RealtyWines for Humanity

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERSMarian AndersLaurie AndersonMarcia Angle and Mark TrustinLinda BachLee BarnesMarcie BarnesKaren and Joe BeardenDavid J. BiesackRuss Bishop and Ginger HamiltonMary T. BoatwrightJohn Bonitz Jessica and Sterling BowenEmily BrassellTeresa Sue BrattonVero BrentjensEdward BrophyRon and Nancy BryantKemp and Jenn Burdette Caitlin BurkeChris BushKathryn ByerLawrence CahoonTracey CallisonPhilip and Linda CarlMarta ChaseMartina ChristieDamon and Amy CircostaDavid and Renee ConnellyHelen and Robert ConradRobert CrenshawAndrea CrookPeter CrowMonica DeAngelisCindy DiMattiaIlana Dubester and Gary PhillipsJames Emery

Meredith Emmett and Galia Goodman

Bill EubanksBen FeldmanElizabeth Anne FeltyKarl B. and Debbie Leiner FieldsBarbara FitzgeraldTed and Joanne FrazerJory FroggattLena GallitanoRick and Bronwyn GaskinsKathryn Gavaghan and Scott

SannerMargaret GiffordBrian GloverSue GloverEloise GrathwohlJeri GrayKathleen Gray and Peter HigginsMeredith GreenMartha GrissomNadja GustafsonWayne and Lynn HaleElizabeth HarrisPricey HarrisonLee HawleyJohn HeavenMavis HillKathleen HoffmannJohn HollingsworthAndrew HoltonAnne and Sam HummelGillian and David IeryMichaela IeryJeffrey IrvingLoretta JadelisBethany and Erik JohnsonSandy JohnsonSabrina Jones NiggelRichard KarkJane Kendall and Ran CoblePeter KrullMichelle LeeTeme LevbargPam LiebmanTerry LincolnPatrick LongMary Lucas and Ken BoggsSusan LusterMargaret Anne MackieHR and Betsy MalpassPatrick and René MartinMolly MatlockJulie Mayfield & Jim GrodeEaster Maynard and John Parker Marshall and Amye McCalliePortia McCrackenJames McGavranDeborah McGuinnAnne McLaughlinCraig & Nikki MelbySally MiglioreAdam Migliore MeyerDebbie Millis LongDon Moffitt and Sidney CruzeKen Moore and Kathy BuckHerbert MuntDavid B. NealMajorie Neufer

William NottinghamKatie Oates and Dan MurreyRichard PartridgeAlice PattersonDavid and Cary PaynterSam and Linda PearsallVickie PenningerSusan PizzoScot QuarandaPeter RaabeMatt and Danya RakerBryna RappUlla-Britt ReevesJohn and Kristin ReplogleKathleen Rice and Peter BrunsCarolyn Ritchey McCallMelissa RobinsBob and Linda RodriguezSandra RodriguezLynn and Mike RuckIrene SacksLidia SarabiaMichael Joseph SavinoBob and Kathy SchlagalKatherine SeligmannKathy SheaMargaret SmallJane and Gary SmithKrissa SotomayorArt and Kristin SpellJack and Jenny SpruillFred and Alice StanbackPaula Stober & Willard BucklenFrank StroupeJane StuttsBrenda SummersSuzanne TeshPeter TheyeBen ThomasElizabeth ThomasCharles and Patricia ThompsonGudrun ThompsonKarl ThorKristen ThornburgDiana Travis and MaryAnn

MuellerLoretta ValenskiMarna Van Der PloegCharles WalkerMichael Weaver and J. Nelson-

WeaverDon and Darlene WellsCarola Westermann and Lee

ChamblissDale WestonMark WhiteDoris WhitfieldJohn WileyRobert WilliamsKen WinterNathalie WorthingtonAlice Zawadzki

Earth Share North Carolina donors

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Dear Supporters & Friends,

In 2013, we launched our 10-year action plan to protect North Carolina’s environment. It is an ambitious plan that puts us on the

path of stopping environmental rollbacks while also making progress to protect our state for generations. While much work remains, we are proud of what we accomplished in 12 short months. Last year, we:

1. Grew. We more than tripled the size of our Public Alert network and now reach over 70,000 activists. We also grew our Facebook page to over 60,000 followers.

2. Started to make the environment a top issue for North Carolinians. We created a comprehensive communications plan, hired our first Communications Director, and earned a growing drumbeat of media attention on our issues.

3. Found new leaders. Working with our affiliates, we identified over 100 people who said they are interested in becoming leaders. We also helped a handful of environmental leaders get appointed to a local board.

We intentionally front-loaded the growth outlined in our 10-year action plan, because we knew the fight ahead required a massive response. We are in a crucial time in North Carolina’s history. Our state is not just facing one watershed moment. It faces many. Think about it:

• If Duke Energy doesn’t clean up their over 35 coal ash lagoons in our state, we could face spill after spill of highly toxic waste in our rivers.

LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MISSIONThe North Carolina Conservation Network is a statewide network of nearly 100 environmental, community, and environmental justice organizations focused on protecting North Carolina’s environment and public health.

Our mission is to support, train, and coordinate diverse groups and directly advocate to achieve equitable and sustainable solutions for our environment.

STAFF:

Brian BuzbyExecutive Director

Michelle AllenPublic Action Organizer

Abby BishopPublic Outreach Organizer

Mindy HiteshueBusiness Manager

Brittany IeryPublic Alert Organizer

Nadia LuhrPolicy Analyst

Julie MayfieldWestern NC Alliance; Chair

Kemp BurdetteCape Fear River Watch; Vice-Chair

Peter RaabeAmerican Rivers; Secretary

Rick GaskinsCatawba Riverkeeper Foundation; Treasurer

Teresa BrattonGreensboro Pediatrician

Margaret GiffordFarmer Foodshare

Neasha GravesUNC Environmental Resource Program

Mavis HillTyrrell County Community Development Corporation

Marilynn Marsh-RobinsonEnvironmental Defense Fund

Don MoffittEno River Association

David PaynterNC Coastal Federation

Ulla ReevesSouthern Alliance for Clean Energy

Sandra RodríguezTriangle Community Foundation

Gudrun ThompsonSouthern Environmental Law Center

Kris ThornburgEnergy Foundation

2013 BOARD:

Board member organizations are listed for informational purposes only.

• If the NC General Assembly allows fracking to begin in our state, farms could be lost, water could be tainted, and communities destroyed.

• If President Obama’s administration allows sonar testing for offshore oil reserves to begin on our coast it could pave the way for drilling, putting our over 300 miles of pristine coastline and over 2 billion tourism dollars at grave risk.

• If the Environmental Management Commission decides to throw away decades worth of clean water protections, our waterways could become polluted and lifeless.

But, what if we came out on the right side of these watershed moments? What if we were able to make Duke Energy clean up all of their coal ash lagoons? What if our state decides not to allow fracking operations to begin? What if the President’s administration did not allow sonar testing on our coast? What if…

It is the “what ifs” that keeps NC Conservation Network working so hard. With your support and encouragement we can make sure that North Carolina comes out on the right side of these “what ifs”. Together we will protect the beautiful state we know and love.

Sincerely,

Brian BuzbyExecutive Director

REVENUE

EXPENSES

49% GRANTS

10% CONTRACTS

3% AFFILIATE DUES

36% CONTRIBUTIONS

1.5% EVENTS

0.5% INTEREST &

MISCELLANEOUS

80% PROGRAM

12% MANAGEMENT & GENERAL

8% FUNDRAISING

Grady McCalliePolicy Director

Stephanie SchweickertAffiliate Organizer

Nicole StewartDevelopment Director

Peter WalzOrganizing Director

Bridget WhalenCommunications Director