{"id":2892,"date":"2016-03-03T18:45:55","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T18:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/?p=2892"},"modified":"2016-03-03T18:45:55","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T18:45:55","slug":"enact-and-palmer-land-trust-collaborative-fundraising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/2016\/03\/03\/enact-and-palmer-land-trust-collaborative-fundraising\/","title":{"rendered":"EnAct and Palmer Land Trust: Collaborative Fundraising"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Montana Bass \u201918<\/strong><\/p>\n

Through a partnership between EnAct and the Palmer Land Trust<\/a>, CC collectively raised over $2,900 to support land conservation as part of Colorado Springs Independent<\/i>\u2019s annual Give Campaign.<\/p>\n

Sierra Melton \u201918 and Laurel Sebastian \u201916 spearheaded fundraising efforts on behalf of EnAct, CC\u2019s club dedicated to environmental activism. Melton, a new co-chair this year, had heard of PIFP fellows working on fundraising for the Palmer Land Trust in past years, and reached out to expand efforts. \u201cIt was really driven by her,\u201d Erica Oakley-Courage, development director for Palmer Land Trust, says of Melton. \u201cIt was really cool to see her and Laurel come to us with ideas and follow through. I could see their excitement and desire to push this issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Together, the three came up with different methods to gain participation from CC students. As a club, EnAct conducted multiple outreach events, asking for donations from students. \u201cWe set up informational tables to collect donations almost every day during third and fourth block,\u201d Melton says. They also threw a festival in November, complete with student bands and plenty of food. The State of the Rockies Project joined the fundraising push as well, providing posters featuring photography by the Geology Department\u2019s Steve Weaver for any students who donated more than $10 Additionally, students who donated more than $20 received a hat from Palmer Land Trust.<\/p>\n

The funds raised by the campus community surpass the $2,000 needed to steward a property through Palmer Land Trust for a year. Because of CC students\u2019 participation, Palmer Land Trust came in fifth place out of 88 nonprofits in the Youth Involvement competition. \u201cIt was totally a shock to us,\u201d Oakley-Courage admitted. \u201cWe generally don\u2019t have a lot of young donors. I was sitting at the fundraiser when we found out we won and a couple of trustees were behind me. I could hear them saying, \u2018What? We really won?!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Going forward, this campaign can continue to be a source of environmental education and collaboration for the CC community. \u201cI really enjoyed engaging CC students in the local nonprofit sector,\u201d says Sebastian. \u201cI got to explain a lot of these issues and how they relate to land spaces students here use so frequently, like Bear Creek Park and Red Rocks Open Space.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we could use this idea to collaborate with even more groups on campus,\u201d Melton says. \u201cLand conservation is related to environmental recreation, food, cultural heritage, and so many other issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Montana Bass \u201918 Through a partnership between EnAct and the Palmer Land Trust, CC collectively raised over $2,900 to support land conservation as part of Colorado Springs Independent\u2019s annual Give Campaign. Sierra Melton \u201918 and Laurel Sebastian \u201916 spearheaded fundraising efforts on behalf of EnAct, CC\u2019s club dedicated to environmental activism. Melton, a new … <\/p>\n

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