[BNS_members] Fwd: [NNS Board] Worth circulating again with March 31st on the way

[John Burka]

As you are aware, the BNS is one of the members of the umbrella
organization Nature NS which covers many nature and conservation
organizations in Nova Scotia.  By working together we have been able to do
projects that encompass the entire province.  In addition, NNS carries out
considerable advocacy, participating in letter writing campaigns as well as
legal cases.  I, as secretary of the BNS, sit on the NNS Board.  In my
opinion, the interaction between BNS and NNS is productive.  Indeed, the
BNS is hosting the NNS Celebration of Nature and AGM this year in
conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of BNS.   Together BNS and NNS have
been protecting nature, making more people aware of nature and Nova Scotia
a better place to live.

Nature NS relies heavily on modest dues from the member organizations and
grants and donations.  The Echo Foundation is a major source of funding,
but relies on matching funds.  If 4,205 NNS supporters donate $20 or more
over the fiscal year April 1,2023 - March 31, 2024, Echo will grant NNS
$100,000. Or a portion thereof.

With three weeks left in the fiscal year we have a total ~200 donors which
allows NNS to receive $4,750.  Each of the member organizations is making a
concerted effort to increase the individual donations to approach the
maximum grant of $100,000.  We have a long way to go.  I am thus asking BNS
members to consider donating $20 or more to NNS by March 31st so that we
can continue the great work we are already doing.  We basically need a
larger matching grant to maintain the  sorely-needed staff to work with our
volunteers.

The following link should take you to the donation page on the NNS website
and give to the Echo Foundation Challenge.



* https://naturens.ca/actions/donate/
<https://naturens.ca/actions/donate/> *


Thank you for helping support Nature NS ... and also sign up for the
Celebration of Nature which will be held in Kentville, May 23-25.  John


John F. Burka, Ph.D. (retired)
Professor Emeritus, UPEI

burka at upei.ca




---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Donna Crossland <donnacrosslandNS at outlook.com>
Date: Sat, Mar 9, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Subject: [NNS Board] Worth circulating again with March 31st on the way
To: Bob Bancroft <wild1 at eastlink.ca>
Cc: Nature NS Board <board at naturens.ca>, Beth Cranston <
cranston.beth at gmail.com>, Heather Mayhew <hmpmayhew at hotmail.com>, Peter
Bowler <petermbowler at gmail.com>, Mary Ann McGrath <kearneylake at gmail.com>,
Kevin McNamara <kevinmc321 at gmail.com>, Bev Wigney <bkwigney at gmail.com>,
cathjohnston at eastlink.ca <cathjohnston at eastlink.ca>, Glenda Burrows <
glendaburrows1 at gmail.com>, Adam Malcolm <adam.malcolm at ymail.com>, Sydnee
Lynn <canadianmt at eastlink.ca>, Jess Lewis <jess.lewis at naturens.ca>, Parker
Rebecca <coordinator at naturens.ca>



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Dear Bob and all:



I am sorry to hear that not as many donations have been received as we’d
hoped.



With each of us needing to make only a ~ $ 20.00 donation to achieve our
target, it seems achievable.  I suspect most folks are busy and simply
forgot to click on the donate button.  (*This happens to me all the time!
Having recognized that, I donated right away when the message was first
sent.  I presume the funds landed in the right cookie jar on the other end*
.)



It is worthwhile to provide the donation link again.  I couldn’t find it in
our emails, so I created a link below that should work.  On the Nature NS
web page, it doesn’t matter which ‘donate button’ we click it directs to
the Echo fund.  Good work by Jess and Becky!



Donate <https://naturens.ca/>



Hopefully our various leads can circulate this again.  ‘Shake those trees’
(so to speak)- you know how I always work trees into the dialogue.  I see
Bev is already on it!



Oh, and folks who are free tonight should come to the SOOF old fashioned
dance in Round Hill!  Maybe see you there.



Talk to everyone tomorrow!



Donna



*From:* Bev Wigney <bkwigney at gmail.com>
*Sent:* Saturday, March 9, 2024 10:50 AM
*To:* Bob Bancroft <wild1 at eastlink.ca>
*Cc:* Nature NS Board <board at naturens.ca>; Beth Cranston <
cranston.beth at gmail.com>; Heather Mayhew <hmpmayhew at hotmail.com>; Peter
Bowler <petermbowler at gmail.com>; Mary Ann McGrath <kearneylake at gmail.com>;
Kevin McNamara <kevinmc321 at gmail.com>; cathjohnston at eastlink.ca; Glenda
Burrows <glendaburrows1 at gmail.com>; Adam Malcolm <adam.malcolm at ymail.com>;
Sydnee Lynn <canadianmt at eastlink.ca>
*Subject:* [NNS Board] Re: Donations deficit.....vs Echo opportunity



Bob and all,



Thanks for the reminder.  I've just posted the fundraising campaign info on
the Annapolis group again.  Also donated a bit more myself.  Doing what I
can.



bev wigney



On Sat, Mar 9, 2024 at 10:30 AM Bob Bancroft <wild1 at eastlink.ca> wrote:

Hi Folks,

You might recall that NNS has a challenge. It's on the donor website and
been circulated several times; an offer by the Echo Foundation:

If 4,205 NNS supporters donate $20 or more over the fiscal year April 1,
2023 - March 31, 2024, Echo will grant NNS $100,000. Or a portion thereof.

With three weeks left in that fiscal year, we have a total ~200 donors.
Instead of $100,000 NNS, is slated to receive $4,750.

Echo offered this amount as a means to get more sorely-needed staff to
work with volunteers.  Did you make your group aware of this offer?

Should the NNS letterhead subtitle say "representing more than 200
citizens"?

This current budget trajectory will eventually reduce NNS to a state of
no employees and general ineffectiveness in dealing with human-caused
nature losses.

Insufficient financial support and an inadequate number of volunteers
amounts to a frustrating end game.

Please bring your thoughts to the board meeting tomorrow.

Bob




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