Acronyms: Youth Outdoors (YO), Summer Youth Corps (SYC), Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service (ICVS), Member Service Year (MSY – full-time equivalent)

Staff announcement

Elise Peterson joined the Corpson June 20 as Development and Communications Manager. She moved to the Twin Cities from Phoenix where she served on the ASU Foundation’s development team, which raised $4 million in annual charitable support for Arizona State University. Elise is a gifted communicator who understands that relationship building is the basic tenet of fundraising, and her expertise extends to graphic design, event planning, public speaking, media relations and data management.Before ASU, Elise served in fundraising and marketing positions at Sojourner Center, Seattle University, InsightsNow and Camp Lutherwood Oregon. She holds a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from the University of Oregon and diploma in digital design from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Bailey and I are excited to have Elise on our team and we look forward to introducing her to the Board.

Also, please join me in thanking Bailey for her outstanding work picking up a plate full of responsibilities, such as Corps Update, website management, donor acknowledgements and record-keeping, and other communications work after Connie left. We are fortunate to have a committed and talented development team!

Grants

  • Grants awarded since last report:
  • F.R. BigelowFoundation – $25K YO (sitevisit 3-14-16)
  • AmeriCorps/ICVS -- $289,994 for 19 MSY - Iowa AmeriCorps members
  • DNR contractsigned -- $50K – 7-1-16 to 6-30-17 to payhourlyratefor single placement and fieldcrewmembersinvolved in leadingvolunteers at regional Adopt-a-Rivercleanupevents
  • Grants/contracts pending:
  • Lloyd K Johnson Foundation – $10K SYC Northeast MN (sitevisit 5-17-16)
  • NationalFishWildlifeFoundation – FiveStarUrbanWatersFund -- $40K Adopt-a-River(announcementexpected in July)
  • Grants proposals coming up:
  • Boston Scientific – invitinggrantapplication in Septemberbecausewe are now a partnerthroughAdopt-a-River
  • ERM Foundationrenewal – YO
  • Enterprise – fieldcrewproject
  • Duluth Superior AreaCommunityFdn – NE fieldcrews St. Louis Alliance
  • RJ McElroy Foundation – Iowa projects in countieswherecompany has presence
  • PolarisFoundation – Roseau ATV trailwork

Recent events

  • Friday, May 20 - seed bomb making at Target Corporation
  • Saturday, May 21 - planting at Como Park with Youth Outdoors
  • Wednesday, June 15 - Mississippi Riverboat Cleanup

Events coming up

Board members are encouraged to attend events in bold, but are welcome at all. For corporate events, please inform Bailey that you will be attending as security badges may be required with prior notification. To sign up for volunteer events, please go to: conservationcorps.org/volunteer.

  • Wednesday, June 22, 9-10:30 a.m. - seed bombs with Stillwater Junior HighArt Bench Project –sponsored by Andersen Corporation
  • Wednesday, June 29, 8-10 a.m. - buckthorn removal at Lauderdale Park with United Way Finance Team in partnership with Capitol Region Watershed District
  • Saturday, July 9, 8:45-11:30 a.m. - St. Croix Volunteer Event–Bridgeview Park cleanup and invasives removal, just south of downtown Stillwater – open to public, followed by complimentary lunch
  • Tuesday, July 12, 1-4 p.m.- St. Croix Volunteer Event- Andersen Corporationemployees only, clearing trash andinvasives on Aiple property north of downtown Stillwater
  • Friday, July 29, 2:30-4 - seed bombs at REI in Roseville
  • August- Fair State Brewing featuring the Corps-- $1 of all growler sales in August will go to us. TBD- volunteer event and happy hour
  • August 25-September 9 - State Fair– board members encouraged to volunteer
  • Friday, September 9 - NE Minnesota Appreciation Event at Fitgers, Duluth
  • Friday, October 7, 2:30-4 - Seed Bombs at REI in Des Moines

Social media

  • Twitter
  • 9 new followers, 23.9k tweet impressions, 476 profile visits
  • Facebook
  • 41 new likes, 2,738people reached, 330 page views
  • Instagram
  • 22 new followers
  • LinkedIn
  • 12 new followers, rank in the top 9% for profile views among connections

Media -June 2016

  • WCCO (6-15-16):Keeping The Mississippi Shore Clean Is Hard Work
  • Pioneer Press (6-15-16):Mississippi River clean-up keeps St. Paul looking like it cares
  • Lakeland Public Television (6-6-16):Wildfire Academy: Largest Firefighting Training in Northern MN Kicks off
  • MPR News (5-26-16): Foss Lake wildfire update

Cindy Dorn 651.209.9900 x16 | Bailey Erickson x29 | Elise Peterson x26