Environment (2010 Q2)

Environment
Featured beneficiary in the ENVIRONMENT category for second quarter 2010:
FOREST ETHICS
Charity Navigator rating: 3star
Annual budget: $2.7 million

Forest EthicsFounded in 2000, ForestEthics is a nonprofit environmental organization with staff and board members in Canada and the United States. Our mission is to protect endangered forests and wild places, wildlife, and human well-being. Climate change, which threatens to undermine all of our conservation efforts, is also one of our campaign focus areas. We catalyze environmental leadership among industry, governments and communities by running hard-hitting and highly effective campaigns that leverage public dialogue and pressure to achieve our goals.

Whether it’s by brokering agreements with companies or by negotiating legislated protection, our job is to protect forests and wild places for the people and wildlife that depend upon them.

To date, ForestEthics has secured the protection of more than 65 million acres (25 million hectares) of endangered forests.


LEARN MORE ABOUT FOREST ETHICS
Website: www.forestethics.org
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Charity Navigator: Forest Ethics

ABOUT THE SELECTION PROCESS

Foundation Beyond Belief highlights ten charitable organizations per quarter. Among other considerations, beneficiaries are chosen for efficiency, effectiveness, moderate size (annual budget under $10 million), compatibility with humanist focus on mutual care of this world and this life, no direct promotion or proselytizing of a particular worldview, and geographical diversity.

Active members can help us choose future beneficiaries by researching and nominating charities and by discussing, debating, and advocating for the causes of their choice through our social network and discussion forums. Final decisions are made by the Board, but collective member input is among the most important considerations.