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- EIN 93-1075047
- 503.227.2807
- 107 SE Washington Street #235 Portland OR 97214 USA
- www.nwei.org
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Causes: Environment, Environmental Education
Mission: The Northwest Earth Institute is a nationally recognized leader in the development of innovative programs that empower individuals and organizations to transform culture toward a sustainable and enriching future. These programs emphasize individual responsibility, the importance of a supportive community, and the dual need to walk lightly on and to take action for the earth. By reaching out to people in their home, workplace, faith center, neighborhood, and community, NWEI provides easy access to tools for individual and cultural change. Each program encourages participants to explore values, attitudes, and actions through discussion with other people. The Northwest Earth Institute offers eight different discussion courses: Sustainable Systems at Work, Menu for the Future, Healthy Children - Healthy Planet, Global Warming: Changing CO2urse, Choices for Sustainable Living, Voluntary Simplicity, Discovering a Sense of Place, and Reconnecting with Earth. Stay tuned for the highly anticipated launch of our newest course due out in September of 2010 entitled, “A World of Health: Connecting People, Places and Planet.” Order copies online soon or by phone and call our Outreach Team at 503-227-2807 to learn more.
Results: Nationwide, our courses have been offered by local organizers in more than 900 communities in all 50 states. As of summer 2010, total enrollment in the discussion courses exceeded 118,000. Over 90% of our participants go on to take action toward living a more sustainable life.
Target demographics: We engage people from college age up in taking action toward a sustainable future. Our main office is in Portland, Oregon and we have 22 Sister Earth Institutes (affiliates) across North America.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 15,000 this year
Geographic areas served: North America
Programs: Discussion courses (national and northwest)- national: nwei sponsors the national network of earth institutes as a means to share nwei programs with autonomous groups throughout the us. During this year, approximately 750 courses were held. Northwest: using trained volunteer groups, nwei engaged approximately 3,500 higher educational institutions, 650 faith communities, 350 nonprofit and government organizations and 450 k-12 schools. Nwei offered programs which include a series of discussion courses. Nwei engaged approximately 7,400 course participants and gave away approximately 700 course books to course participants through our partnership with the juan young trust.
eco challange - nwei engaged more than 4,300 participants in the annual event designed to support behavior change toward a sustainable future. In addition to its focus on behavior change, the ecochallenge helped generate new giving to nwei.