My Nonprofit Reviews

I could not have been more pleased when Executive Director Heidi Sanborn invited me to consider serving as an early board member of the National Stewardship Action Council. I was familiar with Heidi and her work through years of watching her effective program management and policy development at prior organizations. Its no surprise that she has turned NSAC into a unique c4 organization equally at home working with businesses, governments, and NGOs. Her comfort in uncomfortable places allows her to forge partnerships, push boundaries, and create actual change among sometimes contentious bedfellows. Heidi and NSAC's staff blend deep technical knowledge (e.g. pharmaceuticals, blown glass aggregate, anaerobic digestion, laminated packaging, etc.) with powerful political insight and relationships to change the way our economy works. NSAC's approach certainly drives toward a circular economy, but more significantly it does so while also including diverse, and often overlooked stakeholders. Join the fun; get in touch.

I have engaged with Upstream wearing several different hats -- environmental consultant, representative of local government, citizen, consumer, and Upstream board member. In each instance Upstream met me where I was, offered value, listened to my voice, leveraged my power, and advanced the cause of the greater good. Upstream staff's tenacity, creativity, efficiency, policy chops, and humor make them one of my go-to advocacy groups. I hope you will join them too.