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19 December 2011

Dear Friends,

We need your help.

Natural Capitalism Solutions (NCS) Is making a difference. Over the last ten years we�ve raised the business case for sustainability from heresy to common wisdom. Our teams brought sustainability education to universities around the world, founding MBA programs in which sustainability is woven throughout every class. We worked with the United Nations, the International Finance Corporation, countries, cities, and others to develop and implement community-based economic development from Afghanistan to New Zealand. We trained small business development centers in states like Wyoming, and Iowa to confront this wicked economy and build jobs. NCS�s effective tools, programs and services are changing the way business is done worldwide.

We�re poised to hit the ground running in 2012. In the last week we pitched a dozen companies keen to use NCS�s new web-based employee engagement training. In March my book on the business case for solving the climate crisis comes out in paperback. The Future We Want is the organizing banner for the World Summit in Rio next June.

David Brower once said, �If you have a positive bank balance you haven�t realized the urgency of the situation.�

We�re there. We understand the urgency of the situation and we�ve created unique approaches to help solve some world�s biggest challenges�view the highlights of the 2012 NCS programs below.

I am writing to ask your help to get us there.

Your investment will enable NCS to:

   


Upcoming Events:

Dec. 27th:
Change Agent Academy
This holiday season (27-31 December), come study with me and the NCS staff. Learn the skills and tools we use to help companies, communities, and countries implement more sustainable practices.
[learn more]

Jan. 19th:
Employee Engagement Webinar
Learn how NCS's innovative new e-solutions for employee education have helped companies like Aveda, Eco-Products, and others gain competitiveness in the market, increase sales and lower costs.
[register]

Feb. 16th:
Sustainability Leadership & Implementation Program
**now accepting applications**
In partnership with the University of Denver and CORE, NCS will be running the second iteration of their certification program in Sustainability Leadership and Implementation.
[learn more]


 

Provide hundreds of leaders with one-on-one sustainability education.
NCS works with Bainbridge Graduate Institute, the University of Denver and Bard College. At NCS headquarters we train interns and change agents. NCS�s online micro-classes take this education global through the Madrone Project.

Implement sustainability programs with corporations (representing almost 10% of U.S. GDP)�engaging their employees to drive sustainability.
Using our e-Solutions program, NCS is unleashing the creativity of company workforces through innovative online solutions to make sustainability programs more effective.

Build local prosperity by working with over 2,000 small businesses.
NCS trains partners across the country (cities, counties, utilities, small business development centers, non-profits, and other organizations) to deliver profitable sustainability programs to their small business sector. NCS trains economic developers to use our tools and resources (consultant training, small business educational programs, starting point assessment, NCS Efficiency Advisor. We also provide marketing support, and program management).

Implement all of the other exciting programs described on our web site.

Unlike many nonprofits NCS does not send you weekly solicitations. We ask for your help only when we really need it. This is one of those times. With the tools, programs and services our team has developed, NCS should be able to fund itself in 2012. But developing the tools took a lot of resources. We are �all in.� We feel pretty darn good about the odds, but we need your help now.

Please support Natural Capitalism Solutions in your end of year giving. Thank you for your generosity.

L. Hunter Lovins, President.

 

 

Sponsor a Change Agent
NCS offers four-day certification programs for people passionate about implementing sustainability to change the world. In addition to extensive class instruction, students will receive the full NCS toolbox of slide decks, manuals, and eLearning software. We have several qualified applicants who are looking for scholarships. Please consider sponsoring a change agent for $1,995.

Sponsor an Intern
NCS runs a robust internship program throughout the year�in 2011 we trained 35 interns. The program provides hands on sustainability training and experience to young people just entering the workforce. They get a rigorous three-month course of study and work alongside NCS staff on research and implementation projects. The program delivers trained sustainable implementers across the world. Consider sponsoring an intern in 2012 for $4,000.