FUNDING UPDATE: $1,523 raised from 23 donors, 2% to goal. Next $48,895 raised matched by 50% -- you give a tax-deductible $100 and we get $150! http://www.climateark.org/shared/donate/ *******************
SHARED SURVIVAL 2008: EI's Vital End-of-Year Fund-Raiser Ecological Internet's Future Threatened, Depends Upon You November 14, 2008 Dear collegues, As is frequently the case, Ecological Internet's (EI) end-of- year fund-raiser has launched quite slowly, only 2% to the goal. Let's be clear -- as a user supported organization -- if this goal is not substantively achieved, Ecological Internet and our brand of ecologically rigorous Earth protection will end. Please gift the Earth now in support of rigorous environmental policy advocacy, what ecological science tells us is necessary to save being. You can help usher in an era of ecological sustainability and restoration at: http://www.climateark.org/shared/donate/ . The world is at risk of losing 20 years of accomplishment in online ecological advocacy systems. I am racking my brain on how to keep what is broadly perceived as exceptionally successful ecological advocacy efforts funded. We have begun taking Google advertising on the sites and have a number of promising grant proposals out. Yet, these effort's core computer and staffing expenses cannot be met without a successful end-of-year fund-raiser. We need current support from past donors more than ever, and every individual touched by these efforts to contribute what they can. Your gifts are the bedrock of Ecological Internet. On a personal level, I have repeatedly willingly made profound sacrifices for the honor of serving you and the Earth. This includes working 100+ hour work weeks for years, routinely subsidizing the work (tens of thousands of dollars in debt), and have in recent weeks cashed in retirement accounts to keep Ecological Internet online. Why do this? Because the Earth is dying and each of us needs to do our duty to stop it. But I am reaching my limits, and this may be it. With great sadness, I am once again considering closing EI and seeking an IT job to feed my family (until the collapse) while watching the Earth continue to go to hell from the sidelines. Let's avoid this. Simply, tremendously effective and proven Earth advocacy techniques are at risk of being lost forever. EI has pioneered use of the Internet to facilitate deep environmental awareness AND outcomes, and continues to provide global ecological solutions full of truth, hope and love. Our history of innovation is unmatched -- nearly 20 years ago we were the first to use the Internet for forest conservation, 10 years ago we launched our climate portal, and in past years we have been the first linking the global ecological and economic crises. No one else works with such passion, focus and success to educate regarding imminent ecological collapse and to achieve the comprehensive set of ecological policies necessary to avoid it. Let me briefly review some of the services we provide for free, and that are at risk of being lost: 1.) News Tracking at http://www.climateark.org/shared/news/ For the past 15 years EI has daily linked, archived, commented upon and provided RSS feeds of the most recent and important environmental news. This unprecedentedly complete service, updated 365 days a year, 24/7, is used by millions of conservation professionals. 2.) Earth Action at http://www.climateark.org/shared/alerts/ We provide on-line protest campaigns that matter, seeking and frequently achieving ecologically sufficient policy. We strategically target decision-makers with specific demands necessary to achieve ecological sustainability. We have protected millions of hectares of rainforests and put climate change on the map. 3.) Climate Search at http://www.climateark.org/ We provide the world's only customized true search engines, where a human expert (me!) reviews ecological materials for inclusion. These ecological search results are many times better in terms of relevancy than large search engines trying to cover everything on the web. 4.) Climate Blog at http://www.climateark.org/blog/ We literally invented blogging, and have perfected it as a source for social change and ecological good. Routinely we provide independent, biocentric analysis that leads to conservation outcomes. And we always provide tools to learn more. Add to this our exhaustive, well-managed link directories, our fledgling New Earth Rising e-zine, and soon to be expanded social networking -- and you have an information and analysis system that contributes substantially to saving the Earth. Our forest, water, rainforest and environmental sustainability portals each provide similar topical capabilities. We mean it more than ever. Failure to reach our funding goal means Ecological Internet shuts down after what has been raised has been expended. Let's be clear: when the world is faced with imminent ecological collapse, yet difficult ecology based solutions exist, now is not the time to discard proven ecological social change capabilities built up over decades. It has become a time honored, yet successful tradition, that funding goals are met only when we highlight these hard fought capabilities will be lost for good if we shut down. For the Earth's and your children's sake, now is not the time to cut back your personal expenditures supporting organizations pursuing global ecological sustainability. The $75K EI must raise is under 0.01% of Al Gore's mainstream "We campaign" yearly budget, yet we have a global reach and similar effectiveness. Will EI's grassroots global Earth advocacy perish, leaving the fight for creation to bureaucratic reformers (just one more lightbulb, forget about population and consumption)? This is the choice with which you are faced. Please, give now at http://www.climateark.org/shared/donate/ . 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