[greenon-l] Doors OPEN CCO -- a membership drive!

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Doors Open CCO!

A membership drive for the Conservation Council of Ontario

Here's another way to stand up for conservation -- become a member of the 
Conservation Council of Ontario.  At our annual meeting on November 15, 
we'd like to vote in new member organizations and individuals.

1.  Don't forger to register for the annual meeting, "Stand Up for 
Conservation": 
<http://www.greenontario.org/cco/agm2005.html>www.greenontario.org/cco/agm2005.html 


2.  If you or your organization is a leader in conservation, please 
consider applying for membership

Organization membership is open to all environmental non-governmental 
organizations (ENGOs) and to all other non-governmental organizations 
(NGOs) that seek to integrate conservation values and practices into their 
activities and membership services.  To apply, send an e-mail with a brief 
description of your organization, its mission and activities to Chris 
Winter, Executive Director, at <mailto:cco at web.ca>cco at web.ca.

Individual membership is open to people who have demonstrated leadership in 
conservation and who can assist us in our mission.  We seek a wide range of 
expertise and experience in our individual membership.  To apply, send an 
e-mail with a brief bio to Chris Winter, Executive Director, at 
<mailto:cco at web.ca>cco at web.ca.

If you look at our current roster of 25 member organizations and 50 
individual members, you will see we have a diverse membership that includes 
conservation groups, professional associations and labour as well as 
provincial and local organizations.  A list of our membership is at 
<http://www.greenontario.org/cco/members.html>www.greenontario.org/cco/members.html. 


It's been a while since we've had a membership drive, but with the new 
focus and mission for the Council on building a conservation movement, and 
with the success of the first Doors Closed campaign under our belt as an 
example of what we can achieve when we all work together, it's time we open 
our own doors and invite you in.

Some Details

Applications for membership are reviewed by the Board of Directors and a 
slate of nominees will be presented at the annual meeting, November 
15.  New members are elected to the Council by a majority of members 
present at a Council meeting.

The next meeting is November 15, so act now!

Membership is free.  We value your support and contribution to the 
cause.  We do, of course, ask each individual member to include the Council 
on the list of charities they support.

We currently have two main membership meetings a year (the annual meeting 
and the Conservation Summit), however we may add in a winter meeting as We 
Conserve gets rolling.  More importantly, our work will focus on looking 
for opportunities to foster new collaborations between our members: 
everything from co-marketing to new value-added programs in social 
marketing, promoting a conserver economy, and fundraising.  Also this year, 
we will be setting up an Ontario Conservation Fund to accept funds on 
behalf of the conservation movement.  As a member, you will be better able 
to contribute to the discussion of how we raise money and how we can best 
allocate it to support leadership, effective collaborations, and outreach 
campaigns.

We look forward to hearing from you,

Chris Winter                                  Jeb Brugmann
Executive Director                          President

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