<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>FYI Everyone, </div><div><br></div><div>SVI has been approved as a 1% for the Planet Non-Profit partner. This will allow us to tap into grants and benefits from 1% for the Planet, an alliance of over 1300 business that donate 1% of their profits to environmental organizations.</div><div><br></div><div>Big thanks to Jeannie for getting the ball rolling on this. She and Gilbert have already tapped into the 1% For The Planet donors network to get kegs of New Belgium beer for the recent, successful fundraisers for the Beehive Collective and Mountain Justice.</div><div><br></div><div>We will be reviewing the available partnerships and brainstorming how to best apply for grants and benefits.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><br><div>
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<div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Brittany Nunnink <<a href="mailto:brittany@onepercentfortheplanet.org">brittany@onepercentfortheplanet.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">January 10, 2011 3:25:22 PM CST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Sequatchie Valley Institute <<a href="mailto:officemanager@svionline.org">officemanager@svionline.org</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Re: 1% for the Planet Grant Application</b><br></span></div><br><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Chris,<div><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:67.5pt"><span style="font-family:Baskerville">I have reviewed your
application and am happy to inform you that Sequatchie Valley Institute has been approved as a 1% for
the Planet Non-Profit Partner.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Congrats!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We are happy to welcome you into our network
of over 2,000 nonprofit organizations doing great work on the ground to help
the planet.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Your organization’s
information has been entered into our database, and this can now be viewed
online through the <a href="http://onepercentfortheplanet.org/en/search/nonprofits_search.php">non-profit
section</a> of our website.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Please do
have a look to ensure that all information is valid and as you like.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:67.5pt"><span style="font-family:Baskerville">From
here, the next step is to get in contact with our member companies, if you
haven’t already.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>What we suggest is to
use the online <a href="http://onepercentfortheplanet.org/en/search/member_search.php">member
search engine</a>, and search members who are in your geographical area and/or
relative to your organization’s line of work.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>We recommend that you reach out via email introducing yourself as a
newly approved 1% for the Planet Non-Profit Partner, with a brief summary of
the focus of your organization.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:67.5pt"><span style="font-family:Baskerville">Please
note that <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">we do not provide the contact
information for our member companies</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>We apologize for the inconvenience here, but must abide by the confidentiality
agreement we have with business members.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Thus, once you select the members you want to reach out to, you will
have to search their respective contact information.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:67.5pt"><span style="font-family:Baskerville">We
have members joining everyday, so it is always good to check our database every
so often in case a new member pops up in your area!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>If you’ve any suggestions or questions,
please don’t hesitate to contact us!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:67.5pt"><span style="font-family:Baskerville">Thanks,
Chris!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We appreciate all you do and hope
that this partnership will help to ensure further success.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:67.5pt"><span style="font-family:Baskerville">Best
of luck,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops:67.5pt"><span style="font-family:Baskerville">Brittany</span></p><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Baskerville; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Baskerville; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Baskerville; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Baskerville; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Baskerville; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Baskerville; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div id="sig" style="line-height: 13px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(53, 53, 53); "><img src="http://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/img/sig.gif" alt="-" style="float: left; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 6px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong>Brittany Nunnink</strong><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>| Membership Wrangler aka Nonprofit Ninja | 1% for the Planet<br>w +1 (802) 496-5408 | f +1 (802) 496-6401 | skype yerglrae<br><a href="http://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/" title="visit 1%" style="color: rgb(2, 105, 172); text-decoration: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(153, 153, 153); border-bottom-style: dotted; ">www.onepercentfortheplanet.org</a></div></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></span>
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