[at-l] Kahley's Question, was Maine land prices

[icw39@ncfreedom.net (Clark Wright)]

Guidestar list or not, I would like to offer one, personallu biased
thought:  ANY land trust charity is 100000000% more worhty of your money
than ANY environmental advocacy group, for at least two reasons:

1)  With any land trust, your money is buying PERMANENT protection for
REAL, ecologically significant LAND; and

2)  No matter how well-intentioned, ALL of the advocacy groups depend in
part on fund-raising techniques that demonize some other segment of
society [i.e., the "corporate polluters," the "tree killers," "the Bush
Republicans," etc.] or - on the other side - the pro-property rights
groups equally demonize the enviro groups . . . all the while, tens of
thousands of local, grass roots land trusts [along with some big veteran
groups, like TNC and the ATC] have sprung up all over this country,
working deals with everyone from poor farmers to the largest
corporations . . . 

Land trusts don't sue anybody, and as a general rule they don't badmouth
various groups of people, for they know that, at some point in their
lives, almost everyone becomes ecologically involved and concerned . .
so, find out about local land trusts in your area and get involved in
the greatest win-win movement the "environmental movement" has ever
seen! :)

Thru-Thinker

and, P.S., don't forget the ATC's land trust either - preserving,
protecting and expanding the AT and its viewshed, one acre at a time! :)

rick boudrie wrote:
> 
> >Has anyone ever found any sort of review of the greens to see where
> >I can get the most bang for my measly bucks?  Any review of
> >administration and fundraising costs?  Thanks
> >_______________________________________________
> 
> Kahley, On the ATC website you will find a link to www.Guidestar.org  If you
> visit it, you will find very detailed financial information on the majority
> of non-profits-- from flush organizations like the Nature Conservancy (or
> even the Gates Foundation) right down to very small ones like the MATC.  If
> you dig around a bit, you will find where the Form 990 can downloaded.
> That's the non-profit version of our incometax 1040 form, and will have
> great detail including breakdowns of all expenses right down to salaries of
> top employees.
> 
> www.guidestar.org
> 
> Rick Boudrie
> 
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