The Northern Alaska Environmental Center’s mission is “Promoting conservation of the environment and sustainable resource stewardship in Interior and Arctic Alaska through education and advocacy”. You can support our work by becoming a member of the Northern Alaska Environmental Center! A minimum donation of $40 for individuals, $60 for households, or $250 for businesses is required for membership. If signing up for household membership, please list the names of household members in the donation comment section.
As a member you have the option to receive a monthly electronic newsletter. If you would like to receive the newsletter, please ensure you include your email address. Thank you!
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Active members are entitled to:
- Receive notice of annual and special membership meeting
- Vote on matters submitted to the membership
- Be eligible to serve on committees, task forces, and the Board of Directors (subject to Article III in our bylaws)
- Receive regular communications, publications, and reports of the Northern Center
It is possible to opt out of membership and still make a donation of $40 or more. Just let us know by checking the “Opt Out of Membership” button or including a note in the memo of a check.
The Northern Center serves as a fiscal sponsor or pass-through organization for Save Our Domes, Defend the Brooks Range, Protect the Kobuk, and Arctic Underground Sound. Donations made to any of these groups of $40 or more will include Northern Center membership, and we pass on donor information to these groups so they can also send a thank you. To learn more, follow the links below.
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The Northern Center publishes occasional electronic newsletters and an annual report for our members and the community. It is an excellent way to stay informed on the issues Northern Center and our partners are involved with, and ways the public can take action. This newsletter is included in your membership. Follow this link to read past newsletters and annual reports:
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Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:
I. To be informed of the organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
II. To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization’s governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
III. To have access to the organization’s most recent financial statements.
IV. To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
V. To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.
VI. To be assured that information about their donation is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
VII. To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
VIII. To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
IX. To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
X. To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.
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