Ecotrust

TO INSPIRE FRESH THINKING THAT CREATES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY,SOCIAL EQUITY,&ENVIRONMENTAL WELLBEING.

ECOTRUST INVESTMENTS - ECOTRUST HAS HARNESSED THE POTENTIAL OF A WORKING ENDOWMENT IN CONCERT WITH PRIVATE INVESTMENTS TO CREATE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING IN OUR REGION. ECOTRUST INVESTMENTS IS BOTH A VALUES-ALIGNED FUNDING SOURCE FOR ECOTRUST'S TRANSFORMATIVE WORK, AND A CATALYST THAT BRINGS TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE PROJECTS TO LIFE AT A SCALE OF BROADER IMPACT. THROUGH OUR OWN EXPERIENCES LEVERAGING CATALYTIC CAPITAL, WE ARE ABLE TO LEARN FROM THE CHALLENGES AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO PURSUE TRIPLE-BOTTOM-LINE OUTCOMES, INVITE NEW PARTNERS AND PARTNERSHIPS, BUILD FINANCIAL RESILIENCY, AND ENGAGE IN MISSION-PROPELLING PROJECTS. ECOTRUST INVESTMENTS CONTINUES TO TRANSFORM OUR PORTFOLIO TO FULLY EMBODY OUR VISION OF RESILIENCE, CREATIVITY, GENERATIONAL WEALTH, AND COMMUNITY.

KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS - OUR KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS TEAM DELIVERS DECISION-SUPPORT TOOLS, ANALYSES, MAPS, AND DATA VISUALIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, ECONOMIES, AND ECOSYSTEMS. ECOTRUST'S APPROACH IS DESIGNED TO HELP OUR STAFF, PARTNERS AND CLIENTS VISUALIZE THE ECOSYSTEM IN A SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONTEXT, CREATE A PARTICIPATORY APPROACH TO INCORPORATING COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE, AND IMPLEMENT MANAGEMENT DECISIONS AT APPROPRIATE SCALES.

EVENTS - ECOTRUST EVENTS CREATES ENGAGEMENTS THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO BUILD NEW CONNECTIONS AND SPARK BIG IDEAS. ECOTRUST EVENTS MANAGES FOUR VENUES IN THE NATURAL CAPITAL CENTER AND THE REDD ON SALMON STREET, OFFERS SAFE CONVENING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERS AND CLIENTS, AND GENERATES OPERATING REVENUE IN SUPPORT OF ECOTRUST'S MISSION. ECOTRUST EVENTS ALSO PRODUCES ECOTRUST ENGAGEMENTS TO TELL IMPORTANT STORIES, RAISE AWARENESS ON CRITICAL ISSUES, CELEBRATE CONNECTIONS, AND INSPIRE MEANINGFUL CHANGE WITHIN OUR REGION.

FISHERIES, FOOD AND FARMS - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO ARE BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR (BIPOC), OUR FOOD SYSTEMS TEAM LEVERAGES OUR CAPACITIES, RESOURCES, AND POWER TO CHANGE HOW FOOD IS GROWN, HARVESTED, PROCESSED, PACKAGED, BOUGHT, AND SOLD THROUGHOUT THE REGION. OUR WORK TAKES AN EQUITY-CENTERED APPROACH, GUIDED BY OUR VALUE OF HUMBLE, RESPECTFUL COLLABORATION. WE ARE FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING CONNECTIONS AND SHARED LEARNING AMONG A GROWING NETWORK OF FOOD SYSTEM LEADERS COMMITTED TO TRANSFORMATION AND HEALING-FROM URBAN AND RURAL PRODUCERS TO SCHOOL NUTRITION SERVICE STAFF; ENCOURAGING CLIMATE-SMART LAND MANAGEMENT THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRANSITIONING OWNERSHIP TO BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR PRODUCERS; AND LEVERAGING FOOD SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE (INCLUDING ECOTRUST'S FOOD INFRASTRUCTURE AND EVENT CAMPUS, THE REDD ON SALMON STREET) TO CATALYZE AND EQUIP THIS SHIFT.FORESTS AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES - THE FORESTS AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES TEAM ADVANCES CLIMATE-SMART FORESTRY BY CENTERING TRIBAL STEWARDSHIP AND INDIGENOUS WAYS OF KNOWING. ECOTRUST CREATES THE TOOLS, THE STRUCTURES, AND THE RESEARCH TO SUPPORT CLIMATE-SMART FOREST MANAGEMENT, DEMONSTRATING THAT FORESTS CAN STORE MORE CARBON, PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY HABITAT FOR NATIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE, OFFER RECREATIONAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND PRODUCE CLEAN AND ABUNDANT WATER, ALL WHILE SUPPORTING A ROBUST AND RELIABLE FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY. WE WORK WITH PARTNERS TO ELEVATE THEIR PERSPECTIVES ABOUT FORESTS AND THE ROLE THEY PLAY IN MAINTAINING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIES. INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP - SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1991, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FROM ALASKA TO CALIFORNIA HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH ECOTRUST, AS MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD AND STAFF, AND AS PARTNERS TO ADVANCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FIRST PEOPLES' STEADFAST EFFORTS TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT OF SELF-DETERMINATION AND TO PROTECT THEIR HOMELANDS AND WATERS. WE SUPPORT AND CELEBRATE INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP, INCREASE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATIVE PEOPLE THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS, AND PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR NATIVE PEOPLE TO SHARE THEIR STORIES AND ISSUES. WE ALSO SHARE OUR KNOWLEDGE IN FORESTS AND ECOSYSTEMS, FISHERIES AND MARINE PLANNING, SALMON AND WATERSHED RESTORATION, AND FOOD SYSTEMS TO RESTORE AND STRENGTHEN NATIVE COMMUNITIES. AND WE PROVIDE OUR TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN GIS ANALYSIS, MAPPING AND CARTOGRAPHY, ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, SOFTWARE AND TOOL DEVELOPMENT, AND DATA COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT TO HELP INDIGENOUS LEADERS MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS.