Quick Earth Share of North Carolina facts
Mission: The mission of Earth Share of North Carolina is to strengthen its participating organizations’ capacity to preserve and enhance the natural environment.
Purpose: To raise funds for 63 environmental non-profits through employee workplace giving campaigns and to educate the general public about the value of protecting North Carolina’s natural resources through environmental non-profit organizations.
History: Earth Share of North Carolina (ESNC) was incorporated in 1991 as the Environmental Federation of North Carolina, a nonprofit coalition founded to raise funds for North Carolina’s environment. This coalition successfully completed nine years of workplace giving campaigns, raising almost $2.5 million to protect North Carolina’s natural resources. In 2001, the Environmental Federation of North Carolina became ESNC, gaining 38 additional organizations who work for the environment in the national and international arena. The expanded coalition made it easy for North Carolina’s citizens to support environmental needs including those that transcend state borders. Currently ESNC has completed 16 years of campaigns and has raised over $5.5 million for the planet.
Every day, ESNC organizations are working to:
- Protect and clean North Carolina’s air and drinking water
- Preserve parks, rivers, forests, and heritage lands
- Prevent urban sprawl and create smart growth
- Adopt and implement pollution prevention strategies
- Restore wetlands and preserve wildlife habitat
- Promote energy conservation
- Educate children and all residents to be stewards of our natural heritage
- Improve the health and quality of life of North Carolina’s residents
Protecting the environment is not an issue of concern for part of the population, it is important for all people. Less pollution means fewer diseases and healthier crops; better forest management and planning means less erosion and other flooding; recycling programs mean fewer landfills and cleaner groundwater contamination; and more education leads to the development of decision making skills that are aligned with preserving the environment on which we all depend. The result of all these efforts is a healthier, cleaner, and more prosperous North Carolina.
ESNC's Lineup:
African Wildlife Foundation
Agricultural Resources Center*
American Farmland Trust
American Forests
American Rivers
Audubon North Carolina*
Beyond Pesticides/NCAMP
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation*
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy*
Carnivore Preservation Trust*
Carolina Raptor Center*
Carolina Recycling Association*
Center for Health, Environment and Justice
Clean Water Fund
Conservation Council of North Carolina Foundation*
The Conservation Fund
Conservation International
Conservation Trust for North Carolina*
Defenders of Wildlife
Earth Day Network
Eno River Association (Association for the
Preservation of the Eno River Valley)*
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Environmental Law Institute
Friends of the Earth
Izaak Walton League of America
Land Trust Alliance
National Parks Conservation Association
National Wildlife Federation
Natural Resources Defense Council
The Nature Conservancy
Neuse River Foundation, Inc.*
North Carolina Big Sweep*
North Carolina Coastal Federation*
North Carolina Conservation Network*
North Carolina Environmental Defense*
North Carolina John Muir Foundation*
North Carolina Rail-Trails*
North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association*
North Carolina Wildlife Federation*
The Ocean Conservancy
Pamlico-Tar River Foundation*
The Peregrine Fund
Pesticide Action Network North America
Piedmont Land Conservancy*
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Rainforest Alliance
Rocky Mountain Institute
Scenic America
The Sierra Club Foundation
South Eastern Efforts Developing Sustainable
Spaces (SEEDS)*
Southern Environmental Law Center*
Student Conservation Association
Surfrider Foundation
Tar River Land Conservancy*
Triangle Land Conservancy*
Trout Unlimited, North Carolina*
Trust for Public Land, Carolinas*
U.S. PIRG Education Fund
Union of Concerned Scientists
Western North Carolina Alliance*
The Wilderness Society
Wildlife Conservation Society
World Wildlife Fund
*These groups are native to North Carolina
