GROW (Great Reforestation Organizations of Worth) consists of those nonprofit tree-planting organizations that practice the best standards within the industry. This is defined by setting benchmarks, providing excellent business partnerships, not engaging in scams or deceptions, focusing on quality at all levels rather than profitability; and engaging in reforestation that tangibly benefits more than simply forest ecosystems.
GROW members provide the best partnership opportunities with companies seeking to engage in legitimate tree-planting promotions. Each organization offers a unique package in what it has to offer in a partnership.
GROW member description and contact information are listed alphabetically below:
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Plant-It 2020 is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit foundation that performs worldwide tree-planting at $1 per tree, donates fuel-efficient cooking stoves to needy families, and provides forestry, soil, and biochar education. Our services not only help reforest the world's cities and forests - they provide direct humanitarian aid by reducing hunger, thirst, malnutrition, poverty and indoor pollution while increasing the sustainability of not only the world's forests but also its people.
BENCHMARKS & KEY POINTS - Created and implemented the first 'Dollar-Per-Tree' promotion where for every dollar received, a an indigenous tree is planted. The contributor decides where the trees get planted from the online locations list. - Only plants trees where they will not be harvested (logged) in the future. This is protected by contract. - Provides fuel-efficient stoves to needy families in Haiti and four Latin American countries - Educates the public regarding industry scams and deceptions - Plants both seedlings and city trees throughout the US and in many countries abroad - Tremendous customization of city tree-planting events - Partners with numerous other tree-planting organizations - Plants the trees themselves as well as subs out to other organizations - Offers more tree-planting locations than any other NGO - First tree-planting organization to actively promote biochar stoves and education - First tree-planting organization to post a 'Code of Ethics' - First tree-planting organization to publicly promote other tree-planting organizations - Founder/CEO of GROW
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Founded by Florence Reed in 1997, SHI works in Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. A key thing to recognize about them relates to a comprehensive approach towards helping communities rather than strictly through tree-planting. They are quality-focused.
BENCHMARKS & KEY POINTS - They provide long-term assistance to a community: 3-5 years. - Their projects are locally initiated and supported: this means they will last stronger and better after the techs leave. - Skeletal organization with low administrative overhead. - They do more than simply plant trees; they provide micro-loans, eco-toilets, gardens, etc. - Provides volunteer opportunities - Offers a web store
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Trees, Water and People is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering five programs. Their stove program provides fuel-efficient cooking stoves to needy families in Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Haiti. Their reforestation programs are in the same locations as the stoves but also include a little area in Northern Colorado and in US tribal lands. Their tribal lands renewable energy project assist Native Americans with renewable energy and tree-planting. Their watershed health programs help provide education and training for teams to help protect watersheds in the Rocky Mountain region. Their environment education program provides strong environmental education through many methods for children and adults in the Northern Colorado region.
BENCHMARKS & KEY POINTS - Terrific stove program in five countries - Terrific reforestation program in five countries - Small but excellent US reforestation activities - Comprehensive and very well done educational programs in North Colorado - Assists Native Americans with obtaining and using alternative energy sources; along with some tree-planting - Offers a 'sustainable gifts' store - Provides an eco-tour - Winner of the Rio Tinto Prize for Sustainability 2008
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Trees For The Future is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit foundation founded in 1989 that performs worldwide tree-planting. They plant trees in far more locations than other tree-planting groups; specializing in Latin America, Africa and SE Asia. Their technicians go to places where they are invited; and then design and implement sustainable tree-planting projects. The indigenous people are trained to continue creating and maintaining sustainable forests. TFTF also focuses on agroforestry training and even offers a long-distance agroforestry training program. TFTF offers a Tree-Pals program for US schools that provides a combination of a tree-planting project and an educational exchange program between US students and students in developing countries.
BENCHMARKS & KEY POINTS - More tree-planting locations than practically all other tree-planting groups - Agroforestry education - Focus is on Latin America, Africa and SE Asia - Unique educational program called 'Tree Pals': US school tree-planting combined with forestry information exchange with students in various developing countries - Won 1) The International Award, National Arbor Day Foundation, 1990, 2) Earth Trusteeship Award, The Earth Society, 1994, and 3) Green Globe Commendation Winner, 1999
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