Case Statement for Zero Waste Washington

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Case Statement for Zero Waste Washingtons

Capital Campaign to Buy an Office Space

Cole Reese

22 May 2013


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Our Mission and Values

Zero Waste Washington protects people and our natural world by advocating for products

designed and produced to be healthy, safe, and continually recycled and reused. We are the

publics voice for zero waste.

We envision a just and sustainable world where society responsibly produces, consumes and

recycles.

The Goal of Our Campaign

Our goal is to raise $500,000 to purchase a house in the Wallingford or Fremont neighborhood.

This house will be used

As the head offices of Zero Waste Washingtono The office space that Zero Waste Washington currently occupies is very small

which is inhibiting the organizations ability to add more staff and increase our

organizational capacity. Additionally, the building in which the office is located is

in limbo, and might or might not have to be torn down due to the construction of

the new SR-99 Tunnel. By purchasing a house for the organization, Zero Waste

Washington would be assured a place to grow and mature. Furthermore, the

property would be a great investment for the organization. Both of the selected

neighborhoods have seen increased property values over the last decade; even

during the housing crisis, home values in Fremont and Wallingford

neighborhoods did not decrease by more than a nominal amount.

A drop off point for difficult to recycle items like batteries and polystyrene foam


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upcycling possibilities are endless! With so many earth-conscious and crafty

people in Seattle, there are a number of great products from local craftspeople and

artisans that are turning yesterdays trash into tomorrows treasure. By providing

a consignment space for these local folks to showcase and sell their products,

Zero Waste Washington will be promoting the local economy, illustrating creative

ways to reduce waste, and generating enough income to cover the property tax,

and sustainable landscaping maintenance of the house.

Why $500,000?

Our mission in this campaign is to raise enough money to purchase a house for the organization

outright. By purchasing the property, we would be making an investment for Zero Waste

Washington, and we would be unburdening the organization from the monthly fees of rent or

mortgage. Once the organization owns the property, they will only be responsible for property

tax, which would be covered by the consignment fees collected by local craftspeople in the

upcycle shop. By reducing the monthly bills of the organization, we would increasing the amount

the organization could place in its endowment, helping to insure the sustainability of the

organization.

How would the community benefit from the Zero Waste Washington house?

By having a dedicated space to educate about and promote the mission of zero waste, we will be

increasing the sustainability of our state, and reducing our impact on the environment.

Community members could come to the Zero Waste Washington house to learn about

How to reduce waste in their lives How to take action to promote producer responsibility


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Upcycling, repurposing, and/or recycling used itemsHaving the additional space will also the organization to continue to expand, taking on more

project work so we can have a large impact on producer responsibility in our state.

Why should I support Zero Waste Washington?

What do climate change, deforestation, fracking, mountain top removal and mining all have in

common? They are all externalities of resource consumption on overdrive. The throwaway

culture that we have developed in the United States is having serious impacts on our

environment. As resources become scarcer, the mining and extraction techniques become more

and more destructive. Unlike a used pair of shoes, we cannot simply throw our planet away and

buy a new one when we have exhausted it. As a society, we need to start consuming less, reusing

more, and repurposing/recycling what is left over.

There is no question that this a complex problem, but Zero Waste Washington has commonsense

solutions:

Make recycling intuitive, user-friendly and convenient for people Educate the population on ways to reduce their own personal waste Work with producers and manufacturers to take back products and develop goods using

fewer virgin resources and more repurposed or upcycled resources

By working on legislation that implements many of these programs at the state level, we help to

insure that a Washingtonians abilityto be zero waste is not dependent upon what part of the

state they live in.

Why should I support this campaign?


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Zero Waste Washington has great solutions for these complex problems, but we need the

resources to continue our mission. Currently, our ability to be a change agent is being

detrimentally impaired by our limited office space and organizational capacity. By investing in

the Zero Waste Washington house, you will be investing in the organizations ability to expand

our work and increase the impact of our mission throughout the region.

A history of success

For 30 years, Zero Waste Washington has been demonstrating success down in Olympia, and all

across the state. We were instrumental in establishing Seattles first city-wide curb side recycling

program. More recently, we played a major role in working with local electronics retailers to

establish a system for e-cycling. We have shown strength in all levels of government and citizen

organizing. By investing in the Zero Waste Washington house today, you will be helping us

build the foundation for the next 30 years of zero waste and beyond.


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Gift Table

As an organization with a limited but wealthy donor base, I have constructed the gift charts with

the intent that our lead gift will be covering 25% of Zero Waste Washingtons campaign goal

(Kihlstedt, 2010).

Gifts Needed to Raise

$500,000

Number $ Amount $ in Range Cumulative $ % of Goal

1 $125,000 $125,000 $125,000 25%

1 $75,000 $75,000 $200,000 40%

2 $50,000 $100,000 $300,000 60%

4 $25,000 $100,000 $400,000 80%

5 $10,000 $50,000 $450,000 90%

7 $5,000 $35,000 $485,000 97%

15 $1,000 $15,000 $500,000 100%

Total number of gifts: 35

Lead Gifts (2-3 Prospects)

Gifts needed Amount of gifts

Prospects

needed Total1 $125,000 11 $125,000

1 $75,000 2 $75,000

2 $50,000 4 $100,000

4 $25,000 8 $100,000

Lead gifts totals: 6 gifts, 15 prospects needed

Major Gifts (3-4 Prospects)

5 $10,000 15 $50,000

7 $5,000 21 $35,000

Major gifts totals: 12 gifts, 36 prospects needed

General Gifts (5-6 Prospects)

15 $1,000 75 $15,000

General gifts totals: 15 gifts, 75 prospects needed

Campaign total: 35 gifts, 126 prospects needed

1This was listed as one prospect because the donor listed at this amount has already agreed to make this donation

once the organization is ready to launch its capital campaign.


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Works CitedKihlstedt, A. (2010). Capital Campaigns Strategies That Work.Sudbury: Jones and Bartlett.

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