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1% For The Planet Inc

All together for our planet.

aka 1% for the Planet   |   Burlington, VT   |  onepercentfortheplanet.org

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Mission

1% for the Planet is a global organization that exists to ensure our planet and future generations thrive. We do this through our mission to accelerate smart environmental giving.

Ruling year info

2006

CEO

Kate Williams

Main address

50 Lakeside Ave #341

Burlington, VT 05401 USA

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EIN

91-2151932

NTEE code info

Professional Societies, Associations (Y03)

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (C12)

Philanthropy / Charity / Voluntarism Promotion (General) (T50)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Environmental giving comprises just 3% of total U.S. philanthropy. And it's been stuck at that paltry percentage of total charitable giving for more than a decade, during which time the urgency of environmental issues has only increased. For example, wild species are going extinct at a rate up to 10,000 times higher than the natural extinction rate. The need for urgent and increased environmental giving is great. At 1% for the Planet, we are entirely focused on increasing the amount and quality of giving going to the important environmental issues of our time. In addition, in today's hyper-connected world, there is, at times, too much information at our fingertips. People are inundated with data, reports, posts, blogs, videos—information is everywhere. The real challenge is in making sense of this information. What is relevant and what is noise? Where is the data coming from and can it be trusted? Wrestling with these questions can sometimes lead to paralysis and a lack of action.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Core Model - Business Membership

1% for the Planet Business Members donate 1% of their sales directly to our environmental partners. 1% for the Planet carefully vets each environmental partner for track record, credibility and impact and annually verifies and certifies that members are meeting their 1% commitment.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

General Member Network

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Adults

Related Program

Core Model - Business Membership

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

To achieve sustainable growth, 1% for the Planet strives to simultaneously increase retention, while significantly growing our annual total of new members.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn more about Sustainable Development Goals.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

We aim to accomplish increased environmental giving. We believe that philanthropy, as it stands today, isn't sufficient to support the scale and quality of work that needs to happen for our planet. In the U.S., the percentage of total philanthropy allocated to the environment has been stuck at a mere 3% for years, and innovative nonprofits struggle to stay viable, let alone bring solutions to scale. We know that it's possible to do better. We believe that businesses, nonprofits and individuals can collectively come together to take responsibility for our planet in innovative and newly integrated ways, accelerating smart environmental giving and driving positive impact.

Through our Business Membership program, we engage businesses to drive increased giving to our environmental partners. We do this by certifying their giving of 1% of their annual sales to vetted nonprofits in our network. We support these members with our Partnership Advising services, enabling them to develop giving strategies that amplify the scale and impact of their engagement. As we connect the value of strategic environmental giving with the urgent need for greater investment in environmental solutions, we strengthen and expand the case for smart philanthropy, thereby growing the movement for a healthier planet.

Operationally, the global work of 1% for the Planet is delivered by a lean and committed staff headquartered in Burlington, Vermont. Our model is intentionally based upon leveraging every dollar that comes to us to generate maximum resources the planet. We are effective and efficient, driving a bold vision and achieving consistent results.

Since 2002, we have been successful in building a network of businesses, individuals and environmental nonprofit partners, resulting in a global community of thousands of engaged stakeholders. To date, our members have given millions of dollars directly to our environmental partners. Every day, more members join our growing movement for a healthier planet. For up-to-date stats on environmental giving and the size of our network, visit www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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1% For The Planet Inc

Board of directors
as of 02/20/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Jim Osgood

Howard Fischer

Jim Osgood

Katherine Cousins

Elizabeth McNichols

Kurt Weinsheimer

Bree Arsenault

Nicolas Ibanez

Benjamin Peeters

Rochelle Webb

Annie Morita

Georgina Miranda

Greg Curtis

Annika Berman

Marcius Extavour

Rahul Narang

Madelyn Postman

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/24/2024
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Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 02/20/2024

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.