Completed Projects We consider the lasting relationships we develop with colleagues and clients alike as much a measure of our success as the innovative answers and solutions that arise from the Exloco process. Our relationship network creates a deep well of experience and expertise that we draw from to benefit both ongoing and new projects. Sustainable Business Achievement Ratings (2006-2008) In May 2010, it was announced that the sustainable business standard is being developed in partnership with UL Environment, a business unit of Underwriters Laboratories. Read more about UL's involvement with this project. Purpose: The Sustainable Business Achievement Ratings (S-BAR) system is the first comprehensive rating system that offers a market-based, broadly applicable, and transparent means of assessing a company's environmental, economic and social performance. S-BAR is creating a standards framework that incorporates and builds on the lessons learned by systems created over the past two decades by hundreds of nonprofit organizations, trade associations, academic institutions, and government agencies. In the process, S-BAR creates a level playing field, a unified calculus that answers the questions: How good is "good enough" ? How good are we now? and What will it take for us to be viewed credibly as a "sustainable business" ? Exloco role: Provided strategic and fund development expertise, and Exloco CEO Kimery Wiltshire served as a member of the governing team. Project Summary Girl Scouts Save the Bay (2005-2007) Purpose: Girls Scouts Save the Bay (GSSTB) is a hands-on project of the Girl Scouts of Northern California that brings girls, their families, neighbors, and adult leaders together to protect and restore the San Francisco Bay. GSSTB now leads the 100,000-strong Northern California Girl Scout community in learning about critical environmental issues that affect their homes, their families, and the future. Exloco role: Strategic, program, and business development expertise, along with marketing, fund development and start-up and executive staffing in the first two years of the project. www.GirlScoutsSavetheBay.org
"Girl Scouts Save the Bay: California Girl Scouts Take Action for the Environment," Leader Magazine, Winter 2007 The Diversity Network Project (1999-2003) Purpose: To support the emerging intersections between the work of social justice, housing, urban environmental, environmental health, environmental justice and public transit organizations in the Bay Area. Through a "low-hurdle" small grants program and cross-sector convenings, the Diversity Network Project developed a number of new initiatives. The project was funded by the San Francisco, Gerbode and Hewlett foundations. Exloco role: Project development, executive leadership, grants and program management in partnership with the San Francisco, Gerbode and Hewlett foundations' lead staff. This project is described in the report, "Powerful Collaborations at the Intersection of Social Justice and the Environment: Lessons Learned from the Diversity Network Project." "Learning From the Past, Looking to the Future: The Alliance of Ethnic and Environmental Organizations", November 2002
"Common Ground: Building Collaborations for Sustainable Communities in the San Francisco Bay Area", Fall 2002 Wm. C. Kenney Foundation (1994-2004) Purpose: From 1994 - 2004, the W. C. Kenney Foundation provided over $2.5 million in funding and project support for nearly 100 western river protection campaigns, organizations, and developing policy strategies. Campaigns included the Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act, the Alliance for Rio Grande Heritage, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and development of specific river campaigns throughout the West. Exloco role: Campaign and strategic development, executive leadership, corporate officer, operations and staffing, grants operations and fiscal management. Western Water Alliance (2000-2004) Purpose: Western Water Alliance created the first trade association for progressive western water interests, developing a shared platform to advocate for specific policies and legislation and to identify and support best practices for sustainable use of water in the Western United States. The Alliance was developed and governed by key leaders in the NGO, public sector and foundation community. Exloco role: Project, policy and strategic development, executive leadership, operations and staffing, board and fiscal management. Colorado Water - Referendum A (2003) Purpose: To assist the Colorado water community with the tools, information and funding needed to defeat Referendum A, a November 2003 state ballot initiative that would have, if passed, put the state on the path to building numerous new dams and water storage facilities. Exloco role: Convening of key leaders, campaign strategy, and fund raising. For a wrap-up description of this project, see "Referendum A in the Rear View". Resources for Community Collaboration (1998-2003) Purpose: Resources for Community Collaboration supports community-based collaborations working to resolve conflicts over use of natural resources in the rural West. It provided funding to support local, community based collaborations, developed best practices and communicated lessons learned to the larger community. The project was launched in Fall 1998 with funding from the William & Flora Hewlett and additional funding from the Ford Foundation. Exloco role: Project and strategic development, executive leadership, operations and staffing, grants operations and fiscal management. The project was transferred to The Sonoran Institute in 2003.