BLUE RIDGE LAND CONSERVANCY
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Land Conservation and Stewardship
--Monitoring and enforcement of conservation agreements that protect 25,000 acres of land and 60 miles of streams in southwest Virginia.
--Outreach to local rural landowners who wish to conserve their land in perpetuity and protect it from excess development.
School-age educational programs
Outdoor field experiences in local rivers and streams with fourth graders in local school districts designed to teach them about water quality while meeting SOL requirements in their curriculum
Educational programs for families and the public
BRLC provides fun and educational weekend programs for children and families designed to get families doing activities together in the outdoors and on conserved lands.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Land Conservation
BRLC will build a partnership-based land conservation and stewardship program that works
with landowners to permanently protect land.
Sustainable Funding
BRLC will strengthen the long-term financial sustainability of the organization.
Infrastructure and Capacity
BRLC will have the capacity to carry out the work of the organization.
Marketing and Outreach
BRLC will promote a broad-based understanding of land conservation and connect people
with the places they love.
Governance
BRLC will have a governance structure that is best equipped to manage the future growth
and sustainability of the organization.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We will develop a long-term plan for strategic land conservation.
We will continue to play an active role as a partner to advocate for land trusts, nationally,
statewide, and locally.
We will grow partnerships with other organizations and land trusts to serve diverse
landowners.
We will assess the long-term financial sustainability of the organization.
We will create and implement development plans for each of the three service areas.
We will define who and where we serve.
We will assess the internal staff capacity and will take an active approach to increasing
staff diversity.
We will support staff to develop professional skills to meet the needs of their position.
We will identify infrastructure needs in each of the three service areas.
We will identify our individual constituencies and develop a marketing and outreach plan
that appeals to them.
We will execute a marketing and outreach plan to engage with diverse audiences and the
community broadly.
We will develop a governance structure that addresses the unique three-region nature
of the organization.
We will develop staff and board processes to ensure alignment with BRLC strategic plan.
We will have a board composition that reflects the areas we serve.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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BLUE RIDGE LAND CONSERVANCY
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022
Dr. Lowell Inhorn
Diana K. Christopulos, Ph.D.
Thomas W. Dunkenberger
A. Sidney Barritt, III, MD
Dominic M. Basile
Maureen McNamara Best
Helen A. Burnett
Ruth T. Dickerson
Thomas M. Dunkenberger, Jr.
William Hunley
Lowell F. Inhorn, MD
Wendy W. Kendrick
Susan E. McSwain
J. Walton Milam, III
Robert C. Mountcastle
Timothy J. Rowe, Sr.
Isabel R. Thornton
Fiona M. Tower
Ann Bondurant Trinkle
Board leadership practices
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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? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
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Gender identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
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Equity strategies
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- 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 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.