The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation
Knowledge to Live By
Mission
OUR PURPOSE To cultivate an environmentally conscious and responsible public OUR VISION That people’s everyday actions are guided by an understanding and concern for the well-being of people and the planet OUR MISSION To make the environment more accessible, relatable, relevant, and connected to the daily lives of all Americans
Ruling year
1991
President and CEO
Ms. Meri-Margaret Deoudes
Main address
4301 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 160
Washington, DC 20008 USA
EIN
54-1557043
NTEE code
Natural Resource Conservation and Protection (C30)
Environmental Education and Outdoor Survival Programs (C60)
Environmental Quality, Protection, and Beautification N.E.C. (C99)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
NEEF’s work addresses the following problems: ● K-12 Education: Environmental education is not prioritized in the US educational system, educators do not have the resources and training to implement it, and K-12 STEM skills—especially in under-resourced communities—are falling behind demands of the US labor market. ● Health & Wellness: People’s physical and mental health are adversely affected by environmental factors that significantly impact disease burden. ● Conservation: Americans are spending more time indoors disconnected from the natural world. Public lands are experiencing increasing stress, especially given their major use during the COVID-19 pandemic, and land management agencies are facing diminishing capacity.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
K-12 Education
Our “Greening STEM” philosophy brings classroom learning to life through place-based investigations and real-world challenges while instilling an environmental stewardship ethic. We implement on-the-ground demonstration projects, maintain an online Hub of resources, and celebrate this work through our annual National Environmental Education Week (April).
Health & Wellness
Our resources and training help health care providers manage and promote the environment as a tool to improve patient outcomes and well-being. Our asthma program equips health professionals with knowledge and tools to manage environmental triggers and intervention strategies. The SunWise program, which originated at EPA and was spun off to NEEF several years ago, focuses on sun safe behavior, UV radiation, and stratospheric ozone.
Conservation
Our programs and initiatives inspire people to get outside, help conserve and restore nature, and enjoy it at the same time. NEEF’s annual National Public Lands Day event (September) is the largest day of service for public lands. We will also award targeted grants to support the recovery of public lands impacted by increased use during COVID-19 as well as those battling invasive plants, and partner with companies to engage corporate employees in sustainability.
Where we work
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Our Sustainable Development Goals
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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?
We ultimately intend to have a lasting positive impact on people’s health, the environment, and, the economy.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our strategies include:
● delivering training around the environmental triggers of asthma and mitigation strategies as well as education on sun-safe behavior;
● organizing service for public lands and waterways and offering resources for their managers to engage community members; and,
● strengthening K-12 STEM learning through investigative, outdoor experiences.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
NEEF builds effective public-private partnerships that advance environmental education and engagement in the US. We focus our efforts on making the environment accessible, relatable, relevant, and connected to the daily lives of all Americans to inspire empathy and connection to the natural world. Our programs and initiatives reach beyond traditional green groups with non-partisan, practical, and positive messaging that resonates with the public and motivates environmentally responsible action.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Recent progress includes:
● Since launching November 2018, a total of 3,887 school nurses viewed NEEF's tailored asthma training, potentially impacting 3.8 million students.
● National Public Lands Day 2019 engaged 156,000 volunteers at 2,117 public land sites, providing $15.9 million worth of service.
● NEEF partnered with International Paper to design and pilot hourly employee engagement strategies with the goal of building a model for sustainability and community engagement in their US manufacturing operations. We co-published a paper sharing promising strategies, lessons learned, and recommendations that may benefit other companies looking to engage their hourly workforce.
Over the next year, NEEF will: strengthen STEM learning through several on-the-ground demonstration projects; promote our virtual asthma training to more health professionals; care for public lands; and engage sports fans, corporate employees, and radio listeners in environmental actions.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Operations
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The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation
Board of directorsas of 8/26/2020
Megan Reilly Cayten
Principal, Solas Global
Term: 2019 -
Meri-Margaret Deoudes
National Environmental Education Foundation
Nora Savage
Nano Program Director; Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems; Engineering Directorate; National Science Foundation
Louisa Koch
Director of Education, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Wonya Lucas
President and CEO, Public Broadcasting Atlanta
Megan Reilly Cayten
Principal, Solas Global
Christopher Strager
Director, Central Regional Office, National Weather Service/ NOAA
Carlos Alcazar
Managing Partner, Culture ONE World
Ericka Reid
Director, Office of Science Education and Diversity, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Tinelle Bustam
Acting Director, Conservation Education, US Forest Service
William Cibulas
Senior Advisor for Public Health, Acting Associate Director for Science, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NCEH/ATSDR
Jeniffer Harper-Taylor
Head of STEM Education, Siemens Foundation
Maureen Sullivan
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environment, Safety, & Occupational Health), Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Energy, Installation
Sara Newman
Captain, US Public Health Service, and Director, Office of Public Health, National Park Service
Kevin Butt
Regional Environmental Sustainability Director, Toyota Motor North America
Matthew Lyttle
Acting Deputy Director, Individual and Community Preparedness, FEMA - Department of Homeland Security
Katharine Emerson
Director of Political Affairs, Bayer
Todd Greenwood
Chief Development Officer, Purdue Research Foundation's Discovery Park
Katie Hogge
Digital Outreach Manager, Ocean Conservancy
Shannon Steinbauer
Special Assistant to the Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Jennifer Love
Chief Security Officer, Senior Vice President of Safety, Environment and Health, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Lori McFarling
President, Corporate Partnerships, Discovery Education
Stephen Sikra
Vice President and Chief of Staff, Alliance to End Plastic Waste
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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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- 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 disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- 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.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- 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.
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