Nonprofit Stories
Facing the Future designs curriculums that engage students in real life problem-solving around global sustainability, making it part of their everyday experience.
In their five year partnership with SVP, Facing the Future worked with volunteers and consultants on more than 40 projects. They redesigned their Web site, which immediately increased curriculum downloads by 150 percent. They diversified and stabilized their funding stream, which now includes 20 percent from earned income. Plus, they developed a Theory of Change and success metrics, so they could continue to improve their work.
During that time Facing the Future grew from five to eight staff members, and increased their curriculum products 7-fold. Most importantly, they increased the number of students they reach from 100,000 to more than 1.5 million annually – students who are now better equipped to build a sustainable future.
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People For Puget Sound Stand for Clean Water
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