Governance

Steering Committee
Supporting Organizations
Financials

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Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is the chief governing body of the ACUPCC and is responsible for guidance, policy and direction of the ACUPCC. It is comprised of 20+ volunteers that reflect the diversity of higher education.

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Supporting Organizations

Second Nature is the primary supporting organization of the ACUPCC. The Second Nature team provides the following support to signatories:

• Implementation Support, including direct telephone support for ACUPCC signatories; identification and development of climate action planning resources; and management (together with AASHE) of the online reporting system.
• Organizing of events, including the annual Climate Leadership Summit, as well as workshops and webinars throughout the year.
• Outreach to Presidents and other senior leaders with resources and opportunities to help them advance sustainability.
• Providing administrative support to the Steering Committee.
• Development and distribution of resource guides (in partnership with dozens of key experts), including a voluntary carbon offsets protocol, academic guidance with hundreds of examples of successful sustainability education efforts, and a document to help presidents understand and develop the skills to lead profound change initiatives such as the ACUPCC.
• Communications, including media outreach to publicize the power of the network and activities of member schools; management of the ACUPCC web site; development and dissemination of the monthly Implementer newsletter; and creation and distribution of the annual report.

Second Nature is a non-profit organization that works to develop the national capacity of colleges and universities to make the principles of sustainability the foundation of all learning, practice, and collaboration with local communities.

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) is an association of colleges and universities that are working to create a sustainable future. Its mission is to empower higher education to lead the sustainability transformation. It does this by providing resources, professional development, and a network of support to enable institutions of higher education to model and advance sustainability in everything they do, from governance and operations to education and research. Membership in AASHE covers every individual at an institution.

AASHE supports the ACUPCC by hosting the online reporting system, the climate action planning wiki, and the climate discussion forum. AASHE also hosts numerous sustainability resources, some of which are available to the public, and some of which can be accessed by AASHE members only.

Supporting Organizations’ Responsibilities

Please click here to view a breakdown of the ACUPCC Program Team Responsibilities.

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Financials

Second Nature is the fiscal agent of the ACUPCC and is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. Contributions to the ACUPCC are fully tax deductible to the extent determined by the Internal Revenue Service.

• 2010 ACUPCC Budget Overview
• 2009 ACUPCC Financial Overview
• 2008 Second Nature Audited Financials
• 2008 Second Nature IRS 990

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