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    Environmental Educators of North Carolina
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    Environmental Educators of North Carolina
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    501(c)(3) organization
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    https://eenc.org/
    150 HIGHLANDS SQUARE DR 1034 HENDERSONVILLE NC 28792-5852
    Mail donations to: 150 Highlands Sq Dr Hendersonville NC 28792

    HENDERSONVILLE NC | IRS ruling year: 1991 | EIN: 56-1715308  
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
    An EIN is a unique nine-digit number that identifies a business for tax purposes.
     
     

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    Rating Report

    Leadership & Adaptability
    Score

    100

    This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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    Strategy

    40 out of 40 points

    Full Credit
    Partial Credit
    No Credit
    Mission Statement
    10 out of 10 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission.
    EENC’s mission is to build connections, provide professional development, and promote excellence for North Carolina's community of environmental educators.
    Vision Statement
    10 out of 10 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's vision.
    EENC envisions a future in which: -Individuals across all NC communities are empowered by their kno
    Strategic Goals
    20 out of 20 points
    The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
    Goal One: Advocacy for the Field of Environmental Education
    Goal Two: Partnerships for Building Capacity to Advance Environmental Education
    Goal Three: Increase Recognition of EENC as a Go-To Resource for Environmental Educators

    Leadership

    30 out of 30 points

    Full Credit
    Partial Credit
    No Credit
    Investment in Leadership Development
    15 out of 15 points
    The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development.
    Attendance at the North American Association for Environmental Education's 2022 ee360 Leadership Clinic. EENC's representatives dug into some deep planning for the organization, and also got to share EENC’s experiences and lessons learned with other Affiliates, and participate in sessions with experts on communications, fundraising, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. This leadership clinic inspired EENC to explore shared leadership models, explicitly map out power and decisionmaking in our leadership, and develop a multi-year staffing plan that outlines a gradual plan to shift core operations from the working board to paid staff.
    External Focus on Mobilizing Mission
    15 out of 15 points
    The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
    • Strategic Partnerships
    • Collaborative Engagement
    • Thought Leadership
    • Social Promotion
    • Civic Engagement
    • Public Policy Advocacy

    Adaptability

    30 out of 30 points

    Full Credit
    Partial Credit
    No Credit
    Adaptability Practices
    30 out of 30 points
    The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year
    In 2022, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NC DPI) initiated the process of revising our state’s science standards. During the last K-12 Science Standard Course of Study revision in 2010, many elements of environmental literacy were incorporated into the standards, so EENC knew it was essential to engage our community in this process to protect and strengthen that connection. In late May, NC DPI announced the first phase: a public “stakeholder survey” to gather feedback on the existing standards. EENC immediately crafted news articles and emails encouraging the EE community to participate. Then in November, NC DPI released the first draft of the new science standards for public review. EENC rapidly compiled all the standards into a preview document and co-hosted a working session with our partners at the NC Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs to gather comments across the range of expertise of the EE community. EENC then distributed this widely and asked educators to individually submit this collective feedback to amplify our community's priorities. Building on the success of this initial advocacy, EENC plans to continue to inform and engage our community in each opportunity for public feedback. Once those standards are released in 2023, EENC will work to ensure that all educators in our state are aware of the changes and will provide training and resources so that educators understand how environmental education supports high-quality science instruction.