1% Named Among 30 Best Environmental Non-Profits by Outside Magazine
Posted on November 21st, 2011 by gaelan
We are honored and humbled by Outside Magazine’s inclusion of 1% for the Planet in their list of the top 30 environmental organizations on the planet. Click here for the article on Outside’s website or see scanned image below of the 1% section.
THE YEAR OF GIVING ADVENTUROUSLY By: KATE SIBER AND THE OUTSIDE MAGAZINE EDITORS
You’re ready to act on those good intentions, but how do you know the organizations you’re backing deserve your trust? Here are the 30 best—smartly managed groups with transparent financials, efficient spending, and track records of on-the-ground success.
Citizen philanthropy is on the rise—and so are the nonprofits. Here are the 30 organizations and innovators truly making a difference, delivering health care in rural Asia, distributing bikes in Africa, and championing preservation in your backyard. Plus: Carbon-eating superplants, why the solar-powered car is MIA, and more.
THE ORGANIZATIONS
Shelterbox
American Himalayan Foundation
Oceana
Kiva
1% for the Planet
Big City Mountaineers
African Wildlife Foundation
American Forests
World Bicycle Relief
Water For People
Climate Counts
Ioby
American Trails
The Marine Mammal Center
Afghan Child Education and Care Organization
Foundation Rwanda
Environmental Defense Fund
Trekking for Kids
American Rivers
Health in Harmony
Pathfinder International
Rainforest Alliance
Technoserve
Vital Voices Global Partnership
World Wildlife Fund











