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Every dollar you contribute to The Conservation Campaign
 -- put to work to pass ballot measures and legislation --
creates $2,000 in public funds to protect our land and water.
 
AND, our board will match your first-time
 online donation dollar for dollar.
December 14, 2011

Greetings!

As 2011 draws to a close, please consider how you can magnify the impact of your conservation giving to protect more land and water.
 

The Conservation Campaign has helped generate some $35 billion for land conservation, water protection, wildlife habitat, farmland preservation, outdoor recreation, and parks. The political, technical, and financial assistance we offer campaigns has helped pass 400+ ballot measures and legislation in 20 states. 

2012 is shaping up to be a big year for conservation funding ballot measures. We anticipate several statewide measures, including one in Alabama to renew Forever Wild, the state's dedicated funding for conservation. We expect local governments throughout the country will also have measures on the ballot. For example, voters in Beaufort County, SC, will likely decide on continuing the county's Rural and Critical Lands program. Working with The Trust for Public Land, we are already in discussions to bring our highly successful strategies to these and many other state and local campaigns.

  

American voters remain deeply connected to the special outdoor places in their communities. Even with concerns about the economy and jobs, voters approved 6 of every 10 measures on the ballot in 2011. But land conservation funding measures are increasingly hard to pass. 

  

To win, ballot measure campaigns need to be smarter, more strategic, and make sure they reflect voters' concerns. That's where The Conservation Campaign's time-tested approach  -- and your support -- can make all the difference. In 2011, TCC batted 1,000 -- all of the measures we helped with were approved.

   

Our board of directors has pledged to match new online gifts to

 The Conservation Campaign. Click here to double your conservation impact and give the 2012 campaigns the extra edge they need to win.

  
Thank you for all you do.

Best wishes for a happy New Year,

 
Ernest Cook, President
The Conservation Campaign