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February/March 2014

Partnership Grant Report: Your Gift in Action.

Partnership Grant pays for 900 students to participate in STEM education field trips.

Thank you. Your gift made this year's Partnership Grants wildly successful. 10 Grants - 10 terrific stories. Black Rock Solar is one to feel good about.

Black Rock Solar (BRS) installs solar arrays, at no cost for nonprofit groups, tribes and underserved communities. Since 2007, BRS has installed three megawatts and built over $13 million in solar energy systems through 61 arrays.

Building upon the good produced by the solar arrays,

BRS applied for and won a Partnership Grant for 12 teaching field trips this year for up to 900 local students. Students visit the arrays and learn first hand how solar energy is working in Nevada and get a crash course on renewable energy, conservation and solar photovoltaic power. BRS partners with Desert Research Institute for the curriculum taught during these trips, meeting the need for quality STEM education.

Your generosity helped these students learn the value of renewable energy and about career in science.

You Made A Wise Investment: Partnership Grants.

I wish everyday in school could be like this!

We challenged the Partnership Grant Winners

to raise a 1:1 match. The Winners took that challenge and ran with it, turning $1 into $5 and earning new supporters and friends along the way.

Black Rock Solar used the matching Partnership Grant as an opportunity to reach out to a new group of fans, asking them to "join up", increase their commitment to the cause and make the most of their gifts by helping make their partnership match.

Even Whole Foods decided after years of declining, to add Black Rock Solar to their "Nickles to Nonprofits" Program. They got on board for this matching opportunity.

Catherine Leon, Black Rock Solar Education Program Manager says,

We learned that donors need a special reason to give. They are not only looking to support a great cause, they are also looking to establish/grow personal relationships with the people of an organization and its mission. They are looking to make a wise investment that will make a difference.

Thank you for investing in your community through your gift to the Partnership Grant program.

Join Forces for Good.

There is more work to do.

The 2014 Partnership Grant Program is shaping up to make even more impact.

Call Tracy Turner, Chief Philanthropy Officer at
775-333-5499 to learn more about the Partnership Grant Program.

Ask how your contribution will make a world of difference to a great nonprofit like Black Rock Solar and the community and people it serves.

Inside this Issue

Thank you for believing in Partnership Grants.
You helped make 10 game-changing grants for Nevada.

Quick Links

Partnership Grants

Black Rock Solar

Who We Are

Trustees

Linda Smith,

Chair

Thomas J. Hall

Vice Chair

Jim Pfrommer

Treasurer

Butch Anderson

Secretary

Sallie Armstrong

Kathie Bartlett

Rebecca Dickson

Barbara Drake

Matt Gray

Nora James

Brian Kennedy

Diana Kern

Cary Lurie

Jan Rude-Willson

Jennifer Satre

Norma Webster

Advisory Board

Kim Becker

Carina Black

Greg Brower

Steven Brown

Steve Frank

David Geddes

Ray Gonzalez

Klaus Grimm

Gail Humphreys

Craig King

Dong-Joon (DJ) Lee

Lance McKenzie

Teresa Mentzer

Susanne Pennington

Alicia Reban

Beatriz Robinson

Nancy Rodriguez

Beth Schuler

John Solari

Lilli Trinchero

Reggie Valenzuela

Jim Webster

Staff

Chris Askin, CSPG

President and CEO

Lyndsey Crossley

Executive Assistant

Dani Lutzow

Program Officer

Maureen Mensing

Accounting Associate

Margaret Stewart

Communications Director

Melissa Tschanz, CPA

Controller

Tracy Turner, PhD

Chief Philanthropy Officer

See for Yourself

Enjoy a field trip!

We will arrange a site visit to one of the Partnership grantees if you'd like to delve deeper into the impact made by your gift to the Partnership Grants.

Call Tracy Turner,

775-333-5499