Benefits of Membership

Invest in Conservation through our Grants Program

  • Increase your impact. Engage one partner to support more than 40 grassroots conservation projects across North America each year.
  • Utilize our expertise. The Conservation Alliance thoroughly vets and recommends the most impactful initiatives so you can have high impact with low lift from your team.
  • Engage your employees. Employees of TCA member companies can vote annually on member collective grants to help decide where our collective investments go.
  • Lift up grantees. Recommend organizations you want to see supported, volunteer in the field, and collaborate with grantees on stories to inspire your audience.

Advocate for Land and Water Conservation Across North America

  • Use your voice. Utilize TCA’s broad spectrum of opportunities to share your support for conservation campaigns, from easy digital advocacy to in-person lobbying.
  • Leverage our team. Be kept informed of high value conservation campaigns and engage in the way that best suits your goals, including meeting with policymakers.
  • Train your employees. Identify team members to join TCA’s advocacy training program and become regular advocates for conservation while gaining valuable leadership skills.

Cause Marketing Partnerships

  • Amplify your brand’s values. Appeal to your customer’s interests by showcasing your TCA membership with easy access to the TCA logos for email, website, hang tags, etc.
  • Communicate your brand’s impact. Easily incorporate TCA campaign content and grantee success stories into your channels with our storytelling toolkits.
  • Partner on campaigns. Partner with TCA on marketing campaigns that highlight your brand’s commitment to conservation, showcase your products, or engage your

Employee Engagement and Networking Opportunities

  • Educate your team. TCA can help your employees learn about specific conservation campaigns or why business advocacy on conservation matters.
  • Get in the field. Member employees are encouraged to attend TCA field events exploring priority landscapes, volunteering with grantees, and engaging legislators.
  • Cultivate leaders. Select a team member to build on their leadership skills and gain valuable policy and advocacy experience through TCA’s advocacy training program
  • In-person gatherings. Connect with other business leaders to network, share stories, and learn from experts and grantees at TCA’s bi-annual summit and Field Events.
  • Virtual Community. Join TCA’s LinkedIn channel and attend regular TCA webinars to share learnings, engage with other members, and collaborate.
  • Annual Fly-In. Join the TCA community to advocate for conservation policies that align with your business’ values and bottom line. *Space is limited
How to Join

The Conservation Alliance and 1% for the Planet

Together, 1% for the Planet and The Conservation Alliance are strengthening the collective voice of conservation. Both exist to drive financial resources and engagement from the private business sector to environmental nonprofits and climate solutions. 1% for the Planet does so by certifying businesses are pledging to donate 1% of annual sales to environmental causes.

Businesses that are members of both 1% for the Planet and The Conservation Alliance can count their annual contribution to The Conservation Alliance toward their annual 1% commitment. This provides a streamlined and effective way for businesses to maximize their impact and demonstrate their business values.

We are facing a multi-faceted global crisis that is affecting every business, every community–all of nature and all of us, right now. And, the only way out is to work together, with common goals and laser focus–we need to save our home planet. 1% for the Planet and The Conservation Alliance were both founded years ago with these core beliefs in mind: that business must play a role in protecting our planet, that we can find strength in numbers, and that our power grows when we set aside competition, pool resources, and join together in common cause. Hans Cole, Director of Environmental Campaigns and Advocacy at Patagonia, Inc.
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