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by Zoe Kersteen-Tucker, President, Committee for Green Foothills

Spring is upon us, and changes are afoot at the Committee for Green Foothills! To prepare for the challenges of the 21st century, the Committee Board of Directors has undertaken a bit of organizational restructuring. With extraordinary support from The INNW Fund and the Packard Foundation, we have been working to tidy-up, modernize, and strengthen our organization — spring cleaning, you might say. We are eager to share some of these changes with you.

The most visible change we have made is in our appearance. This issue of Green Footnotes is the premiere of our brand new logo. With a grant from the Packard Foundation, we hired a designer to help us update our graphic identity. The old foothill motif, while beautiful and much loved, was not designed for today's multi-media requirements — we needed a change. Our new logo, designed to convey the beauty of the foothills and the strength of our citizen-led activism, is fresh and different. We hope you like it and trust you know that a change in the way we look does not change the way we do business.

With a generous technical assistance grant from The INNW Fund, we are currently evaluating our governance structure. In the coming months we will seek your support as we update our Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation to bring them into conformance with current laws and practice. Our goal is to create an up-to-date governance structure that allows us to minimize administrative overhead and maximize our programmatic efforts and responsiveness. We will be sending each of our members a description of the proposed changes and asking you to vote on these changes.

Also in process is the development of our brand-new website. You asked the Committee for an expanded web presence, so with financial assistance from a private donor and the Packard Foundation, we are now constructing a comprehensive, multi-faceted website.

Thanks to the friends who completed our on-line survey, we have a solid understanding of the features you want to see on our site. Board members, staff and volunteers are creating an impressive array of content material and we look forward to Beta testing the new site this spring. Send us an email if you would like to serve as a CGF Beta tester.

This last has been a year of changes for the Committee for Green Foothills-changes that have produced a strengthening of purpose and a sharper focus on our mission. The Committee's legislative advocacy efforts in San Mateo and Santa Clara County are more effective than ever — we are making the news, making a difference and making the Peninsula more livable now and for generations to come.

We know that you care about the mission of the Committee — to protect and preserve the hills, forests, creeks, wetlands, and coastal lands of the Peninsula — and your abundant support gives us the courage to stand strong in defense of our local environment. You are our touchstones. We hope to hear from you in the coming months as we continue to grow and strengthen our efforts on behalf of the fragile Peninsula environment.

Published May 2001 in Green Footnotes.
Page last updated September 12, 2010.