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Last week, Green Map System reached its 17th anniversary. On the same day, March 25, the 800th local Green Map project signed on! This is not only a milestone; it’s also our first project in Egypt, our 62nd country. A family-friendly co-working center called Rasheed22 in Heliopolis, suburban Cairo, is leading this project. Welcome Heliopolis!

Today, before 2011 is over, please make a donation to Green Map System.

Your gift will impact hundreds of communities around the world in their quest to become more resilient, just and verdant.

Today, more than 60 countries have registered Green Map projects – each of these maps highlights and supports the green economy and thousands of good jobs on farms and cafes, in architecture and construction, in education and social innovation, in parks and along the waterfront in cities, towns and campuses where sustainability is taking root. Your tax deductible donation helps to promote and spread best practices, policies and projects that are making a significant contribution to the environment and climate we all share. read more »

As the solstice approaches, we have some inspiring news to share with you -

60 Countries! Yes – Green Maps are now being made in over 60 countries! Join us in welcoming:

Belgium, the Gambia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Serbia and Montenegro, Tibet and Turkey!

We are delighted to have such a diverse representation be included in our ever-growing list of locally-led Green Map projects. It’s a testament to the flexibility of our experiential, interactive and traditional mapmaking resources that lead to fresh new Green Maps that change perspectives, motivate action and support the greening of local economies. read more »

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Guiding the Way to a Sustainable Futureread more »

So many people love their communities and care deeply about the world we all share. At Green Map System, we are always working to support each local initiative. By helping local people map out each green site and highlight its sustainability elements, new audiences and customers are drawn in. Tens of thousands of these green sites are on printed Green Maps, and you can interact with another 18,000 on Open Green Maps.

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Summer brings a fresh crop of interns to our office to pitch in on local and global projects, now over 760 worldwide. In 2011, the team included current university students and recent graduates from the metropolitan region (even our Japanese-American intern was born nearby!). We are so grateful to Melanie Reed (Cornell U (home: Long Island), Brigid Keating (New York U (home: NJ), Aaron Miller (UConn (home: NJ), Alexandra (Alex) Purdy (U of Richmond (home: CT), and Yutaka Nakashima (Hiroshima U (home: Brooklyn) and we wanted to share highlights of their accomplishments with you.

Local Focus

New York City is in bloom – and we’re involved in projects to help it bloom even more. So this month, our newsletter highlights Green Map’s involvement in an important new greening initiative in our city as well as in the nearby Sustainable Jersey - Green Map project. We have events coming up to share with you which were made possible in part by the extraordinary efforts of our interns and volunteers, so important to our organization and network! read more »

Green Map System is announcing a new honor and a donation matching campaign!

Best of Green 2011

Great News! Green Map wins the Treehugger Best of Green 2011 in Science and Technology: Best Eco App for a Smart Phone! We are delighted to receive a Best of Green award two years in a row from the esteemed Treehugger.com. read more »

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We don't yet know the full extent of the unprecedented disaster in Japan but our hearts go out to each impacted person and their communities. Our network includes 70 Japanese cities and towns, and we want to assure you that many participants have let us know they are OK - stunned but doing OK, thankfully. With so much being lost in an instant, and so much uncertainty about the future, we hope community life can become more resilient. We have begun to discuss how Green Mapmaking can help in the recovery effort – let us know if you would like to know more about this or wish to offer help directly to some of our exemplary projects in Japan.

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February 14, 2011

Dear Friend of Green Map:

We're sending a big valentine to all our volunteers, donors, board members and mapmakers around the world. We at Green Map appreciate your spirit of civic engagement and heartfelt efforts to support a better environment for all communities!

When you think of showing your appreciation on Valentine's Day, giving to a nonprofit organization might not immediately come to mind.

However, we at Green Map know that many of you feel strongly that giving should extend beyond your immediate loved ones. If you're able to give a gift to someone this Valentine's Day, we ask that you think of Green Map. A trip to a florist, bakery or card shop isn't necessary - simply click GreenMap.org/donate to make a tax-deductible contribution. We'll be sending out a love note in return.

Why? Because when it comes to making the world a healthier, greener, more lovable place, we make a significant difference with the steadfast commitment of our global network. We are a part of over 725 communities worldwide, creating dialogues, workshops and events leading to powerful Green Maps that inspire everyday actions and long term commitments to a sustainable future.

2011 Could be our Highest Impact Year Yetread more »

Gratefully thinking back over all the good things that have happened this year, we felt compelled to create three year-end messages! The first message highlighted some of the 723 places where Green Mapmakers are generating local outcomes with global impacts, and the second focused on some of our tools and methodologies for youth, community and professional Green Mapmaking.

This message is about our hopes for 2011, including key ways we are planning to engage even more effectively with our ever-expanding roster of local leaders. Right now, we are all feeling the impacts of a world out of balance, with climate-related deaths doubling in 2010, and this decade the warmest ever. Communities, regional networks and individuals everywhere are doing what they can to address the causes of climate change, water scarcity, peak oil, peak soil – you name it – by going and growing local. Green Map System is right there with them! Your support will turn more of our network’s intentions into tangible resources that will resonate with school children, 'millennials', longtime residents, decision-makers and DIYers, empowering community participation in sustainable development in practical and inclusive ways.

These three messages are representative of the different levels at which we work to jumpstart new projects and involve more people in transforming the places where they live and work. We're proud of the way our open and inviting approach has empowered people to think, discuss and take action locally to address critical issues, often yielding remarkable and unexpected outcomes.

We invite you to share our stories, maps, images and other outcomes on your website or with your blog audience using one of our free widgets. Get youth fired up with a free mapmaking module, or share your views and favorite green sites on an Open Green Map. And if your community could benefit from a Green Map, take the lead and get started at GreenMap.org/join. You'll find it's a time-tested way to build your own skills and networks as you make your community – and the world we all share - a better place to live.

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