Recent and Upcoming Events
Green Bean Coffeehouse Non-Profit of the Month
This month, we have the privilege of being the non-profit of the month at the Green Bean Coffeehouse. Located in Greenwood, the Green Bean is a non-profit cafe focused on creating community and providing a place for open dialogue in the neighborhood. Their core values are to support other non-profits; to serve exceptional coffee and food; and foster community. Each month, they choose a locally-focused non-profit to highlight. As January’s featured non-profit, the café will feature a Sustainable Seattle display throughout the month, informing customers about our programs, and the organization will receive 50% of the tips at the end of the month. We hope you have a chance to check out this community-focused coffeehouse—and see our display! Learn more about the coffeehouse here.
Sustainable Neighborhood News
Introducing Sustainable Neighborhood News! Every month, we will highlight one sustainable neighborhood group, focusing on how they developed their project and why it has been a success. We hope this an opportunity for you to learn about the many exciting projects happening all around Seattle as well as an inspiration for you to get involved in one of these projects or even to develop a similar one in your neighborhood. This month, we featured Sustainable Greenwood-Phinney and their focus on building community through bringing people together. Read the inaugural edition here. If you would like to continue to receive the newsletter, subscribe to the Neighborhood News email list.
Rain Garden Program
We did it! Sustainable Seattle is celebrating the installation of five new rain gardens, through its
Sustainable Rain program. This important milestone means we have demonstration gardens at businesses and organizations in the Central District, White Center, West Seattle, and two different locations in Beacon Hill.
We have a rain garden scholarship project to help fund more rain gardens in these neighborhoods. To apply for the $1000 rain garden scholarship click here.
Dream a Sound Future
April 2012
You cannot wait to share your dream of a happy and healthy future of the Puget Sound area? Great! We would love to see your ideas. Individuals, community or neighborhood groups, initiatives, organizations and families or friends are encouraged to submit. More information.
Business Workshops
Coming early next year Energy Benchmarking Workshops beginning in late January and a new CSR Roundtable beginning in February.
Happiness Initiative
Take the Survey!
The mission of the Seattle Area Happiness Initiative is to provide a comprehensive assessment of wellbeing and to engage & inspire people, organizations and policy makers to action.
The Happiness Initiative starts with surveys and objective indicators measuring in ten domains of happiness: Material Wellbeing, Governance, Environment, Health, Psychological Wellbeing, Time Balance, Community, Culture, Education, and Work Experience.
Watch the KING-TV special! (4 minutes) and the KCTS CNX documentary (9 minutes).
