2007 NACD Distinguished Service Award - National Association of Conservation Districts

NACD's mission is to serve conservation districts by providing national leadership and a unified voice for natural resource conservation.

National Conservation Foundation Conservation District Award Program

The mission of the National Conservation Foundation is to encourage and facilitate the implementation of unique programs and services by districts and other conservation organizations that advance the conservation, wise use and orderly development of the nation’s natural resources. In keeping with this mission, the Foundation is excited to offer a new award through which one winning conservation district will receive $10,000 to carry out a project within their district. The Foundation is seeking “on-the-ground” projects that touch local communities. Below are general guidelines and submission instructions.

General Guidelines and Information

Proposals should be for “on-the-ground” projects that can be completed by December 1, 2010.
Applications must be submitted by December 7, 2009.
Projects may also use other funds in addition to the NCF award funds.
The NCF Board of Trustees will evaluate the proposals.
The Award will be presented on February 2, 2010 at the NACD annual meeting in Orlando, FL. Finalists will be notified in advance in case they wish to attend the conference.
Videos and application forms will not be returned to applicants.

Application Requirements

Applications must include the following elements:

Completed Application form
Short high-quality video (2-3 minutes) describing and selling the project. Videos need to be shot on a digital video camera with proper lighting. Ideally audio will be recorded using dedicated microphones to avoid picking up other background sounds. Final video should be submitted to NCF on a DVD or a DVCAM tape.
Member(s) of the applicant conservation district board or a photo of the entire board should be included as part of the video submission.
Signed release form allowing NCF to use the video for other promotion purposes.

Applications must be submitted by December 7, 2010 to:

Rich Duesterhaus
NACD
509 Capitol Ct, NE
Washington, D.C. 20002

Questions? Contact Rich Duesterhaus at Rich-Duesterhaus@nacdnet.org or 202.547.6223.