Building a sustainable community,one member at a time.

Since 2004, Sustainable Tompkins has been providing leadership and support to the local sustainability movement.  We’ve been at the leading edge of designing for healthy, thriving communities that safeguard the well-being of future generations and the natural systems we all depend on.

In December of 2010, Sustainable Tompkins proudly announced our first membership program.  With an office and staff, we have the capacity to service a formal membership program and make a commitment to stay in the work for the long haul – and we need your support and engagement.  You can sign up for membership online here.

In September of 2011, Sustainable Tompkins announced its first leadership match: boad member Dick Franke agreed to match every new member dollar up to $500. Your membership dollars are tax deductible! Join us today.

Individual/Student/Family Membership Benefits:

Your annual membership with Sustainable Tompkins allows us to build a community of individuals and organizations who both support and challenge one another to live more sustainably. Member benefits include:

  • Access to our monthly newsletters, keeping members in the loop about Sustainable Tompkins’s work, along with other local sustainability news.
  • Access to member profiles and best-practices in sustainable living.
  • Ten percent discounts on all tickets for Sustainable Tompkins events and conferences including our annual Finger Lakes Bioneers gathering.
  • Access to Sustainable Tompkins’s growing lending library, including the Economics of Hapiness, the Beaming Bioneers plenary session speakers (learn more about Bioneers here).

Sustainable Tompkins has always valued connecting people with the resources to live more sustainably. Therefore, we are building partnerships with local green businesses to give our members discounts:

  • Snug Planet will offer an Energy savings kit (including: Bruce Harley’s Insulate and Weatherize, 2 Cfls, 1 water-saving showerhead, and 1 fridge thermometer) to all ST members with their free home energy audit,
  • Home Green Home will offer a member discount of 10% off all non-sale items under $300,
  • Ithaca Car Share will waive the application fee for all ST members,
  • And, look for more partnerships in the coming weeks.

Organizational Membership Benefits:

Organizational Member benefits include:

  • Access to our monthly newsletters, keeping members in the loop about Sustainable Tompkins’s work, along with other local sustainability news.
  • Access to member profiles and best-practices in sustainable living.
  • Ten percent discounts on all tickets for Sustainable Tompkins events, including our annual Finger Lakes Bioneers conference.
  • Access to Sustainable Tompkins’s growing lending library, including the Economics of Happiness, the Beaming Bioneers plenary session speakers (learn more about Bioneers here).
  • Discounts with Snug Planet, Home Green Home and Ithaca Carshare (see above)

As an organizational member of Sustainable Tompkins, it is part of our mission to highlight the resources that you offer our community. We are eager to show off our members and build our network of shared information and resources. We offer:

  • Publicity through our online venues, including our member page, resource page, sustainability map, and social media outlets,
  • Members ‘best practices’ in sustainable living through a series of member profiles (on our website and in our newsletters),
  • Opportunities for sponsorship & partnering at Sustainable Tompkins events,
  • If you have questions or ideas about ways that membership could benefit your organization, please do not hesitate to contact Nicole@SustainableTompkins.org.  We are honored to partner with the many forward-thinking and innovative groups, businesses, and organizations that exist here in Tompkins County.

Who are Members of Sustainable Tompkins?

  • Individuals AND Organizations
  • Forward-thinking citizens who embrace new, innovative ways of living and working sustainably,
  • People who value justice, stewardship, and enduring prosperity,
  • Residents who want a better life for themselves, for others, and for our shared future.

We would like to especially thank the pioneering organizations who represent our first members:

In September 2011, Sustainable Tompkins was pleased to welcome the following new organizational members:

 

Sustainable Tompkins supports the community conversations that lead to action in areas such as green jobs, healthy neighborhoods, social and economic resilience, and clean environments.  Top Down and Bottom Up – we bring people together to make a difference.  Please join Sustainable Tompkins as a member. Together, we’re building community today for a sustainable tomorrow.

Become a Member!  Annual dues are:

  • Individual Membership: $30
  • Family Membership $45
  • Business or Non-profit Membership: $50
  • Student Membership :$15

To become a member online, click here.  Or, fill out our ST Membership Form and mail it, along with a check payable to Social Ventures, to Sustainable Tompkins:

Sustainable Tompkins

109 S. Albany Street

Ithaca, NY 14850

Questions?  Email info@sustainabletompkins.org.