Organizations Filed Purposes:
POST CARBON INSTITUTE PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES, AND GOVERNMENTS WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO THE INTERRELATED ECONOMIC, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES THAT DEFINE THE 21ST CENTURY.
POST CARBON INSTITUTE LEADS THE TRANSITION TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT, AND EQUITABLE WORLD.
AWARENESS:THE AWARENESS PROGRAM AREA IS INTENDED TO REACH A BROAD AUDIENCE AND TO DELIVER FUNDAMENTAL INFORMATION PEOPLE NEED IN ORDER TO RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO THE INTERRELATED ENERGY, ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND EQUITY CRISES OF MODERN TIMES. THIS PROGRAM AREA CONTAINS THE LARGEST CONCENTRATION OF PCI'S PROJECTS:-RESILIENCE.ORG IS THE LEADING ONLINE HUB FOR THE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE MOVEMENT. -PUBLICATIONS IS OUR PROJECT FOR REACHING AUDIENCES WITH WRITTEN MATERIAL IN FORMAL, IN-DEPTH FORMATS, SUCH AS BOOKS AND REPORTS.-GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS IS THE PROJECT THAT HELPS DELIVER OUR CONTENT TO OUR AUDIENCE THROUGH DISTRIBUTION OF NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, MEDIA OUTREACH, AND RESPONSES TO PUBLIC INQUIRIES.-PODCASTS IS OUR PROJECT FOR REACHING OUR AUDIENCE WITH CONTENT DEVELOPED FOR LISTENERS.-EVENTS CONSIST OF PREPARATION FOR AND DELIVERY OF LIVE SPEAKING EVENTS AND ONLINE WEBINARS.-MUSINGS IS OUR PROJECT TO PRODUCE AND PROMOTE ARTICLES THAT EXPRESS PCI'S VIEWS ON ENERGY, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND CURRENT EVENTS.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AWARENESS PROGRAM AREA IN 2019 INCLUDE:-PUBLICATION OF 30 ARTICLES PER WEEK ON RESILIENCE.ORG-PUBLICATION OF 122 ORIGINAL ARTICLES ON RESILIENCE.ORG-PUBLICATION OF THE 2019 SHALE REALITY CHECK-PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT HOW LONG WILL THE SHALE REVOLUTION LAST?: TECHNOLOGY VERSUS GEOLOGY AND THE LIFECYCLE OF SHALE PLAYS-PUBLICATION OF THE REPORT THE FUTURE IS RURAL: FOOD SYSTEM ADAPTATIONS TO THE GREAT SIMPLIFICATION-SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF THE CRAZY TOWN PODCAST WITH 13 ORIGINAL EPISODES, A 5-STAR RATING ON ITUNES, AND APPROXIMATELY 1,500 LISTENS WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS OF RELEASE OF EACH EPISODE.-DELIVERY OF THREE KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS BY RICHARD HEINBERG-PRODUCTION OF AN ORIGINAL IDEA-GENERATING CONFERENCE, "NAVIGATING THE GREAT UNRAVELING"-PUBLICATION OF 34 TOTAL ARTICLES BY PCI STAFF, INCLUDING 3 PLACED IN EXTERNAL MEDIA OUTLETS-PRODUCTION OF 3 WEBINARS, EACH WITH A LARGER AUDIENCE THAN THE PREVIOUS, ABOUT TAKING ACTION IN POLITICS, THE FOOD SYSTEM, AND CLIMATE COMMUNICATION.
UNDERSTANDING:THE UNDERSTANDING PROGRAM AREA IS INTENDED TO HELP THOSE WHO HAVE GAINED AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES TO ATTAIN MORE DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND MORE CONFIDENCE IN WHAT THEY KNOW. PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM AREA:-THINK RESILIENCE IS PCI'S ONLINE COURSE AND FLAGSHIP RESOURCE FOR DEEP-DIVE EDUCATION.-UNCERTAIN FUTURE FORUM IS A PROJECT THAT GATHERS A SET OF EXPERTS TO ANALYZE AND DISCUSS TIMELY, CONTROVERSIAL, UNDER-EXPOSED TOPICS RELATED TO ENERGY AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UNDERSTANDING PROGRAM AREA IN 2019 INCLUDE:-PRODUCTION OF A GUIDED VERSION OF THE THINK RESILIENCE COURSE WITH WEEKLY WEBINARS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TRANSITION US-REGISTRATION OF 15 THINK RESILIENCE DISCUSSION GROUPS-141 COMPLETIONS OF THE SELF-DIRECTED COURSE-SUCCESSFUL PILOT OF THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE FORUM WITH TEN ORIGINAL ESSAYS AND FOUR AUTHORS' PERSPECTIVES ON THE QUESTION, "IF COLLAPSE IS IMMINENT, HOW DO WE RESPOND?"
ACTION:THE ACTION PROGRAM AREA IS AN AREA OF GROWTH IN WHICH WE ENCOURAGE OUR CONSTITUENTS TO MOVE FROM THINKING AND LEARNING TO DOING. PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM AREA:-ACTION ROUTES IS OUR PROJECT, ALONG WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, FOR DIRECTING THINK RESILIENCE PARTICIPANTS AND OTHER PCI CONSTITUENTS TO TAKE SPECIFIED ACTIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.-GRASSROOTS MINI-GRANTS CONSISTS OF AWARDING SMALL GRANTS TO TRANSITION AND ANTI-FRACKING GROUPS THAT TAKE ON-THE-GROUND ACTIONS. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ACTION PROGRAM AREA IN 2019 INCLUDE:-SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF A PROCESS FOR ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR AND AWARDING MINI-GRANTS.-DISBURSEMENT OF MINI-GRANT FUNDS AND REPORTING ON PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Asher Miller | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $76,809 |
| Vicki Robin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Blittersdorf | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joni Praded | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chuck Collins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Heinberg | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Philip Jensen | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Bradford | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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