Mission
SustainUS is a youth-led organization advancing justice and sustainability by empowering young people to engage in advocacy at the domestic and international levels.
Ruling year
2005
Executive Coordinator
Orion Camero
Main address
2885 Sanford Ave SW #26379
Grandville, MI 49418 USA
Formerly known as
SustainUS: The U.S. Youth Network for Sustainable Development
SustainUS: U.S. Youth for Sustainable Development
EIN
02-0710054
NTEE code
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (C01)
Youth Development Programs (O50)
International Environment, Population & Sustainability (Q38)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
SustainUS's vision is a world free from systemic injustice.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Agents of Change
Brings delegations of youth (18-29) to international conferences, particularly at the United Nations, to advocate for sustainability
Training Collective
Provides trainings in communications, storytelling, media, advocacy, policy and organizing to youth and youth-based organizations working to advance justice and sustainability.
Where we work
Awards
Judith O'Connor Memorial Award for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders 2010
BoardSource
Inaugural Year Honoree 2009
Clinton Global Initiative University
Affiliations & memberships
U.S. Climate Action Network 2021
Climate Action Network - International 2021
Power Shift Network 2021
External reviews
Photos
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of members from priority population attending training
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Agents of Change
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Our ability to provide trainings was significantly impacted by COVID-19, as we depended on negotiations organized by international institutions, which were largely canceled in 2020.
Number of policymakers or candidates reached
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Agents of Change
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Policymakers only. We do not interact with candidates. Our work was significantly impacted by COVID-19, because the international institutions where we normally reach policymakers did not meet.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We seek to end systemic injustice as manifested by unsustainable practices worldwide and the suffering that this lack of sustainability causes to all life on Earth.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
SustainUS mobilizes US youth at key political moments to push political leaders, multinational institutions, and other global actors to stand on the side of justice. Our members are present at key climate discussions both domestically and internationally.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have developed a recruitment and training process that teaches youth skills in policy, media, communications, storytelling and advocacy to help change the story and media narrative around key sustainability issues, as well as advocating directly to decision makers at the national and international levels. Over the years we have trained hundreds of youth in these skills, many of whom have taken their learnings to various fields and industries.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have trained nearly 1,000 youth and successfully helped shift international decision making on sustainability issues, primarily at the United Nations, and helped to support and grow coalitions advancing sustainability issues. We will expand our reach to more youth and more places of power in the coming years.
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Operations
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SustainUS
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022
Mr. Kyle Gracey
Data for Progress
Term: 2014 - 2021
Bernadette Rodgers
Kyle Gracey
Data for Progress
Louise Yeung
New York City Department of Transportation
Jean Su
Center for Biological Diversity
Danniele Fulmer
Conservation International
Orion Camero
SustainUS
Collin Rees
Oil Change International
Tina Luciano
ACC Mortgage
Bernadette Rodgers
Portland State University
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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