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This project was completed on Apr 13, 2019
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Matched with Kelly Taylor C.
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Elevator Pitch Creation
Buffalo River Watershed Alliance
Buffalo River Watershed Alliance
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Elevator Pitch Creation
Project details
What we need
- A script for a 1-2 minute verbal pitch that communicates the mission and vision of the Organization, the work the Organization does, and why people should care
- Advice on pitch delivery and effective communication
Additional details
Two elevator speeches :
1. For supporters
2. For legislators regarding specific action
What we have in place
- We currently have rough draft elevator speech, website and facebook sites, which should make it easy for you to get started. We also have a board member as contact, and the ability to provide any other information you need.
How this will help
This project will save us $2,397 , allowing us to focus our resources towards other areas of need such as events and the legal arena
Buffalo River Watershed's Alliance's goals are to remove an existing hog factory farm from the watershed of our nation's first national river, the Buffalo River.
And to create a permanent moratorium on any future hog factory farming operations in the watershed.
Activists for the river secured a temporary moratorium which is due to be lifted. Legislation is being introduced for a permanent moratorium.
Project plan
Our mission
The mission of the Buffalo River Watershed Alliance is to preserve and protect the scenic beauty and pristine water, air
and recreational quality of our nation's first national river, the Buffalo National River (BNR), for future generations through public outreach, education, advocacy, and grassroot direct actions. Our current focus includes
1. Closure of the 6,500-hog factory farm permitted by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality.
2. A permanent moratorium on swine Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in the Buffalo River Watershed.
What we do
Since its inception in 2013, BRWA has worked actively through legal channels, supporting scientific investigations, public educational events, and grass roots action to close down a large swine concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) constructed 6 miles upstream from the Buffalo
National River. The swine CAFO generates over 2.3 million gallons of untreated waste each year.
The waste is spread on many fields that are adjacent to a large tributary that feeds into the Buffalo National River. The fractured karst limestone subsurface allows rapid transport of contaminants underground with little or no filtration thus posing a serious threat the Buffalo National River. Recent studies by a number of different federal agencies and citizen scientists
have documented high E. coli and nitrate concentrations and low dissolved oxygen downstream
from the swine operation at the confluence to the Buffalo National River. Three unprecedented
algae blooms have occurred downstream of the swine operation in 2016-2018. In 2016, over 1.7 million people visited the Buffalo National River, creating 1200 jobs and spending $78
million dollars. The Buffalo National River is an economic engine for some of the poorest
counties in the nation.
BRWA has tirelessly and effectively engaged in legal and advocacy actions to deny new or transferred CAFO
permits for this operation from its foundation. Recently the Arkansas Department of
Environmental Quality (ADEQ) denied the state CAFO permit, but the applicant has filed an appeal. During the past 5 years, BRWA has successfully held over 30 fundraisers, generated over
20,000 letters from supporters in opposing the renewal of the hog operation permit, and has over 14,000 Facebook followers. At this point in the campaign to save the Buffalo National River, the greatest financial needs are funds to continue BRWA's legal and outreach advocacy to deny the hog facility
any new permits and continue to build support among the business communities in the region.
Testimonials
Kelly was professional and a quick study. So appreciated!
(No testimonial has been submitted by Kelly Taylor)
