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NCI Announced as 2016 Classy Awards Finalist

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April 19, 2016

ca-mk-2We have some exciting news to share. Our Andean corridor program, which is connecting habitats and communities to conserve a biodiversity hotspot, has been named a Classy Awards Finalist. We are in excellent company, among the 100 most innovative nonprofits and social enterprises of 2016! We couldn’t be more excited to share this news with our donors and friends – thank you for making our work possible.

The Classy Awards Finalists are a prestigious group of nonprofits and social enterprises selected for their excellence in social innovation and ability to solve a social problem. This year, Classy had 1,300 programs across all cause categories submit nominations, and the competition was at an all-time high. The application process was rigorous and intensive, and we were judged using stringent criteria that assesses an organization’s potential to solve a problem and innovative solution.

Our program, along with the 99 other Finalists, is now in the running to become a Winner. Our fate is being passed on to the Leadership Council, a diverse board of experts and thought leaders who will collectively vote to determine the 10 Classy Award Winners.

In the words of Pat Walsh, Classy.org’s co-founder and CIO, “The Classy Awards team spends a year extensively researching social innovations from around the world. We’ve been fortunate to discover some incredible organizations over the past few years, but this year’s pool of nominees is one of the strongest we’ve ever seen! We’re honored to play a role in convening leaders throughout the sector to recognize their efforts.”

We hope you’ll join us in celebrating this momentous occasion. It’s a great honor to be recognized for our efforts and creative solutions that are making a dramatic impact on the world. If you want to share with your network, here is some copy:

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So what’s next? Becoming a Classy Awards Finalist means we’ll be traveling to Boston this June 14-16 for the Collaborative + Classy Awards, the largest social innovation event of the year. We’ll have the opportunity to meet and mingle with some amazing people, like leaders from the United Nations Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Echoing Green, charity:water, and many more. The event ends with the Classy Awards, where the 10 Winners are announced live on stage.

Stayed tuned for our journey to the Classy Awards!

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      • [+]January
        • Huamboya Municipal Conservation Area Protects Critical Ecosystems in Central Ecuador
        • Zamora Chinchipe Provincial Reserve Protects Nearly 1.1 Million Acres in Southern Ecuador
    • [+]2018
      • [+]December
        • 2 weeks. 2 countries. 3 NEW protected areas.
        • Boshumi Regional Conservation Area Protects Nearly 500,000 Acres of Critical Habitat in North-Central Peru
      • [+]November
        • Volcán Azufral Natural Park: Protecting Colombia's Páramos
      • [+]October
        • Nature is Calling: 2018 Fall Newsletter
        • New hummingbird species discovered in Ecuador
      • [+]August
        • Cujillo Private Conservation Area: Protecting Peru's Incredible Dry Forest
      • [+]June
        • Peru Declares New Conservation Area Protecting Almost 200 Species Found Nowhere Else on the Planet
        • Colombia Declares New Natural Park Protecting Water for 116,000 People
      • [+]April
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        • Announcing Matt Clark as new President and CEO of Nature and Culture International
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      • [+]February
        • Milestone National Park: A Critical Span In Ecuador’s 100-Mile Bridge of Protected Mountaintop Ecosystems
    • [+]2017
      • [+]July
        • Protecting the Watershed of the Amazon Rainforest
      • [+]April
        • Nature and Culture International Announces Appointment of Leading Conservationist, Jose Alvarez, in Peru
      • [+]March
        • Nature & Culture International Helps Ecuador with Establishment of A 6.3-million-acre Conservation Corridor in Amazon Rainforest
        • Striking the Balance: Nature & Economic Development in Bolivia
    • [-]2016
      • [+]December
        • NCI Celebrates 20th Anniversary in Quito, Ecuador
        • Colombia Creates a New Protected Area!
      • [+]September
        • The San Diego Union Tribune Interviews NCI Founder Ivan Gayler on Saving the planet, one forest at a time.
      • [+]June
        • 66,000 Acre Reserve Declared in Northern Peru
      • [+]May
        • A Milestone for the Protection of Peru's Birding Hotspot
        • Sustainable Livelihoods Series: Achiote Harvest in Ecuador
      • [-]April
        • NCI Announced as 2016 Classy Awards Finalist
        • Update from Director of NCI-Ecuador
        • NCI Commemorates Expanded Partnership with Mexico's National Park Service
        • Jaguar Sighting Near NCI's Monte Mojino Reserve in Mexico
      • [+]March
        • Nature and Culture International Names New Chairman of the Board
      • [+]February
        • 23,000 Acre Reserve Declared in the Andes of Ecuador
      • [+]January
        • In 2015: 190,000 acres of Amazon rainforest safeguarded in Peru
        • In 2015: Nearly 450,000 acres of watershed forests protected in Bolivia and Ecuador
        • In 2015: Four new reserves declared in Colombia preserving over 170,000 acres
    • [+]2015
      • [+]December
        • Celebrating Monte Alegre: 50,000 acres protected in the Amazon rainforest of Peru
      • [+]November
        • Paving the Way for Protection of Peru's Virrilá Estuary
      • [+]October
        • 93,000 Acres of Amazon Rainforest Protected in Peru with the Indigenous Awajun
      • [+]September
        • New Reserve in Ecuador Protects Key Andean Ecosystems Along with Local Water Supply
        • NCI Assists in Colombia's Declaration of Two New Cloud Forest Reserves
        • Making Great Strides in Protecting Ecuador’s Amazon Rainforest through SocioBosque
      • [+]July
        • Mongabay.com Interviews NCI President Byron Swift on Scaling Bottom-Up Conservation in Latin America
      • [+]June
        • Celebrating the National Declaration of Peru's 977,600 Acre Maijuna-Kichwa Reserve After 8 Years of NCI's Support
        • An Interview with Romero Ríos, President of the Indigenous Maijuna Federation
        • NCI-Peru Press Release: Celebrating the Declaration of the Maijuna-Kichwa Reserve in Peru's Amazon
      • [+]May
        • Key Water Sources and Archeological Sites Preserved by New Protected Area in Chachapoyas, Peru
      • [+]April
        • Rainforest Conservation in Ecuador through the Eyes of an Indigenous Achuar
        • New Beginnings: NCI Expands to Protect Colombia’s Biodiversity
        • New Protected Area Declared to Conserve Key Ecosystems in Piura, Peru
      • [+]March
        • Renowned biologist E.O. Wilson joins NCI's Board of Directors
      • [+]February
        • NCI Signs the United Nations' New York Declaration on Forests
    • [+]2014
      • [+]December
        • Indigenous Shuar and Kichwa Communities Protect Over 100,000 Acres of Amazon Rainforest in Ecuador
      • [+]October
        • Disney Supports NCI's Work in Mexico with a Grant for Jaguar Conservation
        • Protection of Key Watershed Underway in Peru, Totaling 1,617,000 Acres of Rainforest
      • [+]September
        • Peruvian Candidates for Regional President Support Environmental and Social Principles
      • [+]August
        • Opportunities for Expansion in Colombia
      • [+]July
        • Interview with Lydia Lozano, Project Coordinator for NCI-Mexico
      • [+]June
        • NCI’s Work Supports Creation of Ecuador’s 6th UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
        • NCI Helps Create Two New Reserves Spanning 70,000 Acres in Ecuador
        • UNDP's Equator Prize Recognizes Sustainable Development Project
      • [+]May
        • NCI Helps Indigenous Awajun Protect Rainforest
      • [+]March
        • Five Cat Species Found in Monte Mojino Reserve
      • [+]February
        • NCI, Indigenous Communities, and Pastaza Government Collaborate to Conserve Amazon
        • Shuar Communities Conserve Rainforest and Increase Income
    • [+]2013
      • [+]November
        • A Maijuna Family
      • [+]September
        • NCI Proposes Marine Protected Areas in Peru
      • [+]August
        • NCI and Indigenous Awajun Work Towards Creation of Reserve
      • [+]June
        • NCI Helps Establish Samanga Community Reserve
        • NCI Acts as Lead Catalyst for Cajas Biosphere Reserve
    • [+]2012
      • [+]June
        • Ecuadorian Government Supports New Biosphere Reserve Alongside NCI
      • [+]May
        • Photo of Last Jaguar in Amotapes Dry Forest?
      • [+]April
        • Ocelot photos a first in Podocarpus National Park
      • [+]March
        • NCI Featured on The Huffington Post
      • [+]February
        • NCI Founder Featured in SD Union-Tribune
        • New declaration protects nearly 1,000,000 acres of Peruvian Amazon, home to threatened indigenous group
      • [+]January
        • San Diego Zoo and NCI join forces to save precious habitat
    • [+]2011
      • [+]October
        • New Regional Conservation Area Protects 69,000 Acres in Peru
      • [+]August
        • Regional Protected Areas in Peru Conserve Millions of Acres
      • [+]May
        • Ecuador's Government Backs Biosphere Reserve
        • 30+ New Plant Species Discovered in Ecuador
      • [+]March
        • NCI Helps Expand Río Nea Municipal Reserve
      • [+]January
        • FORAGUA Water Fund Receives $500,000 for Reforestation
    • [+]2010
      • [+]July
        • NCI Leads Creation of Peru's First Private Watershed Conservation Area
        • NCI's Land Purchase Expands Cazaderos Reserve by 4,460 Acres
      • [+]May
        • Saving Peru's Unique Grassland Paramos
        • Natura and NCI Conserve 7,500 Acres in Ecuador
        • NCI Signs 5-year Cooperative Agreement with Loreto Regional Government in Peru
      • [+]March
        • NCI Ranked Top Conservation Funder in Ecuador

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