League of Conservation Voters
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Headquarters Location: Washington, D.C.
Founded: 1970
Mission: The League of Conservation Voters' mission is to advocate for sound environmental policies and to elect pro-environmental candidates who will adopt and implement such policies.
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Leadership
Gene Karpinski.
Gene Karpinski became president of the League of Conservation Voters and the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund in April 2006, after spending 21 years as Executive Director of the U.S. Public Interest Research Group in Washington, D.C. In that time, Mr. Karpinski also served over 12 years on the board of directors of LCV and LCVEF. The independent political voice of…
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Financial Data
Charity Navigator Rating:
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Overhead Ratio:
10.21%
Total Revenue:
$10,813,771
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Contact Info
Address:
1920 L St NW
Washington, D.C. 20036, USA
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What does the League of Conservation Voters do?
The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) is a political advocacy organization founded in 1969 by American environmentalist David Brower in the early years of the environmental movement. LCV's mission is to "advocate for sound environmental policies and to elect pro-environmental candidates who will adopt and implement such policies.
CV publishes the National Environmental Scorecard to educate the public about key environmental issues and to inform voters about the environmental voting records of their Congressional representatives. Building on the Environmental Scorecard, LCV draws special attention to those members of Congress with the most pro-environment and anti-environment records through its "Environmental Champions" and "Dirty Dozen" lists.
In addition to tracking voting records and endorsing or opposing candidates, the organization contributes to and participates in political and election campaigns.
(Read more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Conservation_Voters)
Expert Reviews of League of Conservation Voters
Evidence of Impact Summary:
LCV defeated 43 out of 67 anti-environmental candidates targeted by their Dirty Dozen campaigns since 1996. They helped hundreds of environmental leaders to victory both on Capitol Hill and at the ballot box and over 80% of LCV endorsed candidates won since 1996.Organization Strengths Summary:
Climate Change experts believe that the League of Conservation Voters has an incredible amount of political influence when it comes to environment-related legislation. On limited resources, they have been able to effectively mobilize lots of people at the local level while at the same time put pressure on elected officials to push their agenda.See expert comments.
Areas for Improvement Summary:
At the same time, some experts believe that the League of Conservation Voters should do more to reach a broader audience. One way to do this would be to partner with more organizations or do more field work to mobilize more members. Additionally, LCV should consider alternative approached to their work: they could try appeal to more Republicans, do more to educate the public, and be direct about candidate endorsements.See expert comments.
Expert Comments: Organization Strengths
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They are an excellent and credible source of legislative information. | ||
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They bring the political muscle for the planet. | ||
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They have access to key decision-makers who we need to hold accountable on climate policy. | ||
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They have great political clout. | ||
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They keep their eyes on the politics and inform the environment groups so there can be better political outcomes. | ||
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They are incredibly clear, their outcomes can judge effectiveness easily, and they are political. | ||
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LCV leverages limited resources into effective action. | ||
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They are very effective when it comes to legislation. | ||
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LCV leverages very limited resources to great effect and is masterful at communications. | ||
Expert Comments: Areas for Improvement
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They should focus on connecting real world performance to political results. | ||
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LCV should cultivate more environmental leadership among Republicans. | ||
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They should not be afraid to approach climate change directly and make it a political issue on its own. | ||
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They could be more effective in tying candidate endorsements specifically to climate change votes and actions. | ||
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Climate change is such a complex issue, they have the opportunity to clarify it and educate the public in a way no one else can do. | ||
Leadership
Gene Karpinski
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