059: Everyone has a 1% with Kate Williams, CEO of One Percent for the Planet
A Sustainable Mind - environment & sustainability podcast
Marjorie Alexander
4.6 • 588 Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2019
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Kate Williams is CEO of 1% for the Planet, a global movement inspiring businesses and individuals to support environmental nonprofit solutions, through annual membership and everyday actions. Kate stepped into her role at 1% for the Planet in May 2015 bringing a strong track record as a leader, including roles as Board Chair of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), as Executive Director of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, as founder and owner of a farm business enterprise, and as an elected political leader in her community. Kate earned a BA at Princeton University where she majored in history, and an MS at the MIT Sloan School of Management where she focused on organizational systems. Kate is a master's distance runner, kitchen gardener, and always wants more time to read and write. Kate lives in Vermont with her husband and two children.
In this episode we cover:
- How companies that are not yet walking the walk can still help the environmental movement
- How perfection can be the enemy of progress to any worth-while cause
- Some of the benefits and challenges of environmental philanthropy
- How 1%FTP makes it easy for anyone (not just companies and non-profits) to give back and help the planet
1% for the Planet Online:
- 1% for the Planet - A global network of businesses, nonprofits and individuals working together for a healthy planet. More than $175 Million dollars given back to the environment.
- 1%FTP on Social Media: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn
- Kate Williams on Social Media: LinkedIn
- Learn more: Join the Mailing List | Read the 1%FTP mission | Join the cause!
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| 0:00.0 | This is A Sustainable Mind, Episode 59. |
| 0:03.9 | Today, we chat with Kate Williams, the CEO of 1% for the planet, a conversation I've been waiting a long time to have. |
| 0:11.9 | But before we get into that, I wanted to acknowledge our donors. |
| 0:15.4 | Thank you to Vincent A, our newest ongoing contributor from Nevada, and our other wonderful ongoing donors, Amanda |
| 0:23.4 | from Laramie, Wyoming, Belinda from Carnegie, Australia, Zane from Lakewood, Washington, Elizabeth |
| 0:30.2 | from Oak Park, Illinois, and Joshua from Pagosa Springs. Here are a couple short notes from our donors. |
| 0:40.6 | Amanda says, I love what you're doing and am a firm believer in supporting those who make a difference. Elizabeth says, your podcast means |
| 0:46.5 | so much to me. Thank you for all your diligence and hard work. And Vincent says, you are doing a |
| 0:52.9 | wonderful job of providing useful information on the |
| 0:55.4 | environment and sustainable living. |
| 0:57.6 | Keep up the good work. |
| 0:59.2 | Thank you all for your wonderful notes and regular donations. |
| 1:02.5 | They are so very much appreciated. |
| 1:05.6 | If you are interested in supporting a Sustainable Mind podcast, we are now a 501 C3 charitable organization and your donation |
| 1:12.9 | is tax deductible. Click the donate tab at the top of the homepage at asustainablemind.com or |
| 1:19.7 | click the link on any of our social media. Welcome to A Sustainable Mind, where we delve into the minds behind today's most impactful |
| 1:30.3 | environmental campaigns, organizations, and startups, inspiring the environmental change makers of tomorrow. |
| 1:38.3 | I'm your host, Marjorie Alexander. |
| 1:50.2 | Kate Williams is CEO of 1% for the planet, a global movement inspiring businesses and individuals to support environmental, non-profit solutions through annual memberships and |
| 1:55.6 | everyday actions. |
| 1:57.2 | So, Kate, thank you so much for joining me today. |
| 2:00.4 | Oh my gosh. |
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