NON-GOVERNMENT/NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
type: Concept

ECOTRUST
in scheme: providers
definition: Ecotrust's mission is to inspire fresh thinking that creates economic opportunity, social equity and environmental well-being. Ecotrust is headquartered in Portland and is a unique organization; it integrates public and private purpose and for-profit and non-profit structures. Ecotrust's many innovations include co-founding the world's first environmental bank, starting the world's first ecosystem investment fund, creating a range of programs in fisheries, forestry, food, farms and children's health, and developing new scientific and information tools to improve social, economic and environmental decision-making. Ecotrust works locally in ways that promise hope abroad, and it takes inspiration from the wisdom of Native and First Nations. Over nearly 20 years, Ecotrust has converted $60 million in grants into more than $300 million in capital for local people, businesses, and organizations from Alaska to California. Ecotrust's role is to innovate, invest and inspire. It is: -a "think tank" designed to identify deep innovation; -a "do tank" designed to invest in promising innovations as proof of concept; and -a constellation of public, private, for-profit and non-profit organizations designed to inspire people around the world. [Summary provided by Ecotrust.]
type: Concept