Do Environmental NGOs Have KPIs?

We were wondering whether local environmental NGOs and groups have Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and track these indicators. KPIs are

commonly used to help an organization define and evaluate how successful it is, typically in terms of making progress towards its long-term organizational goals. – Wikipedia

We think it’s important for NGOs to have KPIs to keep track of their work and outreach. Here are some suggested KPIs:

1) Number of or % reduction/improvement of environmental problem/opportunity (depends on mission) due to organisation’s efforts (services, projects, campaigns, events, outreach, etc)

2) Number of volunteers and turnover rate (over 1, 3, 5, 10 years), and “followers” (Facebook, Twitter, RSS feed and newsletter subscribers, etc)

3) Number and frequency of media coverage (newspapers, radio, magazines, blogs, Facebook links, Twitter tweets and retweets, etc), and website traffic

4) Number of participants/visitors/partners for campaigns and events (for recurring and one-off events)

5) Amount and % of financial income from sponsors, regular and one-off donations, sales from products and services, etc

Are you aware of environmental NGOs that have KPIs? Share the information with us, thanks.

Energy Storage Forum

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Clean Coal and Biomass Cogeneration Plant by Tuas Power: A Chronology

This is a chronology of the news and responses on Tuas Power’s clean coal and biomass cogeneration plant.

14 Mar 08 – Tuas Power sold to China Huaneng Group (Temasek successfully completes divestment of Tuas Power by Temasek Holdings)

27 Mar 08 – Tuas Power announced that it is looking at building a $2 billion coal-fired plant (Tuas Power may build $2b coal-fired plant by Business Times)

2 Apr 08 – We think it is highly possible that Tuas Power would take the coal route and expressed our concerns (Red dot goes black? by AsiaIsGreen)

26 Sep 08 – Tuas Power announced plans to build a $2 billion steam and electricity production plant to run on clean coal and biomass on Jurong Island (Tuas Power to build $2b ‘clean’ plant by Straits Times) Read more

Celebrating Singapore’s BioDiversity!

The United Nations declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) and celebrations throughout the year are led by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). There will be various initiatives to promote the protection of biodiversity and to encourage organizations, companies and individuals to take action.

In support of the International Year of Biodiversity, a new website Celebrating Singapore’s BioDiversity! has been set up to showcase biodiversity in Singapore. From the website, here’s what you can do:

• Leave a comment in the guestbook. Share your thoughts and hopes for our biodiversity.
• Subscribe to the blog to get the latest updates in your reader or via email.
• Be a fan of the Facebook page so you can also receive updates via Facebook.
• Put the IYB2010 Singapore banner on your blog or website. To spread the word about our biodiversity to your readers.
• Add your wildlife photos to the Singapore Celebrates IYB flickr group site and Facebook page.
• Post a link to your biodiversity blog entry on the Facebook page.
• Tell your friends about International Year of Biodiversity!

Check out the Celebrating Singapore’s BioDiversity! for news and activities, and learn all about the biodiversity in Singapore.

JGIS Announces Research/Conservation Grants in Primatology

This is a press release from the Jane Goodall Institute (Singapore).

As part of its Primate Research Initiative, from 2010 the Singapore office of the Jane Goodall Institute will offer grants for projects related to the study and the conservation of primates in their natural habitat in Southeast Asia.

Singapore, January 8th 2010 – From 2010, on a yearly basis the Jane Goodall Institute (Singapore) will be offering grants of S$500-S$5000 to fund projects aimed at researching and conserving primates and their habitat in Southeast Asia. Applications for the 2010 grants are already open and the final application deadline is 15 February 2010.

The Primate Research Grant is part of the Primate Research Initiative launched in June 2009 by the founder of the organisation itself, Dr. Jane Goodall, during her last visit to Singapore. It aims to encourage the non-invasive study of primates in their natural habitat in Southeast Asia, with the hope that it may contribute findings as groundbreaking as Dr. Goodall’s own original work. Read more

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