| Last updated on July 25, 2007 |
Blue Earth Alliance is a non-profit corporation dedicated to educating the public about endangered cultures, threatened environments and social concerns through photography. By supporting the power of photographic storytelling, we motivate society to make positive change.
Description:
Blue Earth Alliance takes on photographers and their projects and helps them secure funding, gain publicity, publish books, and otherwise get their photographs seen and their message heard. We also support educational programs and seminars to help other photographers interested in starting their own mission-based projects.
History:
The idea for Blue Earth Alliance was born in 1996. Here Natalie Fobes, President and Co-founder relates how it all came about...
Phil Borges and I sat down for lunch shortly after our first books had been published. Our personal projects had taken years to complete and we were both riding a wave of euphoria.
We talked about the dream we both had of turning our books into traveling museum exhibits. We talked about the expense of exhibits; our vain attempts at finding sponsors. And we complained about how frustrating it was to be turned down for funding by corporations, foundations and individuals. The reason given was the same: neither of us had not-for-profit status.
I looked at Phil. He looked at me. I said "Do you suppose we could form..."
"A non-profit corporation," he said.
We knew if we were having this problem, other photographers were too. Increasingly, magazines and book publishers are reluctant to pay for photographers to shoot these stories. We felt our non-profit could at least give photographers another tool for funding.
We asked attorney and fine art photographer Malcolm Edwards for his advice. After who-knows-how many hours of donated time, Malcolm made our dream a reality.
And thus was born Blue Earth Alliance.
Contact person: Rachel Dodson, Program Manager, (phone), (email)
Address:
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214 First Avenue South, Suite B-2
Seattle, WA 98104
This location is handicap accessible
(See a map) |
Web Site: http://www.blueearth.org
Directions:
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We are in Pioneer Square underneath Grand Cental Bakery, on Occidental Park.
Nearest Bus Stop: anything that goes down First Ave S or to Pioneer Square, 3 minute walk |
Miscellaneous Information
| Liability |
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Yes
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| Does your organization welcome court-ordered community service volunteers? |
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No
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| Does your organization have volunteer positions for youth 12-18? |
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Yes
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