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href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebuct --Apple-Mail-2136FE97-A6E4-437E-81DF-2B0B02C042B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank-you David.=20 With kindest regards, Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng. 1-902-293-1533 Twitter @maryemacaulay Twitter @insectrecovery http://insectrecovery.org > On Jan 28, 2015, at 9:43 AM, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> w= rote: >=20 > Hi Mary, > Congratulations on taking this huge but desirable undertaking on. > Dave > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mary Macaulay > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 10:10 PM > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Insect Recovery Project seeking BOD >=20 > Thanks very much for your interest Steve and for the opportunity to explai= n more about the project. >=20 > As of today the Insect Recovery Project is strictly an educational social m= edia initiative to raise awareness of the precipitous global insect decline a= nd to try to influence policy makers, and those pushing intensive chemical u= se on land to change direction. I have been doing this by sharing good ne= ws stories about insects and drawing attention and concern to their global d= ecline by focussing on charismatic species such as bees, butterflies, dragon= flies and fireflies.=20 >=20 > However, when I started the project a couple of years ago I set a goal tha= t if/when the Twitter following hit 2000 I'd consider that enough support to= try to get it charitable status. It has now exceeded that. The LinkedIn con= nections are picking up steam as well with over 2000; many of them insect, c= onservation, naturalist, or ecology experts. I share scientific articles the= y post as appropriate.=20 >=20 > The website you refer to, is a venue to carry the Twitter feed for those w= ho don't use social media. The Twitter feed itself is now populated through L= inkedIn. There is also a Facebook page which is fed by the resulting Twitter= feed. It's amazing how powerful social media can be! >=20 > I have a substantial depth of experience running not for profits. My CV is= publicly available on LinkedIn and includes recommendations and endorsement= s for you to view.=20 >=20 > As for the startup board of directors. Their role will be to delineate the= mission and vision of the project and direct growth. I have a broad depth o= f experience running and fundraising for nonprofits and so, at first can do a= ll the paperwork and admin.=20 >=20 > I would like to see the project continue the social media education but ad= d on a membership and fundraising arm to support baseline invertebrate surve= ys and atlases, pollinator studies, meadow and wetland conservation (particu= larly for bee and dragonfly habitat), school programs, conferences, and very= importantly, local, regional, national and international advocacy to change= the attitude that "insects are the enemy" in the most diplomatic but effect= ive way possible. I'm hoping the new board will help me flesh this out. They= would not need to do the grunt work but rather be there for visioning, poli= cy and direction. >=20 > There is definitely interest and support from the public. I'm often asked h= ow/where people can contribute to the cause. I could be taking their money n= ow and pocketing it! It's because this is legitimate that I'm not doing that= . I believe this is a very serious global issue and that the project shou= ld apply for charitable status to move it forward.=20 >=20 > As for the inaugural BOD, I would like to keep it small at the outset but h= ave at least 3.=20 >=20 > Thanks again for your question Steve. If this has sparked your interest in= joining the BOD please email me off list. >=20 > With kindest regards, >=20 > Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng. > 1-902-293-1533 > Twitter @maryemacaulay > Twitter @insectrecovery > http://insectrecovery.org >=20 >=20 >> On Jan 27, 2015, at 8:25 PM, Stephen Shaw <srshaw@Dal.Ca> wrote: >>=20 >> Hi Mary: This is a general comment so I'm sending it back to the list.=20= >> I checked the site you mentioned at the bottom and there is NO descriptiv= e info there or anywhere else connecting, just a brief homily about disappea= ring insects. =20 >> The queenbee@insect... you recommend is not listed on the site anywhere I= could see (???). Why not? >> At the bottom right, the 'Entries RSS' and 'Comments RSS' both returned a= 'page not found' when I clicked on each. The next item 'WordPress.org' wor= ks, but is simply an advertisement for the software apparently used to const= ruct the site's display -- such as it is. >> Based on a 5 min examination of the web site, I'd say that it looks to be= an amateur-night operation of little value. As an insectophile and potenti= al convert, I wouldn't want to be associated with it as it stands. Are you s= ure the whole thing is not some sort of scam? >> Steve (Halifax) =20 >> ________________________________________ >> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on be= half of Mary Macaulay [marymacaulay@hotmail.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2015 11:29 AM >> To: Nature Nova Scotia >> Subject: [NatureNS] Insect Recovery Project seeking BOD >>=20 >> The Insect Recovery Project (IRP) is applying for charitable status and i= s seeking interest from those concerned about the general decline of insects= and the effect this has on ecosystems to sit on the inaugural Board of Dire= ctors (BOD). Although the project is global in scope, members of the startup= BOD should be resident in Nova Scotia. For more information please email of= fline (not as a reply to this email because it will go to the whole list) us= ing either queenbee@insectrecovery.org or marymacaulay@hotmail.com. >>=20 >> With kindest regards, >>=20 >> Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng. >> 1-902-293-1533 >> Twitter @maryemacaulay >> Twitter @insectrecovery >> http://insectrecovery.org > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2015.0.5645 / Virus Database: 4273/9009 - Release Date: 01/27/15 --Apple-Mail-2136FE97-A6E4-437E-81DF-2B0B02C042B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></he