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The FaCT Anchor Committee - is charged with maintaining and growing FaCT’s Anchor Program. The term ‘anchor’ in this case refers to a faith community which has an important presence in a community and is tied to a certain location and shares an interest in climate change and in halting harms caused by air, water and soil pollution. West Shore FaCT, a church committee under the umbrella of the West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church (UU), located in Westlake, OH, is an example of this. The Climate Conversations Committee at the Community of St. Peter located on West 71st Street in Cleveland is another example. The Social Justice Council at East Shore UU Church in Kirtland, OH demonstrates the same principle. Relationships of this type present no tax implications or liability issues for FaCT or the Anchor institutions.
FaCT Anchor Committee
The Toxic Brine Education Committee develops and operates programs and projects to educate faith communities and others about the dangers of toxic brine spreading on roads and other surfaces, including the origin of the toxic brine, its health effects, and other related issues and shall include steps that citizens and organizations can take to eliminate the use of toxic brine. The primary venue shall be to and through faith communities. In addition, this committee is charged with educating individuals about the harmful effects of leaking brine injection wells. This committee often has one or more interns (college juniors or seniors) helping to carry out educational programs.
Toxic Brine Education Committee
The Climate Change Education Committee is charged with developing and operating programs and projects to educate faith communities and others about climate change—its causes, history, impacts, and mitigation strategies and actions that citizens may take on an individual and collective basis to promote mitigation action on all levels of government, in industry, and in communities. The primary venue shall be to and through faith communities. This committee will work to make youth and young adults the primary educators to faith communities and other groups. Currently this committee is focusing on exposing false solutions to climate change and countering ”greenwashing” by commercial interests.
Climate Change Education Committee
The Finance Committee meets with the Treasurer of the Board periodically between Board meetings to review the finances of FaCT. Their primary task is to advise the Treasurer on procedures, accounting and reporting as well as in making financial projections and planning for financial growth. The Finance Committee will also assist the Treasurer in planning the annual FaCT budget.
Finance Committee
The Fund Development Committee is charged with planning all fundraising activities for FaCT including annual fund appeals, major gift requests, grant writing and special fundraising events. This committee assists FaCT’s paid fundraising consultant.
Fund Development Committee
The Leadership/Recruitment Committee is responsible for board leadership/recruitment, orientation and development. Their primary task is to recruit the people needed for the Board based on the important work of the Board – aligned with and driven by FaCT’s strategic plan/goals.
Leadership/Recruitment Committee
The Legislative/Advocacy Committee is responsible for tracking legislative activity in the Ohio General Assembly that pertains to radioactive brine waste, injection wells, fracking in the Appalachian counties of Ohio. In addition, it is responsible for engaging FaCT constituents and Board members in advocacy.
Legislative/Advocacy Committee
The Marketing Committee is charged with fostering an awareness of the negative health and environmental harm caused by the fossil fuel industry in Ohio. To support FaCT’s mission, this Committee tailors its messaging to motivate constituents through a sense of duty and community involvement. In effect, the marketing committee takes an active role in supporting FaCT’s fundraising efforts. A marketing committee's purpose lies in deciding how to get the word out and how to combine a cause with a marketing message that resonates with its patrons.
Marketing Committee
The Newsletter Committee is charged with writing, compiling articles, photos and other numerous items for FaCT’s monthly digital newsletter. As articles are written, they are posted on a blog on FaCT’s website. At the end of each month, all postings are gathered into a digital newsletter which is emailed and posted on FaCT’s website and other platforms.
Newsletter Committee
The Program Committee, in cooperation with the Board of Directors, shall be responsible for arranging venues and programming for general meetings and other events, including obtaining speakers for the Distinguished Speaker Series. This includes running the software and hardware for Zoom-based meetings and events. For in-person meetings or events, responsibilities include securing venues and providing necessary equipment and refreshments, if requested.
Program Committee
The Legislative/Advocacy Committee is responsible for tracking legislative activity in the Ohio General Assembly that pertains to radioactive brine waste, injection wells, fracking in the Appalachian counties of Ohio. In addition, it is responsible for engaging FaCT constituents and Board members in advocacy.
Legislative/Advocacy Committee
The Marketing Committee is charged with fostering an awareness of the negative health and environmental harm caused by the fossil fuel industry in Ohio. To support FaCT’s mission, this Committee tailors its messaging to motivate constituents through a sense of duty and community involvement. In effect, the marketing committee takes an active role in supporting FaCT’s fundraising efforts. A marketing committee's purpose lies in deciding how to get the word out and how to combine a cause with a marketing message that resonates with its patrons.
Marketing Committee
If you are interested in volunteering for one of these committees, or if you would simply like to find out more, please contact Marlene Blatnik-Freeze, Chair of Leadership Recruitment at: