If we can reduce the amount of plastic we use each day, we can reduce the amount of plastic that winds up in our oceans. Lots of manufacturers use WAY too much packaging for their products. Let’s band together to encourage them to rethink their packaging choices by choosing to buy products that are packaged in an environmentally friendly way. And let’s create jobs and see this generation revolutionize the packaging industry through smart design and green materials. To promote...

Matter of Trust is a strong advocate for apprenticeship programs and the importance of distinction, dignity and recognition for excellence within sectors and vocations.  Many of the programs that we work with involve manufacturing, stockpiles of materials, packaging and logistics.  We have seen sectors like the textile trade dwindle before our eyes in the US.  The shining stories of artisans and craft and maker fairs are where many turn for examples of ingenuity and fine handiwork displays...

Matter Of Trust Eco-Center San Francisco Matter of Trust is very excited to be getting an Eco-Center in San Francisco! Matter Of Trust Eco-Center 3338 17th Street San Francisco  CA  94110 USA We’re at the corner of 17th Street and Hoff Street between Valencia and Mission. The center will be a visually stimulating hub for visitors, field trips, after school programs, lectures, permanent and rotating exhibits, reference and referral library.  Features will include our...

  Matter of Trust Earth Day’s A-Maze Program Part 1 of 2 Matter of Trust Earth Day’s A-Maze Program Part 2 of 2   2013-Present

LEAFAcademy.org Check out this video! http://vimeo.com/erolfoundation/leafacademy2012 SUMMER 2013 LEAF Academy unit themes 1. FOOD and 2. WATER A Summer Academy for kids who will shape the future!   - 2 Vital Ecological Themes Back to Back!  Food and Water - Lots of Great and Inspirational Field Trips! - Fun Activities and Games for Community Building! - Group Projects that Boost Confidence, Design and Implement Solutions! - 10-days 8:30AM-5:00 PM - Age group: Middle Schoolers 10-12 -...

Our ecological compliment to the “Disaster Kit.” Peace of Mind kits inform and prepare instead of react and frighten. This kit provides pleasurable lifestyle ideas and outside-the-box plans that provide comfort even in times of crisis. We also are making kits and lesson plans for teachers who want to use our POM kits as part of science experiments. 2006 – Present MofT General...

Our Green Energy Millions (GEMs) campaign is a connection between our current lifestyles and our earth. We’ve gathered bite-size, quick, inexpensive commitments that every individual can do. Join us and make your GEMs here today for a brighter, greener future! This is a great activity for students and teachers! 2007 –...

Naturalists, Philosophers, Foolshearty Grassroots Projects and Funders’ Roundtables, hosted by Matter of Trust.  We invite experts with answers to particular challenges, and bring them to the table with funders and green business entrepreneurs to discuss how best to concentrate our resources for maximum benefits. We review current and new projects, proposals from grassroots groups seeking fiscal sponsorship, and foundations, government staffers, socially conscious businesses,  or...

Did you ever hear a stirring story about a distressing social issue or ecological problem that made you feel like you desperately wanted to do something, but you just didn’t know what to do? Challenges are presented to us every day on the web and in the news, and yet so often at the end of these articles, reports or documentaries our impulses to help are simply met with a phrase like “write your congressman.” That seems unsatisfying to us at Matter of Trust. We know that...

A new component of our Nats, Philos and Fools Conference, and part of our fund-raising section, this was developed for all Excess Access donors and other visitors to our sites who,  bitten by the philanthropy bug, wanted to connect more with good works. We are also continually researching grassroots nonprofits and projects that post wishlists on Excess Access. When possible, we fiscally sponsor beneficial programs that request our assistance. Good Karma Exchange 2006 – Present MofT...