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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-E7B49095-664E-49D8-8F2F-C04F9CC1D083 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks very much for your interest Steve and for the opportunity to explain m= ore about the project. As of today the Insect Recovery Project is strictly an educational social me= dia 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 news s= tories about insects and drawing attention and concern to their global decli= ne by focussing on charismatic species such as bees, butterflies, dragonflie= s and fireflies.=20 However, when I started the project a couple of years ago I set a goal that i= f/when the Twitter following hit 2000 I'd consider that enough support to tr= y to get it charitable status. It has now exceeded that. The LinkedIn connec= tions are picking up steam as well with over 2000; many of them insect, cons= ervation, naturalist, or ecology experts. I share scientific articles they p= ost as appropriate.=20 The website you refer to, is a venue to carry the Twitter feed for those who= don't use social media. The Twitter feed itself is now populated through Li= nkedIn. There is also a Facebook page which is fed by the resulting Twitter f= eed. It's amazing how powerful social media can be! I have a substantial depth of experience running not for profits. My CV is p= ublicly available on LinkedIn and includes recommendations and endorsements f= or you to view.=20 As for the startup board of directors. Their role will be to delineate the m= ission and vision of the project and direct growth. I have a broad depth of e= xperience running and fundraising for nonprofits and so, at first can do all= the paperwork and admin.=20 I would like to see the project continue the social media education but add o= n a membership and fundraising arm to support baseline invertebrate surveys a= nd atlases, pollinator studies, meadow and wetland conservation (particularl= y for bee and dragonfly habitat), school programs, conferences, and very imp= ortantly, local, regional, national and international advocacy to change the= attitude that "insects are the enemy" in the most diplomatic but effective w= ay possible. I'm hoping the new board will help me flesh this out. They woul= d not need to do the grunt work but rather be there for visioning, policy an= d direction. There is definitely interest and support from the public. I'm often asked ho= w/where people can contribute to the cause. I could be taking their money no= w 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 should a= pply for charitable status to move it forward.=20 As for the inaugural BOD, I would like to keep it small at the outset but ha= ve at least 3.=20 Thanks again for your question Steve. If this has sparked your interest in j= oining the BOD please email me off list. With kindest regards, Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng. 1-902-293-1533 Twitter @maryemacaulay Twitter @insectrecovery http://insectrecovery.org > 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 descriptive= info there or anywhere else connecting, just a brief homily about disappear= ing insects. =20 > The queenbee@insect... you recommend is not listed on the site anywhere I c= ould 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' works= , but is simply an advertisement for the software apparently used to constru= ct 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 a= n amateur-night operation of little value. As an insectophile and potential= convert, I wouldn't want to be associated with it as it stands. Are you su= re the whole thing is not some sort of scam? > Steve (Halifax) =20 > ________________________________________ > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] on beh= alf 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 is= seeking interest from those concerned about the general decline of insects a= nd the effect this has on ecosystems to sit on the inaugural Board of Direct= ors (BOD). Although the project is global in scope, members of the startup B= OD should be resident in Nova Scotia. For more information please email offl= ine (not as a reply to this email because it will go to the whole list) usin= g 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 >=20 --Apple-Mail-E7B49095-664E-49D8-8F2F-C04F9CC1D083 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 PGh0bWw+PGhlYWQ+PG1ldGEgaHR0cC1lcXVpdj0iY29udGVudC10eXBlIiBjb250ZW50PSJ0ZXh0 L2h0bWw7IGNoYXJzZXQ9dXRmLTgiPjwvaGVhZD48Ym9keSBkaXI9ImF1dG8iPjxkaXY+PGRpdiBz dHlsZT0iY29sb3I6IHJnYmEoMCwgMCwgMCwgMC43MDE5NjEpOyAtd2Via2l0LWNvbXBvc2l0aW9u LWZpbGwtY29sb3I6IHJnYmEoMTMwLCA5OCwgODMsIDAuMDk4MDM5Mik7IHRleHQtZGVjb3JhdGlv bjogLXdlYmtpdC1sZXR0ZXJwcmVzczsiPjxzcGFuIHN0eWxlPSJiYWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yOiBy Z2JhKDI1NSwgMjU1LCAyNTUsIDApOyI+VGhhbmtzIHZlcnkgbXVjaCBmb3IgeW91ciBpbnRlcmVz dCBTdGV2ZSBhbmQgZm9yIHRoZSBvcHBvcnR1bml0eSB0byBleHBsYWluIG1vcmUgYWJvdXQgdGhl IHByb2plY3QuPC9zcGFuPjwvZGl2PjxkaXYgc3R5bGU9ImNvbG9yOiByZ2JhKDAsIDAsIDAsIDAu NzAxOTYxKTsgLXdlYmtpdC1jb21wb3NpdGlvbi1maWxsLWNvbG9yOiByZ2JhKDEzMCwgOTgsIDgz LCAwLjA5ODAzOTIpOyB0ZXh0LWRlY29yYXRpb246IC13ZWJraXQtbGV0dGVycHJlc3M7Ij48c3Bh biBzdHlsZT0iYmFja2dyb3VuZC1jb2xvcjogcmdiYSgyNTUsIDI1NSwgMjU1LCAwKTsiPjxicj48 L3NwYW4+PC9kaXY+PGRpdiBzdHlsZT0iY29sb3I6IHJnYmEoMCwgMCwgMCwgMC43MDE5NjEpOyAt d2Via2l0LWNvbXBvc2l0aW9uLWZpbGwtY29sb3I6IHJnYmEoMTMwLCA5OCwgODMsIDAuMDk4MDM5 Mik7IHRleHQtZGVjb3JhdGlvbjogLXdlYmtpdC1sZXR0ZXJwcmVzczsiPjxzcGFuIHN0eWxlPSJi YWNrZ3JvdW5kLWNvbG9yOiByZ2JhKDI1NSwgMjU1LCAyNTUsIDApOyI+QXMgb2YgdG9kYXkgdGhl IEluc2VjdCBSZWNvdmVyeSBQcm9qZWN0IGlzIHN0cmljdGx5IGFuIGVkdWNhdGlvbmFsIHNvY2lh bCBtZWRpYSBpbml0aWF0aXZlIHRvIHJhaXNlIGF3YXJlbmVzcyBvZiB0aGUgcHJlY2lwaXRvdXMg Z2xvYmFsIGluc2VjdCBkZWNsaW5lIGFuZCB0byB0