The area of greatest growth came from members who increased their donation from their 1998 level. Twenty-one percent of all renewing members increased their donation over the previous year.
New members are critical to the growth of our membership program.
We appreciate their vision and desire to help the Conservancy work toward our goal of protecting the North s scenic and natural features. As a membership-supported organization, the Conservancy could not function without the generosity and support of our members. We would like to express our gratitude to each one of you for keeping the Conservancy at the forefront of the land trust movement in our efforts to keep Northern Michigan so unique and appealing. Thanks also to the members of our Finance Committee for their leadership in our fundraising efforts. Education Last year, the Conservancy reached a new milestone when education programs involved more than 7,000 students an increase of a thousand over the previous year in our broadest ever variety of offerings.