Thank you for your interest in joining the Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts (CCLT) as a member organization. CCLT is committed to providing its members with excellent service and leadership to help increase land and water protection opportunities throughout the state.

Benefits of Membership

Members benefit from CCLT's strong tradition of advancing conservation interests at the capitol, at GOCO, and beyond. In fact, CCLT is the state's only professional conservation organization providing a common voice at the legislature and in other important venues to ensure that members' interests are heard by the state's elected officials and agencies. Moreover, CCLT provides its members with other critical services, including the keeping its members up-to-date on emerging conservation issues, providing valuable trainings and assessments, building organizational capacity, and serving as a vehicle to share our collective conservation stories with the public. As a function of membership, member organizations vote on candidates for CCLT's Board of Directors. In addition, members will be approached for input on CCLT's policy positions, governance matters and other issues. Finally, members will enjoy reduced rates on CCLT events and will receive all CCLT publications and informational updates.

Requirements for Membership

Regular voting membership of the Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts is open to nonprofit organizations and government conservation programs who:

1. Operate partially or wholly within Colorado, and
2. Have missions or program purposes related to land or water conservation, and
3. Acquire land or conservation easements for conservation purposes, or
4. Facilitate such acquisitions or provide stewardship of land or conservation easements

Voting members must demonstrate that they have adopted the Land Trust Alliance's Land Trust Standards and Practices and are working towards their full implementation. While not all sections will be applicable to local government open space programs, these programs must demonstrate that they are working towards implementing those standards and practices that are appropriate to their operations.

If applying for membership for the first time, entities will be asked to submit certain documents, including Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, a list of Board of Directors or other governing body, and a sample conservation easement. New members will be considered provisional members and undergo a probationary period until CCLT determines that the members are indeed striving to implement Standards and Practices. All members will be asked to have a representative attend at least one annual assessment workshop or other evaluations and trainings as offered periodically by CCLT.

Finally, members must pay annual dues appropriate to the size of their annual operating budget.

2005 Membership Application

Membership dues amounts are based on annual operating budgets for the organization, excluding any monies secured for the direct acquisition of land or conservation easements.

Operating Budget Dues

To apply for or renew your organization's membership in the Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts, please fill out the following information below for your organization or entity, and return it with the appropriate dues payment to the address below.

ORGANIZATION/AGENCY:____________________________________________________

PRIMARY CONTACT:_________________________________________________________

ADDRESS:___________________________________________________________________

CITY/STATE/ZIP:_____________________________________________________________

PHONE: ________________ FAX: __________________ EMAIL:______________________

MY CHECK IS ENCLOSED, PAYABLE TO THE COLORADO COALITION OF LAND TRUSTS
PLEASE CHARGE MY CREDIT CARD MASTERCARD VISA

CARDHOLDER NAME________________________ SIGNATURE____________________

CARD NUMBER____________________________ EXP. DATE_____________________

1410 GRANT ST., SUITE C209, DENVER, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 271-1577; Fax: (303) 271-1582; E-mail: Stacey Brangenberg
Website: www.cclt.org

Please note that individuals, business or other organizations are encouraged to join CCLT as non-voting members and become a Friend of Conservation. Please go to cclt.org for more information on joining CCLT as a Friend. We welcome your support!