A Field Guide to Conservation Finance

""A Field Guide to Conservation Finance sets a new standard for land trusts and land conservation. Story Clark has created a remarkable road map for linking passion for place with vital, sophisticated technical and financial skills. She shows us that the business of land conservation can'and must'be learned by anyone who is committed to passing the legacy of special places on to future generations.""

""This book belongs on the director's desk of every environmental group in the country: in it the fear of raising money is replaced by an understanding of what it means to give. Raising money is always about relationships, our relationship toward the land and each other. Who could imagine a book about money to be a book about love?""

""Story Clark begins her wonderfully helpful book by noting that 'conservation finance is the best place where people, land, and money meet,' but it is surely not the only place. Her guide will help make the best place commonplace. If widely used, this field guide will keep all our other field guides relevant.""

""Without capital, land conservation is a tricky proposition, regardless of how altruistic intentions may be. The availability of funding is frequently the limiting factor for land conservation projects, but in A Field Guide to Conservation Finance, consultant Story Clark shows how to tackle this problem and successfully raise funds from private sources.
 
Exploring both cutting edge and traditional financial strategies, Clark gives innovative advice to help land trusts and other conservation organizations achieve their goals. Based on her own extensive experience, research and countless interviews, Clark makes potentially daunting topics such as readying your organisation, approaching funders, using voluntary surcharges, and undertaking Project Related Investment programs (PRI) accessible. A Field Guide to Conservation Finance provides any savvy conservationist the financial strategies required to make his or her land conservation ideals a reality.""