Trees, Water & People Receives A+ Better Business Bureau Rating

Trees, Water & People is pleased to announce that we have received an A+ rating by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Serving Northern Colorado and Wyoming. The BBB Accreditation remains the most reliable way for consumers to identify trustworthy businesses.

BBBs throughout North America have launched an updated versions of their BBB Reliability Reports, which feature a more visually appealing and user-friendly format, and a new rating system. The new rating program will replace the scale of “satisfactory” and “unsatisfactory” with a more comprehensive letter grade (A+ through F).

Businesses are assigned a letter grade based on computer-generated formulas that takes into account 16 different factors. Nearly 85 percent of the scoring is determines by consumer-reported complaints that have been investigated and assessed by BBB, such as the number of complaints, the severity of complaints and how a business resolves complaints.

The new rating classification is designed to help consumers identify and compare the reliability of businesses more easily and quickly. The system is bases on standards and developed using objective information and actual incidences of a business’ behavior that are investigated and evaluated by BBB professionals.

Combined, BBB Accreditation status and BBB Reliability Reports is a valuable resource consumers can start with then they seek trustworthy businesses such at Trees, Water & People.

Bring a Charitable Focus into Your Wedding

Getting married? Now you can support Trees, Water & People by registering with the I Do Foundation. From honeymoons to invitations to wedding gifts to charitable wedding favors, the I Do Foundation allows couples and their guests to make wedding-related purchases that generate donations in lieu of gifts. All of these services are available free of cost at www.IDoFoundation.org. Check it out today, and be sure to select Trees, Water & People as the beneficiary of your charitable wedding.

Support the New Energy Economy with Green Dining Week

Green Dining is not about eating your greens- it’s about sustaining out environment. FortZED Green Dining Week will be held from November 3-9. During the week, participating Fort Collins restaurants will commit 8 percent of the week’s average daily revenue to implementing sustainable practices like investing in energy efficient equipment and implementing conservation programs.

FortZED was born from the UniverCity Connections Sustainable Energy Taskforce as a vision to create a net-zero energy district in the Fort Collins’ UniverCity area. Fort Collins’ UniverCity focus area, encompasses the CSU campus, Old Town, and the downtown river corridor. Fort Collins will demonstrate visionary leadership, create substantial economic development and be at the forefront of social change through a bold commitment to “Net Zero Energy.”

This week, show local businesses that you support sustainable efforts! For a list of participating businesses, or for more information about FortZED and Green Dining Week, please visit www.fortzed.org.

Trees, Water & People Recognized For Fiscal Management

We are proud to announce that we have achieved Charity Navigator’s four star rating for our ability to efficiently manage and grow our finances. This exceptional designation from Charity Navigator differentiates us from other nonprofit organizations and shows the public we are worthy of their trust.

As the nonprofit sector continues to grow, donors are demanding more accountability, transparency, and quantifiable results from the charities they choose to support. Charity Navigator, America’s premier charity evaluator, highlights the work of efficient charities and provides donors with the information they need to give to give them confidence in the charitable choices they make.

Approximately a quarter of the charities Charity Navigator evaluates have received their highest rating, indicating that we executed our mission in a fiscally responsible way, and outperformed most other charities in America.

Charity Navigator’s review of our fiscal health is available on their website at www.charitynavigator.org. Thank you to everyone who has helped us grow over the years!

The Point Features Trees, Water & People

99.9 The Point has been in the Fort Collins community for many years and will be doing a November non-profit awareness month. The Point will be featuring Trees, Water & People (TWP) on-air and on their website this Wednesday, November 5!

Tune into 99.9 FM and visit www.999ThePoint.com to find out more about TWP’s efforts. TWP would like to thank 99.9 The Point for this opportunity!