Canopy Community
CROATAN INSTITUTE'S CANOPY COMMUNITY
Pledge your support of Croatan Institute with a meaningful, sustainable gift.
Croatan Institute has launched an ambitious fundraising campaign—the Canopy Community—to support critical priorities identified by the Institute for the next five years:
- Equip frontline rural communities, food / forestry / fiber value chain actors, and small, local businesses with financial readiness
- Educate investors on transformative finance pathways and redirect capital from extractive models
- Build relationships rooted in trust to facilitate network weaving between financial professionals and place-based practitioners
We invite you to join our community of highly engaged donors providing unrestricted funds to deepen our impact. Canopy Community members will support the Institute with a multi-year gift.
As a member of the Canopy Community you will:
- Receive special recognition as individuals and organizations through our website and printed materials
- Gain prioritized access to events and additional opportunities to sponsor high impact field building initiatives
- Connect with placed-based partners working at the nexus of transformative finance and ecological resilience
Explore 7 different avenues of support to pledge gift fulfillments over one to three year periods:








$75,000
Quarterly Updates
Website Acknowledgement
Discounts to events
Exclusive project briefings
Farm to fabric apparel*
Linked listing on website
Priority access to reports
Discounts on sponsorship
Regenerative tree sapling*
Special gift box*
Private leadership conversation
Private farm to table dinner
* gifts sourced from Croatan Institute place-based partners, including Solid State’s North Carolina Black Walnut Shirt

$45,000
Quarterly Updates
Website Acknowledgement
Discounts to events
Exclusive project briefings
Farm to fabric apparel*
Linked listing on website
Priority access to reports
Discounts on sponsorship
Regenerative tree sapling*
Special gift box*
Private leadership conversation
* gifts sourced from Croatan Institute place-based partners, including Solid State’s North Carolina Black Walnut Shirt

$30,000
Quarterly Updates
Website Acknowledgement
Discounts to events
Exclusive project briefings
Farm to fabric apparel*
Linked listing on website
Priority access to reports
Discounts on sponsorship
Regenerative tree sapling*
Special gift box*
* gifts sourced from Croatan Institute place-based partners, including Solid State’s North Carolina Black Walnut Shirt

$22,500
Quarterly Updates
Website Acknowledgement
Discounts to events
Exclusive project briefings
Farm to fabric apparel*
Linked listing on website
Priority access to reports
Discounts on sponsorship
Regenerative tree sapling*
* gifts sourced from Croatan Institute place-based partners, including Solid State’s North Carolina Black Walnut Shirt

$15,000
Quarterly Updates
Website Acknowledgement
Discounts to events
Exclusive project briefings
Farm to fabric apparel*
Linked listing on website
Priority access to reports
Discounts on sponsorship
* gifts sourced from Croatan Institute place-based partners, including Solid State’s North Carolina Black Walnut Shirt

$7,500
Quarterly Updates
Website Acknowledgement
Discounts to events
Exclusive project briefings
Farm to fabric apparel*
◊ this level is prioritized to encourage access by individuals and low-resource organizations
* gifts sourced from Croatan Institute place-based partners, including Solid State’s North Carolina Black Walnut Shirt

$3,000
Quarterly Updates
Website Acknowledgement
Discounts to events
◊ this level is prioritized to encourage access by individuals and low-resource organizations
The Institute also accepts Named Endowment Gifts of $150,000 or more, for donors seeking to be recognized for their legacy support. Named endowment gift donors are accorded the full benefits of every level of the Canopy Community.
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
Pledge your support of Croatan Institute with a meaningful, sustainable gift by contacting our team today.

* gifts sourced from Croatan Institute place-based partners, including Solid State’s North Carolina Black Walnut Shirt
◊ these levels are prioritized to encourage access by individuals and low-resource organizations
The Institute also accepts Named Endowment Gifts of $150,000 or more, for donors seeking to be recognized for their legacy support. Named endowment gift donors are accorded the full benefits of every level of the Canopy Community.
Join the Community
Pledge your support of Croatan Institute with a meaningful, sustainable gift by contacting our team today.