Email from 1000 Friends of Wisconsin

As we head into the new year, we will continue to focus on the many issues that are associated with land use policies and activities that advance healthy communities, positive economic outcomes, and environmental benefits in Wisconsin. Our goal is to help people make the connection between sound land use and transportation decisions, which lead to a healthier, cleaner environment. We are working to ensure communities across Wisconsin draft and adopt comprehensive climate action plans that focus on equitably reducing greenhouse gas emissions and a responsible focus on mitigation. And - we address community policies that are too frequently underestimated in their importance to protecting our environment and our health.

Giving Tuesday is just one week away on December 3.

Help us reach our goal of $1000 and donate today!

Join us next Wednesday, December 4 from 12-1 (central) for a webinar with Dr. Wes Marshall, professor at the University of Colorado in Denver and author of Killed by a Traffic Engineer! Marshall pulls back the glittering green curtain to reveal that the wizards of traffic engineering are not wizards at all, but just men (and they are still mostly men) who rely on bad science and sketchy data to design the streets and roads we all use. Not only that, he managed to write a 400-page book about traffic engineering that is highly entertaining, easy to read, and often funny.

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The Center for Zoning Solutions is Smart Growth America's home for the zoning reform movement. They share research and reports, lead federal advocacy efforts, and support communities across the country to tackle barriers to smart growth and advance policies to encourage mixed-use development, location efficiency, and diverse housing options.

This is very helpful for 1kfriends as we advocate for smart zoning in Milwaukee and across the state.

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“It has been an honor for me to collaborate with so many amazing organizations and government employees.

Working with and learning from our excellent staff and board over the years has been a privilege. Getting to know our volunteers and our supporters has made my job a great joy and so very rewarding.

Now it’s time to pass the torch and give someone new a chance to lead the organization into the next chapter.

I'll miss you!"

Deb

We're Hiring!

Long-time staff member and current Executive Director, Deb Nemeth, will step down from her position in early 2025.

Our next Executive Director (ED) will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for 1000 Friends of Wisconsin’s programs and execution of its mission. They will lead the team and engage with our Board to inspire and build partnerships and to expand 1000 Friends programs and make our work useful and relevant to diverse communities. The ED will be a steward of the mission and build on 28 years of success promoting healthy communities through sound land use, transportation, and climate policy. They will ensure the continued evolution of the organization, its partnerships, and understands what it means, and what it takes to create lasting benefits to the state.

The Executive Director will be a dynamic, thoughtful, and strategic leader. In addition to driving execution of the mission and the strategic plan, the ED represents the organization statewide and with regional coalitions. The ED ensures the continued evolution of the organization, its partnerships, and understands what it means, and what it takes to create permanent benefits across the state.

(Please note salary change)

Read the full job announcement and learn how to apply.