C.S. Eco Non-Profit Foundation

The Community Seeds Foundation

With help from the North Valley Community Foundation, Community Seeds has set up The Community Seeds Foundation, dedicated to giving back to the community and world communities. As part of our commitment to promoting sustainability, we have vowed to donate to non-profits, charities, fund raisers, and events. We will also make a special section of the magazine where contributors to the foundation can share what they are doing to make a difference. Join us in promoting small changes to better the community and beyond!

You can donate to that foundation to help us support sustainability, community, and charity groups. We will publish your name in the magazine in a special section called, “Community Seeds Eco Magazine Gives back.” All donations are all tax deductable.

You can make a donation at any time. You can donate online at http://bit.ly/9O2T6y.
Checks can be made out to The Community Seeds Foundation.
Mail to:
The Community Seeds Foundation
c/o the North Valley Community Foundation
3120 Cohasset Road, Suite 8
Chico, CA 95973
(530) 891-1150

Email us for information at info@communityseeds.com.
You may also leave a message at (530) 570-5581.

***Ad sales are not part of this program and are available for your advertising needs. Please see our media kit (http://bit.ly/dmRwkw ) and contact us for ad sales.

The Spring Issue is Here!

This issue is filled with articles on green living and sustainability issues. There are also articles with a focus on health and social responsibility. Don't forget to look for the pictorials to see if you are in a photo or if you recognize someone.
 Thanks for being one of the thousands of readers who enjoy Community Seeds Eco Magazine. Please forward this email or send the link to family and friends so they can enjoy this free, green resource as well.

Please support our efforts to promote sustainable living by purchasing advertising or by becoming a sponsor. Please see our Media Kit for ad sizes and pricing.

You can read the Spring issue of the magazine now! Go to: http://www.communityseeds.com/ .

Note From The Editor- Spring 2010 Edition

The spring issue will be released March 1, 2010.

So many times I have written about the community support that we have received and I continue to be surprised at the number of dedicated readers that follow Community Seeds Eco Magazine (AKA CS Eco Magazine). As we have grown and developed, we have maintained our commitment to sustainability and to the community. These commitments have taken us down a path of assessment and speculation about the current status and future of the magazine. We want to continue to offer the magazine as a free resource, educational publication, and forum for sustainability articles. However, with our donations of 25% to non-profit organizations, the free help that we offer sustainability and community groups with fundraising, the overhead of running a business, and the costs of independent contractors, we are not able to continue the magazine as it stands.

I have proudly dedicated two years to this cause and this publication with no salary or any money from proceeds, ever. In fact, my family has continued to donate funds to keep the magazine going. In addition, we have been able to get a few, wonderful sponsors. Most people do not realize how much money it takes to run a business and have a publication (even on-line). We would like to continue to publish Community Seeds Eco Magazine and give to the community, so we have come to the conclusion that we need to go non-profit. In fact, have already started the process!

We hope that by going non-profit, we can get more financial support and continue our dedication to the environment, the community and to this publication. We encourage readers to become a part of this process by continuing to send in articles, purchase advertising, becoming sponsors. Now, you can also help by making donations. You may also donate service or eco friendly prize items for our raffles. All donations will be tax deductable and at least 25% will be given back to the community. We have a tax ID number and we have been accredited by the Better Business Bureau. We have a few loose ends to tie up and we should have the 501(3) process completed soon.

Once again, we thank our readers, writers, advertisers and sponsors for helping us continue on our mission: to help make us be a little more socially, environmentally, and community aware. I am very excited to head up this new non profit venture and continue to be proud of the work we do.
Have a happy, healthy, green spring!

DeAnna Holman
Editor-in-Chief