Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    FISCAL SPONSOR TORRES DEL PAINE: IN JUNE, THE TORRES DEL PAINE LEGACY FUND JOINED CREST AS A FISCALLY-SPONSORED PROGRAM. THE NONPROFIT INITIATIVE IN PUERTO NATALES, CHILE WORKS TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THE ICONIC TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK AND ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE LEGACY FUND PROMOTES A DESTINATION STEWARDSHIP MODEL THAT BRINGS TOGETHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS TO COLLECTIVELY IMPLEMENT AND FINANCE SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PROJECTS. SINCE 2018, THE LEGACY FUND HAS WORKED WITH 159 VOLUNTEERS AND 44 LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PARTNERS ON VARIOUS PROTECTED AREA INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES IN TORRES DEL PAINE. WHILE THE PANDEMIC HAS KEPT US TRAVELING MORE WITH OUR MINDS THAN WITH OUR FEET, THE TORRES DEL PAINE LEGACY FUND (TDPLF) HAS BEEN UTILIZING THIS TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE RETURN OF TRAVEL TO TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK AND SOUTHERN PATAGONIA. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THEIR DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO OF PROJECTS AND PARTNERS HAS ALLOWED THEM TO SUPPORT THE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PATAGONIA'S PROTECTED LANDS AND COMMUNITIES. THE LEGACY FUND AND CREST LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING HAND-IN-HAND WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHERN PATAGONIA FOR YEARS TO COME.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $95.4K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    WTD FORUM: IN SEPTEMBER, CREST RELEASED OUR ANNUAL META-ANALYSIS, THE CASE FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL: TRENDS & STATISTICS 2020, WHICH FOCUSES ON THE TWO MAJOR CRISES FACING OUR WORLD TODAY: CLIMATE CHANGE AND COVID-19. SHARING CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND EXAMPLES, THE REPORT DESCRIBES HOW TRAVELERS, TOURISM BUSINESSES, AND DESTINATIONS ARE IMPLEMENTING WORKABLE, SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT OUR PLANET AND ITS PEOPLE. IN RECOGNITION OF WORLD TOURISM DAY, CREST OFFERED THE WEBINAR "THE CASE FOR RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL: LESSONS FROM COVID-19 FOR TOURISM IN A CHANGING CLIMATE." THE WEBINAR REVEALED THE ANNUAL REPORT'S FINDINGS AND BROUGHT TOGETHER EXPERTS TO DISCUSS CONSUMER, BUSINESS, AND DESTINATION TRENDS IN THE CONTEXT OF RECOVERY. DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS EXPLORED THE UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY TO MITIGATE TWO EXISTENTIAL THREATS, CLIMATE CHANGE AND COVID-19, WITH ONE COORDINATED APPROACH, TRULY MAKING THE WORLD A SAFER, MORE EQUITABLE, AND MORE RESILIENT PLACE FOR ALL. THE EVENT WAS ATTENDED LIVE BY MORE THAN 265 PARTICIPANTS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE, INCLUDING 17 JOURNALISTS (NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, BOSTON GLOBE, COND NAST TRAVELER, TRAVEL + LEISURE, AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC). CREST THEN PARTNERED WITH ACADEMIC AFFILIATE DR. CHRISTINE VOGT, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND ASU PH.D. STUDENT TANNER CATERINA-KNORR TO SHARE WEBINAR INSIGHTS. THE REPORT DISSEMINATES THOUGHTFUL AND CONSOLIDATED SOLUTIONS FOR THE PLANET, COMMUNITIES, AND THE TOURISM INDUSTRY.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $66.1K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    MICHIGAN. SINCE JANUARY 2019, CREST HAS PARTNERED WITH LUNDIN MINING'S EAGLE MINE AND THE COMMUNITY OF BIG BAY, MICHIGAN TO DEVELOP PLACEMAKING AND RESPONSIBLE TOURISM INITIATIVES. THIS PROGRAM, LOCATED IN A HEARTY AND BEAUTIFUL RURAL COMMUNITY IN THE UPPER PENINSULA, BEGAN IN 2019 AS PART OF EAGLE'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC RESILIENCE FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. CREST WAS INVITED TO PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE BIG BAY COMMUNITY TO DEFINE A COMMUNITY LED AND OWNED VISION.IN 2020, KEY ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: CONDUCTING BASELINE DATA COLLECTION; LAUNCHING THE "DISCOVER BIG BAY" BRAND; STORYTELLING IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COUNTY DESTINATION MARKETING/MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION, TRAVEL MARQUETTE; BUILDING LOCAL, COUNTY, AND REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS; INSTALLING BRANDED WAY-FINDING SIGNAGE; SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES IN COVID-RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT; AND ESTABLISHING AND CULTIVATING THE BIG BAY STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (BBSC). THE BIG BAY STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (BBSC) IS AN ORGANIZATION MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND CIVIL SECTORS. ITS MISSION IS TO FACILITATE THE PROTECTION OF THE GREATER BIG BAY AREA'S UNIQUE NATURE AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENTS IN POWELL TOWNSHIP THROUGH RESPONSIBLE, PROPERLY-SCALED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT. CREST SUPPORTED THE COUNCIL IN 2020 TO CREATE SHARED GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND STRATEGIES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $51.5K