08 December 2008

Last Week in Numbers

70% reduction in deforestation over the next 10 years is announced by Brazilian government

$5.99 to 6.99 a bottle for Green Earth Technologies' Motor Oil made from animal fat. This isn't new, back in April, Tyson Foods announced plans to produce up to 250 million gallons of renewable fuel a year from animal fat

4.6% annual growth expected in green packaging

1.4% increase in US greenhouse gas emissions in 2007, after a 2006 increase

1/3 of toys tested found to have medium to high levels of toxic chemicals. Not a problem for Bratz anymore...

0 financing - Bank of America takes a stance against companies that extract coal through mountain top removal!

01 December 2008

Internship Opportunity :: Community Development Group Internship

Strategic Development Solutions

Company Description

Company Description

SDS creates innovative business and investment strategies that foster economic opportunity in low-income communities and promote positive environmental impacts.  At the investment level, we create and manage Double and Triple Bottom Line private and public equity funds, in our pursuit of market-based social and environmental solutions.  At the community level, we provide capacity building and funding strategies to community and economic development entities serving low-income communities.

Through its Community Development Group services, SDS seeks to empower community and economic development entities serving low-income communities to be more innovative, effective, and sustainable agents of social and environmental change.  Financially, we seek to help our clients become self-sustaining by strategically identifying and pursuing needed funding.   Operationally, we help clients incorporate business strategies that improve their effectiveness and efficiency.  For more information about our work, visit our website at www.SDSgroup.com.

 

Position Descriptions

Organizationally, SDS is comprised of three distinct, yet complementary, divisions to achieve our underlying social mission: Fund Development, New Markets Tax Credits, and Community Development Group. Currently, SDS has a unique and rewarding internship position in its Community Development Group division. The intern will work as part of a team on active client projects, which may include:

§       Researching public and private funding prospects

§       Writing grants

§       Evaluation and impact reporting

§       Creating outreach/marketing documents

§       Editing and drafting various project documents, attending meetings, or other relevant research projects

SDS' internship program provides exposure to the breadth of its services.  We aim to create a mutually beneficial experience via applied projects and challenging work that will add value to our clients, our company, and to the career paths of young professionals.  SDS is committed to giving its interns an opportunity to learn and work on substantive projects and to providing resources and tools for interns to enhance their career knowledge base and professional development skills in and outside of the work environment.  Stipends may be available to top performers only after the first three months of the internship period.  Work experience with SDS can also be used to obtain course credit.

 

Qualifications

SDS is seeking an individual to assist with its Community Development Group client projects.  Qualifications for the internship program include the following:

§       Highly-motivated

§       Efficient, organized, and responsible

§       In the process of acquiring an undergraduate degree, at a minimum

§       Interest in the social and human services, underserved/low-income communities and populations, community and/or economic development, philanthropy, grantwriting, public policy, or urban planning

§       Strong research, analytical, writing, and computer (esp. Excel) skills

§       Able to work in a professional and dynamic work environment

§       A commitment to a minimum three-month internship (15-30 hrs per week)

 

How to apply

Please e-mail resume with a cover letter and a writing sample (no more than 10 pages) to Julia Elrick at jelrick@SDSgroup.com.

 

Contact Information

Julia Elrick

Strategic Development Solutions

11150 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 910

Los Angeles, CA 90064

Phone: (310) 914-5333 ext. 218

Email: jelrick@SDSgroup.com

Website: www.SDSgroup.com


*sorry, I have no idea why everything in this post is underlined!

23 November 2008

Attaining Growth through CSR: Impact, Information & Relationships













Stakeholders are the new brand managers.

This was the title of a slide presented to the Pepperdine Net Impact chapter tonight by Jeff Hittner, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for IBM. This declaration cuts to the very core of the CSR movement that I have recently been considering. In the past month I have been fortunate enough to visit Patagonia Headquarters in Ventura, CA, attend the Net Impact Conference in Philadelphia, PA and listen to Mr Hittner tonight on the West LA campus. Throughout the month I have gained a tremendous amount of knowledge and insight from some of the foremost thinkers in the space. Tonight was a chance to reflect on the journey.

Mr. Hittner began his discussion by explaining the role CSR plays within IBM. Currently IBM has a 150 million dollar endowment for strategic philanthropy. The idea of strategically using CSR to further promote the values and culture of a company was an area of focus throughout the night. Specific to IBM this strategic CSR can be found in 5 different areas: health care, economic development, arts and culture, corporate volunteerism and the environment. Each of these areas has the potential to further the mission of IBM to develop a "Smart Planet."

One of the most innovative programs implemented by IBM, in my opinion, is a Corporate Service Program. This is IBM's version of the Peace Corps and sends employees to six emerging markets to work on problems related in developing IT in these markets. Employees participate in a 6 month engagement, 1 month in the actual country. I believe this program is ingenious in that it helps satisfy the employees' thirst for service, provides great PR for IBM and allows them to be first to market in these markets which could become major players in the future. Overall the program has been a resounding success with 5000 internal applicants for 100 spots. Hopefully in the future they will continue to expand the program so that it will reach many more people in the organization.

One of the primary problems surrounding CSR is that there is a disconnect between the company's expectations and the consumer's expectations on what a robust CSR program should entail. To this effect, IBM realizes that is necessary to perform exhaustive studies on the subject so that it can better serve its shareholders and predict the future CSR needs. This is evident in two studies: IBM's Global CEO Study and their CSR Perception Study.

In the CEO study, IBM interviewed 609 CEOs across the nation. Greater than 75% of these companies had market caps larger than 500 million dollars. From this study, IBM attempted to deduce the current state of CSR within established organizations. 69% stated they believed CSR has a positive aspect on customer expectation of their organization. They identified one of the primary cost saving opportunities as employee retention. The additional CSR efforts causes a lower amount of turnover and reduces the resources required in training.

The CSR study was even more robust. It focused on three areas of CSR: impact on business, information and relationships. In terms of impact on business, CSR can be seen as moving from a cost to an investment. As companies explore more and more opportunities to be socially responsible, they see their efforts as an investment in both the social welfare of their shareholders and the equity of their brand. Considering information, CSR seeks to move from visibility of a company to transparency. Mr. Hittner expressed this idea as it is better to be open from the start than pried open by those who inquire. Finally in regards to relationships with stakeholder's, it is necessary to move from containment to engagement. Previously companies sough to contain their stakeholders, but the proliferation of new media and the Internet has caused a shift in companies focusing on getting it right from the start and engaging those who have a stake in their business, from the environment to the consumer to the employees.

Mr Hittner illustrated how a company must move through the stages of CSR. While it is not necessary to start at the bottom of this progression, this is where a majority of companies find themselves. The first step is "legal compliance." Companies in this stage are doing the bare minimum in an attempt to not get fined or penalized by local, state or federal governments. The next step is "strategic philanthropy" This is state in which companies donate money in an attempt further an agenda. This stage is followed by "values-based self-regulation." In this stage companies begin holding themselves to their values. This is when CSR begins to become a part of the DNA of the organization. IT is something in which they pride themselves. The next stage expands on this notion. The "efficiency" phase is characterized by using CSR to cut costs while maintaining the values they have promoted in the previous stages. For example, Mr. Hittner gave the example of the agricultural industry measuring the wetness of their fields prior to watering. This allows them to water only the necessary areas, increasing the efficiency of the organization. The final stage is developing a "growth platform." While Mr. Hittner understands there is still much work to be done, he pointed to the example of the Corporate Service Corps as a CSR initiative within IBM which is at the "growth platform" level of CSR.

The future of CSR Hittner attributed to predictive analytics. In the digital age, there is a tremendous amount of data on all aspects of life. The next question becomes how do we use this data to our advantage. How do we parse through information to make predictions on how to be more responsible as corporations? Mr. Hittner gave the example of IBM's 40,000 suppliers across the world and how based on raw data they are able to target specific factories for audits to make sure compliance is being held to the high IBM standards.

These are questions that we, as business leaders of tomorrow, will be faced with on a regular basis. No longer will there be the excuse of ignorance on these issues. We must be informed on how our impact affects our stakeholders. While attending business school, our practice is highly theoretical. We are preparing for the day we are able to make decisions which will affect the course of corporations. In this vein, I picked up the book "Click," by Bill Tancer, which focuses on online research and the insight it can provide. It is my hope that everyone reading this post will take action, in either their career or personal life through becoming aware the decisions we make affect many. The corporate social responsibility movement I have been immersed in over the past month is real. There are many very intelligent people working towards a common goal: to leave the world a little better than we found it.

-Frankie Warren



18 November 2008

Reflections on the Conference: Adam Sever


The 2009 Net Impact North American Conference, which took place November 13-15, 2008 at The Wharton School of Business at The University of Pennsylvania was truly the most enlightening experiences of my life.  I never thought that I would see a group as intelligent and passionate about social causes as I witnessed at the conference.  It justly supported my belief that Corporate Social Responsibility is a fundamental part of any business model that hopes to succeed in the economy of the future. 

I think it is important to note that Net Impact, and its conference, is not just a society of “Green” business professionals and intellects.  The word that is more frequently used, but is often inappropriately believed to be synonymous with “Green,” is “Sustainability.”  Sustainability does not just address care for the environment.  It is also concerned with business practices that benefit all long-term stakeholders (Community, Employees, and Stockholders) in a company.  As we suffer from the aftermath of the banking industry’s meltdown, which I believe was the result of an over emphasis on short-term gains, the importance of sustainable business practices have become especially important to me.  Therefore, many of the seminars I chose to attend focused on social responsibility issues rather than ecological issues.  Seminars such as: (RED) Harnessing the Power of Business for Sustainable Change, Getting Your Social Venture Off the Ground, and Just Good Business: Aligning Corporate Responsibility and Brand offered great evidence of what Fortune 500 businesses and emerging companies are doing to change the world for the better, while maintaining respectable profits.

I would recommend the Net Impact conference to ANY business student, because, as mentioned earlier, all business leaders will need to confront the issues of ecological sustainability and sustainable business models if they hope to succeed in the new economy.  I cannot wait to build upon my knowledge next year! 

--
Adam Sever

Volunteer Opportunity :: Tiger Wood's Foundation










The Tiger Woods Foundation is looking for sports marketing/business majors interested in golf to volunteer in their Media Center/Communications for their upcoming Chevron World Challenge Tournament at Sherwood Club December 15-21. If you are interested, please email Jesse Torres at jesse.torres@pepperdine.edu.


11 November 2008

Conference Call w/ Wal-Mart's Senior Dir. of Sustainability

While visiting Patagonia an interesting discussion came up regarding Patagonia working with Wal-Mart in helping to further develop its corporate sustainability efforts. This reminded me of a conference call I was able to listen in on with the Senior Director of Corporate Strategy and Sustainability at Wal-Mart. From these discussions I figured it would be best of me to share my cliff notes with everyone. This call was free and set up through Net Impact (I believe the recording is on the Net Impact web site). Regardless of what each of us may think of Wal-Mart as a company, I’m sure many of us know that to have them buy fully into CSR would be a huge push for both worker and environmental rights.

The call lasted about 1 hour and there was some time for questions at the end. It was very informative and well worth the time on a Friday morning. I strongly encourage others to listen in on these calls as well (I believe there is one with Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in a few weeks).

-Tony Laurino

Introduction:

Marc Gunther, Senior Writer at Fortune Magazine interviewed Rand Waddoups, Senior Director of Corporate Strategy and Sustainability at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. As part of a small team dedicated to building sustainability into every part of Wal-Mart's global business strategy and culture. Rand is helping drive progress by delivering on 3 goals:
to have zero waste
to use 100% renewable energy
to bring sustainable product to their customers

History:

8 years with Wal-Mart
Started as a buyer in Merchandising for a number of years at Wal-Mart first
Was tapped b/c he knew the supply chain better so he could better apply sustainability into this area.
Been doing this for 2 years now
MBA from the Univ. of Arkansas

Working on:

Oct 22nd: Meeting in Beijing w/ 1,000 suppliers on responsible sourcing
Sharing the future of sustainability at Wal-Mart w/ this group
Message: environment matters, lays out expectations they have going forward

Waste initiatives:
working toward zero waste
new ways to access recyclables
new ideas to work w/ organizations on combusting and/or use products that will be compostable
TLE- tire-lube express- getting very excited over finding ways to make them zero waste
oil bottle shredders (not recyclable), tiers, oil filter, air filters, used oil, worked w/ organizations in creating pilot stores so that only thing left going into the trash is pieces that can't be thrown away after vacuuming out the customers car.

Working w/ local and national partners to create a composting effort.
America's Second Harvest- started a partnership of giving almost out of date food products that couldn't be sold to customers but was still consumable (standard industry practice)

Biggest Frustrations:

Win you set goals and can't always measure them as you expect when future comes to reality
Hard to measure what you've done w/ sustainability
This has to be decentralized, hard to develop a centralized system to measure all of this
making it owned by the business leaders


Future Excitements:

Both business and environment impact

P&L of Trash in 2006 would have been a huge expense
now in 2007 TRASH became an INCOME source!
Wal-Mart Makes money on its trash (10's of millions of dollars on this)

Hardest part of composting is the transportation. Highest cost factor for this.

Now is the BEST time to apply sustainability.

This remains in line w/ the everyday low price philosophy.

Easy for the company to grab onto this 3 yrs ago b/c it fit perfectly in w/ the company culture.

Wal-Mart worked to create transparency of their supply-chain.

Philosophy for capital expenditure:

If coming up w/ ideas for sustainability and not in line w/ the financials then the job is to go back to the drawing board and figure out a smarter way of doing it.

Sustainability isn't about Wal-Mart alone everything they learn they share, Wal-Mart wants to move the market place and not go it alone.

Example is solar panels in certain test stores...need to go back and find cheaper and easier ways to actually do this.

Want to be the pioneer in the places where they should be and can do it right. Other ways want to help the market to create it and then ride along w/ it.

Close to 21 stores are fully installed w/ solar panels. And obtain up to 1 megawatt power out of them which is A LOT!

Where is the packaging area at? :

Some areas Wal-Mart has worked with manufacturers to reduce packaging are:

Square milk cartons in all Sam's Clubs currently.
Works well w/ high distribution there
Packing for lamp shade and lamp bases
Tricycles-no longer sold in boxes, folds in half now becomes compact able and is able to be transported.




Future of CSR at Wal-Mart:

½ million associates in the US have embraced sustainability and have committed to personal sustainability projects (include stopping smoking, health related, riding bike to work, eating organic, working to reduce carbon footprints by 25%, cleaning up wetlands)

How do the buyers accept PSP's that go against the product they are working with? :

Learning that not all buyers should be growing profits
realizing that some buyers need to think creatively about making product better
Coming up w/ ways to make money but improve the environment aspect (not becoming victims out of this)

No business is 100% sustainable. More sustainable Wal-Mart is the highest quality goods w/ the most efficient process used to maintain price advantage and be part of the community that allows the store to be the right place to shop.

Group initially was created out of strategy but wear a lot of hats b/c touch on every role in the company.

Advertising isn't about how great Wal-Mart is doing but rather what YOU the customer can do to be more sustainable!

***The recorded message of the call is also on the Net Impact website/blog for all members to listen too. I strongly encourage it (it’s about 1 hour), regardless of your feelings in regards to Wal-Mart as a company it was very informative to hear how a major company is working to embrace many of the things that we find so important and how their involvement can and will radically change the marketplace for CSR. ***

08 November 2008

Pepperdine Professor speaks about CSR at Japan Society luncheon in New York

Graziadio's own Professor Charla Griffy-Brown was part of a panel of experts at Wednesday's Japan Society luncheon where she spoke about how both US and Japanese IT and dotcom companies work to fulfill their corporate social responsibility. 

Check out a video from the event here.

It's always great to see our own professors speaking up about the importance of CSR efforts. Go Pepperdine!

06 November 2008

Social Entrepreneurship Panel Recap

Last night Pepperdine's Net Impact and Entrepreneurship clubs hosted the second annual social entrepreneurship panel.  The evening provided students with the opportunity to meet and learn from four inspiring local social entrepreneurs: 

Nancy Astrid Lindo, Astrid Design Studio 
Rob Reed, MaxGladwell.com
Jeff Hayes, The Vector Group 
Barbara Manconi, VertBrands 

The panel addressed topics, which ranged from the future of the green
industry within the U.S. and around the world, to the influence and
increasing importance of social media, to the growing trend of
choosing brands that stand for something more than profit.  The
panelists shared their personal stories of success and failure and
gave us the following tips on books and local resources to tap into so
that we can take our green knowledge, ventures, and practices to the
next level!

The panelists recommended some of their favorite books/publications:

•       "Conscious Business: How to Build Value Through Values" by Fred Kofman
•       "Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done" by Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, and Charles Burck
•       "Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't" by Jim Collins
•       "Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to
Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage" by Daniel Esty and Andrew Winston
•       "Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution" by
Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, and L. Hunter Lovins
•       "The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding" by Al Ries and Laura Ries
•       "Here Comes Everybody" by Clay Shirkey
•       "Lovemarks: The Future Beyond Brands" by Kevin Roberts
•       "The Green Marketing Manifesto" by John Grant
•       "Walden" by Henry David Thoreau
•       "The Secret Teachings of Plants: The Intelligence of the Heart in the Direct Perception of Nature" by Stephen Harrod Buhner
•       Sustainable Industries magazine


Some local resources and events:
    
•      Green Business Networking (2nd Tuesday of every month at the Ambrose Hotel in Santa Monica)
•      LA Green drinks

•      Sustainable Business Council

•      IdeaBlob

•      Advanta ideablob (funding for social entrepreneurs)

•      Social Media Club

•      Sustainable Life Media 

•      Marketing Green



Jori Victor
First year & Net Impact Events/Marketing/Membership Committee

01 November 2008

Company Visit Recap: Patagonia


On Friday, October 24th eighteen members of Pepperdine's Net Impact chapter were given the opportunity to visit clothing company Patagonia's campus in Ventura, CA and speak with CEO Casey Sheahan.

Upon arrival to the campus, it became apparent that this would not be a tour of a typical global company. Employees were dressed comfortably in outdoor apparel including fleece, tee shirts, work pants and climbing shoes. The facilities reminded me of the great outdoors rather than the headquarters of a company with over 1300 employees.

We were greeted by our eventual tour guide of the facility and former 11x frisbee world champ, Chipper Bro. From there we grabbed a quick bite to eat in the dining facility (a Sunrise breakfast sandwich and Honest Tea did it for me) and headed up to the company lecture room. Here we spoke with Director of Material Development and Advanced Concepts and Pepperdine Executive MBA, Tetsuya O'Hara. Mr. O'Hara gave us a quick overview of the company and the buidling in which we were located and introduced us to President and CEO, Casey Sheahan.

At this point I had little idea of what to expect. Our group barely filled the the first row of seats and Mr. Sheahan sat informally in front of us with two large powerpoint screens behind him and clicker in hand. He casually explained the goals of Patagonia through the company's mission statement:

Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.

Build the Best Product:

We began our discussion of how Patagonia accomplishes these goals with the state of the current economy and its affect on Patagonia and the clothing industry. Mr. Sheahan likened the current economic crisis to the Great Yellowstone Fire of 1988. During that time people were afraid that Yellowstone would not be able to recover, however the forest ended up growing back stronger than it was previously. The fire actually had a cleansing affect. More specifically, Mr Sheahan views the current state of the economy as an opportunity for smaller, strong companies to gain market share through offering the best product. Patagonia continues to grow through caplitalizing on the multi-channel growth of its wholsale, retail and internet businesses.

Cause no unnecessary harm:

The roots of Patagonia's goal to cause no unnecessary harm can be traced back to founder Yvon Chouniard's 1972 push for "Clean Climbing." The Chouinard Catalog called for climbers to discontinue their practice of hammering into rock in favor of using a solution that did not damage the face of the mountain. A timeline of Patagonia's major developments in this area is as follows:

1993 - Introduction of the use of Synchilla in clothing.
1996 - Organic Cotton is used in clothing.
2004 - Common Threads Garment Recycling Program
2005 - Recycled Polyester is used in clothing.
2006 - Development of the Regulator Wetsuit
2007 - Recycled Nylon 6 is used in clothing.

One of the key aspects of Patagonia's goal is that the company realizes that not all harm can be eliminated in the process of manufacturing apparel. Therefore, Patagonia strives to be as transparent as possible in the production process of its clothing. This lead to the Footprint Chronicles in which consumers can trace the clothing back to its original sources and catalog the environmental impact of products they consume, both good and bad.

Beyond informational campaigns, Patagonia has made significant investments in research and development and making sure its processes are inline with its mission statement. For example, the Reno Distribution facility is a LEED certified Building.

Implement solutions to the environmental crisis:

Apart from internal implementation, Patagonia also seeks to help its consumers do their part in addressing the environmental crisis. This is done primarily through the Patagonia website and the development of environmental campaigns. Currently, Patagonia is under the "Freedom to Roam" campaign which seeks to designate clear paths for wildlife to migrate.

Use business to inspire:

This aspect of Patagonia's mission statement is not one that can necessarily be highlighted in a Powerpoint. However, I believe it is a feeling that came over our entire group of MBA students that through business we have the power to create positive change. Through Patagonia's example we understand that the problems we will face as business leaders in the future will be immense, but by understanding our values and remaining "committed to the core" it is possible that we can make a difference.

-Frankie Warren
first year & Net Impact member

31 October 2008

This Week in Numbers: The Propositions

Only 4 more days until you cast your ballot. This is probably the most important election of our generation. Not only do we have two very different presidential candidates, but we have 11 very important propositions on the table in California. Do you know how you're going to vote on November 4th?

This is not the place to voice my opinion, but rather to give you the tools to cast an educated vote. Below are the propositions and the supporting/opposing parties. Click on the link for the official Arguments & Rebuttals.

Prop 2 Standards for Confining Farm Animals

FOR: 
WAYNE PACELLE, President 
The Humane Society of the United States
DR. KATE HURLEY, D.V.M., M.P.V.M., Clinical Professor
School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis
ANDREW KIMBRELL, Executive Director
Center for Food Safety

AGAINST:
DR. CRAIG REED, DVM, Former Deputy Administrator
Food Safety and Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
DR. TIM E. CARPENTER, Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology
Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis
DR. PATRICIA BLANCHARD, DVM, PhD.,
Branch Chief, University of California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System


Prop 3 Children's Hospital Bond Act. Grant Program. Initiative Statute

FOR
ROBIN MEEKS, Parent
MINDY VAZQUEZ, Parent
DIANE GIBSON, Parent


AGAINST
LEWIS K. UHLER, President
National Tax Limitation Committee
EDWARD 'TED' COSTA, President
People’s Advocate
JON FLEISCHMAN, Publisher
Flashreport.org


Prop 4 Waiting Period & Parental Notification for Abortion for a Minor

FOR
BARBARA ALBY, Author
California’s “Megan’s Law” Child Protection Legislation
JOSEPH R. ZANGA, M.D., FAAP, Past President
American Academy of Pediatrics
THE HONORABLE TONY RACKAUCKAS, J.D.,
District Attorney, Orange County


AGAINST
DR. MYLES B. ABBOTT, Chair
American Academy of Pediatrics, California District
DONNA GERBER, President
California Nurses Association
NANCY SCHUBB, President
California Association of School Counselors


Prop 5 Nonviolent Drug Offenses. Sentencing, Parole, Rehabilitation

FOR
JEANNE WOODFORD, Former Warden
San Quentin State Prison
DANIEL MACALLAIR, Executive Director
Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice
DR. JUDITH MARTIN, President
California Society of Addiction Medicine


AGAINST
CHARLES A. HURLEY, CEO
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
JERRY DYER, President
California Police Chiefs Association
BONNIE M. DUMANIS, President
California District Attorneys Association


Prop 6 Police & Law Enforcement Funding. Criminal Penalties & Laws

FOR
LEE BACA
Sheriff, Los Angeles County
BONNIE M. DUMANIS
District Attorney, San Diego County
HARRIET C. SALARNO, Chair
Crime Victims United of California


AGAINST
LOU PAULSON, President
California Professional Firefighters
STEPHAN B. WALKER, Chief Executive Officer
Minorities in Law Enforcement

Prop 7 Renewable Energy Generation

FOR
DR. DONALD W. AITKEN, Ph.D.
Renewable Energy Scientist, Los Angeles County
JOHN L. BURTON 
California State Senate, President Pro Tem (Ret.)
JIM GONZALEZ, Chair
Californians for Solar and Clean Energy


AGAINST
SUE KATELEY, Executive Director
California Solar Energy Industries Association
TOM ADAMS, Board President
California League of Conservation Voters
TERESA CASAZZA, President
California Taxpayers’ Association


Prop 8 Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry

FOR
RON PRENTICE, President
California Family Council
ROSEMARIE "ROSIE" AVILA, Governing Board   Member
Santa Ana Unified School District
BISHOP GEORGE McKINNEY, Director
Coalition of African American Pastors


AGAINST
SAMUEL THORON, Former President
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
JULIA MILLER THORON, Parent

Prop 9  Criminal Justice System. Victim's Rights. Parole.

FOR
MARCELLA M. LEACH, Co-Founder
Justice for Homicide Victims
LaWANDA HAWKINS, Founder
Justice for Murdered Children
DAN LEVEY, National President
The National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children


AGAINST
SHEILA A. BEDI, Executive Director
Justice Policy Institute
ALLAN BREED, Former Director
California Department of Corrections

Prop 10  Alternative Fuel Vehicles & Renewable Energy.

FOR
DR. ALAN HENDERSON, Past President
American Cancer Society, California Division
MIGUEL PULIDO, Governing Board Member
South Coast Air Quality Management District
ALLISON HART, Executive Director
Clean and Renewable Energy Association


AGAINST
LENNY GOLDBERG, Executive Director
California Tax Reform Association
MARK TONEY, Executive Director
The Utility Reform Network (TURN)
MARTY HITTLEMAN, President
California Federation of Teachers


Prop 11 Redistricting

FOR
JANIS R. HIROHAMA, President
League of Women Voters of California
TERESA CASAZZA, President
California Taxpayers’ Association
JEANNINE ENGLISH, President
AARP California


AGAINST
DANIEL H. LOWENSTEIN, Former Chair
Fair Political Practices Commission
ROBERT BALGENORTH, President
State Building & Construction Trades Council of California
MARTY HITTLEMAN, President
California Federation of Teachers

Prop 12  Veteran's Bond Act of 2008

FOR
SENATOR MARK WYLAND, Chairman
Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs
ASSEMBLYMAN GREG AGHAZARIAN
ASSEMBLYMAN TONY STRICKLAND


AGAINST
GARY WESLEY