059: Everyone has a 1% with Kate Williams, CEO of One Percent for the Planet

Published: Jan. 6, 2019, 5:19 a.m.

Kate\xa0Williams\xa0is CEO of 1% for the Planet, a global movement inspiring businesses and individuals to support environmental nonprofit solutions, through annual membership and everyday actions.\xa0Kate\xa0stepped into her role at 1% for the Planet in May 2015 bringing a strong track record as a leader, including roles as Board Chair of the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), as Executive Director of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail, as founder and owner of a farm business enterprise, and as an elected political leader in her community.\xa0Kate\xa0earned a BA at Princeton University where she majored in history, and an MS at the MIT Sloan School of Management where she focused on organizational systems.\xa0Kate\xa0is a master\u2019s distance runner, kitchen gardener, and always wants more time to read and write.\xa0Kate\xa0lives in Vermont with her husband and two children.

In this episode we cover:

  • How companies that are not yet walking the walk can still help the environmental movement
  • How perfection can be the enemy of progress to any worth-while cause
  • Some of the benefits and challenges of environmental philanthropy
  • How 1%FTP makes it easy for anyone (not just companies and non-profits) to give back and help the planet

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