Strategic Foundation
KNC has identified four core areas that are foundational for all the work they will complete during the next five years. Elements of this foundation are comprehensively incorporated in the plan.

• Goal #1 High Quality Programming: KNC will continue to develop the strategy, capacity, and effective processes to deliver high quality, relevant programming for our community.

•  Goal #2 Equity, Inclusion, & Diversity: KNC will transform its leadership, programs, and policies to further a vision of equitable access, reflection, and universal engagement across our entire community.

• Goal #3 Innovative Infrastructure: KNC will become a vital place to visit and work by investing in our facilities, grounds, technology, operations, and people.

•  Goal #4 Sustainability: KNC will demonstrate and offer programs that promote meaningful action toward the greater sustainability concerns of our time, including climate change, habitat conservation, food security, and financial stewardship.

Read the entire KNC Strategic Plan and KNC's Core Values here.

View the most current Annual Report, along with previous years, below:

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KNC Trustee Dr. Denise Keele, Associate Professor of Political Science and Environmental and Sustainability Studies at Western Michigan University, received the inaugural Michigan Climate Action Network's (MCAN) Climate Champion Award at the organization's virtual Michigan Climate and Clean Energy Summit in May, 2021. According to the MCAN release, the group created the award to "recognize Michiganders doing exceptional climate and justice work." The Climate Champion Award is given to a professional doing exceptional climate and justice work for an organization, a municipality, or business in Michigan.