In 2016, Slackline U.S. stepped up all of our efforts in spreading knowledge to the slackline community, assisting with access management, and promoting conservation ethics within the community. Interested in where our resources are focused? Here’s a summary of our 2016 progress and budgets.
Volunteers & Partners
- 25 Volunteers
- Approximately 680 hours of volunteer labor
- Attended Outdoor Retailer, Winter and Summer 2016 Trade Shows to develop relationships with NPOs and partners
- Began partnership with YogaSlackers
- Member of the International Slackline Association (ISA)
- Non-profit partner of Leave No Trace – Center for Outdoor Ethics
Knowledge
- ~2000 fliers distributed (Publications)
- Hosted Highline Access and Anchors in America (HAAA) meeting to start community discussion about access and bolting
- Check out the audio files of this meeting
- Check out the audio files of this meeting
- Helped write the Slackline Association Accident and Incident Report 2015 (full .pdf) and other ISA publications
- More than 9,000 website visits
Access
- Ongoing relationships with land managers and advocacy groups
- Access Fund
- American Alpine Club
- Bureau of Land Management (Moab office)
- National Parks Services
- Joshua Tree National Park (JTree update coming soon)
- Smith Rock State Park (Read Smith Rock Gathering Guidelines)
- Yosemite National Park (Read YNP update)
- Curating collection of access policies (Access Policies)
- Attended Access Fund Future of Fixed Anchors meeting in Red Rocks, NV
- Hosted SlackFlix and Chill movie night in Portland, OR in collaboration with Oregon Slackline Access and Lagunitas Brewery
- Assisted with local access issues (major ones listed below):
- Boulder, CO
- Smith Rock, OR
- Bend, OR
- Yosemite NPS, CA
- Moab / Canyonlands, Utah
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- San Francisco, CA
Conservation
- Hosted Highline Access and Anchors in America meeting in San Luis Obispo, CA – August, 2016
- Meeting to foster a community dialog about bolting ethics, practices, and policy and land access management
- GGBY Toilets – Provided bucket toilets and hauled 35 gallons of human waste out of the desert
- Distributed Tree Protection publications
- Promoted #trashbagchallenge
Budget*
Total revenue for 2016 = $5,358
Total expenses for 2016 = $5,434
Net = -$76
Income
Membership sales: $3200
Donations: $1150
Event Tickets & Raffles: $950
Sales of Fliers/Stickers online: $58
Expenses
Hosting Events: $1374 (including SlackFlix and SLO Highline Access and Anchors in America meeting)**
Printing Expenses: $1303 (printing fliers and stickers to distribute)
Outreach, Lobbying and Partnerships: $1122 (Costs of attending Outdoor Retailer to build partnerships and meet with NPS, Access Fund, American Alpine Club, and other NPOs)
Legal Fees: $460 (State and Federal NPO paperwork)
GGBY Toilets: $242 (facilitated the removal of 35 gallons of human waste from the desert, hauled by Slackline U.S. volunteers)
Membership Fees: $212 (Leave No Trace and International Slackline Association membership fees)
Miscellaneous: $686 (office supplies, shipping expenses, website expenses, Facebook sponsored posts, etc.)
* This is a rough summary of the budget and may deviate slightly from final numbers.
** Both the SlackFlix and HAAA events approximately brought in almost enough revenue to cover expenses