HEALING NATURE COLLABORATIVE
Working together for the good of nature and each other.
Join us as we build a community of organizations and businesses where healing nature is the focus, and the benefits of nature in human well-being are celebrated.
Collaboration is, by it’s nature, a creative process. And our work as an association is to bring value and community to our members that are doing very good things in the world. There are many benefits to be realized in working together.
What HNC Offers
Aggregator & Information Hub
Publications (Know a Plant, Know a Bird)- these can be templates that can be easily be tailored to local environments and situations and distributed by the loal HNC.
Handouts for guests- pieces that can be easily tailored for distribution to visitors at local HNC members.
Social media that can be shared or tailored to the local HNC audiences.
Hub for current media stories and podcasts that relate to our missions and a source of uplifting news relating to the environment
Share details of one another’s programs like healing nature paths, retreat packages, camping options, etc.
Education
Workshops and classes that can be promoted to local HNC members and where it makes sense, tailor those programs locally.
We’ll maintain a center for information related to our missions. Myth-busting and science based information will help us all communicate clearly with our constituents. Disinformation can be a big challenge as it relates to our natural environment. Everything from the effectiveness of bug zappers, raking leaves, controlling mosquitoes and minimizing harm, lawn to garden transition, cleaner energy sources, etc.
Strategies for finding and supporting small-scale environmentally friendlier businesses.
Strategies for bringing in resources to fund the HNC program including planned giving, business possibilities, and identifying supporters in an area.
Member Exclusive Programs
Discounts on products and services
On-call biologist, serving our community
Roundtables - Virtual gatherings to explore a topic relevant to our members.
Regular meetings to increase Volunteer and constituent support.
Members can link to our Good Natured Stores through their own websites and earn commissions. They can also sell products they have developed through our HNC website shop and sell books through our online bookshop
In addition, our members provide one another:
Assistance in setting up programs they run that others can adopt like a healing nature trail or water features.
Media expertise (social media, podcast and video)
Share publications that have been produced by a member that can be tailored to another members area.
Support! There is nothing as valuable as communicating with peers experiencing the same challenges, opportunities, and successes.
Who Are Our Members
Businesses and organizations where nature is central to the experience and mission.
To us, nature is the living world including animals, plants, and all elements that support life.
There exists an order in the natural world of which we are all a part of.
Our members:
Provide a place where people can be with nature, heal in it and in turn contribute to the healing of that place.
Have missions to celebrate and heal nature and/or humans through nature
Share tools and education that help people appreciate nature and bring more of it into their lives
Educates people about local ecosystems and inspires and equips them to help protect and restore that ecosystem
Share information about the economic value of natural places to the local economy.
Remind people of the importance of their connection to nature.
Bring resources to employ young people looking to heal nature and themselves.
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Executive Round Tables
These virtual gatherings explore a new topic each month, fostering dynamic discussions while establishing new connections and cultivating a supportive network.
January ‘24
Organizational structure: Options to create better governance systems, more effective board, happier directors and staff. Making organization policies and governance documents and strategies better and less demanding (boring) and painful for staff.
February ‘24
Optimizing and Raising Resources
March ‘24
Self-Care, tending our personal ecosystems -
Healing Nature Network
Are you looking for healthy products, a class on mindful eating, or a peaceful space for a retreat? Check out the Healing Nature Network for vetted companies and products.
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HNN Blog
Learn about new businesses, awesome community organizations, and more.
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Association of HNC
Are you a business, not for profit, wildlife refuge, education center, or therapy center with a mission or programs that help people and nature? Join the Association of Nature Healing Centers to network with other like minded associations, learn about new programs and grants, get discounts, and more.