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B. Organizational Capability <br />1. Provide the mission statement and vision of your organization: <br />Mission Statement: <br />Keep Indian River Beautiful, Inc. (KIRB) is a 501 (C) (3) organization on a mission to unite our community <br />through environmental responsibility. <br />Vision: <br />The goal of Keep Indian River Beautiful, Inc. is to improve our community through environmental <br />awareness, education and hands-on involvement. We are a grassroots organization that engages <br />residents, encourages community pride and environmental awareness. We believe in preserving and <br />protecting the environment through waste reduction and made it a priority to assist the county in reaching <br />the 75 in 5 recycling goal mandated by the state. With the changes to recycling approved by the Board of <br />Commission, the County will need help to spread the word, educate residents on the new system and <br />encourage everyone to participate. Our staff provides free environmental education and volunteer <br />opportunities to all ages throughout Indian River County. <br />2. Provide a brief summary of your organization, including areas of expertise, accomplishments and <br />population served. <br />Keep Indian River Beautiful is a community improvement, environmental nonprofit organization that has <br />served all of Indian River County since 1997. Our base programs include the Borrow -A -Bin Recycling <br />Program, Upcycle It! A Recycle Resource and Store located in the Indian River Mall, International Coastal <br />Cleanup, Great American Cleanup, Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program, Cigarette Litter <br />Prevention Program and Environmental Awards. <br />In addition to the programs, we have assisted the County Solid Waste for nearly 20 years to help increase <br />the local recycling awareness and initiatives through education presentations, outreach events, <br />encouraging recycling for local events, innovative hands-on programs, and Upcycle education at our <br />Upcycle It! Store. <br />In 2015 we increased our reach by over 100%, tripled our volunteer base and diverted 89% more material <br />from the landfill. In 2016, our community reach increased another 40% reaching over 72,000 people. By <br />2017, we have doubled many of those numbers again. We coordinated over 2,000 volunteers increasing <br />by another 40% over 2015. In 2017, we coordinated 2,400 volunteers at nearly 600 projects removing <br />30,000 pounds of litter and marine debris from 225 miles of roads and waterways in Indian River County <br />alone. We also diverted over 68,000 pounds of material from the landfill through our programs. <br />Keep Indian River Beautiful matches $26.50 in services for every $1 received by this grant. <br />Our Executive Director has nearly 15 years of experience in environmental programming & developing <br />the best management practices that made Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful so successful, the growth and <br />success of Keep Indian River Beautiful is set to continue. Our director has a tenured background in <br />creating new programs, building relationships, increasing volunteer participation and implementing single - <br />stream recycling education. <br />We have received the President's Circle Award from Keep America Beautiful for more than ten years in a <br />row. Keep Indian River Beautiful received the Keep America Beautiful Affiliate Excellence Award for 2016 <br />and repeated in 2017. <br />d. bneny nst any certincations and/or accredttations obtained by your agency. <br />Keep Indian River Beautiful is a member of and in Good Standing with Keep America Beautiful and Keep <br />Florida Beautiful. Our director is a member and Secretary of the Keep America Beautiful Affiliates of <br />Florida. Our community participation includes memberships with Sebastian and Indian River Chambers of <br />Commerce, Rotary Club of Sebastian, Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Cultural Council and <br />Indian River County Community Foundation. Our Executive Director has a Bachelor's of Science in <br />Environmental Science and ten years of experience working for Keep America Beautiful affiliates and <br />developing/maintaining environmental programs. She is a Certified Tree Tender and a Certified <br />Community Environment Professional, past member and award winner of the Treasure Coast Association <br />of Environmental Professionals, and Urban Forestry Council member. Keep Indian River Beautiful is also <br />a national member of the Alliance for Community 18 9 <br />