Post Author's Photographer By Kristin Eggen November 28, 2019

We are grateful to all of the member-donors who supported this year’s clean local energy work with a tax-deductible donation. These individuals and businesses provide essential matching funds for the grants that support roughly half of our work.Membership dollars help WED pursue important projects that are unlikely to be covered by grant funding. With inclusiveness as one of ourcore values, locally raised membership dollars to allow for WED staff to work on issues that are especially relevant to Winneshiek County.

We have members who have supported WED’s work since day one, and also new members who join every year when they have been acutely impacted by our energy efficiency, renewable energy, or local energy advocacy work. Some joinas a way to support local economic development in the clean energy sector, others know that their dollars will help provide home energy assessments for low-income, elderly, veterans, and disabled residents, or allow our staff to support local clean energy legislation at the state level.

The grassroots nature of our organization is a cornerstone of who we are: local ownership, local leadership, and inclusiveness. Your support is essential to that. Thank you!

(Not a member? Join the local energy movement today!)

Person with short hair and glasses smiles in front of a sign that reads “INNESHEK ENERGY PROJECT” with a building silhouette and sunburst in the background.

Kristin Eggen

Kristin Eggen first came to the Winneshiek Energy District as a Green Iowa AmeriCorps member in 2015. Eight years later, she is thrilled to lead the grassroots clean energy movement in Winneshiek County. Kristin deeply appreciates rural communities, Northeast Iowa, community sustainability, and nonprofit management. She uses The Art of Hosting Conversations that Matter methodology and graphic recording services to drive strategic conversations around community sustainability, justice, fundraising, and nonprofit health.

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