GREENSTAND

Cause Area

  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Hunger

Location

721 Depot DriveANCHORAGE, AK 99501 United States

Organization Information

Mission Statement

Greenstand is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization developing open-source technology to address climate change and alleviate poverty through digitizing environmental goods and services. We are made up of about 505 contributors across the globe. Our Treetracker app verifies and tracks individual trees, thus creating transparency in the reforestation sphere. Organizations and donors can locate individual trees and trade their ecological impact. By facilitating ownership of trees and their ecological services, Greenstand allows for tree-growing organizations to stay accountable.

Description

Greenstand develops mobile technology for better forestation techniques. Through our Treetracker app, rural smallholder farmers in some of the most remote communities on the planet are able to earn a sustainable income by planting, caring for, and tracking trees. Each tree grower takes a geotagged photo of their tree and uploads it to the Treetracker’s verification system, where Greenstanders verify that each photographed tree is alive and growing. Verified trees are digitized as Impact Tokens, which can be traded or sold among other Impact Wallet users within the Treetracker app.

Nasiyan was one of our first Treetracker. A single mother living with extreme visual and hearing impairments, she could barely afford to keep food on the table for herself and her three sons. However, since she began growing and tracking trees with Greenstand, her life has been looking up. Her young forest has become a small biodiversity hotspot, and with the income she has earned from tracking trees, she can now afford to send her boys to school.

Are you interested in helping us fight climate change and extreme poverty? We’re interested in you! Please check out our open opportunities or shoot us an email at info@greenstand.org. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Reviews

Would you recommend GREENSTAND?
7 reviews Write a review
by Tabitha K. from Escalante, UT (2022-10-14 09:52:31.0)
Volunteering with Greenstand is beyond rewarding and there are so many areas where volunteers can help out! The thing I love most about this organization, aside from the awesome people, is anyone one can make a valuable contribution that will push this amazing project forward. And since it is fully remote, you're able to work on it any time from anywhere. The opportunities are limitless.
by DAVID J. (Administrator for this Organization) (2022-10-11 05:26:09.0)
I love volunteering here! It is a meaningful project with lots and lots of great contributors. The Org gets a lot of talent and if you are serious, you can find your way to the community through their website. It takes a person with driven to successfully contribute. But great global community.
by Jonathan M. (2019-11-26 07:33:56.0)
I've been volunteering at GreenStand for about 6 months now, after finding them on this website. It has been a pleasure to work with all the wonderful people here. Working here really makes me feel like I'm making a difference and helping out.
by Abbie V. from GB (2019-02-10 09:29:59.0)
I love working for GreenStand, they really care about their mission and their volunteers and there is always something to get stuck into. They are going through a period of change and it's a great time to join the team.
by Arie W. (2018-07-17 12:38:07.0)
GreenStand is an exciting start-up organization that can really change the world. When I volunteer for this organization, I feel I am making a real contribution to addressing extreme poverty and climate change.

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