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SHARED IMPACT
We believe that the most meaningful change happens when people and organizations come together around shared goals and are supported by the right structure, resources, and relationships to turn vision into action.
Our Collaboration Portfolios are how we support that process.
COLLABORATION PORTFOLIOS
Each portfolio is a focused, multi-partner initiative designed to address a specific challenge or opportunity in our bioregion. These portfolios bring together diverse stakeholders—nonprofits, businesses, land stewards, institutions, creatives, and more—who are aligned in purpose but often working in isolation.
By creating intentional containers for collaboration, we help groups move from siloed efforts to unified, higher-impact action.
Each Collaboration Portfolio is a focused, multi-partner effort designed to address a systemic challenge or opportunity in our bioregion. We bring together diverse stakeholders such as nonprofits, businesses, creatives, land stewards, and agencies. These groups may share a common purpose but are often working in isolation.
By creating intentional spaces for shared design and implementation, we help groups move from siloed work to unified, higher-impact action.
WE BUILD TOGETHER.
OUR PROCESS
CONNECT
Connect & Listen
We start with a meeting to understand the vision, challenges, and goals. We look for shared values, overlap, and opportunities for collaboration.
ALIGN
Align & Envision
We bring aligned partners into the room to imagine what’s possible. Together, we shape a shared vision and begin building trust, clarity, and momentum.
DESIGN
Design a Blueprint
Once the vision is clear, we help create a project strategy. This includes defining roles, identifying funding needs, outlining outcomes, and planning next steps—grounded in our 4 Returns model.
AMPLIFY
Activate & Amplify
We don’t stop at planning. We support storytelling, connect you to funders, and help build the visibility and resources needed to bring the work to life.
This is one of our active Collaboration Portfolios. It brings together landowners, scientists, creatives, and funders to pilot a replicable model for
forest restoration, soil health, and carbon drawdown.
BIOCHAR PROJECT
COLLABORATION PORTFOLIO
REDUCE WILDFIRE RISK & RESTORE FORESTS
After Hurricane Helene, Western North Carolina lost 40% of its tree canopy, creating urgent wildfire risk. Blueprint for Impact is convening stakeholders to pioneer biochar solutions—transforming downed trees and biomass into a material that restores soil health, cleans water, and rebuilds resilient forests. When our forests are back open, our outdoor economy thrives once again.
Designed to create measurable outcomes across
ecology, economy, and community wellbeing.
These are some of the long-term goals we are working toward:
Forest Restoration
Rebuilding healthy ecosystems through habitat renewal and wildfire risk reduction.
Water & Soil Vitality
Improving the health of our region’s waterways and soils through sustainable land practices, erosion control, and regenerative agriculture that supports long-term ecological balance.
Outdoor Economy
Strengthening the region’s outdoor recreation and tourism economy by building partnerships that invest in the health of the natural spaces they rely on.
Climate Resilience
Supporting long-term climate health by turning forest waste into biochar, a carbon-rich material that locks carbon in the soil and removes it from the atmosphere.
Let’s Build the Next Portfolio Together
Do you have a bold idea or a community challenge that could benefit from cross-sector collaboration? Whether you're a nonprofit, business, land steward, or agency—we’d love to hear from you.
Together, we can create something greater than the sum of its parts.