{"id":33228,"date":"2018-05-04T07:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=33228"},"modified":"2018-05-04T10:23:55","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T17:23:55","slug":"explore-how-we-gave-back-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/stewardship\/explore-how-we-gave-back-in-2017","title":{"rendered":"Explore How We Gave Back in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">REI Co-op invests in the future of the outdoors by giving back nearly 70 percent of our profits to the outdoor community. Out of that 70 percent, in 2017 alone we invested $8.8 million in more than 400 nonprofit partners working to create and protect access to the outdoors. That means that last year through grants, advocacy and stewardship projects, we impacted more than 1,000 outdoor places across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur view of success has a quadruple bottom line, looking at the health of our employees, our members, our society and the business,\u201d said <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kristen Ragain, philanthropy and community partnership manager<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u201cOur philanthropic investments allow the co-op to make positive impacts on society by increasing access to outdoor places and enabling transformational outdoor experiences for all. At the heart of this work is awakening a lifelong love of the outdoors.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interested in what that investing in the outdoors looks like? Peruse this interactive map, which highlights each of our 2017 grant recipients. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 1160px; height: 1160px; margin: 20px auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.foundationcenter.org\/?acct=RECR004\" name=\"REI\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.foundationcenter.org\/#\/map\/?subjects=all&amp;popgroups=all&amp;years=all&amp;location=6252001&amp;excludeLocation=0&amp;geoScale=ADM1&amp;layer=recip&amp;boundingBox=-149,19,-55,58&amp;gmOrgs=all&amp;recipOrgs=all&amp;tags=all&amp;keywords=&amp;pathwaysOrg=&amp;pathwaysType=&amp;acct=RECR004&amp;typesOfSupport=all&amp;transactionTypes=all&amp;amtRanges=all&amp;minGrantAmt=0&amp;maxGrantAmt=0&amp;gmTypes=all&amp;minAssetsAmt=0&amp;maxAssetsAmt=0&amp;minGivingAmt=0&amp;maxGivingAmt=0&amp;andOr=0&amp;includeGov=1&amp;custom=all&amp;customArea=all&amp;indicator=&amp;dataSource=oecd&amp;chartType=trends&amp;multiSubject=1&amp;listType=gm&amp;zoom=4\">View larger map<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read more about some of our nonprofit partners:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/stewardship\/how-latino-outdoors-is-removing-barriers-and-connecting-communities\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latino Outdoors<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: connecting Latinx communities with the outdoors<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/how-to-get-more-kids-outside-with-hike-it-baby\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hike it Baby<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: getting more kids and families outside<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/stewardship\/how-you-can-help-support-connecticut-trails\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connecticut Forest &amp; Park Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: maintaining the state\u2019s trail system<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/news\/girltrek-honors-harriet-tubman-by-walking-100-miles-along-the-underground-railroad\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GirlTrek<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: empowering Black women to walk every day<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/hike\/girls-outdoor-leadership-development\">GOLD<\/a>: teaching girls about leadership in the outdoors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REI Co-op invests in the future of the outdoors by giving back nearly 70 percent of our profits to the outdoor community. Out of that 70 percent, in 2017 alone we invested $8.8 million in more than 400 nonprofit partners working to create and protect access to the outdoors. 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