"500 Friends of SSF" is our ongoing campaign to support our nonprofit programs that educate, support and inspire people from all walks of life to make more sustainable personal lifestyle choices at work, at home and at play.
Becoming one of the 500 Friends of SSF each year will entitle your company or organization to be listed on our 500 Friends page featuring SSF Style Ambassador Sharon Lawrence (from TV's Desperate Housewives and NYPD Blue). In addition, you will receive a complimentary Company/Organization Membership, which allows you to maximize our information, resources and innovative programs that promote sustainable living and sustainable design. A full list of benefits is below.
| level | cost | click here |
| changemaker | $10,000*1 | |
| stylemaker | $5,000* | |
| trendsetter | $2,000 | |
| professional | $1,000 | |
| apprentice | $500 |
*option to be placed in national PSA ad
1SEED level contribution, includes additional benefits such as OSSA Awards invitations
For more information, or to discuss alternate payment options, please call us at + 206.324.4850
or email us at
[benefits]
- The 500 Friends of SSF are listed in a full page advertisement placed in the Seattle Weekly (circulation 110,000).
- All Friends receive a complimentary Company/Organization membership which includes:
- multiple individual memberships
- discounts on SSF services
- ability to nominate for OSSA Awards
- one 30 minute phone consultation
- free one-time full-page ad in SASS Magazine and/or Seattle Stylesheet
- recognition as corporate/organizational member in SSF publications and website
- invitation to participate in local Peer Alliance for Leadership in Sustainability (PALS) program
- an opportunity to sponsor high-profile SSF web pages, publications and/or events
- an opportunity to schedule one half-day Strategy SalonTM
- More information on these programs is available here
[achievements]
- In May of 2003, SSF and the Seattle Chapter launched our website, sustainablestyle.org, which has become the resource for sustainable living and design, both for design professionals and consumers. Our most popular resources include:
- Showcase, highlighting the newest sustainable products and resources,
- Spotlight, reporting the latest sustainability news, resources and developments,
- sslog, the sustainable style web log, and
- Online Source Books, organized by industry and city.
- In March 2004, SSF and the Seattle Chapter launched our online publication, SASS Magazine, to rave reviews.
- In May 2004, the Seattle Chapter launched the Seattle Stylesheet, a monthly newsletter on sustainability in the Seattle area.
- In April 2004, SSF held our First Annual OSSA Awards in Los Angeles at the Gibson/Baldwin Showroom.
- In April 2005, SSF held our Second Annual OSSA Awards in Los Angeles at the Marina del Rey Ritz Carlton. Both events included several Puget Sound honorees.
[looking ahead]
In the next year, we plan to:
- Develop our Seattle Peer Alliance for Leadership in Sustainability (PALS) business network program.
- Hire a full time executive director and development director.
- Launch our YO!SSF youth programs that will engage and inspire students in Home Economics, Art, Business and Trades classes to make more sustainable lifestyle choices.
- Launch SID, the SSF Sustainable Industry & Design Museum & Hall of Fame.
- Launch SSFtags, SSF’s innovative labeling program to identity sustainable products and services.
- Continue to build our chapters in Los Angeles, New York, Seoul, South Korea, and San Francisco.