Manomet Inc.

“A copy of the organization's final form 990 is provided for review to each voting member of the organization's governing body in electronic form prior to its filing with the irs. The organization's chair of the committee on board effectiveness (trustee), president (officer), director of finance (officer), and comptroller (officer) each independently conduct a thorough review of the complete prepared form 990 before it is filed. The complete form 990 is reviewed by the organization's audit committee prior to distribution to the governing body and filing with the irs.”

“The organization monitors proposed and ongoing transactions for conflicts of interest. The organization's conflict of interest policy covers trustees, officers, and senior managers. Trustees, officers, and senior managers are required to disclose their interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest upon election or appointment and thereafter annually or otherwise as changed circumstances may warrant. Persons with a conflict are prohibited from being present for or participating in the governing body's deliberations and decisions with respect to the transaction.”

“The process for determining the compensation of the top management official included review and approval by the executive committee, which acts as the compensation committee of the governing body. No persons with a conflict of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement at issue were involved. The executive committee used data as to comparable compensation for similarly qualified persons in functionally comparable positions at similarly situated organizations. The deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation arrangement were contemporaneously documented and the records kept. After the compensation of the top management official was determined by the executive committee, such compensation was considered and reviewed by the governing body. The process was used to establish compensation of the person who served in the office of president (officer and top management official). The process was last undertaken in 2016.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, tax return (form 990), and audited financial statements available to the general public. The public documents are available for inspection at the organization's office in manomet, ma. In addition, the organization's form 990 is made available to the public through posting on the ma attorney general's website and on charity navigator's website. The organization's audited financial statements and form 990 and 990-t are also posted on manomet's website, www.manomet.org.”

“Manomet's mission is applying science and engaging people to sustain our world. At manomet, we believe people can live and work today in ways that will enable people to thrive and prosper tomorrow. As scientists, we understand we must take action to sustain our world. How we manage the critical systems that support life on earth will need to be transformed in the next two decades. Manomet works on four major life-support systems: natural, forest, food, and economic. We focus our work on the part of the system where we can have measurable impact and opportunity for scale. Manomet makes it possible for the people who manage these systems to change and improve them. Natural system: manomet works on parts of the natural system that are declining dramatically - wetlands and shorebird spicies-and through landbird research and education to create oppeotunities that connect people to nature. Forest system: manomet works on managed forest landscapes and coastal wetland because they present a great opportunity for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Food system: manomet works on the parts of the food system that use the most resources--grocery stores and agriculture--and on fisheries to create more efficient food systems. Economic system: manomet works on the parts of the economic system where small changes have a big impact and therefore present the greatest opportunity to enhance economic viability and reduce environmental footprints across all systems. Manomet's approach is different: we effect meaningful change by engaging the people who manage these systems. We listen--manomet develops strong relationships with partners and stakeholders. We understand--manomet works closely with people to discover their needs. We are scientists--manomet conducts and applies science to inform change. We make change possible--manomet provides solutions to complex problems.”

“Key accomplishments in fy 2019: climate services: climate smart land network in early june, manomet's climate smart land network (csln) convened in athens, georgia, for the annual csln member gatherings for in-depth discussions on climate change and forests. With participants coming in from all over the united states and canada, this information sharing is one of the most valuable aspects of the csln. Taunton watershed resiliency in collaboration with srpedd, mass audubon, and the nature conservancy, manomet, assisted local communities to improve resilience and encourage climate-smart nature-based solutions. This technical assistance, paired with tailored peer-to-peer training, enables communities to move forward with a firm understanding of best practices in resiliency planning. Manomet worked to develop and implement regional green infrastructure programs in the taunton river watershed and the pine barrens ecoregion. The goal is to maximize the resilience and benefits provided by natural systems and minimizing climate change-related impacts such as biodiversity loss, water quality degradation, sea level rise, and related economic damage. Manomet will expand this work statewide to establish a conservation vision map linking open space planning and climate change resiliency efforts”

“Landbird conservation: manomet's landbird conservation team attending the champions of the flyway race in eilat, israel for the second year, maintaining manomet's relationship with the jerusalem bird observatory and networking with bird observatories on an international level. Trevor lloyd-evans was interviewed by the boston globe in spring 2019 to discuss manomet's research on bird populations. In fact, a manomet study on 50 years of data collected through our banding lab, published in the summer of 2019 in plos one, found that more than 60% of all land bird species migrating through plymouth, massachusetts. Are showing significant declining trends, with fewer than 15% of species increasing. Manomet launched a nocturnal flight monitoring project to detect birds flying overhead at plymouth headquarters during migration. The project was made possible by the funding from the wade fellowship.”

“Shorebird recovery: manomet returned to the arctic national wildlife refuge, beginning the second round of monitoring expeditions as part of the program for regional and international shorebird monitoring (prism). The data collected from this monitoring project is used to track the health of shorebird species, and measure population trends. Manomet's whimbrel tracking project was featured in the boston globe in september 2019 as part of an article describing the effects of climate change on cape cod. Site conservation the western hemisphere shorebird reserve network (whsrn) welcomed two new sites to the network (105 and 106). These sites include estancia medaland, a privately owned cattle ranch on the atlantic coast of argentina, and bahia de lobos, coastal lagoon located in the islands of the gulf of california. Whsrn launched its new website (whsrn.org), improving usability and communication functionality for site partners and general audiences. Habitat management manomet, along with birdscaribbean hosted a workshop in puerto rico on conserving caribbean shorebirds and their habitats in partnership with local ngo sociedad ornitolgica puertorriquea (sopi). The workshop took place at the cabo rojo national wildlife refuge in puerto rico. The lessons, developed by birdscaribbean and manomet's habitats for shorebirds project, were designed to help local leaders protect shorebirds in the caribbean. Data collected through surveys by volunteers of the international shorebird survey program (iss) were used in a study published by the journal science during the summer of 2019 that indicated a loss of nearly 30% of bird populations in the u.s. And canada.”

“Sustainable economies: grocery stewardship certification (gsc) the gsc launched a new collaboration with new mexico state university's (nmsu) college of engineering and their engineering new mexico resource network (enmrn) in las cruces, nm, to help small, independent grocers in southern new mexico boost their long-term viability through sustainable operational practices. Marine fisheries science manomet's work with the invasive european green crab was featured in the boston globe in october 2018. This feature was a result of manomet's future of fishing event that took place in boston in july anne hayden, senior fisheries program manager, represented manomet and the downeast fisheries partnership at an international fisheries meeting in thailand. This was an unparalleled opportunity to share manomet's experience and vision for developing sustainable fisheries as well as learning from fishermen, scientists, policymakers, and managers from all over the world. The fisheries division received multiple grants for this diversification project, including the northeast sustainable agriculture research and education (sare) program as well as noaa sea grant. U360 on may 14, manomet hosted a forum to focus on how to bridge hr and sustainability departments to attract and retain both today's younger talent and the growing number of values-driven employees. The forum was moderated by nancy stager, executive vice president, human resources & charitable giving, eastern bank, and manomet's vice-chair of the board. Elzan godlewski, assistant vice president, state street corporation; penny billington hunt, relationship manager for community development lending, eastern bank; and lane jost, environment and americas leader, pwc, shared how they approach and market their sustainability initiatives, use their sustainability to attract employees, and engage their workforce through employee resource groups, among other topics. This forum also hosted our u360 business sustainability student competition, where three members of gen z shared their perspective on business responsibility and ideas for how different businesses can improve their sustainability.”

“Professional services: program service expenses 677,406. Management and general expenses 69,398. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 746,804. Maintenance & repairs: program service expenses 7,238. Management and general expenses 15,131. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 22,369. Subcontractors: program service expenses 213,004. Management and general expenses 240. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 213,244.”