10 Years of State League Growth

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	2006 10th Anniversary of State LCV Conference 2006 marks the 10 year anniversary of State LCV conferences.  A record number of participants gather in Seattle, Washington.  36 total organizations, 33 of which are member state leagues, are represented.
	2004 Huge Conservation Victories Won State leagues have a very successful election cycle in 2004, spending a combined $16 million during the 2004 cycle.  Huge environmental victories are won -- numerous ballot measures are passed and pro-conservation candidates are elected throughout the country.
	2004 Membership and Influence Grow In 1997 there were no more than 10 state LCVs. In 2004, there are 31 state leagues.  Combined, state leagues spend almost 16 million dollars in their c3, c4 and PAC budgets.
	2000-2001 "How To" Volumes I & II Published We publish Volume I, "How to Start a League" in 2000.  Volume II, "How to Run a State Conservation Voter League" is published on April 1, 2001.
	2000 Campaign Fund Raising Twenty-two state leagues are able to raise and spend $1.7 million on election campaigns in 2000.  Roughly half of this money is from leagues that did not exist before 1998 or had never had significantly funded election campaigns.
	2000 Grants Awarded In 2000, we award over $820,000 in grants to the state leagues.  This is a third more than we awarded in 1999 ($586,000) and seven times more than in 1998 ($112,000)!
	1999 Multi-state Success We have a very succesful year in 1999, working with 28 states, including: AL, AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, ID, ME, MD, MN, MT, PA, NV, NY, NM, NC, OH, OR, SC, TX, TN, VT, VA and WA.
	1997 Second Conference On April 18th and 19th, the second annual conference is held in New Orleans, Louisiana.
	1996 First Conference On May 10th and 11th, representatives from 14 environmental PACs meet at the San Francisco office of the California League of Conservation Voters.