Membership Benefits
Federal Lobbying, Policy & Advocacy
- World class policy and lobbying team tracking, reporting, and taking action on the federal legislative, regulatory, and policy making processes impacting biochar systems, products, and markets on a daily basis.
- Strategic program planning to achieve the industry’s near and long term goals through advocacy.
- Bi-weekly the policy and lobbying team update calls with membership.
- Opportunities for member engagement with DC and district Congressional offices and federal agencies.
- Member driven priority setting and real time issue escalation
- Two member lobbying visits a year to Washington, D.C. to advocate for the biochar industry with Congressional leadership, staff, and the Administration.
- State policy development, legislative tracking, and advocacy.
Shape Your Industry
- Committees: Formal, professionally staffed member committees working on topics core to industry growth.
- Working Groups: Member-led groups convened for the purpose of addressing a specific industry or sector challenge.
- Listening Sessions & Issue Escalation Portal: Live and digital submissions opportunities to share challenges, barriers, issues faced in growing your biochar business to the Coalition’s Leadership Team.
- Leadership: Opportunities for election to Board of Directors, participation in the Leadership Circle, Co-Chairing Committees & Working Groups
In the Network & In the Know
- Networking: In person and virtual opportunities to connect with industry leaders and key stakeholders.
- Newsletters: Stay ahead of policy and economic drivers influencing industry growth & market development in the U.S. news.
- Member Alerts: Breaking news and opportunities to take action on important legislative, regulatory, and funding developments.
- Sponsorship Opportunities: Cut down on advertising friction and expense with opportunities to directly reach target biochar industry sectors.
- Membership Directory: Reach peers, potential business partners, customers, and industry leaders with ease and speed.
Exclusive Resources
- Advocacy 101
- Guidance on Congressional Engagement
- Talking Points and Templates
- Policy Deep Dives
- Research to Practice Primers
- Funding & Incentives Navigator
- Development Tool Kits
- Regulator, Funding, Community & other key stakeholder fireside chats -
- learn from biochar’s business and regulatory ecosystem (regulators, tax advisors, funders, insurers, carbon credit buyers, registries, forest service innovation, usda innovation, grant writers)
Stakeholder Education & Outreach
- Coordinated education and outreach campaigns designed to reach regulators, industries, and local communities.
- Materials for use by membership in project level outreach.