April 2023 Monthly Actions & Meeting W/ Kajsa Hendrickson, Future 500

Each month, Citizens’ Climate Lobby supporters gather locally for a monthly meeting where we educate ourselves by listening to a guest speaker. Go to your local chapter's page to find out more about your chapter's plans for listening in. April's Monthly Meeting was held on Saturday, April 8th at 1:00 pm ET and featured a conversation with Kajsa Hendrickson, Director, Future 500.

The work to preserve a livable world requires buy-in and participation from all sectors — civil society, government, business, science, academia. Finding common ground among these various sectors is essential to meet our climate goals, and so we talk this month with Kajsa Hendrickson, Director at Future 500, to learn more about stakeholder engagement and collaboration, particularly with the business community. Kajsa works directly to build bridges between groups at odds, or even in conflict, something she honed as a volunteer at CCL in San Diego. She currently collaborates with CCL coordinators, NGOs, and community representatives in the Southeast on a utility-stakeholder information exchange. Before joining Future 500, Kajsa worked on stakeholder engagement with the largest solar incentive program in the country, closing the gap between who has access to and who benefits from sustainable energy.

Playback options and other resources

Watch or download the video recording or pre-call video. Listen to the podcast on PodBean or iTunes.  View the transcript. 

April's Monthly Actions (click here to download the full sheet)

1. Include a ‘Peanuts’ climate anxiety counseling booth at your Earth Day table
2. Onboard people you recruit during your Earth Day activities
3. Social media bonus action: Record and post a short video of an Earth Day event
4. Chapter development bonus action: Pass the hat to send someone to the June conference
5. Communications exercise: Practice talking to a table visitor. Tell your story. Ask a question.