Weekly Briefing: Thank You For A Great Giving Tuesday! Next Up: $1.25 million
December 4, 2024
As we look ahead to 2025, the stakes are high for climate. But CCL’s nonpartisan reputation, trusted relationships, and proven track record mean we're the right group to protect climate progress and make even more. And on Giving Tuesday yesterday, supporters like you gave a resounding vote of confidence in CCL’s approach.
Thanks to your support, we hit our Giving Tuesday milestone goal of $300,000 — and then some. CCL supporters raised a grand total of $301,558 yesterday! That means we’ve also unlocked a $300,000 bonus gift from our Climate Guardian Donors, bringing us that much closer to reaching our $1.25M year-end goal.
Thank you to all of our supporters and to our Climate Guardian Donors for your generosity and your commitment to this work. Your gifts will ensure CCL has robust resources to tackle the challenges ahead. Whether it’s making calls, flipping votes, or building new partnerships — we’re ready to do what it takes.
We still have a way to go to reach our goal of $1.25M by Dec. 31. Please consider making a donation or hosting a fun pledge drive to generate more support from your community.
Take action this week
Join CCL’s Fall Virtual Conference this weekend. The best climate action you can take this week is to attend CCL's Fall Virtual Conference! Whether you'll be parked by your laptop start to finish, or you plan to pop in and out for certain sessions, we're excited to have you. Here's a quick look at the program:
- Action Team Fair & Conference Reception - On Friday evening, drop in and chat with any of CCL’s Action Teams, and then connect with fellow attendees and CCL staffers in trivia and chatting/networking rooms before we kick off the conference.
- Conference Opening & Welcome | 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT - CCL Executive Director Rachel Kerestes officially kicks things off, sharing more about CCL's strategic approach to climate advocacy in 2025.
- Keynote: Senator-elect John Curtis | 1:15 p.m. ET / 10:15 a.m. PT - Utah’s Republican Senator-elect John Curtis won his election with climate as a major part of his record in Congress. Tune in for his perspective on the work ahead.
- …and so much more! See the full program here, including remarks from House Climate Solutions Caucus co-chair Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, sessions with energy and climate policy experts, and more from CCL’s own Government Affairs staffers Ben Pendergrass, Mindy Ahler, and Danny Richter.
Register now if you haven't already, and we'll see you soon!
Featured chapter: CCL Chequamegon
As we head into a new Congress next month, it’s important for us — and for lawmakers — not to forget the high public concern about climate change and the demand for action that showed up during election season. CCL’s Chequamegon chapter’s activities are a perfect example of both.
This summer, they tabled in downtown Bayfield, Wisconsin, asking passersby to mark their level of climate concern on a poster board showing Yale’s Six Americas. Out of their 2096 conversations, 59.8% of people identified themselves as Alarmed, and 23.9% identified as Concerned. That’s nearly 84% of everyone they spoke with all summer. Wow! In a swing state with razor thin margins between political parties, results like this show that climate change should not be a partisan issue, but instead should be taken seriously by Republicans and Democrats alike.
The Chequamegon chapter also sent out 6,248 postcards to potential Wisconsin environmental voters and tabled with a focus on getting out the vote. And, determined to have a little fun in the midst of the election season slog, the chapter marched in the Bayfield Apple Festival parade. They chanted things like, “Why’s it gettin’ so hot ‘round here? Too much carbon in the atmosphere!” and “Who should we choose on Election Day? Climate champions, all the way!”
Keep that energy in 2025, CCL Chequamegon!
Want to chat with the Chequamegon volunteers about their work? Join the conversation on CCL Community.
Upcoming trainings
12/5: Lobby Lead Training - Want to learn more about leading a lobby meeting with a member of Congress or staff? In this training, we review the role of a lobby team leader, how they assign team roles, coordinate practice times and how to handle other special situations. Join us!
12/10: Telling Compelling Stories - Join Citizens' Climate Radio host Peterson Toscano for a training focused on the value of storytelling. Have a notebook handy to capture details of what you might include in your personal story. Join us!
12/12: Hosting A Film Screening - In this training, CCL staff will unveil the updated Film Screening Guide resource and share how CCL chapters have used screenings to attract their community for discussions on climate and clean energy solutions. Join us!
To see other topics and past trainings, visit the Training Topics page of CCL Community.
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