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$66,000 Raised | $17,000 Match Remaining
Climate Cabinet helps state and local candidates run, win, and legislate on climate. In 2024, they supported over 170 top priority climate champions running with the highest "ROI" on climate. So far, 52% of those candidates have been victorious in their tough election battles this year. Now, Climate Cabinet will connect winning candidates with experts across the field to advance a range of climate policies in states across the country. This project is focused on raising funds to hire lobbyists to strategically support Climate Policy action efforts in key States.
Geography: National
Funding Type: c4c3
Contact:
Caroline Spears, Executive Director
Presentation Date: 11/12/2024
$39,000 Raised | $5,500 Match Remaining
The States Project (TSP) wins and defends governing majorities in states across the country and provides state lawmakers with tools, resources, and training to advance policies that improve their constituents' lives. To prepare for the Trump Administration's radical Project 2025 undoing of government protections, including climate and environmental, TSP is looking to rapidly scale up their lawmaker engagement and policy programs to prepare more states to protect their communities. They will bring their wealth of experience in helping lawmakers coalesce around shared policy values while simultaneously providing policy ideas, research, and messaging guidance to ensure that lawmakers are prepared to make good clean air, water, and energy policies into winning issues that they can successfully deliver to constituents across the country.
Geography: National
Funding Type: c4c3
Contact:
Daniel Squadron, Executive Director
Presentation Date: 11/12/2024
$1,759,833 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!
In addition to Winning Election for Climate 2024 investments listed on other dedicated pitch cards, 1.5°CSG also helped move member and aligned entity investments into the following geographies and Organizations working within them:
- Colorado - $70,000
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- New Era Colorado - $10,000
- OneColorado - $10,000
- Mainstream Colorado - $20,000
- Conservation Colorado - $30,000
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- Georgia - $210,000
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- Black Male Voter Project - $110,000
- EcoWomanist Institute - $15,000
- Atlanta Glow - $10,000
- AAPI Victory Fund - $50,000
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- Nevada - $100,000
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- Nevada Alliance - $50,000
- Make the Road Nevada - $50,000
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- North Carolina - $253,000
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- North Carolina Democratic Party - $200,000
- El Puente - $25,000
- BluePrint NC - $25,000
- MekDems - $3,000
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- Michigan - $105,000
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- Michigan LCV - 50,000
- AAPI Victory Fund - $30,000
- Raising Voices for Asian Families - $20,000
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- Montana - $31,000
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- Montana Conservation Voters - $31,000
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- Ohio - $576,000
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- Ohio Organizing Collaborative - $325,000
- Greater Cleveland Congregations - $150,000
- Young Latino Network -$51,000
- Ohio Alliance for Community Education - $50,000
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- Texas - $52,631
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- Indivisible Texas - $52,631
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- Wisconsin - $330,000
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- WI Conservation Voters - $200,000
- Forward Together WI - $30,000
- Wisconsin Dems - $50,000
- 350 Wisconsin - $25,000
- Workers Center for Racial Justice - $25,000
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- Multi-State - $57,000
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- Future Now - $25,000
- BlueFuture Micro Grants - $32,000
Geography: Colorado, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Michigan, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin
Funding Type: c4c3
Presentation Date: 11/05/2024
$106,000 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!
Common Defense is uniting veterans from across the political spectrum to support Democratic incumbent Senator Jon Tester in Montana. The program targets persuadable military veterans who are likely voters, using a comprehensive, multi-channel approach. This includes direct mail, peer-to-peer texting, paid relational organizing, earned media, and digital ads featuring authentic, direct-to-camera testimonials from veterans. By leveraging social proof and tailored messaging that speaks directly to veterans, the campaign aims to mobilize these voters and emphasize the importance of supporting the Democratic ticket in a way that resonates with their unique values and experiences. Note: this pitch card is specific to Montana but 1.5°CSG also raised funds for Common Defense in Texas and Nebraska displayed on those cards.
Geography: Montana
Funding Type: c4c3
Contact:
Alex McCoy, Co-Founder & USMC Veteran
Presentation Date: 10/13/2024
$2,225,862 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!
Working America brings together over 5 million people without union representation to fight for fair jobs, a just economy, and a democracy that works for all. Their voter contact programs are rigorously tested using randomized control trials, ensuring they deliver Net Democratic Votes at highly cost-effective rates. Through these efforts, Working America has been instrumental in electing fair-minded leaders, defeating anti-worker legislation, and building grassroots power for working people across the country. 1.5°CSG played a leading role in fundraising for Working America's programs in Ohio, Montana, and Nebraska, while also helping to close critical gaps in Presidential battleground States prioritized by Focus For Democracy.
Geography: Montana, Ohio, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona, Nevada
Funding Type: c5
Contact:
Matt Morrison, Executive Director
Presentation Date: 09/24/2024
$300,000 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!
Climate Emergency Advocates (CEA) is launching a targeted, metric-driven door-to-door operation to re-elect Senator Jon Tester and boost voter turnout for PSC candidates Susan Bilo (District 2) and Lenny Williams (District 3). This youth focused program plans 55,000 door knocks, combined with mail, phone, and digital outreach to arguably the most important low-propensity cohort in the State. CEA has secured $150,000 in political funds for this Montana project, faces a $200,000 minimum viable launch budget, and has the capacity to expend $300,000 productively while local organization’s field capacities are mostly saturated.
Geography: Montana
Funding Type: c4
Contact:
Shaun Kelleher, Head of Campaigns
Presentation Date: 09/24/2024
$20,500 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!
Senator Jon Tester, a third-generation Montana farmer, grandfather, and former school teacher, has served in the U.S. Senate since 2006. As Chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, he also sits on the Banking, Commerce, and Indian Affairs Committees. Tester and his wife Sharla continue to farm their family land near Big Sandy. A champion for climate change, conservation, and renewable energy, Jon has been a strong advocate for rural communities and public lands. He supported the Inflation Reduction Act, playing a key role in passing this transformational legislation.
Geography: Montana
Contact:
Jon Testor, U.S Senator
Presentation Date: 09/24/2024
$1,171,600 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!
The Rural Youth Voter Fund (RYVF) supports and expands civic engagement and power-building efforts that nurture the extraordinary promise of young rural voters to protect and strengthen democracy. Launched in 2023 by the Rural Democracy Initiative (RDI), Movement Voter Project, and Clean and Prosperous America, RYVF is building a network of grassroots organizations working to mobilize the 30 million ambivalent young voters living in rural areas and small cities in key battleground states. RYVF aims to deploy at least $10 million to effective efforts focused on voter participation, leadership development, persuasive communications, and rural issues affecting young people. Camille Thompson with Collective Renaissance Georgia, a recipient of RYVF support, spoke on the call as a representative of the types of orgs supported by the RYVF.
Geography: National
Funding Type: c4c3
Contact:
Sarah Jaynes, Executive Director
Presentation Date: 08/06/2024
$48,485 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!
Despite growing uncertainty about the presidential candidacy, 1.5°CSG remains dedicated to directing investments toward critical down-ballot races. Regardless of your stance on the presidential election, it's critical that we keep mobilizing resources for pivotal Senate and House races. Join us for exclusive insights from climate action advocates Congresswoman Hilary Scholten and Congressman Mike Levin. Both of these frontline incumbents are also vocal proponents urging Biden to “pass the torch”.
Geography: California, Michigan
Presentation Date: 07/20/2024
$63,300 Raised
Jane Fonda Climate PAC is on a mission to reshape the political landscape, ensuring that leaders are not only aware of the urgent climate crisis but are also committed to taking decisive action. Through strategic campaigns, direct candidate support, and relentless grassroots organizing, Jane Fonda Climate PAC is holding the fossil fuel industry accountable and pushing for a sustainable future. And now, in 2024, they’re taking their efforts to the next level with the launch of a groundbreaking relational field organizing program. This initiative aims to empower communities and amplify their voices in electing climate champions to state legislative seats. These are the individuals who will shape policy, drive innovation, and lead us toward a cleaner, greener tomorrow. Join to learn more about the critical climate fights at the down ballot level and how JanePAC is building a bench of climate champions to lead us to a clean energy future.
Geography: National, California, Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada.
Contact:
Jane Fonda, Principal
Presentation Date: 05/28/2024
$112,100 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!
Climate Cabinet is Moneyball for Climate. To combat the climate crisis fast, we need to activate the levers of power that have the biggest impact. Please join this presentation by Climate Cabinet which will explore state and local candidates whose elections hold outsized impact on climate policies and infrastructure. Nested within key 2024 congressional battlegrounds, these pre-vetted candidates also run strong field and media campaigns, unlocking additional benefits all the way up the ballot. Join us to learn how small investments can equal big climate wins, and boost voter turnout in key geographies.
Geography: National
Contact:
Caroline Spears, Executive Director
Presentation Date: 03/12/2024
$100,000 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!
Evergreen Action was founded in 2020 with the goal of advancing bold - and actionable - policies to defeat the climate crisis and create millions of jobs in a just, thriving, and inclusive clean energy economy. The foundational Evergreen Action Plan was formed out of Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s 2020 presidential bid and his gold standard climate platform. In three years, Evergreen has made a demonstrative impact, shaping Biden’s first term agenda by helping pass, defend, and implement the Inflation Reduction Act. Join the presentation for a briefing on the Evergreen 2025 Action Plan which articulates what winning climate policy should be for Biden and other candidates. Also learn how Evergreen plans to align and inspire elected officials and advocates to take ownership of a progressive path forward that maximize the likelihood of success for the climate cause come November and beyond.
Geography: National
Funding Type: c4c3
Contact:
Craig Segall, Vice President Evergreen Action
Presentation Date: 02/06/2024
$137,000 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!
Solution & justice based climate reporting. Jane Fonda Special Event Recording
Geography: National
Funding Type: c3
Contact:
Nkihil Swaminathan, Editor in Chief/Interim CEO
Presentation Date: 08/30/2022
$189,000 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!
Accountability based investigative climate reporting. Celebrity: Adam McKay Special Event Recording
Geography: Pennsylvania, Colorado, California, Texas, New Mexico
Funding Type: c3
Contact:
Danny Feingold, Founder & Publisher
Presentation Date: 04/15/2022