1.5°Climate Strategies Group Projects
Since launching in 2022, the 1.5°Climate Strategies Group has hosted over 100 organizational quick pitch presentations to which 1.5°CSG members, and match providers, have contributed over $30 million. The donor collaborative’s work so far has been focused on two presentation series.
Powering Up the Deployment Decade – $5,600,000
Investing in Elections for Climate – $25,300,000
The 1.5°CSG quick pitch stage has seen presentations on a number of different sub-topics including: State & Local Climate Action, Climate Finance, Investigative Reporting, Solution Based Reporting, Battleground States & Districts, Field Programs, Senate Races, Presidential Battlegrounds, House Races, Messaging & Paid Media, Racial Equity Investments, Down Ballot Races, Coordination, Collaboration & Technical Assistance, Red State Investments.
For philanthropists looking to multiply their climate impact we encourage you to
Membership is free, and gains you access to our research repository of org “pitch cards” including quick-links to their video presentations, pitch-decks, project narratives, due diligence docs, verified contribution instructions and the 1:1 matching funds we arrange for most presenting organizations.
Highlighted organizations are selected through a rigorous process involving staff-led research involving hundreds of interviews after which the most catalytic, gap filling, and high impact opportunities are elevated to the 1.5°CSG steering committee for consideration and final selection.
In Q1 of 2025 1.5°CSG is focused on advancing climate action through State Legislative action. Members are invited to join us for bi-weekly quick pitch presentations starting January 14th, 2025 to learn about organizations doing high impact climate work at the State level.