Ten years ago, zero states had truly bold climate policies. Today, nearly half have 100% clean energy, carbon neutrality, or cap and invest laws. This was made possible primarily by strategic peer-to-peer organizing between state legislators around the country, driven by key champions through the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, a network of 1,200 legislators across 50 states. For over 25 years, NCEL’s proven model of legislators empowering legislators has enabled a myriad of environmental victories, including the boldest climate laws. Funds raised will support a tactical pivot to overcome federal opposition and push the boundaries of state climate action.
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$10,000 Raised | $20,000 Match Remaining
Geography: Washington, DC
Funding Type: c3
Contact:
Dylan McDowell, Executive Director
Presentation Date: 11/19/2024
$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
$25,200 Raised
The NAYA Action Fund is raising funds to defeat Initiative 2117 in Washington State and protect the progress made under the Climate Commitment Act of 2021. They are mobilizing a paid field team for door-to-door canvassing and phone banking, while also launching a robust social media campaign and targeted mailers. Financial support will help inform voters, amplify their message, and ensure the community's voice is heard. Together, they aim to safeguard the environment and build a sustainable future for all.
Geography: Washington, Oregon
Funding Type: c4
Contact:
William Miller, Executive Director
Presentation Date: 09/12/2024
$50,000 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!
The Oregon League of Conservation Voters PAC (OLCV PAC) is the state’s leading environmental organization for electing pro-climate candidates. As an LCV affiliate, OLCV PAC's top priority for 2024 is electing new super majorities to the Oregon House and Senate. If successful, a number of climate and other progressive policies are expected to move through the State legislature as the Republican walk-out strategy that has blocked climate legislation in Oregon for years would be much less effective. Both chambers are just one seat shy of a super-majority, and there is a path to pick up those seats in 2024 while targeting state legislative races nested within the highly competitive OR-5 congressional race.
Geography: Oregon
Funding Type: c4c3
Contact:
Lindsey Scholten, Executive Director
Presentation Date: 07/23/2024
$130,000 Raised
Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC) is the state's largest community organizing group and independent voter engagement program centering people of color, women, and young people. OOC membership includes students, people of faith, felony impacted people, public school parents, care economy workers and more. Through this program, OOC will apply their deep experience running field programs to a new partnership with WorkMoney to educate Ohioans about opportunities to receive financial benefits generated by the Inflation Reduction Act.
Geography: Ohio
Funding Type: c4c3
Contact:
Molly Shack, Executive Director
Presentation Date: 07/09/2024
$114,000 Raised
All data points show that hard-to-find & reach Black, Latino, Native, AAPI, women, and young voters will need additional engagement to turn out for values-aligned candidates. One way to motivate turnout is through layered canvas mail: a personalized mail touch will increase voter turnout, influence voter behavior, and decrease canvas decay. Through a partnership with WorkMoney we will be adding QR codes and pathways to connect voters to government resources that put money directly in their pockets. We know these voters feel economic anxiety and believe no one cares about their pain. The care and IRA benefits framework is an antidote to apathy so that voters can make a direct connection between their power at the voting booth and governing process. This is our opportunity to shift the political calculus -- and ensure voters aren’t isolated from the safety net.
Geography: Nevada, Arizona, Michigan, Ohio, Georgia, Wisconsin
Funding Type: c4c3
Contact:
Grecia Lima, Executive Director
Presentation Date: 07/09/2024
$32,000 Raised
Red Wine & Blue is a grassroots community of over half a million diverse suburban women working together to defeat extremism, one friend at a time. They provide a welcoming pathway to political engagement for women, including many who have never been political before, to organize in their communities. To complement their full-time teams in MI, NC, PA, and OH,they are raising funds to hire additional GOTV organizers focused on converting their members into relational volunteers who mobilize their friends, family, and neighbors to vote in critical federal battleground areas. This is a rare relational field program targeting what has consistently proven to be one of the most important and moveable groups of voters - suburban women.
Geography: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina
Funding Type: c4c3
Contact:
Katie Paris, Founder & CEO
Presentation Date: 05/14/2024
$267,000 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!
The Ohio LCV affiliate is leading in-state Inflation Reduction Act coordination, collaboration, and technical assistance efforts
Geography: Ohio
Funding Type: c4c3
Contact:
Nolan Rutschilling, Managing Director of Energy Policy
Presentation Date: 01/24/2023
$205,755 Raised | Fundraising Goal Achieved!
A newspaper with crossword puzzles and broad stories distributed to free to swing voters in non-urban areas of Ohio and other battleground states with pro-Democratic newsworthy stories.
Geography: Ohio
Funding Type: c3
Contact:
Danny Kazin, Senior Advisor
Presentation Date: 10/04/2022