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We invite you to get to know us better.
Take a free class to pick up some tips you can apply immediately;
and, participate in the Green Impact Project (GIP) to engage like-minded sustainability leaders from various communities.
Free Class
Five Tips for Funding Success
60-minute Zoom Class
Funding is an essential component for any climate action organization and a common challenge. Without it the ability to make significant impact in your community is impossible.
We will share strategies that you can implement immediately.
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What’s Needed to Succeed?
Key Elements to Inspire Local Climate Action
60-minute Zoom Class
Hyperlocal climate organizations can play an important role in motivating their communities to act. It’s critical to start with an understanding of why people don’t take action and how your organization can change that. How well your organization can do that is dependent on how it is structured.
We’ll share the key components of a successful organization's structure and how they interrelate. A self-assessment exercise will be included.
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Other Free Classes - Coming Soon
Three Strategies to Increase Resident Engagement
Free 60-minute Class
One component of the Model focuses on engaging your residents. We’ll share 3 strategies that have proven to inspire residents to act more sustainably.
Interested in this or another topic?
Let us know: info@greencommunitycatalysts.com
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Green Impact Project (GIP)
A Free Sustainability Focused Leaders Forum
Join GIP to learn and share methods and strategies from other community leaders that have proven successful.
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We are a group of leaders (Executive Directors, CEOs, etc.) of grassroots, community-oriented organizations that are focused on reducing the carbon footprint within our respective communities.
The Green Impact Project is an initiative organized by Green Community Catalysts (formerly Path to a Green Home) to bring together these leaders in order to share experiences, learn new ideas, and to collaborate on larger, regional projects. Organizations at any level are welcome – whether well established or yet to be formed/incorporated.
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To ultimately lower the carbon footprint and shift to sustainable, eco-friendly actions within our respective communities and beyond.
We do this by sharing experiences, ideas, and collaborating to further the effectiveness of our individual organizations.
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After numerous conversations with organizations in New England, the broader US, and abroad, Dean Berg started this leaders forum as a vehicle to share the great work that is being done. There is a need for idea sharing… it doesn’t make sense to reinvent the wheel… we need to aid/facilitate broader, regional changes to address climate change. Each community is different; there’s no ‘one size fits all’ approach so this sharing format helps everyone choose ideas that work best in their community. .
Monthly Discussions:
We meet virtually the 3rd Thursday of the Month, 10:00-11:30am ET. (Agenda topics are set based on participant interests and priorities.)
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NEXT DISCUSSION TOPIC:
June 19, 2025: WAYS YOU ARE IMPACTED AND ADAPTING TO THE LACK OF FEDERAL SUPPORT (financial & philosophical) (sharing roundtable)
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May 15, 2025: BLOCK OR ECO-TEAM COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT APPROACHES - 3 things that are working & 3 Challenges (sharing roundtable)
April 17, 2025: EDUCATING THE POLICY MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC - 3 things that are working & 3 Challenges (sharing roundtable)
March 20, 2025: INTEGRATING THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY - 3 things that are working & 3 Challenges (sharing roundtable)
February 20, 2025: INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY CAMPAIGNS INTO EXISTING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES - 3 things that are working & 3 Challenges (sharing roundtable)
January 16, 2025: SETTING, MEASURING & TRACKING GOALS IN 2025 - 3 things that are working & 3 Challenges (sharing roundtable)
December 19, 2024: INSPIRING DIVERSE AUDIENCES TO ACT - 3 things that are working & 3 Challenges (sharing roundtable)
November 21, 2024: (postponed) INSPIRING DIVERSE AUDIENCES TO ACT - 3 things that are working & 3 Challenges (sharing roundtable)
October 17, 2024: MARKETING & BRANDING - 3 things that are working & 3 Challenges (sharing roundtable)
September 19, 2024: 2024 Innovate4Cities Conference - resource sharing
August 15, 2024: BOARD OF DIRECTORS - 3 things that are working & 3 Challenges (sharing roundtable)
July 18, 2024: STAFFING & VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT - 3 things that are working & 3 Challenges (sharing roundtable)
June 20, 2024: PROJECTS, PROGRAMS & SOLUTIONS - 3 things that are working & 3 Challenges (sharing roundtable)
May 16, 2024: OUTCOMES, KPIs & MEASUREMENT - 3 things that are working & 3 Challenges (sharing roundtable)
April 18, 2024: FUNDING - 3 things that are working & 3 Challenges (sharing roundtable)
March 21, 2024: HOW WE ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY - 3 things that are working & 3 Challenges (sharing roundtable)
January 18, 2024: INTRODUCTIONS - What has worked well and what is your Biggest Challenge?
Current Members:
Dean Berg, Executive Director, Green Beverly, Beverly, MA
Susan Hoague, Cape Ann Climate Coalition, MA
Natasha Juliana, Co-Founder & Campaign Director, Cool Petaluma, CA
Judith Colla, Sustainable Hanover, NH
Judy Lehrer Jacobs, Executive Director, Green Newton, Newton, MA
Heather Ryan, Project Coordinator & David Smith, Project Manager, Hamilton Wenham Climate Action Team, Hamilton and Wenham, MA
Eloit Evan Smith & Carmen Osuna, Founding Members, Lynn Environmental Volunteers , Lynn, MA
Eric Magers, Founder & Executive Director, Seaside Sustainability, Gloucester, MA
Jonathan Chaffee, President, Sustainable Lebanon, Lebanon, NH
Elaine Leahy, Executive Director, Sustainable Marblehead, Marblehead, MA
Paul Lauenstein, Sustainable Sharon Coalition, Sharon, MA
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