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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.
1-Hour Zoom Classes
(see calendar below for dates and to register)
Attract Funding
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.
What Organizations Need to Inspire Local Climate Action
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.
Elements of a Dream Team
Attracting paid and unpaid staff to archive your Mission
Every successful climate-focused organization requires two types of assets: People and Funding. Not only do people directly engage your community, but they also need a supporting cast of people to provide support - marketing people, finance people, internal systems people, and fundraising people.
In this class, we’ll share strategies on how to attract (and keep) a solid staff that works together to deliver on your Mission.
Community Engagement Principles
A Robust Community Engagement Program starts with Awareness
Engaging residents and others in the community, relative to sustainability, is not easy and requires a well thought out approach in order to be effective. Otherwise, we waste a lot of time and money trying to figure out what works.
We will share community engagement approaches to driving awareness and action.
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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.
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 18, 2026: ADAPTATION PROGRAM IDEAS (sharing roundtable)
May 21, 2026 - canceled
April 16, 2026: MESSAGING DURING AN OIL CRISIS (sharing roundtable)
March 19, 2026: REACHING BEYOND THE CHOIR - 3 things that are working & 3 Challenges (sharing roundtable)
February 19, 2026: USING INTERNAL SYSTEMS FOR EFFICIENCY (sharing roundtable)
January 15, 2026: PARTNERING WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS (sharing roundtable)
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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. .
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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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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?
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December18, 2025: COMMUNICATING TAX STRATEGIES TO YOUR DONORS (sharing roundtable)
November 20, 2025: WHAT OTHER GROUPS/PROGRAMS IN YOUR COMMUNITY DO YOU SUPPORT? (sharing roundtable)
October 16, 2025: HOW BROAD IS YOUR MISSION & WHY WAS IT CHOSEN (sharing roundtable)
September 18, 2025: COLLABORATING WITH YOUR MUNICIPALITY (sharing roundtable)
August 21, 2025: BOARD OF DIRECTORS (sharing roundtable)
July 17, 2025: FUNDING IN A NEW ENVIRONMENT (sharing roundtable)
June 19, 2025: WAYS YOU ARE IMPACTED AND ADAPTING TO THE LACK OF FEDERAL SUPPORT (financial & philosophical) (sharing roundtable)
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 reworking & 3 Challenges (sharing roundtable)
January 16, 2025: SETTING, MEASURING & TRACKING GOALS IN 2025 - 3 things that are working & 3 Challenges (sharing roundtable)