People's Climate Innovation Center

?? APPLICATIONS OPEN ?? It’s that time again! We're closing out #BlackHistoryMonth with a bang ... applications for our 2025 Young Black Climate Leaders Youth Futures Fund are officially OPEN and we are calling all young Black climate leaders to get in formation and #getthismoney! The #YBCL Youth Futures Fund provides financial awards to young Black climate leaders who are advocating for and transforming their communities toward racial and #climatejustice. The fund offers access to capacity-building support and resources for young Black climate leaders who are reshaping the broader climate movement. With a focus on centering local movements and initiatives, the YBCL Youth Futures Fund will uplift models of climate resistance and regenerative practices rooted in creativity and advancing transformative change. Applicants must: ??Identify as Black, African, Afro-Latinx and or part of the Afro-Indigenous diaspora. ?? Be based and implement their project in one of the following places: the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands or the U.S. Virgin Islands. ?? Be 18-28 years old (OK to turn 18 by July 1 or turn 29 during the project). ?? Be available to complete a ZOOM interview - interviews will be scheduled between May 7 and May 16, 2025 (if needed). Does it sound like a fit for you or someone you know? If so, tap the link to learn more about the application process, share with your communities, and apply! Applications are due by March 27, 2025. https://ow.ly/6qOo50V6hjA

?? Calling All Young Black Climate Leaders! ????? Applications for the 2025 Young Black Climate Leaders (YBCL) Youth Futures Fund are due March 27! ?? Are you — or do you know — a passionate Black changemaker between ages 18-28 working in climate justice? This is your moment ?? YBCL provides: ? Financial support ? Mentorship & professional development ? A powerful network of peers ? Opportunities by young Black leaders, for young Black leaders ?? Don’t miss out on this transformative experience designed to elevate your impact and your voice in the climate justice space. ?? Apply now or share with someone who should! https://ow.ly/TUI350Vk4Ex #ClimateJustice #BlackYouthLeaders #YBCL #YouthFuturesFund #Sustainability #ProfessionalDevelopment #MentorshipMatters #BlackAndGreen #ClimateAction

Last call, last call! Applications are still open but time is running out to apply! Get all the details below and be sure to have your applications submitted by TOMORROW, March 27 by 11:59 p.m. pacific time!

One week left to apply! Spread the word and get your applications in by March 27!

Applications for the 2025 Young Black Climate Leaders (YBCL) Youth Futures Fund are still open! Please spread the word and apply by March 27! If you are or know a young Black leader in the climate justice space between the ages of 18-28, please be sure to share this opportunity and get your application in! We want all qualified folks to #getthismoney! We want to make it rain as we provide financial support, mentoring, professional development opportunities, and much more through this exciting program for young Black leaders by young Black leaders! Application and details here: https://ow.ly/TUI350Vk4Ex

It's always a joy to join our friends at The Solutions Project to celebrate #BlackClimateWeek! More than ever, it is imperative that we recognize the value of Black-led climate solutions, understanding that they safeguard our communities and also build a stronger, more just future for everyone. We are proud to partner with The Solutions Project and all who are supporting Black-led, community-led climate solutions to climate change! The impacts are real and the word is ongoing. Happy Black Climate Week!

There's still time to register for the first Vision | Power| Solutions session of the new year! Happening February 20, this 2.5 hour virtual workshop will reflect on opportunities to reclaim land, air, water, and public space for the common good while answering the following questions: What can we learn from communities that have instituted models of communtiy-driven planning? What are some of the different models of community governance in practice within our network? How do we start the process of remembering and reactivating collective governance as a community capacity? Please share far and wide, and if aligned, join us and Facilitating Power! *Please register by Tuesday, February 18 here: https://ow.ly/oeTO50UY4WT* #communitydrivenplanning #communitygovernance #VPS

?? Community, we are thrilled to share that we’ve been selected as a 2025 American Climate Leadership Awards (ACLA) Semifinalist! ? This recognition highlights our team's hard work and commitment to resourcing, supporting, and uplifting solutions to climate change that are led by and rooted in the needs of impacted communities to ensure a lasting impact. We're honored that our flagship program, Young Black Climate Leaders, has received this recognition, and we thank everyone @ecoAmerica for this incredible honor! Learn more about the awards here: https://ow.ly/qCyn50UX82P

Happy New Year, Climate Innovation Community! We are rolling into the year by launching registration for the 2024 VISION| POWER| SOLUTIONS (VPS) series! VPS is a quarterly, four-part series designed to build capacity for community-driven planning among facilitators, organizers, leaders, and educators who are accountable to Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Asian/Pacific Islander (API) communities. VPS offerings are part of a larger effort to foster a facilitators’ community of practice and referral network within the field of community-driven planning. This workshop series is for you if you... 1. Work within OR in partnership with one or more community-based organizations rooted in communities disproportionately burdened by climate and racial injustice are looking to play a facilitative leadership role in one or more of the following: -Community visioning and priority-setting -Community assessments to understand threats and assets -Community-driven solutions (efforts to solve the problems a community faces) -Community power building to advance community priorities and solutions -Development of racially equitable, community-driven action plans -Intervening on public planning processes so as to advance community priorities -Working to shift local policies for racial, economic, and climate justice AND have an existing project or body work to which you could apply the content of the workshop series. With ongoing climate chaos in the form of wildfires in Los Angeles and the water crisis in Richmond, VA, this VPS series is the perfect opportunity to get resources and get equipped with the tools, practices, and supportive network needed to shift top-down planning approaches in favor of community leadership and community-driven models that address climate change. The first VPS session of the 2025 series is scheduled for February 20! You may register for a session individually or register for the entire series. Each session is $100. Learn more about the offerings and register to attend! Register in English: https://ow.ly/H6et50UCNM2 Register in Spanish: https://ow.ly/r04y50UCNM3

And that's a wrap on 2024! The Climate Innovation office is closed from December 23-January 6, 2025, as our staff takes some much-deserved time away to rest and enjoy downtime with loved ones. Wishing you and yours a joyful and peaceful holiday season and an abundant new year! We'll see you in 2025!