Giving Tuesday: Meet (& Support) Your Local Affiliate!
Finding a way to truly make an impact in your community’s own environmental literacy and action efforts couldn’t be easier. Today we highlight members of the NAAEE Affiliate Network, an NAAEE initiative that supports the work of environmental educators by offering high-quality professional development, resources, and opportunities for collaboration in order to tackle existing and emergent issues in local communities.
Below are NAAEE Affiliates who are seeking your support this Giving Tuesday:
ARKANSAS:
Plant the seeds of sustainability with a thoughtful gift!
How it works:
1. Visit https://arkansasee.org/ways-to-give/
2. Designate a recipient in your donation.
3. Select an acknowledgment card design.
4. Arkansas Environmental Education Association (AEEA) will send the acknowledgment to the address provided.
Donations to AEEA help us grow and support the network of educators who provide environmental education learning opportunities around The Natural State.
CALIFORNIA:
Our community believes in the power of environmental learning. A gift to AEOE is an investment in our network of dedicated individuals and organizations in California that are committed to using environmental and outdoor education as a tool to create lasting environmental change. Our strength is built on the collective voice of environmental and outdoor education professionals around the state, and our small but dedicated team relies on donations to sustain the work we do. This #GivingTuesday, please consider AEOE. Whether you can spare $5 or $500, every gift makes a difference.
COLORADO:
Your passion can create a Climate for Change on Colorado Gives Day!
You believe that Environmental and Outdoor learning experiences are like charging stations. Powering up learning and creating a climate for change for all Coloradans.
You can help us share learnings. Celebrate success. And advocate as a group for widespread adoption of environmental and outdoor learning across Colorado. We can help prepare each other to do the hard work required to meet today's challenges. By making a contribution you can help ensure that educators, like you, are supported... inspired... and celebrated for all the hard work you do in protecting our planet for generations to come.
Starting on Nov 20th, when you set up a NEW monthly donation on coloradogives.org, Colorado Gives Foundation will match the SECOND donation up to $100.
Schedule your donation today at www.coloradogives.org/Climate4Change
FLORIDA:
The League of Environmental Educators in Florida (LEEF) needs your support to continue our climate education workshops, member outreach events and student-led action project mini-grant programs in 2024!
Your donations will provide funding for the Florida Climate Education Advisory Council, student-led environmental action projects, regional member engagement events and support our Annual Statewide Environmental Education Conference in March 2024. If you care about environmental education in Florida and, if you feel the work we are doing is important, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to LEEF. We cannot do it without you!
KENTUCKY:
Your donation will support our newest initiative, Kentucky Green Schools, to create sustainable and healthy learning environments for students by implementing green practices in schools. Your donation will help inspire students to develop environmentally friendly behavior and feel empowered to take active steps toward creating a greener and healthier world—starting with their school. Through this program, students can experience the value of teamwork and leadership, while building connections with their community to create change.
MASSACHUSETTS:
Environmental education is all about helping people gain the knowledge, skills, and motivation to take an active role in protecting the environment, creating a more sustainable future, and becoming informed and engaged citizens. With your support on Giving Tuesday, together we can equip educators with the tools needed to inspire & grow young minds to protect our planet Earth.
By donating, you can offset the cost of participating in an EE professional development program, help gather educators to share ideas, provide educators with conference scholarships, and catalyze advocacy efforts to integrate EE into schools and communities.
We cannot do this work without you. Please consider making a donation to MEES today to help us meet our Giving Tuesday goal of $5000.
Support MEES here or donate directly to MEES >
NEW HAMPSHIRE:
On this Giving Tuesday, New Hampshire Environmental Educators (NHEE) is excited to announce the start of a Donation Drive to raise funds for our NHEE'd to Get Outside Grant. Each year we receive more and more requests which shows both the excitement & passion of NH educators to get their students outside and also the need for funding to support these outdoor learning experiences. If you help us raise $10,000, we will get another $10,000 from an anonymous donor!
NORTH CAROLINA:
This #GivingTuesday, join in the generosity movement by making a donation to EENC’s Annual Campaign: We’re Better Together. 2023 has been a year of exceptional growth and impact for EENC, and it’s time to come together and lay the foundation for a phenomenal 2024. With an amazing $25,000 match promised, we must come together to reach our $25,000 goal, realizing the full match and boosting our funds and future by $50,000 before the end of the year.
The momentum for meaningful change keeps going! Your #GivingTuesday2023 donation has an immediate impact on what we’ll accomplish in 2024, like a new Strategic Plan to guide our next chapter, a values-driven transition to innovative shared leadership model among staff, a fresh leadership structure on the Board of Directors to maximize members’ talents and amplify committee impact, major resources and professional development to support all educators incorporating EE in their transition to the new science standards, and applying data from Phase II of the SEEA Landscape Analysis to directly address EE gaps and needs identified by school teachers and administrators.
EENC is special to our community because we are guided by educators, for educators. Now we need your support to ensure that our shared work can continue. We’re stronger with you. Join us to drive the future together.
PENNSYLVANIA:
As we embrace the season of gratitude and generosity, the Pennsylvania Assoiation of Environmental Educators (PAEE) is excited to share that we’re participating in Giving Tuesday. Last year we achieved 100% participation from our dedicated board and employees. This year, we’re reaching out to you with the hope that you’ll join us in making an even greater impact.
Your donation will help by:
Empowering Educators: Your donation enables educators to pursue EE certification, providing them with the tools and knowledge needed to inspire environmental stewardship in their students.
Expanding Access: By supporting the scholarship fund, you help break down financial barriers, ensuring that a diverse range of educators can participate and contribute to the field of environmental education.
Fostering Positive Change: Every dollar invested in the EE Certification Scholarship Fund is an investment in a more sustainable and environmentally aware future. Your contribution contributes to creating a ripple effect of positive change through education.
Your participation, big or small, is a powerful force for positive change. Together, let’s make this Giving Tuesday a celebration of generosity, community, and a brighter future for environmental education.
RHODE ISLAND:
Visit the RIEEA Merch Page! 20% of all proceeds of any items ordered will go right to the Rhode Island Environmental Education Association ("RIEEA"). Our work supports environmental literacy statewide through collaboration with individuals and organizations working to provide environmental education in both formal and nonformal settings.
VIRGINIA:
VAEE empowers educators across Virginia with the tools they need to provide equitable and inclusive environmental education. We do this through our certification program, professional development, community engagement, and our annual conference and awards. Our members represent various sectors including school districts, local government, universities, and more.
Join us in our first Giving Tuesday Campaign as we work to build systems across the state that will empower educators and children to foster a healthy Virginia for years to come.
NAAEE Affiliate Network
In addition to the NAAEE Affiliates listed above, there are over thirty others across North America. Find your local Affiliate by searching our Affiliate Network webpage.
Thank you to all who support environmental education around the world through your donations, your time and energy, and your dedication to creating a more just and sustainable future for us all!