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Saving Chincoteague Oystercatchers | $675 raised of $10,000 goal • 21 donors | raised of $10,000 goal | 21 donations | Lyn Brown is organizing this fundraiser. |
The Chincoteague Oystercatcher Project is a research-driven project aimed at determining causes for the population decline in this threatened species. We are combining high-tech GPS tracking technology with monitoring of breeding activities and foraging behaviors to make management recommendations for how to reverse the decline. We need $10,000 by March 30th for the GPS trackers.
Learn more about our research at our website.
American Oystercatcher
American Oystercatchers are fellow beachgoers -- shorebirds that breed on beaches along the Atlantic Coast, and are a species of conservation concern. Poor food supply, climate change, rising sea levels, predators, and human disturbance threaten oystercatchers. Virginia has the highest proportion of breeding oystercatchers throughout their range, but the number of chicks fledged on two barrier islands in Chincoteague, VA has declined to an unsustainable level. In 3 out of the last 5 years, 0 chicks fledged on one of the islands. Predator and human disturbance management occurs on Chincoteague, but the population continues to decline. Therefore, other factors like foraging habitat quality could be involved.
Foraging Habitat Quality
Oystercatchers eat bivalves including oysters, mussels, clams and marine invertebrates. Climate change and human activities may be degrading the quality of foraging habitat, and limiting food availability for these birds.
What We Are Doing
We are investigating if foraging habitat quality limits Chincoteague oystercatcher population growth.
To do this, we are planning on attaching GPS data loggers onto oystercatchers. The GPS data loggers will track where and when the birds go to feed, so that we can identify critical feeding habitat, and prioritize it for restoration efforts. We are complementing this data with surveys of oystercatcher foraging behaviors and environmental sampling of factors driving prey distribution.
Learn more about our research at our website.
This is why we need your assistance -- to gain more understanding of where Chincoteague oystercatchers feed and the status of their prey and foraging habitat.
We are fundraising for 10 GPS data loggers to be deployed in the summer of 2023. The GPS data loggers are $1,000 each.
Thank You!
Your donations will directly assist this at-risk population. The GPS data loggers will provide detailed information about foraging habitat use that can be used to prioritize areas for oyster reef restoration. This research will benefit other threatened shorebirds including piping plovers, least terns, black skimmers, and red knots.
Our Team
We are a group of researchers based at Trent University in Ontario, Canada working at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia.
| NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY | Lyn Brown | null | Created December 11, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Water & Land Back to Indigenous Care | $394,410 raised of $900,000 goal • 422 donors | raised of $900,000 goal | 422 donations | Owens Valley Indian Water Commission is organizing this fundraiser. |
Manahuu Relatives, we are grateful to share an exciting opportunity with you and invite you to participate and support us as we launch our fundraising campaign to return Water & Land Back to Indigenous Care!
Since time immemorial, Payahuunadü (Owens Valley) has been home to the Nüümü (Paiute) and Newe (Shoshone) people. Located on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, the local name, "place of the flowing water," is reflective of the abundant water flowing down from the mountains.
Unfortunately, the land is primarily controlled by outside entities, and the water has been stolen and exported by the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) since 1913. LADWP owns 95% of the valley floor, while the tribes combined own 1/3 of 1%. Learn more here Owens Valley Story Map.
Among the 1.6% of lands in private ownership, Three Creeks is a rare 5-acre oasis owned by Gigi Coyle and collectively cared for by many stewards over the last 30 years.
In September of 2022, Gigi accepted a proposal from the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission (OVIWC) with support from core partners to purchase Three Creeks for $900,000 and return the water and land back into indigenous care. Gigi has already given us a generous start by offering this watering hole well below market value.
This opportunity will provide space for our Collective to nurture connections that build alliances, bring attention to local/global water issues, contribute to food sovereignty, support cultural revitalization, and engage youth in community with global stewards.
We Urgently Need Your Support to Meet our First Fundraising Goal of $900K by February 21st! This is the first phase in a longer-range goal of raising $2,000,000 total to cover maintenance, building repair and stewardship.
Please consider supporting us by making a monetary tax-exempt contribution today and help us reach our goals!
For contributions over $1000, checks can be made to the Owens Valley Indian Water Commission and mailed to 46 TuSu Lane, Bishop, CA 93514 or contact Teri Red Owl at (760) [phone redacted].
By returning Three Creeks to Indigenous care and building upon what has been held here, this 5-acre sanctuary will offer holistic connections to:
Culture
Food Sovereignty, Land Stewardship & Water Protection
Healing
Relationship Building
Education & Art
Three Creeks will be a safe place where Indigenous people can begin healing from the historical traumas caused by displacement and loss of culture while continuing to welcome and invite global, regional, and local stewards to collaborate and heal. Collectively, we will nurture and care for the land, water, and spirit of Three Creeks.
As the first Water & Land Back example in our region, this project will be a stepping stone for expanding the land base of the Indigenous people of Payahuunadü. Our work will serve as a model that can be replicated to acquire other privately owned properties and lands in the area and the entire valley.
Walking and listening together will bring healing and space to help us remember who we are and what is ours to do together.
The Owens Valley Indian Water Commission and core partners Teena Pugliese and Jen Schlaich have come together to form Three Creeks Collective.
OVIWC is an Indigenous-led consortium made up of three Tribes (Bishop, Big Pine and Lone Pine Tribes) that was established in 1991 to assist the original stewards of the land with securing water rights, acquiring land, protecting the environment, expanding agriculture, educating youth, stewarding the land, and reclaiming Indigenous knowledge.
Radicle Wellness LLC (Jen Schlaich) partners people+plants to re-inspire relationships where we each hold a central role in the cultivation of individual, community, and environmental health.
Teena Pugliese is a youth mentor, facilitator and digital artist focused on land stewardship and building community with people, place, and planet. She has a passion for using storytelling & performance as pathways toward healing & connection.
Led by Indigenous partners and supported by non-indigenous relatives, Three Creeks Collective is committed to the care, protection, and sharing of these sacred lands and waters.
Filmed and Edited by Three Creeks Collective Core Partner Teena Pugliese
To see a longer version of our film visit: https://vimeo.com/775648108/10a7f9c690
| Big Pine, CA | Owens Valley Indian Water Commission | null | Created October 24, 2022 | null | Organizer |
A Fundraiser That's Not A Drag 2022 | $427,496 raised of $1,000,000 goal • 11.4K donors | raised of $1,000,000 goal | 11.4K donations | Pattie Gonia is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of GoFundMe.org. |
WHAT’S HAPPENING -
Last year we raised $541,534 for 5 diverse outdoor nonprofits.
This year we want to double that and raise $1,000,000 for 7 nonprofits working on 10 initiatives to make the outdoors a more equitable place.
Here's how it works.
- You DONATE now, whatever you can. $5 $25 $100 $1000 Anything helps!
You GET STICKERS! We’ll send you a set of Pattie stickers as a thank you.
-We see how much we can raise TOGETHER from now until Saturday, December 3rd.
-Make sure to follow the link in our donation Thank You email to give us your mailing address so we can mail you stickers.
THE LINE UP-
Here are the non-profits we’re fundraising for! All funds raised, less transaction fee, will be divided and transferred from GoFundMe.org, subject to its variance power, to the following ten organizations and projects:
1. VAMONOS OUTSIDE connects, engages & inspires Latinx families & youth into the outdoors for all of Central Oregon. https://vamonosoutside.org/ @vamonos_outside
2. EASTERN SIERRA CONSERVATION CORP provides opportunities for young adults from priority populations to experience and better understand wilderness and the outdoors by providing transformational and immersive experiences through trail and conservation work. http://www.easternsierracc.org/ @easternsierracc
3. THE CHILDREN'S HOME PROJECT brings people and resources together to support and change the lives of children in Honduras. https://www.tchproject.org/ @tchproject
4. BRAVE TRAILS is a leadership summer camp by LGBTQ+ people for LGBTQ+ youth. https://www.bravetrails.org/ @bravetrails
5. QUEER OUTDOOR EXPEDITION SCHOLARSHIPS supports fully scholarshipped backcountry expeditions for queer people with a focus on those from marginalized socio economic backgrounds. This program was initiated by yours truly, Pattie Gonia, with the support of Eastern Sierra Conservation Corp & many of our brand partners.
6. OUTDOORIST OATH educates people on how they can advocate for planet, inclusion and adventure through workshops and community offerings. https://www.outdooristoath.org/ @outdooristoath
7. QUEER NATURE offers programming primarily for indigenous, black and people of color to learn primitive and survival skills through extensive outdoor education programs https://www.queernature.org/ @queernature
8. ENVIRONMENTAL FILM PROJECT funding for a film about the climate crisis with indigenous voices, queer artists and Pattie Gonia herself. @pattiegonia
9. CAMP KITAKI is a summer camp serving youth from across the midwest, especially lower income, Queer and BIPOC youth https://www.ymcacampkitaki.org/ @ymcacampkitaki
10. KALEIDOSCOPE YOUTH CENTER supports LGBTQIA+ youth in Ohio via their drop-in center, programming, community education, and support of gay-straight alliance clubs in middle schools and high schools https://www.kycohio.org/ @kycohio
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| Bend, OR | Pattie Gonia | null | Created November 28, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Help Us Continue Our Mission of Helping Families! | $10,771 raised of $50,000 goal • 211 donors | raised of $50,000 goal | 211 donations | Jeremy Beau Sides is organizing this fundraiser. |
As you know, we are very dedicated to helping others get answers and bringing closure to families in need. We are currently saving up funds for a new boat setup that's made specifically for what we do. If you'd like to help us reach our goal quicker, consider donating. All donations go directly into getting the boat we need to continue our journey of searching for the missing.
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Yongo's Eco-Friendly Business Raided--Help! | $1,628 raised of $3,000 goal • 44 donors | raised of $3,000 goal | 44 donations | Miriam Newman is organizing this fundraiser. |
My friend, Yongo Otieno Wycliffe, has reached out to me for help after his business experienced a setback. I have known Yongo for many years and have supported his ecological and community-based enterprises. Here's what Yongo has to say:
My name is Yongo Otieno Wycliffe from Kenya, Africa. I have started a new project known as Fashion Paradise to allow me to be self-reliant financially. However, a raid from thieves pulled me back. I am healing and would love to get back to the business. This fundraiser's intent is to help me replace some items lost from the raid.
I am a green warrior whose mission is to care for the Earth and the people. I am a true warrior who doesn't care about acknowledgment or credit but rather about change. I have depended on this business to earn income to help fund various projects. This enterprise has been a source of income for my family and me, but also for other youths. It has created employment for unemployed people, but some items were stolen and needed to be replaced because of the raid.
I am working on getting things done every day and am always willing to learn to make myself more valuable for my tribe, my community, and the world. I enjoy working with the tribe in my everyday struggles, and I see the earth and people in peril, which drives me to stay dedicated to my mission. This business is essential to the community in several different ways. First, Fashion Paradise sells eco-friendly t-shirts and other fashion items and serves organic food in a cafe located on-site. The organic food is sourced from my organic permaculture garden. Second, I have created a business that employs several workers. Third, I also use the income from the business to develop free workshops for people in the community to come and learn about raising chickens and keeping up a permaculture garden.
| null | null | null | Created October 31, 2022 | null | null |
Susan Friedman’s home flooded January 2023 | $6,796 raised of $5,000 goal • 41 donors | raised of $5,000 goal | 41 donations | Leslie Hunt is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Susan Friedman. | Created 5 days ago5 days agoEnvironment
Hello friends of Susan Friedman, The January 2023 storm completely flood Susan’ s home. She lost art, furniture, rugs, clothes, books, bedding, other household items. She and Zoe are temporarily living with friends. Due to possible mold problems that occur after floods, she may not be able to return to her home.
We are calling on all of you to help her in anyway possible to get her back to a normal life. We are are hoping a financial gift will help. ( Although this site states that I (Leslie) will benefit, that is not correct and I cannot alter the GoFundMe wording. Susan will be the one to benefit.)
| Half Moon Bay, CA | Leslie Hunt | null | Created 5 days ago | null | Organizer |
Rebuild Dr. Parkinstine's Magnifying Transmitter | $9,957 raised of $25,000 goal • 277 donors | raised of $25,000 goal | 277 donations | Parker Edmondson is organizing this fundraiser. |
Hi. I'm Parker Edmondson. Some know me as Dr. Parkinstine. I am an inventor and engineer who loves sharing my projects, experiments, and inventions with the world.
Since October of 2020, I have shared content every day - Even when some tried to shut me down. That's over 750 days straight - And I'm just getting started!
On August 13th, 2021, I was able to bring life to Tesla's dying wish, wirelessly transmitting electricity over 918 miles . (see video below)
I have continued to achieve remarkable results with the barest of essentials, though it has grown exceedingly difficult. But with proper funding and resources, we can build a more powerful, robust and resilient model, ready to serve as a proper prototype for humanity.
⚡Please consider supporting, and join in the rebuild of the Magnifying Transmitter!⚡
Doing so, we can:
Ease the Transition to renewables
Live more harmoniously with our environments
Stabilize the grid through more reliable delivery of power
Increase the security and independence of our nation
Democratize access to earth's energy
Finally fulfill the visions of Nikola Tesla
“As I review the events of my past life I realize how subtle are the influences that shape our destinies.” - Nikola Tesla
Thank you for all of your love and support.
Dr. Parkinstine
| Carrollton, TX | Parker Edmondson | null | Created October 31, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Vermont Reptile & Amphibian Atlas Fundraiser '23 | $7,992 raised of $25,000 goal • 77 donors | raised of $25,000 goal | 77 donations | Jim Andrews is organizing this fundraiser. |
Four years ago we organized our first fundraiser. It was motivated by a decline in our regular grant funding, a pressing need to get all our data online for future use, and to assign accurate latitude and longitude coordinates to older records. The fundraiser was a huge success, so we tried it again the following year. We now hold annual winter fundraisers in hopes of raising $25,000 to support Herp Atlas projects that are not adequately funded by our grants. Visit our website at VtHerpAtlas.org to learn more.
Donations can be made in a few ways:
Through this GoFundMe site (they take 2.9 percent of the payment plus 30 cents per transaction)
Via the PayPal button at our website (they take 2.9 percent of the payment plus 30 cents per transaction)
Send a check made out to James S. Andrews to: The Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas, 642 Smead Road, Salisbury, VT 05769 (no overhead is lost)
By sending a check made out to Vermont Family Forests to: The Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas, 642 Smead Road, Salisbury, VT 05769.* Vermont Family Forests is our fiscal sponsor and they are a registered 501c3 non-profit (they take 15% for overhead costs).
*If your fund requires that a check must be sent directly to Vermont Family Forests (P.O. Box 254, 14 School Street, Suite 202A, Bristol, VT 05443), please notify them that your donation is for the Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas and please also contact us directly about your donation.
**Checks should not be made out to the Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas. We can’t cash them that way.
Swag
As usual, we have some gifts to offer you for your contribution. Please let us know when you contribute if you would like your gift.
$50-$99: Herp Atlas bumper sticker (your choice, our original or our new Mandibular Liberation sticker)
$100-$199: Herp Atlas bumper sticker and our Herp Atlas refrigerator magnet
$200-$999: You will be entered into a drawing for a group field trip for you and up to 10 friends
$1000 Plus: Private field trip for you and up to ten friends
Ongoing goals for 2023
The ultimate goal of the Atlas is to gather and disseminate the data that are needed on the reptiles and amphibians of Vermont in a way that involves and informs Vermont individuals and organizations so that they can become more informed and effective stewards of wildlife habitat.
We will continue to encourage everyone to photograph and report the reptiles and amphibians they see in Vermont.
We will review all records, correct any misidentifications, answer any questions, and respond to the contributors with useful conservation suggestions when appropriate.
We will continue to work with the local press to get information out on the natural history and conservation of all of Vermont’s reptiles and amphibians. Although reptiles and amphibians are our area of expertise, they serve as vehicle for conservation of all living things in Vermont.
We will continue to offer field trips and presentations and work with both private organizations and government agencies to help promote conservation of reptiles and amphibians specifically and all wildlife in general.
We will continue to update our website, make additional videos, and make that information available to the public.
Short-term goals for 2023
Coordinates
Over the next year, we hope to add lat long coordinates to all records of common herps from two more Vermont counties. All new records have lat longs assigned to them and all rare and unusual species have been assigned coordinates, but older records of more common herps still need lat longs assigned to them.
Field Surveys
We will personally fill in new town records or update historic records for ~twenty towns.
Publications
Working with Teage O’Connor of Crows Path we will finalize our folding Field Guide to The Amphibians of Vermont and make that available to the public.
Digitizing
We will completely finish our project of making electronic copies of all records, photos, tapes, or prints and adding those to our database. It is 95 percent completed now.
What progress did we make in 2022?
Videos
We made three new herp videos and added them to our new YouTube channel along with our video guide to the reptiles and amphibians of New England. Check them out here.
Updates
We updated our detailed information charts on frogs, salamanders, turtles, snakes, and lizards and made them available on our website. These charts organize and present a tremendous amount of detailed information on all of Vermont’s herptiles. Check them out here.
We completely updated our Vermont Herp Relative Abundance Tables and added them to our website. Explore the amphibian tables here and the reptile tables here.
Coordinates
We finished assigning lat longs to all species records in Rutland County and 22 out of 23 towns in Addison County.
New or Updated Town Records
Over the last two years we added 122 new town records or upgraded the records from historic or sight only, to current with photos.
Contributed records from the public
From October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022, 573 contributors (433 for the first time) provided 2,783 new records that were entered into the Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas Database. This brings the total number of reports entered to over 118,000. Sightings in this time period came from 227 towns, cities, grants, and gores and all Vermont counties. They included all of Vermont’s native species with the exception of Fowler’s Toad, North American Racer, and Boreal Chorus Frog (probably extirpated from Vermont).
Over the past year, we have entered 26 new reports of S1 (the rarest) species, 203 reports of S2 species, 222 reports of S3 species, 146 new reports of S4 species, and 1,941 reports of S5 (the most common) species. In addition we have added negative reports (unsuccessful searches), unverified reports, reports of significant crossing areas, reports of significant herptile habitat, and data from long-term monitoring sites into our database.
Targeted survey efforts
From October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022, Team Herp personally visited 47 towns to gather new records.
Field trips, presentations, and media outreach
Remote presentations were provided for Castleton College and the VT Agency of Natural Resources. We led trainings for Ascutney Mountain Audubon, Burr and Burton Academy, the Natural Resource Conservation Service, and The Vermont Agency of Transportation. We finished teaching a course on The Conservation of Vermont Amphibians and taught an additional course on The Conservation of Vermont Reptiles through Hogback Community College. We also helped teach the course Habitats and Highways for the VT Agency of Transportation. Herpetological field trips were given in four towns, and a presentation on Vermont frogs was provided for the Dead Creek Wildlife Festival.
Recent Awards
Environmental Excellence Award for the Monkton Amphibian and Wildlife
Crossing, from the Federal Highway Administration (with others). 2017
Award for Excellence in Herpetofaunal Conservation, from Northeast Partners
Reptile and Amphibian Conservation. 2017
Sally Laughlin Award for the Protection of Threatened and Endangered
Species in the state of Vermont, from the Secretary of the VT Agency of Natural
Resources. 2019
USDOT, Federal Highway Administration Environmental Excellence Award, for
Vermont Highways and Habitats, Road Ecology Training for Transportation
Professionals (with others). 2022
Thank you for your support!
GoFundMe Giving GuaranteeThis fundraiser mentions donating through another platform, but please know that only donations made on GoFundMe are protected by the GoFundMe Giving Guarantee. | Salisbury, VT | Jim Andrews | null | Created December 8, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Help Save Local Oak Woodland Approved for Removal | $7,280 raised of $20,000 goal • 15 donors | raised of $20,000 goal | 15 donations | Grow Monrovia is organizing this fundraiser. | Created 3 days ago3 days agoEnvironment
A critical part of our community’s environmental appeal and serenity is currently being threatened, and whether by design or oversight, most Monrovia and Bradbury residents have not been made aware of
the impending jeopardy to our community.
Despite significant and vocal opposition from concerned citizens of both cities, on December 13, 2022, Bradbury City Council unanimously approved a road widening project that would widen the quaint, two-lane section of East Wildrose Ave at its convergence with Bradbury Road. The approved project calls for stripping the scenic northern berm along Wildrose Ave and the east boundary of Bradbury Road of the natural features of the land, including up to 46 mature and historic trees, many of them protected native oak trees and other native flora of the area, and grading the north slope of Wildrose Ave, supplanting that section with a 12' road widening and a permanent retaining wall of 320 feet in length and ranging from 5 to 13 feet above the road. A wildlife corridor is set to be destroyed, paved over with asphalt, and punctuated with a large retaining wall where there once was an area of thriving natural beauty filled with 200-year-old mature oak trees and mountain wildlife.
This project will greatly change the character of the neighborhood in this quaint area used often for recreation due to the beauty of its overhanging oak branches above the road. This project solely benefits developers and builders in Bradbury Estates to facilitate a wider roadway for the movement of more traffic and heavy equipment through the area for mansion and estate construction. For residents of Monrovia and Bradbury it will increase traffic, noise, and pollution throughout our community, at the expense of a significant part of the charm and character of our surroundings.
We invite you to join us in opposing the Bradbury Road Widening Project and protect a cherished part of our community that can never be replaced. You can do so by joining us with a generous contribution in any amount to our grassroots effort to take legal steps and stop this project. Help preserve the beauty of our community and curb the overdevelopment of our pristine surroundings.
For more info visit: https://www.growmonrovia.org/post/bradbury-roadway-widening-project
| Monrovia, CA | Grow Monrovia | null | Created 3 days ago | null | Organizer |
Robert Lee Morgan's Sad Story | $365 raised of $5,000 goal • 37 donors | raised of $5,000 goal | 37 donations | Robert Morgan is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Candice Riley. | Created 3 days ago3 days agoEnvironmentI hate this being homeless shit it's tiring humiliating discouraging all types of pain that comes in many different types of forms that gives us lack of motivation and more adaptingness to the street life that's keeping us down purposely but unpurposely we're letting it happen cause we feel that no one in the world genuinely cares about our Well being to its full extent its always some halfway generous shit from people with homes giving food and money I don't want neither of that I need love and a job I can't seem to get cause I'm homeless and not smart when it comes to adapting my life. .. That's why I'm still stuck in this horrible mess u wouldn't wish upon my worst enemy to go through cause its sad I'm shocked I'm still alive after all the kidnapping , suicide attempts and self sabotage I put myself through. I knew there'd come a day when I'd have to face consequences for not putting myself first but last for everyone else to be 1st.
Now I'm paying back for it and without your guys support I am not able to do this on my own
| Vallejo, CA | Robert Morgan | null | Created 3 days ago | null | Organizer |
Help me move into a new place | $5,795 raised of $5,500 goal • 284 donors | raised of $5,500 goal | 284 donations | Abreanna Garcia is organizing this fundraiser. | Most of you have seen my video on TikTok, with my sons dad breaking the window to my house and truck, and most of you are scared for my safety! So am I, that’s why I posted the video incase something happens to me, this didn’t happen over night but at the same time he wasn’t always like this, he’s told me he will take my life and quite frankly I believe him, I’m looking for a place to move in a different city I just need help with first month and security deposit, I didn’t want to ask for help with Christmas around the corner im not the type of person to ask for help, but I do need it, thank you for everyone that’s reached out to make sure I'm safe it means a lot. Follow my journey and watch me leave this toxic relationship and thrive with my kids somewhere new! Anything helps. & to any females going through this they don’t change, leave before it’s too late! | Lockport, NY | Abreanna Garcia | null | Created December 19, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Santa Cruz County Flooding 2023 | $1,015 raised of $5,000 goal • 25 donors | raised of $5,000 goal | 25 donations | Melissa Ajuntas is organizing this fundraiser. | Created 1 day ago
Environment
Hi everyone,
I never thought there would be a day I’d have to sign up for this but my family is in desperate need of help.
We just recently moved to Felton, CA and after only one day the power went out, we’ve been hit with massive rainfall, the main road to get in and out of town has collapsed and has fallen trees over power lines.
Our power banks for our cell phones are not holding enough charge to keep our cell phones on and we’re having to use our car’s sparingly to charge our phones…
We were not at all prepared for this, we’re running low on funds to sustain the amount of firewood needed to keep our house warm along with having to spend more money on non perishable foods since the power outage turned off our refrigerator all of the food we had just bought has gone bad and we’ve had to spend more on canned foods and other items that will last us for now but there is news that more rain is coming next week so we’re worried and stressed on how we will get through this without the adequate supplies needed.
Any help is greatly appreciated, sharing this would help as well.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. ❤️
| Felton, CA | Melissa Ajuntas | null | Created 1 day ago | null | Organizer |
Guatemala Stove Project (GSP) | $870 raised of $1,000 goal • 10 donors | raised of $1,000 goal | 10 donations | Glenn Holzer is organizing this fundraiser. | Created 6 days ago6 days agoEnvironment
Later this month I am returning to Guatemala for the fourth time to help a group from Canada and the US build stoves to improve the health and well-being of the indigenous and other disadvantaged people of Guatemala.
These stoves cut CO2 production in half which improves the health of individuals as well as the environment. Over 7,000 stoves have been built over the last 23 years. 45,000 people are living healthier lives because of these stoves and 380,250 tons of trees have been spared.
Each stove costs approximately $300. Your donation goes directly towards the cost of building these stoves. I appreciate any help you can give to this very worthwhile project and I thank you on behalf of the stove recipients!
| Georgetown, TX | Glenn Holzer | null | Created 6 days ago | null | Organizer |
Elect Kieran, Brian and Charles to SF Sierra Club | $5,880 raised of $6,500 goal • 47 donors | raised of $6,500 goal | 47 donations | Peter Belden is organizing this fundraiser. |
Help us elect our incredible slate of Kieran Farr, Brian Reyes and Charles Whitfield to the Executive Committee of the San Francisco Sierra Club by helping us pay for a mailing. We can do a mailing to San Francisco Sierra Club members but we have to pay for it ourselves and we have to use an approved mail house as well as compensate the Sierra Club for running the list of names. Including design, printing and postage, it will cost $7,000. Every contribution counts. You helped me raise over $10k in 2020 to provide ebikes to a nonprofit in Bayview, so I know that as a community we can raise $7,000 to help elect these three great candidates.
The SF Sierra Club Executive Committee is the 9-member committee that decides endorsements etc. Our slate of candidates will fight for urgent action on climate, including sustainable transportation and more. This fundraiser is not sponsored, supported or endorsed by the Sierra Club.
| San Francisco, CA | Peter Belden | null | Created October 26, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Save Albuquerque's Elena Gallegos Open Space | $24,427 raised of $30,000 goal • 117 donors | raised of $30,000 goal | 117 donations | Save the Elena Gallegos is organizing this fundraiser. |
“Save the Elena Gallegos” is a domestic nonprofit and grassroots community group fighting to save Albuquerque’s Elena Gallegos Open Space from prohibited government development.
Your donation will go toward our legal fees as we seek an injunction against the City of Albuquerque and ask a judge to uphold the covenants which protect the Elena Gallegos from development.
We are also selling t-shirts and tote bags through Ink Blot, an eco-friendly fashion fulfillment platform:
https://inkblot.ink/collections/save-the-elena-gallegos
Please share this GoFundMe with your friends, family, neighbors, and communities. Thank you for helping us save this beautiful land!
More about our cause:
For full details, please visit our petition at www.change.org/saveelenagallegos and our website at www.saveelenagallegos.org.
In January 2022, the City of Albuquerque announced plans to build a large government “Education Center” in the Elena Gallegos Open Space.
Such a building is expressly prohibited by both the 1982 Purchase Agreement and the Deed which govern the Elena Gallegos. Both documents contain clear land use restrictions which preserve her as pristine wilderness and prohibit all buildings in her acreage.
(This paragraph is lifted directly from the Purchase Agreement and is reprinted word-for-word in the Deed. We have both documents available to download in full on our website.)
Those of us who are regular hikers, bikers, birdwatchers, and picnickers in the Elena Gallegos were devastated by this announcement. We know that this building on its own will damage the fragile ecosystem of the Elena Gallegos and harm the wildlife who call her home. It will also ruin the experience of the thousands of humans who visit her every year precisely because they want to escape from modern buildings and immerse themselves in nature.
But far more concerning than the impact made by one building are the long-term consequences of violating the legal covenants. If the City is able to establish a precedent for buildings in the Elena Gallegos, they will render the land use restrictions in the Deed unenforceable by an outside party and open the door for future development in the Elena Gallegos. We as a community and as private citizens will have no legal path to stop future City administrations from developing the Elena Gallegos however they want.
We cannot allow the City to break the covenants and begin development in the Elena Gallegos; the future of all of her 640 acres depends on it! We formed “Save the Elena Gallegos” in September 2022 to save this precious land and keep her wild. We launched our official petition on October 8, 2022 and are heartened that it has received widespread support from Burqueños. Now we’ve retained a lawyer and are pursuing legal action against the City.
Thank you for caring and for joining the fight! Let’s save the Elena Gallegos!
“To those devoid of imagination, a blank place on the map is a useless waste; to others, the most valuable part.”
—Aldo Leopold, Albuquerque’s first Environmental Planner
| Albuquerque, NM | Save the Elena Gallegos | null | Created November 14, 2022 | null | Organizer |
No Iola Sand Mine | $1,780 raised of $6,000 goal • 18 donors | raised of $6,000 goal | 18 donations | Laura Scott is organizing this fundraiser. | Created 3 days ago3 days agoEnvironment
Hi, my name is Laura Scott, and I am posting this GoFundMe to aid the neighbors and concerned citizens who oppose the Faulks Brothers/Iola Old Car Show sand mine application currently before the Town of Scandinavia and Iola Village.
Since October when we learned of the mining plan these two companies had devised, we have been strenuously fighting to keep our neighborhood undisrupted by industrial activity. This fight already has come at a cost, in legal fees, signage, social media, and other expenses.
Help us tell our story, that no matter how big you think you are, you need to abide by the rules, as codified in the Town Plan that expresses the people's will!
We have been urging the Planning Commission of the Town of Scandinavia to follow the terms outlined in the Comprehensive Town Plan back in 2007, which states how the citizens of the township envision their community to be and to grow. Most citizens want to preserve and protect the wildlife, the wetlands, the woods, and the idyllic quiet of our country life.
We did engage a well-respected attorney in Madison who specializes in environmental law and land use issues. We have purchased signs and have started publishing the facts on social media. All of this comes with costs.
We want to continue to spread the word about the damage this mining project could do to the disabled, the young, the old, and the everyday citizens who live in the mine's proximity.
Please help us keep fighting for our peace and quiet, our stable property values, our stress-free health, and our right to enjoy our daily lives. Help us preserve the wetland on site, the precious water we drink, the safety of the County roads, and our sanity.
Every amount is so appreciated and helps us in this battle. We fight on!
| Iola, WI | Laura Scott | null | Created 3 days ago | null | Organizer |
Citizens Against Terramor | $11,286 raised of $15,000 goal • 70 donors | raised of $15,000 goal | 70 donations | Citizens Against Terramor is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Paul Thurman. |
Visit our WEBSITE: Citizens Against Terramor
*All donations are gratefully accepted, large and small.
(donate through GoFundMe - Paul Thurman is acting as our business representative to collect these donations
OR send checks directly to Citizens Against Terramor - see our website for details and mailing address)
Are you concerned about the overdevelopment in our beautiful community?
Do you live near the area of Saugerstock, between Woodstock and Saugerties? Or have friends who do?
Are you worried about increased traffic and accidents along Route 212?
Do you want to preserve our wildlife, wetlands and ecosystem?
We are neighbors and citizens against Terramor OutDoor Resort’s overdevelopment in our community. We live in the residential area between Saugerties and Woodstock along the popular Route 212 that connects Woodstock and Saugerties.
Terramor OutDoor Resorts is a Corporation owned by KOA. KOA is Kampgrounds of America, the world's largest system of privately held campgrounds with more than 500 locations across the United States and Canada. Terramor has proposed a glamping resort along 212 for up to 270 visitors per day on a 77-acre parcel in Saugerties. Many of the 90 proposed structures will be 100 feet from the border of Woodstock.
We established an business identity and retained an attorney, an engineer, and a hydrolygist. We created banners and signs, are on FB and IG and are looking to further our visibility and expand our outreach to the public through multi-media. We have over 32,000 signatures on our Change.org petition. We've raised over $11,000 in donations and our website is live. We are going to fight to preserve our local wetlands and ecosystems!
Interested in joining our community? We need your help! We need financial assistance to operate at our highest level and manifest our shared vision. We need volunteers with varying capabilities: attending board meetings with signs, spreading the word, and funding.
Here are 4 ways you can help!
Donate Money
*All donations are gratefully accepted, large and small.
(donate through GoFundMe - Paul Thurman is acting as our LLC representative to collect these donations
OR send checks directly to Citizens Against Terramor - see our website for details and mailing address)
Donate Time
If you have special skills and experience related to any of this,
please let us know.
Join and share our Facebook Page & or Instagram Page
Concerned Citizens Against Terramor Overdevelopment
https://www.facebook.com/groups/793111745203651
IG stop terramor overdevelopment
Email your friends! Write letters to your town council and local representatives!
Just some of the reasons we oppose this development:
Terramor has proposed a glamping resort along 212 (close to South Peak Vet) for up to 270 visitors per day on a 77 acre parcel in Saugerties. Many of the 90 proposed structures will be 100 feet from the border of Woodstock.
The proposed structures include a dormitory, lodge, bar, restaurant, swimming pool, maintenance building, wellness center, dog park and 75 campsites each with private bathrooms and showers.
The proposal also includes accommodations for special events and weddings.
TRAFFIC: The Terramor traffic study was performed in February, on a Thursday, during a pandemic, and therefore the results are not reliable. The addition of 270 visitors per day on an already busy section of 212 will further exacerbate the dangerous intersection of Glasco and 212 as well as significantly increasing traffic at the intersection of 375 and 212.
AIR CONTAMINATION:The proposal includes 75 wood fire pits and a large community wood fire pit. According to John Wargo, a Yale scientist, “the ability of very fine particles to enter indoor environments from outdoor burning is well documented. Small particles can have a strongly negative effect on human health, causing and exacerbating lung diseases, triggering cardiovascular events, cancers and premature deaths. Health loss can occur at air pollution levels well below regulatory standards”.
FIRE HAZARD: The location of 75 fire pits includes approximately 40 within 100 feet of the Woodstock border. The fire department responsible will be Centerville but could further strain the Woodstock Fire department as well.
WETLANDS LOSS: The proposal includes an “offset” of wetlands that are “very likely contiguous” between Woodstock and Saugerties. These 10 acres of vital wetlands improve water quality through natural filtration of pollutants, serving as (nature’s kidneys) as well as providing important habitat for wildlife. According to Andy Mossey from the Woodstock Land Conservancy “ The Terramor parcel has been identified by Hudsonia as an area of Climate interest and unique conservation value”
PESTICIDE TOXINS: Due to the wetness of this parcel, mosquitos will likely be a significant issue and require the use of pesticides. According to Chemscore the mosquito and insect pesticides (Ecolab) being proposed by Terramor have a D+ rating.
WELL WATER USEAGE: Terramor has not provided assurances that the substantial water usage from an olympic sized swimming pool and 75 showers being used by 270 guests per day will not impact the aquifer and the shared water use with the town of Woodstock.
WATER RUNOFF: While the historic flooding problems on Osnas Lane were partially mitigated with recent drainage improvements, the high water table in this area cannot afford to have even more surface runoff added to it. Every extra non-permeable surface on the property will contribute to runoff.
HABITAT LOSS: Rather than clustering, the proposal spreads 90 structures throughout the parcel resulting in significant habitat fragmentation. The Hudson Valley Resource Mapper indicates that the development area is a known important area for rare terrestrial animals.
The parcel contains three significant wetlands as well as forest and has been identified by Hudsonia as an area of “Climate interest and unique conservation value”.
More details of the KOA Terramor OutDoor Resort can be found here:
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In Gratitude,
Citizens Against Terramor
| Woodstock, NY | Citizens Against Terramor | null | Created November 2, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Running for gorillas and clean water in Uganda | $1,700 raised of $2,500 goal • 19 donors | raised of $2,500 goal | 19 donations | Jami Belt is organizing this fundraiser. | Created 3 days ago3 days agoEnvironment
In two weeks I’m heading to Uganda to run my first ever 50K to fundraise for sustainable water solutions for the communities that surround the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest- home to the half of the world’s remaining 1,000 endangered mountain gorillas. I’m hoping to raise $2500 for for Just A Drop and The Gorilla Organization
I will be running with a small team of 3 Europeans and 25 Ugandans. This is the last in a series of physical challenge fundraisers organized by the founder of That Gorilla Brand that have raised and contributed $190,000 to water projects impacting 7500 people in the villages surrounding Bwindi. We will also be making a film to raise awareness about the importance of access to water and the issues facing mountain gorillas.
In this region where people live on $1/day (and school fees cost $0.30 per day) Ugandans (mostly women and girls) spend up to 4 hours per day walking to water sources, preventing them from pursuing an education or making a living in a way that doesn’t harm the forest. Providing easy access to clean drinking water empowers women, breaks the poverty cycle and alleviates pressure on the gorillas’ forest habitat.
| West Glacier, MT | Jami Belt | null | Created 3 days ago | null | Organizer |
Help Buddhist Nuns Replace Gas-Guzzler w Hybrid | $8,824 raised of $8,500 goal • 70 donors | raised of $8,500 goal | 70 donations | This fundraiser is organized by Dharmadatta Community. |
We are a group of Spanish-speaking Buddhist nuns from all over the world - Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Switzerland and the US - living together in rural Virginia where there is no public transportation. We are turning to you here because our old car died (leaving one of our nuns stranded and alone), at an awful time to be looking to buy a new one. One of the most important things we have in common (besides being Spanish-speaking Buddhist nuns!) is a shared vision of our spiritual path as inseparable from an ecological commitment. These days to live more sustainably can be terribly expensive and this is evident in the cost of a hybrid car. We are doing our best to find the funding in our budget, but are coming up short $8,500. If you can help us reach this goal to cover the costs of replacing our old gas guzzler with a hybrid, we would be so very grateful.
For three years, we have driven a 1998 Oldsmobile that was gifted to us by a friend of our community. As part of our way of life, we seek to limit our needs to what is given us freely. A life of voluntary simplicity, reciprocity and a basic trust in the kindness of others. We cared for the car we were gifted as best we could. She served us well for a long time. We called the Oldsmobile our "Nunsmobile" and ended up on a first-name basis with Robert, the local mechanic who nursed her along in the past year. But after being left on the roadside various times, and finally stranding one of our nuns alone far from home in a dicey situation two weeks ago--we had to recognize that her days are at an end. We have no choice. We need a new car: We live in rural Virginia, and there is simply no public transportation serving our town.
We and the earth itself would greatly appreciate your support in making it possible for our next car to be a hybrid. All the funds we receive will be put toward the cost of a new hybrid Nunsmobile!
We are a 501(c)(3) so all donations made to us are fully tax deductible in the U.S.
MORE ABOUT US
OUR MISSION: We are deeply committed to embodying a model of spiritual community that eschews patriarchal institutions and ideologies, and embraces our shared responsibility to care for the earth.
WHAT WE DO
We serve a lay community dispersed across Latin America and anywhere that Spanish speakers are found. All of our programs are online, in Spanish and completely free of charge. We offer weekly Dharma talks, guide online retreats and group practice sessions, online courses and have a seven-year study program that currently has over 500 students enrolled. Our Dharma offerings and services are accessible and open to anyone who speaks Spanish.
It is of great importance to us that economic inequalities not form a barrier to accessing spiritual care and services particularly in Buddhism. Therefore we do not charge for any of our programs or services whatsoever. In turn, in keeping with the greatest Buddhist example, Buddha himself, we live on whatever donations we receive. And, thanks to our many kind donors, we have managed to cover our costs of living, month after month for over a decade.
WHO WE ARE: An intentional intergenerational community of Spanish-speaking women.
Damcho, a nun for 22 years, with a PhD in Sanskrit and Tibetan Buddhism and a background in journalism. Originally from New York. Our reluctant leader.
Nangpel, a nun for 13 years, former anthropologist from Mexico and an aikido black belt who had her own dojo. Keeps us on our toes.
Lodro, a nun for 7 years, a former accountant born in the Dominican Republic who emigrated to Puerto Rico as a teenager. Our unofficial head of "laughter therapy"
Dapel, a nun for 13 years, a former schoolteacher from Switzerland. Our chant master and resident artist.
Karya, our newest nun, from Colombia. A former university lecturer with a degree in semiotics
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Save Haʻikū Stairs 80th Anniversary Fundraiser | $9,479 raised of $20,000 goal • 122 donors | raised of $20,000 goal | 122 donations | This fundraiser is organized by Friends of Haiku Stairs. |
The Friends of Haʻikū Stairs are excited to wish the Stairway to Heaven a Happy 80th Birthday! Please help us celebrate by donating to our Save the Stairs fundraiser.
We are working overtime to Save the Stairs in their 80th Anniversary year. We are excited to have the support of Josh Green, who is the newly elected Governor of Hawai‘i and has publicly endorsed managed access for the Stairs.
Reopening the Stairs is now more possible than ever, but we need your support to continue this fight.
Our goal is to raise $20,000 by the end of 2022 to halt removal and reopen the Stairs discussion.
All money donated will go directly to our mission to Save the Stairs by supporting new community initiatives, legal defense, and managed access plans. You can learn more about this here.
Anyone who donates will also be automatically entered into our online giveaway for a chance to win incredible prizes! Learn more here.
Please donate to our fundraiser if you love the Stairs as much as we do and would hate to see this iconic landmark be senselessly removed. Together, we will Save the Stairs and won't stop fighting until we do.
About
Friends of Haʻikū Stairs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to protect the historic Haʻikū Stairs and surrounding ʻāina for current and future generations. You may be familiar with the Haʻikū Stairs, or Stairway to Heaven, and the City Council’s bid to spend millions of dollars to destroy them. Despite what you may have read, the fight to save the Haʻikū Stairs is far from over. FHS believes managed access provides responsible, respectful, and sustainable solutions to keep the Stairs that will benefit the entire valley.
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Help Save our Bicentennial Tree | $1,290 raised of $150,000 goal • 33 donors | raised of $150,000 goal | 33 donations | TLC Bicentennial Tree is organizing this fundraiser. |
Our Bicentennial Tree* has stood for more than 246 years and survived windstorms, blizzards, droughts and dogs, yes… lots of dogs.
In 2018 a significant limb came off, and rot was exposed. The arborist who worked on the tree was very excited to meet this ancient and extraordinary tree. He told us it was rivaled only by one other tree in Monroe County, a tree on a golf course. The arborist was able to do some pruning on our Bicentennial Tree so it could heal some, but it needs so much more.
Here are a few of the updates needed to save our Bicentennial Tree:
• Irrigation system
• Removal of old sidewalks
• Installation of permeable concrete sidewalks
• Extensive landscaping
• Significant (and deep) mulching
• Specialty fertilizers
• and more TLC to keep it healthy
That is where YOU can help this majestic tree! Please donate to the church in the tree's name or support our GoFundMe. We invite you to watch as we update our Facebook page or pay the tree a visit at 3760 Culver Road, Rochester, New York 14622.
We have a great story about a beautiful American history piece sitting in our front yard at Transfiguration Lutheran Church (TLC) in Irondequoit. Our Bicentennial Tree has stood here since at least the time of the American Revolution. This magnificent oak tree stood while our young country grew, it saw the growth of the Town of Irondequoit, and it watched as our predecessors cleared the land and built a church in its yard. Inside, we worshipped, celebrated weddings and baptisms, and mourned the loss of friends, while outside, it stood guard and shaded us. Each spring, it sprouts leaves that shade and the leaves turn burnt red to toasty brown every autumn. Yes, they fall to the ground, and we rake and rake and rake. But we love our tree dearly.
* Our Bicentennial Tree is located in the front yard of Transfiguration Lutheran Church, 3760 Culver Road in Irondequoit, NY, 14622. In 1976, during the US Bicentennial, the National Arbor Day Foundation put a plaque by the tree designating our oak tree as having stood during the American Revolution in 1776. Ever since then, we have officially called it Our Old Bicentennial Tree.
Follow us on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/tlcrochester
Visit us at: https://www.tlcgrowingingrace.org/
| Rochester, NY | TLC Bicentennial Tree | null | Created November 1, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Green Mama Compost | $1,070 raised of $22,000 goal • 13 donors | raised of $22,000 goal | 13 donations | Team fundraiser
Ellie Lawrence and Joaquin Aparicio are organizing this fundraiser. | Created January 4, 2023January 4, 2023Environment
Our idea:
Green Mama Compost is a commercial business registered in Guatemala. We will offer an organic waste pickup service in Antigua, Guatemala, and will sell the finished compost to farmers, horticulturists, local businesses and residents. We are the first such compost company in the country.
Green Mama Compost will help solve one piece (the organic piece) of the growing trash problem. Our service will reduce the volume of waste that goes to the municipal landfill, with the intention that within a decade no organic waste will go there at all. Our intervention in the cycle will reduce methane and diminish the odor that surrounds the landfill. Turning organic waste into compost will improve the quality of the area’s soils and crops.
Diverting food waste from Antigua's landfill will contribute to the health of the waste management system and extend the landfill’s capacity to hold non-organic, non-recyclable trash.
Through our affordably priced pickup service, we will raise awareness of consumerism and waste.
By creating nutrient-rich soil we will regenerate the earth and improve overall human health.
By employing local talent, we will cultivate a sense of ownership in the project and its survival.
We are aware of the challenges of a project that relies on behavior change, but we think that many Antigüeños (Antiguans) will welcome a way to improve their own lives and that of the planet. Antigua, with its large community of foreigners already acquainted with recycling, is an ideal place to start a project like this. Those restaurants and businesses who subscribe to our service will get the benefit of our public thanks in social media and formal and informal networks. In turn, their endorsement will help us attract more clients, creating a positive feedback loop.
In marketing our service and product, we will be teaching residents and businesses to properly manage their waste, beautify their immediate surroundings, nourish soils, and improve the nutrition and overall health of their families, neighbors, and friends.
Our team:
Eleanor Lawrence is the founder and Director of Operations. With a Master's in Public Health, she has worked for nearly 10 years in Central and North America and has been composting for 9 years. She likes local projects that can become sustainable with minimal resources in a short time. She has that vision for Green Mama Compost.
Joaquín Aparicio Muñoz, our technical director, is a licensed agronomist in Renewable Natural Resources experienced in business administration, human resources, commercialization, and community projects. He has designed the site layout and operational plan for creating and producing compost for Green Mama. A farmer himself, Joaquín has been composting for his whole life.
Luis Antonio Irías Cordon is the legal representative for GMC and is also in charge of publicity. A professional musician who travels throughout Guatemala, he is an activist for artists, ecological regeneration, and indigenous rights. He has a platform and a network. He represents Green Mama at meetings and events, and spreads the word in person and through social media.
Devin O’Donoghue (not featured in video) is our Field Operations Manager and will be joining us in January 2023. An environmental scientist with a background in both small-scale and commercial level horticulture, he has spent the last 5 years monitoring soil quality for one of the largest medicinal horticulture companies in the US.
We formed a team in May 2022 and began immediately to assess Antigua’s needs and capacity for a curbside compost business. Based on our research we formulated a plan for a 3-month pilot project to prove the viability of our venture. Given our base of more than 50 potential clients who have expressed an intention to subscribe to our service, we expect to increase this number quickly once we start operations. This will allow us to expand both our staff and our service area. We are actively seeking more collaborators to help us with money and expertise in training and strategy development.
Your money: What will we use it for?
We have a detailed business plan and budget. We have the people, the skills, and the location. Help us rent a truck, hire a driver, build out a compost site, and equip ourselves with the materials we need, salaries to pay staff, and we will get started immediately. We are ready to begin as soon as we have the funds to rent a truck twice a week, hire a driver, buy buckets and bags, and pay our workers. See a more detailed breakdown below:
We are itching to start collecting food waste and composting, knowing that we will learn most through hands-on experience. We’ve done a lot of thinking and planning, and we need to begin putting our ideas into practice and making an impact. That being said, this will always be a learning process, and while what we most need at this stage are funds, we would be grateful to receive any other support made available to us.
We thank you, Antigua thanks you, and Mother Earth thanks you!
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Keep recycling at North Park Village | $6,745 raised of $10,000 goal • 100 donors | raised of $10,000 goal | 100 donations | Marjorie Isaacson is organizing this fundraiser. |
The Resource Center began as a recycling operation 50 years ago, long before the City of Chicago offered residents a recycling program.
For over 30 years, the Resource Center, a Chicago-based nonprofit, has operated the Recycling Station at North Park Village. Chicago residents bring their recyclable materials here because of the Resource Center’s commitment to recycle at least 99% of the materials it collects. This recycling rate is unmatched by other readily-available recycling programs within the City of Chicago.
Recently, the Recycling Station was damaged and repairs to make it fully functional again have been costly. You can read more about what happened here. We are asking for your support to help the Resource Center get the North Park Village Recycling Station fully operational again, and for the Resource Center to continue recycling. Funds are needed to repair damages from the August incident and related expenses.
Will you please contribute to help this valuable community resource continue reducing waste, and transforming underused and overlooked resources in ways that improve the quality of life for Chicago residents? All funds collected will go to the Resource Center.
Want more information? Read about the Resource Center's founder, Ken Dunn, who has been recognized as the “Greenest Man in Chicago” and who Chicago Magazine deemed deserving of a Genius Grant (though the MacArthur Foundation has not yet).
| Chicago, IL | Marjorie Isaacson | null | Created December 2, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Bats for Bulldogs | $705 raised of $400 goal • 19 donors | raised of $400 goal | 19 donations | Vanessa Danese is organizing this fundraiser. | Created 3 days ago3 days agoEnvironment
Hello, my name is Vanessa Danese and I am an Eagle Scout Candidate for the Boy Scouts of America. My troop is 1421, and we are based out of the Lindenhurst Moose Lodge on South Broadway.
As an Eagle Scout Candidate, I am required to complete a project that positively impacts my community. I plan to install bat boxes to assist in reducing the mosquito population and also increase pollination in the Lindenhurst community. I’ve been approved to install bat boxes in Little Neck Creek in the village.
Bats are critical in keeping mosquito populations in control, but sometimes they are mistakenly viewed as pests. However, they are critical in balancing our ecosystem. One small brown bat can eat 1000 mosquitos in an hour. Bats are also critical in the pollination of fruit and nut trees. There are several species of bats in the U.S. which are on the endangered species list. Bat boxes would assist in saving these species from extinction.
I’m currently a senior at Lindenhurst High School and I am hoping to become the first female Eagle scout in the history of Lindenhurst. I have a few weeks left to complete this project and would like to get your support and hope you agree with my initiative. Along with being a female boy scout, I am the community service chairperson for the Lindenhurst National Honor Society, the fundraising representative for the Lindenhurst Key Club, the treasurer of the Lindenhurst Environmental Club and part of the 2023 Peer Leadership class. I care a lot about this community and I'm a very active participant in it.
I am asking for your assistance in funding my project as this will help balance our local ecosystem while improving the health of residents and the environment around us. This project is something that I am very passionate about. Nature has had an incredible impact on my life and scouting journey. Knowing that I can do something to give back to nature has left me so incredibly grateful for the experiences I have had within it.
Thank you so much for your time and consideration. I can’t wait to support the community in the way it has always supported me! Please feel free to contact me with any further questions that you may have.
Thank you,
Vanessa A. Danese
Troop 1421
| Lindenhurst, NY | Vanessa Danese | null | Created 3 days ago | null | Organizer |
LSE Students' Environmental Fieldwork in Rwanda | $2,140 raised of $3,000 goal • 30 donors | raised of $3,000 goal | 30 donations | Joe Spillane is organizing this fundraiser. |
Hello! We are Julia Fernandez-Puertas, Maciej Respekta, Hanna Rowell, and Joe Spillane, and we are four master's students of International Development Management at the London School of Economics. In partial completion of our degree requirements, we are conducting a development consultancy project in partnership with Spark Microgrants, a non-profit organization that supports East African communities in designing and implementing social impact projects ranging from agricultural business transformation to educational advancement. Our project focuses on climate change preparedness for rural communities in Rwanda, specifically addressing the following questions:
1. What are the expected climatic changes and vulnerabilities that will be experienced in Rwanda?
2. How can community development programs help communities adapt to climate change?
3. What technical and operational tools will communities in Rwanda need to prioritize and implement local climate resilience actions? How can Spark help in this process?
Given the sensitive nature of this research, we have been encouraged by the Spark team to conduct fieldwork so that we can facilitate in-person interviews and gain an “on-the-ground” understanding of the vulnerabilities these communities face. Since this is self-funded fieldwork, your donation will help us pay for transportation between London and Rwanda.
We thank you in advance for helping us complete this important research!
| Greensboro, NC | Joe Spillane | null | Created December 20, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Senior Project | $330 raised of $480 goal • 8 donors | raised of $480 goal | 8 donations | Michael Goodwine is organizing this fundraiser. |
Hello, my name is Michael Goodwine. I am a senior at Chinquapin Prep and am working on the second half of my Junior-Senior Seminar project. This is a two-year effort where I identify and research a topic of interest and plan a project around that issue.
My project involves a device called a FarmBot. Using solar power, the FarmBot can weed, plant seeds, and water plants. This project helps promote the use of renewable energy and STEM. This project will help show an example of how technology can help benefit people.
Chinquapin’s FarmBot is in bad shape and needs a number of repairs, replacement parts, and some TLC.
My research shows that I’ll need the following to make the FarmBot solar-powered:
Rewire and clean up the garden bed as it is full of weeds. The farmBot system is on an X, Y axis based system; the garden bed will be separated into sectors for each plant
Wire two 12v 18 ah rechargeable batteries in a series. This will result in creating 24 volts ( because when you wire batteries in a series it adds up the voltage from the 2 batteries)
Purchase wire and other parts
The total amount would be around $430. I am able to invest $20. Any extra cash will go towards the STEAM Club or FarmBot.
Item
Cost per item
100 Pcs XHF 12-10 AWG Nylon Female Spade Connectors Quick Disconnect Wire Terminals Insulated Wire Crimp Connectors.
$10
Beechwood 12-gauge silicone wire
$30
Camera
$50
Weeder blades 3narrow/3 wide/3 medium
$2 each - need 18
Farmbot genius tool soil sensor
$30
ML18-12 - 12 Volt 18 AH SLA Battery - Pack of 2
$80
L.E.D strip 24volt
$30
Genesis rotary tool
$65
Genesis seeder
$25
Genesis water nozzle
$25
NEMA 17 Stepper Motor with Rotary Encoder
$90
Total
$ 430
| Highlands, TX | Michael Goodwine | null | Created December 7, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Give rural youth a Taste of College | $7,180 raised of $45,000 goal • 37 donors | raised of $45,000 goal | 37 donations | Gary Adest is organizing this fundraiser to benefit River Ridge Institute. |
Tulare is California's 7th largest county, yet it has no 4-year college. So, how do high schoolers get an idea of what higher education is about?
River Ridge Institute already hosts college classes; we will bring local high school students out simultaneously so they can 'take' a college class, meet college students and discover that (most) faculty are human.
We work with high school students who might never have thought of going on with their education; we open closed doors.
We work with California State University, Long Beach and UC Merced, Porterville School District and the Tulare County Office of Education, plus many local non-profit organizations such as California Native Plant Society, Audubon, Sequoia Riverlands Trust, Latino Outdoors, the Tule River Tribe, UC Cooperative Extension, US Fish and Wildlife Service, etc.
Funds will be used to increase River Ridge's capacity to house students and faculty on the ranch so we can provide local youth with more visits to college classes.
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STOP plans to build 44 homes in Scappoose floodway | $1,550 raised of $20,650 goal • 25 donors | raised of $20,650 goal | 25 donations | Deb Miller is organizing this fundraiser. | Friends and neighbors, it might appear as though we lost the battle to the Big Guns developer who swooped in and got the City of Scappoose's approval to build 44 homes on the floodplain south of JP West. But we do have one last chance to stop this, it's called a LUBA (land-use board of appeals) appeal and neighbors surrounding this flood-plain field have retained an attorney to file this. If we lose the appeal we have to pay the attorney fees of about $20K out of this fund but good news is that if we win the City pays the attorney fees and we donate all money collected to local watershed councils. And most importantly we BEAT the developer!
So, we are asking all of our Scappoose and South Columbia county neighbors and friends to help fund the fight against this shortsighted and ill-conceived housing development, which will negatively impact homes above-stream and below-stream of the build location across from Veterans Park.
Neighbors surrounding the proposed build site have already ponied up about $7K for Hathaway Larson attorney Chris Koback to research specific criteria prior to city council meetings and fight on our behalf. But this GoFundMe campaign is on top of that for the appeal. Many thanks to those of you who have already donated and those who will be donating now, and if you have any specific questions you may contact Joel Haugen at [email redacted]. | null | null | null | Created November 6, 2022 | null | null |
Dr. Wambua's piped water fundraiser | $3,835 raised of $31,300 goal • 33 donors | raised of $31,300 goal | 33 donations | Dickson Muoki is organizing this fundraiser. |
Dear friends and supporters,
My name is Dr. Dickson Wambua, a scientist in Atlanta, Georgia.
I am writing to ask for your support in our fundraiser to bring piped water to my village of birth, Muthwani - Kenya, The village is currently facing a devastating drought that has left the community without access to clean, reliable water. This drought has not only put the health and well-being of the residents at risk, but it has also had a profound impact on the local environment and economy.
With your help, we can raise the funds necessary to build a water pipeline and provide this community with the vital resource they need. Your donation will go towards purchasing materials and hiring workers to complete the project.
Please consider making a donation to this important cause. Together, we can make a lasting impact on the lives of those in need. Thank you for your support.
This was one of my neighbor's best-producing trees last year (notice the staking/propping of the branches) indicating that last season's fruit was too heavy. Now it is gone!
The availability of water will enable the farmers to continue to provide for their families.
What has been tried
1) Shallow wells
Water is too little for agricultural use
2) Rainwater harvesting on plastic and concrete tanks
Simply doesn't cut it.
3) Shallow pans
Insufficient water
4) Baby bottle-feeding young plants
This actually works for the young :)
Our next line of defense is the proposed water from the river shown below
Here is what we need
Land on the river = $3,000
River well structure = $10,500
40 plastic pipes ($100 each) = $4,000
Structural design work = $ 1,200
Skilled Labor = $6,500
2 concrete tanks ($2,100 each) $4,200
Diesel pump = $1,900
With this first phase of the project, we will help 1,000 members of the community. Anything you can give will go into saving an orange tree for a farmer and by extension a family.
Thank you for your donation!
Dr. Dickson Wambua
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Help the Amboseli Maasai Through the Drought | $1,510 raised of $5,000 goal • 15 donors | raised of $5,000 goal | 15 donations | Kathleen McMinn is organizing this fundraiser. |
Hi, I’m Kathleen McMinn, and this fundraiser is for a Maasai community that lives near Amboseli National Park. The community is called Namelok.
You may have seen in the national news that the Amboseli area has been experiencing the worst drought in 40 years. It's had a terrible impact on the wildlife and the Maasai communities that call the area home. Why Namelok? A friend of mine lives there. He contacted me when he was home recently and shared what was happening to his family and friends. After texting (a lot) and a few WhatsApp calls, we decided to set up this GoFundMe for his community.
It's his voice you can hear in the video.
BTW- I’ve included other photos that he sent below. Please be aware that they show dead cattle, so don’t look if that offends you. They do show the impact of the drought.
How is the drought affecting the families?
• The livestock (cattle and goats) the Maasai rely on for food and money are dying from starvation and thirst.
• The price for livestock is crashing since everyone is trying to sell their cattle and goats before the livestock dies. A cow that sold previously for $300 now sells for $50.
• No livestock => no money => no food.
• It’s also affecting the children's education. Parents are taking their children out of school because they can’t afford even the basic fees charged by the schools.
Several organizations, including the UN, are looking at aid for the area - but people need help now. The grasslands they use to graze their animals are spent. Water needs to be trucked in.
All the money from this fundraiser (other than the 2.9% + $0.30 /transaction fee for GoFundMe’s cut) will go to local families. I’m working with my friend, Nickson Oltii, and he is working with the local area chief, Kenneth Lekatoo Ntukai. Mr. Ntukai’s role is to work with the local village elders to distribute the money to the families that need it the most.
How can you help?
• $10 buys 2 small bales of hay that will feed a cow for 4 days.
• $50 buys 5,000 liters of water. That’s enough water for 10 days for 20 cows.
• $75 will feed 1 cow for a month.
• $100 buys 10,000 liters of water. That’s enough water for 20 days for 20 cows.
• $150 will feed and water 2 cows for almost a month.
• $1000 will buy 200 bales of hay that will feed 1 cow for just over a month.
• $1500 will feed and water 20 cows for almost a month
I hope you’ll contribute to this fundraiser. If not, I hope you’ll seek out other organizations working in the area for either family or wildlife relief.
Asante Sana! Thank you!
| Chatham, NJ | Kathleen McMinn | null | Created December 3, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Protect the Irish Hills- No gravel pit | $7,740 raised of $50,000 goal • 44 donors | raised of $50,000 goal | 44 donations | Team fundraiser
Thomas Emerson and Wendy Holmes are organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Diane Higgins. |
Hi I am representing a group of very concerned residents in the Irish hills area that are opposing gravel pit mining in our beautiful &historic area of Irish Hills Michigan that compromises sever local area townships. This is a non-profit cause for stopping gravel pit mining in our area as determined by pending non-profit to be formed for this very purpose. This will help us greatly protect our community! At the Cambridge Township Planning Meeting, on Oct 26th, SSP Leasing/Cambridge Lake LLC requested a conditional use permit to excavate and mine at the old Brighton Farm, the area south of US 12, next to Killarney Highway (A Natural Beauty Road), between Allen, Meadow and Kelly Lake, directly above Brighton Pond. From what I understood at this meeting, they plan to pull sand and stone from the proposed gravel pit for a minimum of 10 years, and eventually build 12 homes, each on 1 acre lots, around what is left of the gravel pit which would essentially be a man made lake. The presenter from SSP Leasing provided minimal information regarding plans, permits etc, and it appeared that the housing development would come much later, with no timeline. The primary objective would be mining.
The process, if I understand it correctly, is that the company requests a conditional use permit from the Cambridge planning commission. Once they have sufficient information from SSP Leasing, the planning commission has the power to either approve or deny recommendation. If approved, it is only a recommendation, and then sent to the Township for final decision.
After the presentation, each resident had 2 minutes to speak, directed to the board. Of course, everyone was very concerned and we and the board were provided very little concrete information.
Our biggest question, what does this bring to Cambridge Township? How does this better our community? How does a gravel pit fit into the surrounding land use?
Our take away from the Twp Planning Meeting meeting on Oct 26th-Impacts to the community and local residents
1. Noise from sunup to sundown- the revving of diesel engines from gravel trucks, bull dozers, crushers, sorters, and other equipment and the constant annoyance backup beeping . The noise and noxious smells will lead to loss of property enjoyment. When questioned about noise concern, SSP Leasing representative replied there will be “minimal disturbance due to the deep depth of the pit because the sound will essentially travel up”. We find that hard to believe.
2. Traffic Safety- many of us had significant concerns about the heavy gravel haulers coming in and out of the pit onto US-12 slowly, as traffic zips around the corners at 55 mph. How much does a gravel train hauler weigh? 50 tons? We are not sure. What is the actual stopping distance of a heavy gravel train, especially in wet weather? We as residents of the area know all too well the dangers of dead mans curve, the deaths and accidents, how difficult it is to pull a boat trailer out of Allens Lake public access as it is, let alone the limited sight distance in and out of the proposed gravel pit onto US-12, poses a threat to pedestrians, cars, and those riding motorcycles.
3. Ground water disturbance- Mining operations, washing, dust control and digging has the high probability of disturbing an already fragile groundwater source. There is potential impact for water contamination and reduction of nearby lakes, streams as well as residential wells. Residents at the meeting pointed out that the channels that connect Wolf, Allen, Meadow, Kelly and Killarney are already quite shallow. Those of us living in this area rely on groundwater for our wells. Residents asked the board, What happens if our wells go dry or the water table drops in the lakes and the channels no longer allow access?
4. Impact on health-. crystalline silica dust. It has proven links to diseases that lead to death including silicosis, lung cancer, COPD, renal failure, and kidney disease as well as causing auto-immune diseases.
5. Open pit gravel mines depress property values and damaged property values severely affect tax revenues
6. Impact on local eco-systems-Potential damage to wetlands, wildlife and fishery habitats. We pointed out that Killarney Hwy is a Natural Beauty Road. The wetlands provide an amazing habitat for a large variety of migrating birds as well as yearlong resident species, numerous wildlife and fish.
If I understand the process correctly.
1.The applicant requests a special land use permit and must prove there is a need for the materials it intends to mine.
2. If successfully proven, the applicant must next prove the mining operation will not result in very serious consequences.
3. If successfully proven, the applicant must apply for a mining operation license.
The language “Very serious consequences” is the key.
Michigan’s gravel statue provides categories of ‘very serious consequences’ (VSQ) into which all of the above concerns can be grouped including Existing Land Uses, Environmental Issues, Protection of Property Values, Traffic Safety, and Local Health, Safety, & Welfare.
| Raised $750 from 3 donations | Thomas Emerson | null | Created November 18, 2022 | null | Organizer |
THE REALNESS PRESERVE | $4,745 raised of $30,000 goal • 41 donors | raised of $30,000 goal | 41 donations | Arielle Crawford is organizing this fundraiser. |
Hey y’all, it’s Arielle!
2 years ago I had a vision of an off-grid regenerative ranch and retreat, and I set out to bring it to life. I found the land in March, started building in May, and just became a registered non-profit!
Together with my partner Simon (master natural builder) and a devoted team of fellow anarchists (do no harm - take no shit), we are creating a “new western town” here on 1,500 acres in the heart of Texas Hill Country, based on natural building, permaculture, wool ranching, renewable energy, education and community. We’ll host workshops, work exchanges, events, and artist residencies with accommodations in our cob rental cabins!
We are working with raw land and need equipment to scale in a meaningful way. Each donation gets us a little closer, and solidifies you as core community. When we have adequate infrastructure, we will invite all investors to experience the ranch firsthand with special benefits. You are at the heart of what’s happening!
Please follow our journey on Instagram at @therealnesspreserve, and share our story with any ESG / non-profit investors you may know. Business plan with full financials and video fundraising pitch available upon request.
Thank you for fanning our fire, and the future of life on earth!
Love,
Arielle, Simon & team
| Kerrville, TX | Arielle Crawford | null | Created December 15, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Solar Electricity for Habitat for Humanity Houses | $1,672 raised of $3,000 goal • 26 donors | raised of $3,000 goal | 26 donations | James Jackson is organizing this fundraiser. |
Hi everyone,
I am raising funds to help install solar panels on a Habitat for Humanity house in Warrenton, Virginia. We have raised enough to buy the solar panels, but not enough to install them. Our goal is to raise $3,000 by installation day (March 3). This is a great cause because it provides free and climate friendly electricity to Habitat for Humanity families. All funds will be donated directly to GiveSolar, and you can learn more here: https://give.solar/
GiveSolar and Habitat for Humanity have also posted this GoFundMe to their Facebook pages here @givesolarpower and @FauquierHabitat:
https://www.facebook.com/givesolarpower
https://www.facebook.com/FauquierHabitat/
If you can help me circulate this GoFundMe website by sharing it on social media or forwarding it to others who may be interested, that would be great too!
Thank you for considering this donation,
James Jackson
| Arlington, VA | James Jackson | null | Created December 27, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Help my mom so we can move out | $3,229 raised of $1,000 goal • 41 donors | raised of $1,000 goal | 41 donations | Shiloh Clough is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Latessa Clough. |
Hi, my name is shiloh my family’s house just burnt down my mom lost all over her belongings and we bouncing around trying to family somewhere to live anything will help.
| Arlington, TX | Shiloh Clough | Words of support (2)
Please donate to share words of support.
Giovanna Daniels
$30•19 d
Praying for y’all, glad everyone is safe, and hope the bit I am sending Praying for y’all, glad to hear that everyone is okay. Glad to help ❤️
Victoria Ridley
$100•20 d
Hope this helps. Love, Debby and Victoria. | Created December 24, 2022 | Updates (1)
January 9, 2023
by Latessa Clough, Beneficiary
We found a house everyone! We should be moving in as soon as next weekend. Thank you so very much for your help with this, we are truly grateful. | Organizer |
20 Family Gardens (in partnership w Mundo Verde) | $2,160 raised of $3,000 goal • 13 donors | raised of $3,000 goal | 13 donations | Evan Tanner is organizing this fundraiser. |
**Note: Evan will hand-deliver the proceeds from the fundraiser to Arnoldo and Mundo Verde min-Jan 2023 and record video of the families and their gardens Thank you for your generosity!**
SUSTAINABLE FAMILY GARDENS
Arnoldo Televario established Mundo Verde and the sustainable gardens program to fight childhood malnutrition, which he experienced firsthand as the teacher of a one-room school in Monte Carlo, Guatemala. Arnoldo knew he had to do something, so Mundo Verde was born.
The organization is focused on establishing sustainable vegetable gardens for families in need and offers services to teach families how to grow and manage their gardens. These gardens allow families to learn to grow their food and provide economic opportunity through the sale and trade of excess crops, including cabbage, radishes, onions, cucumbers, beets, Swiss chard, corn, and fruit-bearing plants such as avocados, peaches, and lemons.
Unfortunately, nearly half of all Guatemalan children under five years old suffer from chronic malnutrition, impacting rural areas more acutely than larger cities due to a lack of resources and infrastructure to receive goods.
Leaders like Arnoldo have stepped in to help, and as a result, 60 families started gardens in 2022. Because of these gardens, families can eat nutritious meals regularly and are allowed to sell or trade excess goods for school supplies, additional food, clothing and repairs to their homes.
Each garden has added exponential value to these families. The ripple effect continues to improve the lives of others who need fresh produce that provides vital vitamins and minerals for growing children.
A vital part of the mission for Mundo Verde includes empowering women, especially single mothers, many of whom have families with multiple children and orphaned boys and girls who need a way forward.
Meet EMELY
Emely is 12 years old and joined the program to help her mother, who cannot work due to problems with her hands and feet. She also has two little brothers. Emely has been the sole provider for her family since her father passed away due to illness, but the Mundo Verde sustainable garden program has offered her hope and a path forward.
Emely loves the vegetable program and regularly harvests radishes, swiss chard, onions and cabbage. She and her family gather a portion of the produce to eat, and the rest they sell for income to help with energy bills, rent, and bus tickets to get to school.
Meet DON ANDRES
Don Andres is a 51-year-old peasant worker who does not receive a living wage to feed his children, nor do his children. As a result, Don Andres cares for his sons, daughters and granddaughters - Don has stepped in to help his extended family, and his sustainable garden is providing much-needed assistance.
Through this program, Don harvests cabbage and radishes and sells part of his crop to purchase food such as rice, beans, and protein.
This project is crucial to his family. Don’s daughters work in handicrafts, but it is not enough to buy food. Don Andres and his family lost their home in 2005 when Hurricane Stan hit the country and caused nearly 1 billion in damage.
COST PER SUSTAINABLE GARDEN
Seeds, Fertilizers & Insecticides 700 quetzals $90
Labor & Education 300 quetzales $40
Fuel and Transport 150 quetzales $20
TOTAL PER GARDEN 1,150 quetzales $150
Additional needs tools 1,500 quetzales $200
2022 IMPACT
Since June 2022, the sustainable garden program has benefitted 60 families.
2023 GOAL
From Arnoldo - “I dream of helping 200 families create their micro-gardens with orchards and fruit plants. And I dream of working with schools to plant vegetable crops”.
About Mundo Verde 2023
Founded less than five months ago, in June of 2022, by Arnoldo Televario as a response to rampant malnutrition and dire economic situations. Mundo Verde helps solve both problems through affordable micro-farms and sustainable gardening.
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Help Ashley participate in the Bay Paddle | $250 raised of $500 goal • 10 donors | raised of $500 goal | 10 donations | Ashley Jensen is organizing this fundraiser. | Created 1 day ago1 day agoEnvironment
Hi my name is Ashley and I have committed to paddling in the Bay Paddle. The bay paddle is a 33 mile race that will benefit Chesapeake Conservancy’s efforts to designate the Chesapeake Bay as a National Park, WaterKeepers Chesapeake to help keep the waters and rivers of the Bay healthy and Oyster Recovery Partnership’s work to plant 10 billion oysters in the Bay.
Each member of the paddle team in lieu of registration must raise 500$, and therefore that is what I have set the goal as for myself. The Chesapeake bay has been a source of solace and therapy for me. I've always been a water bug and moving here from the California coast was tough until I discovered my love of the Chesapeake. I'd appreciate any support in both giving back to mother nature for this beautiful gift of the bay and also encouraging my healthy hobby of paddling. Thank you so much
| Greater Upper Marlboro, MD | Ashley Jensen | null | Created 1 day ago | null | Organizer |
Support Maya-Achi Climate Resilience | $41,747 raised of $40,000 goal • 57 donors | raised of $40,000 goal | 57 donations | Michael Bakal is organizing this fundraiser. |
As Maya communities have long understood, the health of human communities is closely tied to the wellbeing of the earth.
The community of Rabinal, where Voces y Manos has worked since 2009, is in the heart of Central America’s "dry corridor." It is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to climate change. Summer rains which sustained the Mayan system of agriculture for millennia have abruptly become unpredictable and scarce. Yet far from abandoning ancestral farming practices, climate change has motivated many Maya-Achí families to recuperate them.
With your help, Voces y Manos' team of Indigenous youth leaders will:
• Plant thousands of trees
• Create dozens of greenhouses
• Help farmers save and exchange native seeds
• Use agroecological alternatives to fertilizers and pesticides
• Help farmers strengthen and sustain the Sistema Milpa, or polyculture of corn, beans, and squash
Thank you for supporting Indigenous and Youth-led solutions to the climate crisis!
-The Voces y Manos Team
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Land back | $4,955 raised of $50,000 goal • 38 donors | raised of $50,000 goal | 38 donations | Team fundraiser
Levi Herne and Sue Herne are organizing this fundraiser. |
Shekon sewakwekon my name is Levi Herne from Akwesasne Mohawk territory and I have been growing and saving traditional Haudenosaunee seeds since I was 13 years old and raising pigs since 14 with the help and guidance from elders in my community, when I was 18 I started looking for a better piece of land for growing our seeds with better soils I found a property near the reservation as land on the territory is expensive and not widely available. I attempted to purchase the property but found that the owner was deceased owed back taxes and the property would be forclosed on soon so I decided to pay the back taxes and attempt to gain ownership of the property threw adverse possession. I have been caring for the property growing large gardens and raising pigs on the property for the last 4 years then earlier this year while picking tomatos me and an elder caught a woman with her daughter steeling a rare type of corn called Iroquois tooth that had been planted my the Akwesasne Freedom School and was being grown to grow our seed stalk, she had picked almost all of it before the seeds were mature. I had made a video of the incident and shared the organizers of the planting and a phone of the video with the story of what happened was posted on Facebook. This woman and her daughter subsequently began harassing me and after I went away to work out of state the must have found out and began to attempt to take over the property. I consulted several lawyers and they advised me the best option would be to purchase the property and have the woman and her family removed from the property if they were still precent, they have a notorious reputation in the community which I was not aware of at the time of the original incedent for steeling and harassing community members. I have not done anything to this family but they continue to seek revenge againt me and have not been able to admit any wrong doing. I have put in several thousand dollars of my own money into this property and countless hours of work and would hate to see the work undone and the property misusefd so that's why I'm asking for your help
Niawen
| Raised $490 from 4 donations | Levi Herne | null | Created November 13, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Antarctic Research and Conservation Expedition | $1,050 raised of $22,000 goal • 11 donors | raised of $22,000 goal | 11 donations | Andrew Kearley is organizing this fundraiser. |
My name is Andrew. I've been accepted as one of the expedition ambassadors on a research and conservation expedition to Antarctica in February 2023 that is being led by Dr. Sylvia A. Earle. Please help me to fund the cost of my participation in this expedition.
I'm an 18-year-old high school senior in Virginia, USA. I am a photographer and SSI-certified scuba diver. I intend to study marine sciences in university and become a voice for the ocean. I have a passion for the ocean and aquatic wildlife. I hope that one day soon we will recognize the dependence of the human race on our oceans, and I want to help everyone understand and feel the importance, beauty, and majesty of our planet's oceans. As part of this expedition, we will be conducting various research projects and we will be developing 23 resolutions to present to the world and promote the conservation of our world's oceans.
| Oak Hill, VA | Andrew Kearley | null | Created January 2, 2023 | null | Organizer |
Giving Season for Wildlife | $11,414 raised of $150,000 goal • 224 donors | raised of $150,000 goal | 224 donations | This fundraiser is organized by vetpaw.org. |
Raffle for Wildlife
70% of wildlife populations have been wiped out because of humans. We have the opportunity to save what is left before it's too late.
This year, for giving season, we are running a raffle to raise funds for our nonprofit organisation.
We have 4 incredible prizes to give away:
Prize 1: Signed New York Mets shirt by Carlos Carassco
Prize 2: Signed wildlife photoprint by Tadhg O'Brien
Prize 3: 7 Day VETPAW Guest Experience Program for 2 (valid until December '23).
Prize 4: A lunch with the incredibly talented actor, Jon Bernthal (Provisional Location: Los Angeles)
To enter;
$20 for 1 ticket entry. Donate as much as you'd like, and you will be entered into the draw accordingly.
The raffle will run until December 15th, and the draw will be made on the 17th to announce the winners.
Funds raised will be used to run our operations for the year ahead.
We rely solely on the donations of our supporters. We cannot do this without you.
Total monthly costs of running our operations: $21,000
We would like to thank you all for your continued support, and any donation is greatly appreciated.
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Help Indigenous Cofán Land Defenders Resist Oil | $955 raised of $3,000 goal • 14 donors | raised of $3,000 goal | 14 donations | Kayla Jenkins is organizing this fundraiser. |
The A'i Cofán people of Ecuador's eastern Sucumbios province in the community of Dureno are facing the threat of incursion by the state-owned oil company, PetroEcuador. Their land is bordered on the north by the Aguarico River and lies near the oil boom-town of Lago Agrio on Ecuador's Amazonian frontier. The Cofan are hedged in on all sides by active oil concessions. Their home is the last island of pristine, primary rainforest within miles. Now, PetroEcuador plans to open twelve kilometers of road into their territory from the west, cutting a path 40-60 meters wide to make way for pipelines, electrical cables, and heavy machinery in order to construct and operate three platforms and thirty wells right in the heart of their forest.
The company already began work on the road in January of 2022, but the A'i Cofán were not properly consulted beforehand. When they realized what was happening, PetroEcuador had already cleared several kilometers of road. The community organized a group of 130 or so members to serve as a territorial guard, and armed with wooden spears they demanded that the company cease operations and remove their equipment. So far, they have managed to keep the company from resuming its advance.
Since the massive nationwide strike in June, which paralyzed the country for 18 days, about seven families of A'i Cofán have been maintaining a permanent presence to blockade the access road and keep the company out. However, groups of armed forces have come on several occasions to intimidate them and attempt to forcefully remove them in order to let the company enter.
The families in resistance are away from their homes, living in makeshift shelters covered with plastic tarps. They need funds to purchase food, supplies, and materials to improve their shelters and allow them to remain in place until PetroEcuador gives up its plans to drill for oil on their land.
Your help can make a big difference! One U.S. dollar can buy a lot more in Ecuador than it can in the States. The organizers estimate $1,000 is needed per month to sustain the families in resistance. If we raise more, that money will go toward promoting their cause through meetings with government officials and the media (covering transportation costs), and can also help to pay legal fees as the Cofán take their case to court.
Please give what you can, and share this page! Thank you.
In solidarity,
Kayla Jenkins
(I’m an environmental activist who first traveled to the Ecuadorian Amazon in 2003. I recently spent several days with the Cofán and visited the site where they are blocking the oil company from entering their territory.)
| Olympia, WA | Kayla Jenkins | null | Created November 10, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Help Homeless Veterans! | $1,670 raised of $50,000 goal • 19 donors | raised of $50,000 goal | 19 donations | Team fundraiser
Carlos Villamar and Chris Collins are organizing this fundraiser. |
Hello! Thank you for considering helping homeless veterans through a GoFundMe campaign.
Our goal is to raise funds to build greenhouses and small houses for homeless veterans. These greenhouses and houses will provide not only a safe and stable place for them to live, but also a means for them to grow their own fresh, organic fish, plants and mushrooms and to sell excess to help support themselves.
Homelessness is a devastating problem, and it is especially heartbreaking when it affects those who have bravely served our country. Many homeless veterans struggle with physical and mental health issues, making it even harder for them to find and maintain housing.
By building greenhouses and houses for homeless veterans, we can not only provide them with a roof over their head, but also with the opportunity to work and be productive in a supportive environment.
Your donations will go towards the construction and maintenance of these greenhouses and houses, as well as providing support and resources for the veterans living there. Every little bit helps, and we are grateful for your support in helping to make a difference in the lives of these brave men and women.
Thank you for your generosity. Together, we can make a real impact in the fight against homelessness among veterans.
With deepest gratitude,
Carlos R. Villamar
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https://dreamhabitat.eco/
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Save Green Space in Central Coventry | $2,935 raised of $10,000 goal • 24 donors | raised of $10,000 goal | 24 donations | Chris Schuler is organizing this fundraiser. |
Please donate to help us preserve the field at the corner of Nooseneck Hill Rd and Harkney Hill Road. Home to “The Tree.”
Background
On October 26th, 2022, Coventry residents were notified of a proposal to develop the beautiful green space that abuts the Wood Estates neighborhood, specifically against the backyards of residents on Wood Cove Drive, and Wisteria Drive. The proposal is called “Coventry Crossings Mixed-Use Development.” The proposal calls for 168 residences consisting of 84 “landominiums” and 84 units across 2 apartment buildings, 25% affordable housing, and an indoor/outdoor soccer complex, all squeezed into 30 acres.
This proposal is overcrowded and lacks consideration of the environment, congestion, surrounding neighbors and more. We don’t want this development to be one of the first things people see when they enter this town. We don’t want this type of overcrowding anywhere in town.
➡️ This project will be devastating to our community and our environment. Adding hundreds of cars, traffic, pollution from the homes and crowds going to the proposed soccer complex adds unnecessary congestion to our town. We feel strongly about preserving the field and the existing tree line. Everyone in this town is familiar with the wildlife and the beautiful tree that make this field so unique.
The Town Council and Planning Commission must halt this proposal and deny any variance to the zoning that will lead to development of this property.
Almost 900 have signed a petition against this or any proposed development.
We as a concerned group of neighbors, know that this development impacts the abutting neighbors and all of Coventry as a whole. Join us and let the town know that we do not want overcrowded, environmentally damaging neighborhoods anywhere in our town.
All donations will assist a growing group of neighbors in raising funds to fight any proposed development. Funds will be used to obtain a lawyer and conduct studies of the area. Join us today!
| Coventry, RI | Chris Schuler | null | Created December 8, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Cosumnes River Flooding | $830 raised of $5,000 goal • 25 donors | raised of $5,000 goal | 25 donations | Vanessa Castillo Gonzalez is organizing this fundraiser. | Created January 3, 2023January 3, 2023Environment
My name is Vanessa and I’m from Elk Grove, CA. The storm that hit us on New Years Eve caused a breach in the levee of the Cosumnes River and ultimately flooded mine and my family’s home. The water stands about 3ft deep and has damaged almost everything inside and around our house. My family and I ask for your donation. No matter how little, everything is gratefully appreciated. If you are unable to donate, a simple share is more than enough. Thank you and god bless.
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Scott Reid's Homestead & Agricultural Project | $290 raised of $5,000 goal • 10 donors | raised of $5,000 goal | 10 donations | Scott Reid is organizing this fundraiser. | Created January 3, 2023January 3, 2023Environment
Hi my name is Scott and I am fundraising for my Homestead and Agricultural development project. I am currently working on turning 5 acres into a self-sustaining Homestead and Agriculture hub that will include gardens, fruit trees, bee hives and livestock such as goats, chickens and a dairy cow. The goal is to be a self-sustaining Homestead that can produce in abundance and help to provide our community with fresh fruit, vegetables, eggs and dairy products. I'd also like to partner with local youth groups to provide an interactive environment where children from the community can come and learn about a self-sufficient Homesteading lifestyle! Any contribution towards realizing this dream would be an amazing blessing. Thank you for taking the time to read about my fundraiser!!!
Respectfully,
Scott Reid
| San Diego, CA | Scott Reid | null | Created January 3, 2023 | null | Organizer |
Let´s help to restore Los Tigrillos Lodge | $225 raised of $14,500 goal • 9 donors | raised of $14,500 goal | 9 donations | Lelis Navarrete Zambrano is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Roger Lee Boyd. |
Hi, we are Lelis Navarrete and Roger Boyd. Let´s donate to help the Playa de Oro Community to restore and fix the Los Tigrillos Ecolodge. Your donation will be used to replace 1,5 km of water pipes, fix the water supply system in the main house, and also to replace the lodge´s solar energy system.
| Baldwin City, KS | Lelis Navarrete Zambrano | Words of support (1)
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I have been to Peru twice birding. Once with Roger guided by Lelis. These are good people and ecotourism is a good cause. | Created December 20, 2022 | Updates (1)December 21, 2022 by Roger Boyd, BeneficiaryMy wife and I stayed at Los Tigrillos Lodge last March. It is normally a 2 hr boat trip upstream from Playa de Oro but due to heavy rains recently we arrived in about 40 minutes. We stayed for 3 days. Lelis Navarette was our guide. We found some wonderful birds and other wildlife to be shared in later updates..m-collage-image--show-more:after {
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Flying Deer Nature Center | $88,731 raised of $125,000 goal • 35 donors | raised of $125,000 goal | 35 donations | This fundraiser is organized by Flying Deer Nature Center Inc. |
In our 25th year, more students than ever before found a haven at Flying Deer—over 2,000 young people from our region and beyond. Our programs at Daley Road, at our satellite campuses, in schools, and at community centers provide refuge from the accelerating pace of life. In their time with us, children find positive relationships and peace, develop self-mastery, and build a healthy sense of both independence and interdependence.
One of our newest year-round instructors, Olivia Ellard, beautifully embodies the impact Flying Deer has had over the years. Olivia began her journey with us 18 years ago as a summer camper, attended our girls’ rites-of-passage program, and trained as a counselor and instructor. Today she shares her deep love of the earth in our homeschool, in-school, and Luna Moth programs.
Olivia’s connection with nature has supported her in tangible and intangible ways throughout the years. “My early lessons in the woods made nature a safe space for me,” she says. “No matter what else is happening, I can return to that space to recenter my mind and pursue opportunities that would otherwise feel overwhelming. Being grounded in my love for the outdoors helped me maintain a sense of normalcy amidst the upheaval of the past few years. It gave me the resilience to restructure my plans in a way that was exciting rather than disappointing. Flying Deer has influenced almost everything about my life.”
As we head into 2023, we want to give more children the benefits that have supported Olivia. Our young people need resilience, confidence, problem-solving and relationship skills, and, most of all, the grounding that comes through connection to the earth. Flying Deer has been dedicated to fostering all of these qualities since our beginnings.
To continue growing our impact and reaching more young people and families, we have identified four strategic goals for the coming year. Your support is essential in making these goals a reality:
Cultivating Nature-Connection Experiences for Diverse Communities
To truly expand inclusion, we must bring Flying Deer to the world rather than expecting the world to come to us. This year, we are taking more programs on the road and working with community organizations, including the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, Hudson Greater Promise, the STEAM enrichment program for Pittsfield public school students, and the Capital District’s Nature Bus. To expand quality outreach programming and meet the growing need in our region, we must also grow our pool of mentors. To this end, we are creating immersive training modules for adults that build personal nature connection along with an understanding of FDNC’s mission and philosophy while offering a pathway to employment.
Ensuring Sustainable, Year-Round Employment for Our Staff
Our staff are mentors, friends, role models, and holders of the unique Flying Deer culture that students immerse in each day. In 2023, we will be focused on expanding benefits and opportunities for these skilled and dedicated individuals. Our growth has created more year-round roles, and we will continue to expand our professional development efforts, helping each individual thrive as a mentor and community leader.
Fostering Ecological Health and Nurturing Earth Stewards
We are diversifying the ecology at our Daley Road home by sowing native plants, creating food sources and safe havens for a host of critical species. This citizen action can lead to global change. As we engage in this work, we empower children to cultivate biodiversity, take home lessons on backyard habitat, and experience for themselves how shifts come about through individual action.
Developing Our Relationship with the Stockbridge Munsee People
As we seek to strengthen our relationships with indigenous communities, we continue to share knowledge and history with our students and community and to foster a reciprocal relationship with those whose ancestral land we inhabit. In 2023, we plan to support a group of Stockbridge Munsee young people to attend Flying Deer summer camp, providing transportation to and from their home in Wisconsin, lodging, and sponsorship to make this possible.
Your generosity will allow us to get new initiatives off the ground, expand and evolve our existing work, and bring the gifts of nature to more young people. Thank you, our community, for sustaining each step of our growth and efficacy over the past 25 years. Thank you for supporting us as we navigate the changing world and needs of our students. Thank you for sharing our vision of a healthier, more resilient planet guided by compassionate, connected leaders. Please join us in this essential work by making a gift to support this vision.
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Emily's Eagle Scout Project: Help Chimney Swifts | $650 raised of $1,500 goal • 23 donors | raised of $1,500 goal | 23 donations | Emily Girard is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Jennifer Rush. |
Hello! My name is Emily Girard, I am a life scout of troop 222 in Mentor, Ohio and I am working on my Eagle Scout service project! My project is to build a Chimney Swift Tower to provide shelter and safe nesting to these threatened birds.
I am very passionate about environmental conservation and I love birds, so this project is a perfect fit! Chimney Swifts typically nest in house chimneys and other hollow towers. However, due to the lack of working chimneys in modern architecture, they have seen a large decrease in their nesting locations.
The funds will be used to purchase all building materials and supplies to start the project. All excess funds will go directly to the Geauga Parks District.
I would appreciate any donation you can give, every dollar donated will help me reach my goal!
| Mentor, OH | Emily Girard | null | Created December 28, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Save Holland Lake | $985 raised of $5,500 goal • 22 donors | raised of $5,500 goal | 22 donations | Mike Garrity is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Alliance for the Wild Rockies Inc. |
Mega-ski resort owner POWDR Corp. recently purchased the historic Holland Lake Lodge in Montana in the Swan Valley, between the Bob Marshall Wilderness and the Mission Mountain Wilderness, and now proposes a massive expansion and extended operating season on a Forest Service Special Use Permit. The Forest Service intended to issue the permit on a categorical exclusion from any environmental analysis or public review, comment and objection as allowed by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). An astounding 6,507 comments rolled in OPPOSING the project! Please help us continue to fight by donating to put up more billboards like this.
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Management of the Holland Lake Expansion plan by the Supervisor of the Flathead National Forest has been epically egregious. | Created November 21, 2022 | Updates (3)December 7, 2022 by Michael Garrity, OrganizerThanks to all of your generous donations and the person who agreed to match your donations, we were able to pay to get the billboard up. Please see the attached picture. Now we need to raise more money to keep the billboard up and the pressure on the Forest Service to revoke POWDR's permit!.m-collage-image--show-more:after {
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Carol acquiring an all terrain wheelchair. | $4,160 raised of $14,675 goal • 54 donors | raised of $14,675 goal | 54 donations | Carol Farneti Foster is organizing this fundraiser. |
Wheelchair-Bound
Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Carol Farneti Foster. I am a widow who has been disabled from Multiple Sclerosis and had a flawed back operation that left me wheelchair-bound since August 2018. Being confined to a wheelchair has been a barrier to allowing me to continue my life’s work— observing and documenting wildlife behavior through film and still photography. For nearly 30 years, my late husband and I were documentary filmmakers for such prestigious organizations as National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and BBC. We were honored with Emmy Awards for our efforts.
During my career, I have been involved with 41 film projects from 1983 through 2016. Some note worthy films include a five-part series called Tales of Belize, The Land of the Anaconda, Rat Wars, Path of the Rain Gods, Night Stalkers, and Phantoms of the Night. My latest projects have included a tribute to Sharon Matola, founder of the Belize Zoo, and a tribute to my late husband, Richard Foster. I have also been an instructor for film school students from New Mexico State University.
My tenacity and passion for wildlife and filming are best described by a short feature called Jungle Passions (filmed by Nat Geo) which describes my first diagnosis of multiple sclerosis while filming “Land of the Anaconda” in Venezuela. After learning of my diagnosis, I was unable to walk to return to filming, so assistants carried me to the shooting location, where I was able to finish my work.
Even though my disability has left me confined to a wheelchair, I still have much to contribute to the conservation community by continuing this work. My goal is to return to wildlife film and photography and continue teaching others the techniques I have perfected throughout my career. But to do so, I need a rough terrain wheelchair that can maneuver on forest trails and uneven terrain.
Before his passing, my husband, Richard, devised a wheelchair that could be pushed around our home in the savannahs of Belize. I have tried using this and my regular wheelchair for filming, but these designs do not work and are quite painful to my back.
Since becoming a wheelchair user, I also require costly round-the-clock care with the assistance of caregivers. The expense of this extra care is prohibitive in the purchase of a rough terrain wheelchair. My quality of life continued commitment, and expected contribution to the documentation of wildlife will be greatly enhanced if I can purchase this assistive device. I am humbly asking for your support to buy the rough terrain wheelchair.
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Help Save the White Pine Grove! | $865 raised of $6,400 goal • 15 donors | raised of $6,400 goal | 15 donations | Inwood Hill Park Conservancy is organizing this fundraiser. |
The Inwood Hill Park Conservancy was founded in 2017 to protect the park's 145-acre Shorockopoch Nature Preserve, a contiguous woodland containing Manhattan's last old-growth forest of trees over 300 years old. Our purpose is to safeguard the posterity of native fauna and flora to benefit generations of visitors to come!
The mission of the IHPC is to "protect, restore, and celebrate Manhattan's one and only forest." We conduct ecological research to inform low-tech civil engineering projects that protect the forest's natural environment. We raise money for long-term restoration plantings. And promote community stewardship through free events and programs that engage the public.
We have planted over 2300 trees, shrubs, and herbaceous ground cover since 2020. To control erosion along steep hills within the parks' old-growth stands, we built nearly a mile of entwined wood barriers. In addition, we have repopulated several deforested areas by constructing microclimate beds and reintroducing flora in previously trampled areas.
We are currently restoring an Eastern white pine grove, northwest of Whaleback Rock.
This grove was planted by the Natural Resources Group (NRG) division of NYC Parks in 1990 to close canopy gaps and promote the growth of native saplings, shrubs, and herbaceous groundcover species after citywide budget cuts between 1976 and 1985 saw virtually all maintenance to Inwood Hill Park halted. Natural flora reproduction was hampered by the loss of ground layer plants and seed bank exhaustion. Soil compaction increased water runoff, resulting in wider swaths of bare rock and eroded soils. Damage to exposed roots, dead and decaying trees, fires, vandalism, and uncontrolled park use all created opportunities for invasive species to thrive within gaps in the overstory.
We will ensure the survival of the next generation of eastern white pines by improving soil conditions in the grove where these trees were planted!
Our goal is to raise the necessary funds to plant:
350 eastern white pines.
500 native wildflowers, including Dutchman's breeches, New York Aster, Goldthread, and Common wood sorrel
1000 native shrubs, including Red Elderberry, Hobblebush, and Virginia creeper vines.
To ensure future germination success, we will create barriers to enclose the grove and protect new growth from erosion and anthropogenic disturbance, while also providing a secure bed for pine needles, seeds, and leaf litter.
We hope you will join us in making this pine grove a sanctuary for migratory birds and wildlife!
| New York, NY | Inwood Hill Park Conservancy | null | Created December 19, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Vacant City Lot to Food Forest | $1,235 raised of $5,000 goal • 31 donors | raised of $5,000 goal | 31 donations | John Holzwart is organizing this fundraiser. |
Hello Folks!
My name is John and in 2017, I had an idea. The idea was that if I bought a vacant lot across the street from my house and planted it full of food & medicine, I would be able to expand my garden and share the surplus. Since then I've come to realize that planting an urban parcel with a food forest is so much more. The excess rainwater that I direct to my trees is not only greening up my neighborhood, it's also keeping water away from basements and house foundations.
The birds seem to enjoy doing my pest control and the pollinators are pretty happy too.
My compost piles have been a welcome sight for neighbors when they don't have to take their leaves and grass clippings to the city drop-off site.
The friendships I've made meeting new neighbors has really been a plus. Not only have I been able to share my harvest, I've been able to enjoy fruits and veggies from neighboring gardens too! Ok, so I've received some cookies and brownies as well, haha.
It is my hope that these urban forests will be around long after the initial purchase of property and will continue to provide local food, medicine, friendships, habitat, etc for generations to come.
Now I have a new opportunity! This new vacant lot will need some serious work besides the initial investment to purchase it. Even though I'm a one-man show I can't do this alone. I'm calling on my community, friends, or anyone who wants to breathe clean air and eat fresh food. Please give what you can and spread the word about this fundraiser. Your donation will have an impact, no matter what it is.
With Gratitude,
Little John
| Sheboygan, WI | John Holzwart | null | Created December 6, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Micro-startup capital for Gnomewood Farm | $3,818 raised of $5,000 goal • 54 donors | raised of $5,000 goal | 54 donations | Allen Clements is organizing this fundraiser. |
Greetings farm-loving friends and family, and welcome to Gnomewood Farm. By immense blessings, we came upon our dream property this year in Wrightsville, PA and were able to acquire almost 13 acres of land. It's heavily forested and has a small pasture and even a pond! It is the perfect farmstead and in our minds the perfect place for a biodynamic hub that will help share the wisdom of biodynamic agriculture with the central Pennsylvania community as we learn on our own amazing journey.
Did you see the film "The Biggest Little Farm?" That's us now. In fact, that was a biodynamic farm too though they don't mention it in the film!
It took a lot for us to get together the $$ to catch this place before it slipped away but we can manage building over time. We've identified one crucial need and one amazing opportunity that we don't want to pass up and so we need your help with a little bit of funding to get a stronger start and make more positive impact sooner!
1) Utility vehicle. We've identified a good workhorse farm utility vehicle. Countless mentors have advised that having this is numero uno and we are reminded every day of the exponential impact this will make. The hills here are intense but there are traversable paths if we can get our hands on one. The money we are asking for will allow us to purchase a used one or put a good down payment on a newer model. Having a UTV will allow us to use a bit of well-planned mechanization to make positive environmental changes in terms of curbing erosion and encouraging native plant growth, help us bring water, minerals and other supplies to our sheep AND will allow us to start a mushroom operation in the woods which is BURSTING with native mushrooms already. It's the perfect place. Which brings me to...
2) Mushroom Operation "in a box!" One of our dear fellow farms in the area is greatly reducing their mushroom operation and has agreed to sell us their tools and around 200 shitake logs capable of producing for a few more years for a price that is practically a gift. If we can take advantage of this, we will be up and running and have farm income to help us grow.
We want what we do here to be of educational and nutritional value to our whole community and we appreciate anything you can do to help!
It will be easy to keep up with Gnomewood! I'll send biodynamic assessments to our email list! You can also follow us on our Instagram page and other places @gnomewoodfarm
Thanks so much to our Gnomie homies... past, present, and future!
| York, PA | Allen Clements | null | Created November 7, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Help us get a new place! | $330 raised of $2,000 goal • 8 donors | raised of $2,000 goal | 8 donations | Kieran Smith is organizing this fundraiser. | Created 1 day ago1 day agoEnvironment
Hello, my girlfriend and I are currently in a bad living situation with someone who keeps trying to kick us out for every little thing. He has treated us as maids and has told us that we cannot have friends over or even eat without having sexual relations with him. Both of us are terrified to go out of our bedroom. We have found a place to go, and we need some financial help getting there. Donating anything you can will help us get to a place where we can feel safe again.
| Tuscumbia, AL | Kieran Smith | null | Created 1 day ago | null | Organizer |
Alk-2 Research and Fund Future Research | $4,696 raised of $10,000 goal • 130 donors | raised of $10,000 goal | 130 donations | Alk Researcher is organizing this fundraiser. | Looking to help cover the cost of current Alk-2 research as well as future endeavors and networking. | West Chicago, IL | Alk Researcher | Words of support (6)
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We greatly appreciate the information. Thankyou very much. | Created December 14, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Momen Muneer's Eagle Scout Project | $960 raised of $1,200 goal • 26 donors | raised of $1,200 goal | 26 donations | Momen Muneer is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Arshia Muneer. |
My name is Momen Muneer. I am a Life Scout in Troop 786 in Sterling, VA. I am creating a brick pathway in the garden at my high school. I hope to open up the garden to staff and students to create an outdoor learning space, and I could use all the help I can get. I'd greatly appreciate your donations!
| Oak Hill, VA | Momen Muneer | null | Created November 27, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Malvina King's Memorial Service | $4,300 raised of $5,000 goal • 31 donors | raised of $5,000 goal | 31 donations | Jalen Powell is organizing this fundraiser. |
The family of Malvina King is accepting memorial donations in her memory.
Malvina Lymar King, 46, gained her wings on Friday, October 28, 2022 in Painesville, Ohio.
She leaves behind two adult children and five grandchildren who will carry her memory with them forever.
Malvina immediately lit up any room she entered with her larger than life, yet humble, personality. She had a laugh and a warm presence that will never be forgotten. Her passions lied in helping others and she spent her life doing so. She loved cooking, butterflies, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Much like her beloved butterflies, Malvina was a pillar of hope, love, and positivity. She will be missed greatly.
Donations are also accepted via Cashapp at $tkcolo3
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Feed the Grosbeaks! | $1,400 raised of $1,200 goal • 39 donors | raised of $1,200 goal | 39 donations | Ryan Brady is organizing this fundraiser. |
Hey friends, I think we all love Evening Grosbeaks. I love them too. But feeding upwards of 200 per day is downright expensive, especially given the price of sunflower seeds these days. I'm going through ~12 lbs of seed per day now, and even that is usually gone by the noon hour. $7 per day... that's how much I've spent on sunflower seed alone since mid-November and that number is likely to increase as winter rolls on until the birds eventually depart in April. If you're inclined to help out, please chip in!
I fully understand that this is a trivial ask in the grand scheme of things and there are millions of campaigns, most very serious, that are more worthy than this one. But hey, birds are my thing, and this species could certainly use the help, having declined in numbers by over 90% since 1970.
I'm looking for 40 donations of $30 each (the approx cost of a 50-lb bag of sunflower seed). Anyone who donates 2 bags ($60) gets a free pass to come watch the birds yourself! And remember, your donation will not only help the grosbeaks but also the many other birds that visit my feeders and could use the calories for our cold Wisconsin nights. Thank you!
P.S. Here's a brief video showing a portion of the flock: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3015382321871572/posts/5479479988795114/
| Washburn, WI | Ryan Brady | null | Created December 22, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Hurricane Ian Pine Island Kim & Kristen | $3,645 raised of $3,000 goal • 44 donors | raised of $3,000 goal | 44 donations | Erik Jensen is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Soren Jensen. |
Hi, my name is Erik Jensen and I'm fundraising for my father Kim Jensen and Kristen Gray. Their house and all of their possessions on Pine Island, Florida were destroyed by Hurricane Ian. They had four feet of water in the house, trees that collapsed their roof, wind damage, and so much destruction it's overwhelming. They are on Pine Island working with friends/family trying to salvage what they can but need help. The fundraising goal is $3,000, anything short of that number I'll donate myself but it's going to take much more than that for them to get back on their feet. Kim, Kristen and their friends are currently sleeping in trailers, at friends houses and working all day/night to try and salvage what they can. Until FEMA comes through (hopefully?), they are stuck doing the heavy lifting on their own. Anything you donate is HIGHLY APPRECIATED and will go towards food, water, basic supplies, housing supplies, and repairs on the home. Thanks so much to everyone who donates, lets show them some love.
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Help our Community Grow a Fruit Forest! | $3,457 raised of $9,000 goal • 58 donors | raised of $9,000 goal | 58 donations | Helen Bicknell is organizing this fundraiser. |
Here at the Rhiannon Community, our vision is to be self-sustainable and offer a place for people to heal and express themselves to their fullest capacity, while living in connection with Mother Earth. Every year, we plant around 1000 trees at Christmas time to reforest, regenerate and stimulate wildlife in Rhiannon. This Christmas, we are starting a 3-part project, which includes planting fruit trees, digging a reservoir to irrigate them, and using the clay from the reservoir to build an adobe accommodation for long-term volunteers. If you feel strongly about offsetting your carbon footprint, this could be a great reason to donate or offer a newly planted tree to a friend or family member as a Christmas present. We thank you in advance for supporting this project that will significantly impact our little community we call home.
| Waxhaw, NC | Helen Bicknell | null | Created November 12, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Protecting Square Lake and Nature Conservancy | $42,000 raised of $85,000 goal • 50 donors | raised of $85,000 goal | 50 donations | Mark Diessner is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Square Lake Association. |
Our GoFundMe mission is to assist the Square Lake Association and May Township community in defending and protecting the Lake and the conservancy against irreparable damage.
This area is considered to be one of the largest and most ecologically significant remaining unprotected natural areas in the [Twin Cities] Metro. The DNR and Washington County have classified this area as having high quality natural areas with rich hardwood forest, numerous bogs, wetlands, grasslands, and shoreline along the various lakes. It is home to many native wildlife of the upper Midwest that are on the endangered, threatened, and special concern species lists.
Current events are converging that may directly impact Square Lake and other unprotected natural areas in the surrounding community of May Township. The expectations of these current events will dramatically impact the local environment, roads, and trails. They will also be detrimental to the beautiful natural landscape and waters of Square Lake, May Lake, Clear Lake, West Boot Lake, East Boot Lake, and South Terrapin Lake, included in the May Township Conservancy district.
It is important that we protect these unique “gems” in our environment so they can last for generations to appreciate. We have formed this funding site to support the growing legal consultation costs and future impact measurement components that will help to protect this beautiful land and water. Our Square Lake Association Board of Directors respectfully request your donation to help us fund the legal costs and any potential analysis and testing to preserve and protect efforts and actions in 2022-23.
Thank you,
Square Lake Association Board of Directors
| Stillwater, MN | Mark Diessner | null | Created November 16, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Aquifer Conservation Alliance | $6,860 raised of $20,000 goal • 42 donors | raised of $20,000 goal | 42 donations | Team fundraiser
Aquifer Conservation and 2 others are organizing this fundraiser. |
The Aquifer Conservation Alliance has started a campaign to establish a Groundwater Conservation District in western Williamson County.
Citizens and landowners must protect and manage the Trinity Aquifer before over pumping depletes water levels beyond use. The depletion and potential permanent damage to the Trinity Aquifer will have a detrimental effect on all citizens and landowners in western Williamson County.
Without a Groundwater Conservation District, Williamson County has no ability to prevent large-scale pumping operations and densely populated developments un-suited for groundwater use from depleting this resource. Well levels are already dropping and starting to run dry due in part to over pumping. Currently, large use developers and industrial operations do not even have to request permission to gain unlimited access to our groundwater! This must stop!
We need your help today more than ever before!! We need assistance with the mounting legal and campaign costs. We must protect what little of this priceless resource we have left!!
Aquifer Conservation Alliance is a citizen led non-profit organization that is leading an effort to have western Williamson County (everything west of I-35) annexed by nearby Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District. Clearwater UWCD has successfully and responsibly managed much of the same Trinity Aquifer north of Williamson County since 1989. It's time that the part of the Trinity Aquifer extending into Williamson County has the same responsible management and the same protection from dangerous over pumping that our neighboring county does. Please donate so that we can protect what little we have left!!!
We must step in now and get this done, not only for ourselves, but also so future generations can continue to have access to groundwater. Spread the word and share it with everyone you know!!
For more information, join our Facebook Group (Aquifer Conservation Alliance) and visit our website https://aquiferconservation.org
| Raised $1,000 from 3 donations | Aquifer Conservation | null | Created October 29, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Shawn Pendry create a victory garden for joy | $1,790 raised of $1,500 goal • 41 donors | raised of $1,500 goal | 41 donations | Shawn Pendry is organizing this fundraiser. |
Hello friends, family, and benefactors. I have been a public school educator for 19 years in Florida. I have the best wife in the world who is also a public school teacher (23 years). We have been blessed with two wonderful boys who are grown men now. I love my job. I love my family. By all measures except finances (we are teachers), I recognize that I am blessed. However, I have been struggling for quite some time with unshakable and omnipresent depression. I have worked with my medical professionals and can’t seem to shake it. We have moved into a new-to-us 1970’s house on a sand lot. As we settled I found a past time that adds light to the gloomy days. My wife has been perfect in helping and encouraging me.
Gardening. Caring for the small flowers and vegetables is inspiring, uplifting and helps me stay in the present. The problem is I can’t get enough healthy soil to use. We have foraged scraps of wood from neighborhood discard to make some raised beds. I am asking for help to purchase the last infrastructure I need for my beds and a load of 5cubic yards of top soil and 5 cubic yards of compost before spring planting. The sand on the lot doesn’t support anything but fire ants so we are trying to be creative, but it just isn’t in the financial cards this year and I haven’t felt this much of a pull towards something since I met my beautiful wife. If you are able, please help me raise funds for this soil and remaining garden pieces. The total is around 1,100 for garden infrastructure and soil. The last portion is for a few small trees and berry bushes that will also need the soil replacement. Thank you for reading my story.
With great love and appreciation,
Shawn Pendry
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Antarctic Expedition Summit on Climate Change | $740 raised of $1,500 goal • 16 donors | raised of $1,500 goal | 16 donations | Michele Hoffman is organizing this fundraiser. |
Hello friends, I'm Michele Hoffman Trotter. Those who know me know that I have dedicated 30 years of my life to science education (mostly in university settings) aimed at non-science majors and the general public. It has been my personal mission to create space in society for everyone to understand and engage in critical environmental issues because (let's be honest) there is no "Planet B"!
This February, I have been invited to be an ambassador on an incredible expedition of leaders from various quadrants of society to voyage to Antarctica on the carbon-neutral vessel named for one of my greatest sea heroes of all time Dr. Sylvia Earle. On this voyage led by Dr. Earle, I will present data I've gathered on the attitudes, concerns, and goals Generation Z holds about the environment they are set to inherit. I am beyond nervous, humbled and excited to have an audience for this critical conversation that will be heard by government leaders, business moguls, scientists and even esteemed members of National Geographic! More on the expedition can be found here:
https://www.aurora-expeditions.com/antarctic-climate-expedition-2023-ocean-geographic/
The funds I seek to raise will help cover costs associated with:
1) Production of a brief video featuring student ambassadors
2) Required insurance which is quite pricey for an expedition of this nature (over $1000)
3) Awards for students who have made art and written essays as part of the presentation
4) Printing materials to disseminate to participants
My students are equally excited to have their views and concerns shared in this once-in-a-lifetime venue, and I want to make this happen in as loud and proud a way as I possibly can. If dollars aren't possible, please get as many members of Gen Z in your life as you can to participate in the survey that will get their collective voice out there!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WHQX3G3
Thank you for considering adding your support to this initiative!
| Highland Park, IL | Michele Hoffman | null | Created November 30, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Devastated by Fire | $1,310 raised of $10,000 goal • 19 donors | raised of $10,000 goal | 19 donations | Erin Carter is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Nikita Smith. |
Hello my name is Erin and I am close friends with the Smiths, who were restoring the beautiful 109 year old house on West Market street. This family saw the beauty in an old house and took a chance on making their dream home a reality top to bottom, inside and out. After months of hard work, they were nearly finished only lacking a few details. Early on Sunday morning of 12/11, a 4 alarm fire broke out and cut their dreams down as the house was reduced to ash and rubble. With the extensive renovation required by the home, they invested everything they had! To watch everything you have worked so hard for literally go up in smoke is beyond heartbreaking. Let's show them there is still good in this world. If you want to help the family this holiday season a donation would be greatly appreciated.
| Warren, OH | Erin Carter | null | Created December 12, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Save Greater Dowses Beach | $5,670 raised of $25,000 goal • 33 donors | raised of $25,000 goal | 33 donations | Susanne Conley is organizing this fundraiser. |
Our ad hoc community group “Save Greater Dowses Beach,” in Osterville, Massachusetts, is fighting plans by a Connecticut company,
Avangrid Renewables, to subject this beautiful estuarine environment, home to countless species of wildlife, to an invasive, 3-year long construction project. Completely disregarding the dismay and anger of residents, this company, under the auspices of “Commonwealth Wind LLC” wants to land 3 (!) giant HVAC electrical cables at Dowses. The scope of this work is hard to underestimate (massive). To date, we have collected over 750 petition signatures (paper and on Change.org), and now it’s time to fight with some funding behind us. We want to hire our own environmental expert as well as, eventually if need be, an attorney. We are NOT against wind power. We are against destroying the environment to save it. Any amount is greatly appreciated! Funds remaining after our efforts have concluded will be donated to help preserve wildlife habitat on Cape Cod. Thank you!
| Osterville, MA | Susanne Conley | null | Created November 10, 2022 | null | Organizer |
SHUCK the MUCK: Oysters for Indian River Lagoon | $1,150 raised of $30,000 goal • 11 donors | raised of $30,000 goal | 11 donations | The Manatee Observation and Education Center is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Treasure Coast Manatee Foundation, Inc.. |
Want to join me in making a difference today that will last decades? SHUCK the MUCK: Oysters for Indian River Lagoon is a two-part effort to educate the public AND install oyster mats in and around Moore's Creek.
We are raising money to create educational exhibitry and hands-on programming explaining oysters' vital role in filtering water, helping to clear the MUCK impacting the seagrass - and starving our wonderful Florida Manatees!
Any donation will help create an impact. All donations will be matched 1:1 by the Doris M. Carter Family Foundation up to $15,000 - Giving your gift twice the shucking power!
Thanks in advance for contributing to this cause - it means so much to all who call Indian River Lagoon home - especially our Manatees.
More information about Treasure Coast Manatee Foundation, Inc:
The Treasure Coast Manatee Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization established to support and enhance environmental awareness, education, and stewardship of endangered species and natural resources, fulfilling its mission through the Manatee Observation and Education Center.
| Ft. Pierce, FL | The Manatee Observation and Education Center | null | Created November 16, 2022 | null | Organizer |
It takes a village to raise a barn | $1,220 raised of $50,000 goal • 12 donors | raised of $50,000 goal | 12 donations | Tir Na nOg is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Sue Mack. |
Tir Na nOg Homepage
For the last 15 years, we have been building and sharing the skills required to rebuild stripped soils, restore the health and productivity of the land, and create a farm ecosystem that minimizes fossil-fuel use while building climate resilience. We have built our capacity to provide nutrient-dense food for ourselves and our community through humane handling of heritage-breed livestock and organic production of perennial and annual crops. As on-farm educators, we have mentored over 150 youth and adults to practice these principles and methods to build food production capacity and climate resilience in their own communities throughout the United States and beyond.
Women and LGBTQIA-indentified youth have, in particular, sought out our farm as an intentionally-created safe space where they can explore their own capacities. Many have returned in later years to share that their experience here was profoundly live-giving and life-changing, a foundation for the work they do today. If we are to respond effectively to the intersectional crises of climate change and human need, and if we are to continue to build the resilience of rising generations, we need to upgrade our facilities accordingly.
Proposal:
A 30' x 30' post-and-beam barn on a poured-concrete foundation, to provide a multi-story, multiple-use structure. This long-sought structure will expand the farm's capacity for sustainable farming education by meeting a wide range of currently unattainable goals, including:
year-round, predator-proof shelter and water access for vulnerable animals
dedicated care areas for livestock and poultry:
birthing area/extreme weather shelter for sows and piglets
brooding pen for chicks
recovery pen for ill or injured poultry
loafing shed & winter feed/water area for cattle
veterinary access stall/extreme weather shelter for cattle
workshop space for farm gear construction, maintenance, and repair
dedicated storage for tools, gear, and equipment
root cellar for climate-controlled, zero-energy-input food storage
flexible studio space for teaching and shared creative exploration
Sue Mack, community organizer, educator, social worker, musician
Holly Morrison, educator, neurodevelopmental therapist, pastoral counselor
| Crockett Corner, ME | Tir Na nOg | null | Created October 29, 2022 | null | Organizer |
AMELIA MTB TRAILS 2023 OPERATING BUDGET | $3,195 raised of $5,000 goal • 53 donors | raised of $5,000 goal | 53 donations | Antonio Suarez is organizing this fundraiser. |
OPERATING BUDGET FOR TRAIL REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
It is time to support your local trail system with donations. Our track record says it all, the park still needs a lot of work and we have huge plans to continue improving the park but we NEED your help to do this.
Thanks in advance for all your help. We hope the Trail Crew continues to grow this year.
www.rideamelia.com
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Help me dispose of this abandoned RV | $2,060 raised of $2,000 goal • 42 donors | raised of $2,000 goal | 42 donations | Mike Goldman is organizing this fundraiser. |
Hi. I'm Mike Goldman(junkyard). I did someone a favor by letting them park their RV on my property. Well, they abandoned it here and moved away. After months of effort, to get a title, etc. and trying to donate it, I am left to Pay to have it removed ($2000.00) and disposed of in an ecologically sound manner. This is more than I can afford but it needs to be done. If you are in a position to help, please do. This is a hard ask. Know that it is not something that I do easily. Thank you in advance.
YOU HAVE HELPED ME REACH THE GOAL!!! YOU ARE AWESOME.
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Trans POC with DIABETES, MOVE OUT PLANS. | $820 raised of $1,000 goal • 24 donors | raised of $1,000 goal | 24 donations | Laius Carter is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Maggie Floyd. |
Hi, my name is Laius and I’m a trans POC in the Minneapolis area. I know I’ve been wanting to move out since middle school, and tuition for my dream college I’m currently enrolled for is way out of my pay. But my first priority is being able to move out as soon as I graduate due to the nature of state I live in with my mother and my own mental, physical health issues. Such as Type 2 Diabetes and Depression. If you can’t donate, that’s okay!! Just please share.
Much love.
| Minneapolis, MN | Laius Carter | null | Created November 2, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Help Us Cover Unexpected Hotel Costs at COP27 | $8,300 raised of $16,000 goal • 62 donors | raised of $16,000 goal | 62 donations | Brittany Michalski is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Kathleen Swain. |
I'm Brittany Michalski, and I'm on the leadership team for the Christian Climate Observer's Program (CCOP).
Our Week 1 team arrived November 6th in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, excited and motivated to bear witness to the increasingly critical climate talks hosted by the UNFCCC.
I got an email from Brian Webb, one of the Week 1 Leaders and he wrote, "the hotel surprised us with a $100 per person per night “COP27 fee.” They won’t tell us where it’s going but insist it is a government-mandated fee. Despite the fact that we’ve been told numerous times by the Egyptian government and the UNFCCC that there is no mandated hotel fee. This comes out to an unexpected $15,500 in extra costs. CCOP had no choice but to pay the extra fees because there are no other lodging options in Sharm-el-Sheikh during COP27, as many other Civil Society groups are also discovering."
Will you prayerfully consider helping CCOP cover these extra costs? Thank you!
| Sparta, WI | Brittany Michalski | null | Created November 8, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Harú's 41st Birthday Movement | $2,006 raised of $13,000 goal • 25 donors | raised of $13,000 goal | 25 donations | Team fundraiser
Kuntanawa Nation and 3 others are organizing this fundraiser. |
Dear Brothers & Sisters,
I come to you with an important request. I come to you with a birthday wish.
November is a special month for me, as I’ll be turning 41 on November 9th. I’m very grateful for everything this life has offered me thus far, for my family, for my friends, and for my allies. I’m also deeply grateful for your support and the many ways you have championed our causes. Protecting the Amazon and the lives of those who live in the rainforest is one of these causes—an extremely important one, yet also very challenging.
In our region, over 80 indigenous leaders are murdered yearly by greed; in the name of capitalism. Those that only focus on profits don’t care about the Amazon or the lives of those living in the rainforest. My people, the Kuntanawa, as well as other tribes, have been attacked on many fronts: religion, politics, prejudice, and discrimination, to name a few. This has left us very vulnerable and wondering: How will we continue to exist in a region battling such moral and spiritual hardship?
The answer is: We Need Your Help!
The first step: I have called 12 guardians to come with me for two weeks to pray, prepare, and take action. Over these two weeks we will finish building our Sacred Fountain, further the construction of our School, and rebuild our Spiritual Center. We will begin on my birthday and return to our homes two weeks later. We will be guided by our sacred prayers & sacred medicine, our support for one another, the teachings of our elders, and our desire to create a safer world for all of us, a world that we can continue to help heal.
However, we need help…your help. We need financial support to purchase materials for the above-mentioned structures and to provide food, aid, care, protection, etc., for the families of these Guardians while they are away.
My request is from the heart, and I hope it is received in the way it is sent…with Love. Whatever you can contribute, big or small, we are grateful!
For those of you donating, we will be sending updates, so you can follow our progress and see how you are helping protect & support our community. Thank you greatly for answering this call for help and for granting my Birthday wish!
Additional Steps: We will continue to share events as they unfold, including The Tree Tops Cup II, one of many campaigns from the Transform & Illuminate project that supports socio-environmental sustainability practices, the strengthening of traditional cultures and indigenous/non-indigenous community relationships, as well as the recruitment, training, and empowerment of future Guardians.
Thank you for being a part of my life. Big Hugs & Xara Xara,
Harú
| Raised $283 from 5 donations | Kuntanawa Nation | null | Created November 6, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Climate Change Education Tour | $215 raised of $75,000 goal • 9 donors | raised of $75,000 goal | 9 donations | Gin DeMaio is organizing this fundraiser. |
Eco Diversified International is an environmental organization that is working to promote inclusive action to limit human-induced climate change for a healthy environment while allowing for sustainable and equitable development.
Mission:
The mission of Eco Diversified International is to develop eco-consciousness among residents by providing a platform for environmental education, programs, and resources.
Vision:
Our vision is to be the most widespread network among colleges and institutions, educating people on environmental sustainability, creating a community network, and providing a positive forum in which students can be creative, and innovative, and develop their leadership skills.
We intend to carry out the largest climate change education tour in Nigeria with an aim reach to reach 40,000 Youths in Nigeria. During this tour, we would mentor 1000 students in each university to carry out projects and be sustainability ambassadors.
Find photos from Eco Diversified International's previous events, as well as a thorough budget breakdown for this educational tour, here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nDJf95HVnclThoY9cRZZFnVwsXdxNZFh?usp=sharing
Join Eco Diversified International:
Instagram: @econetworkng / @africanclimatechangemovement
| Stroudsburg, PA | Gin DeMaio | null | Created December 4, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Help Rebuild | $300 raised of $5,000 goal • 6 donors | raised of $5,000 goal | 6 donations | Heather Wilson is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Kimberly Kurtz Gradous. | Created 2 days ago2 days agoEnvironment
As you know, we had a tornado hit a well known family home/farm on January 4th. Although physically, everyone was unharmed but terrified and heartbroken. I can't even begin to understand the devastation of losing a home or just losing your sanity from everything that was lost, including memories and things you worked so hard to aquire. Every one knows this family and if u don't personally know them you have definitely heard of them. Laura and Tim Gradous of Waynesboro, Ga/Old Waynesboro Rd. are always welling to help ANYONE in need at a drop of a hat. Some close friends, family, and I are starting this fund to try and help rebuild there home and also to help with hard times. Please, if anyone can help, just a few dollars or what they see fit to give, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys! Lets help give back some peace and love to this family.
| Waynesboro, GA | Heather Wilson | null | Created 2 days ago | null | Organizer |
Herbs for All! | $320 raised of $7,500 goal • 9 donors | raised of $7,500 goal | 9 donations | Thundy Family Farm is organizing this fundraiser. |
Thundy Family Farm
We’re a homesteading family building a small-scale, off-grid organic herb farm.
We aim to be a sustainable resource for high-quality herbs to support communities from home kitchens to commercial kitchens to apothecaries.
Your donation will directly impact our ability to gather supplies to build two essential structures; one for drying herbs and the other for processing them.
From the earth to your hands
Herbs are integral to our daily lives; in food, as drink, and when caring for a child’s nosebleed; relief is near as opening a jar. A proper bust down of fresh thyme, onions and peppers is a prelude to most meals in our home. Chamomile, Nettle and Echinacea are seasonal companions.
Educating ourselves about herbs has allowed us to improve our vitality, be a resource for others and apply creativity to preventative care. Cultivating a mindset of empowerment, offering access to quality herbs and land stewardship are our calling and love offerings.
After backyard-urban gardening for going on three years, and saving every dollar we could; this past autumn our vision came to life. We recently acquired the acreage we’ve been seeking to expand to full-time, self-sufficient farming. Our off-grid plan includes solar energy and heating, a well, bio-gas septic and utilizing the timber on our property.
The Tangibles your donation provides
$2500 will take care of the main expense, the portable sawmill. We can save on lumber costs and cut customized pieces we need for the structures, drying tray frames and table stations. Another $2500 will be directed to the tool upgrade including new air compressors, nail guns, new blades, battery packs and more. The last $2500 will cover windows, fixtures, roofing, storage bins and the like.
The action of caring for oneself, one another and the land that nourishes us is the heart of our contribution to sustainability.
Thank you for your contribution!
It’s the soil, seed, sun and water we need to grow!
| Suwanee, GA | Thundy Family Farm | null | Created December 24, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Creating opportunities for kids in Pitumarca Peru | $2,990 raised of $10,000 goal • 33 donors | raised of $10,000 goal | 33 donations | Team fundraiser
Mara Brcic and 2 others are organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Kimberly Schwartz. |
Help us provide high quality outdoor recreation for the local community of Pitumarca, Peru.
Pitumarca is a small town located in the Peruvian Andes. it’s also home to one of the main climbing parks in Peru.
We seek to provide the same opportunities most travelers get to experience in the climbing park, to the local community, making the opportunity gap and economic bridge smaller between us.
Using our privilege as a tool to hope to generate fair experiences for the locals who share their land with visiting outdoor enthusiasts yet don’t get to experience the same outdoor recreation.
Uma Rumi and 7a Escalada are two Peruvian organizations working towards the development of an outdoor program for the local youth of Pitumarca, Peru.
The program seeks to connect the young community to their land and its conservation through a year long outdoor program.
In the program we will focus on conservation, health, empathy, community, inclusion and overall positive relationships through climbing, camping, excursions, art and games.
We seek to get the young community involved in the protection of their patromony and are very conscious that an amazing strategy is through positive experiences in their environment.
The program will provide at least one outdoor experience a month for a group of 20+ children ages 4-17.
Hot meals and healthy snacks cooked by a local woman from the community (to enhance economic income in the community) will be provided.
The program has absolutely no cost for the kids involved.
The money collected will be used towards food, gas, wages, gear, infrastructure, equipment and any other investment we might need to make in order to have the program run smoothly and successfully.
| Raised $935 from 12 donations | Mara Brcic | null | Created October 29, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Dave and Jenna -- Hurricane Ian -- Fundraiser | $3,700 raised of $25,000 goal • 30 donors | raised of $25,000 goal | 30 donations | Scott Murray is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of David Newton. |
Every once in a while, life throws you a curve ball, and our friends Dave and Jenna Newton were thrown the biggest curve ball ever! On September 28th, Hurricane Ian hit their town of Cape Coral full force.
Dave has served his country and community his entire adult life until he retired to his dream town in Southwest Florida. He moved there with his wife Jenna, who is still serving her community, and his retired narcotics detection dog and rescue dog.
The morning of September 28th, they fled inland to a friend's house seeking shelter from the 140mph winds and 10-foot storm surge. Their house sits at 7 feet above sea level. Friends rushed out to help him gut his house and throw all their belongings out on the curb. To make matters even worse, Dave and Jenna found out that their flood insurance company filed for bankruptcy two days prior to the hurricane hitting. Dave and Jenna requested help from FEMA but received only $700 in federal assistance.
Dave and Jenna lost everything that they have worked so hard for, and we are asking for help in getting them back on their feet. Any little bit helps, and I am sure they will greatly appreciate it.
Thank you all for your love and support!
Please feel free to contact us, Scott and Kelly Murray, or John Jenkins if you have any questions.
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Conservancy Guardians - Project Fundraiser USA | $6,282 raised of $5,000 goal • 37 donors | raised of $5,000 goal | 37 donations | Nicholas Kershaw is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Conservancy Guardians USA Fund, Inc.. |
Dear Friends,
On 10th December, I will be running 25 km through the Mara Conservancies in Kenya, one of the planet's most wildlife-rich and beautiful landscapes. One which I love.
I'm running to raise awareness and funds for our projects and our conservation partners in the region.
My chosen projects focus on the three pillars of the Conservancy Guardians Mission. Nurture - Empower - Protect:
Community education in 2023 I want to pilot a scheme in the region bringing tech and innovation to the challenges of rural education. The schools we visit and support in the Greater Serengeti Mara are filled with bright young minds but woefully short on resources. We are on the cusp of leapfrogging some of the obstacles historically holding back remote schools in East Africa.
Women's health in the region, expanding a women’s health centre in Engos, serving a population of approximately 7,000 local Maasai ladies. They Provide prenatal/postnatal care, family planning education and services, and assist 50 – 60 women in childbirth each month.https://africamissionservices.com/ams-projects/ams-birth-center/
Ranger Support – funding for uniforms, equipment and general administration for the fantastic teams protecting the Mara Conservancies.
The Mara Elephant Project. Protecting elephants and their habitats across the greater Mara ecosystem. https://maraelephantproject.org
Thank you for your support. Jana and I, along with our co-trustees, cover all of the administration costs for Conservancy Guardians. 100% of your generosity will be put to work driving community-led conservation in East Africa.
With love,
Nic
| Reston, VA | Nicholas Kershaw | null | Created December 5, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Conserve the Sanfacon property. | $2,743 raised of $15,000 goal • 40 donors | raised of $15,000 goal | 40 donations | Ramblin Vewe is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Ramblin Vewe Farm Trust. |
Gilford’s Ramblin’ Vewe Farm has entered into a Purchase and Sales Agreement for the 43-acre parcel of land abutting Ramblin’ Vewe Farm to the southeast. This land was owned by Dr. Leo and Polly Sanfaçon and over the years they generously allowed Ramblin’ Vewe Farm to make and use trails on their property. To date, there have been approximately three miles of trails constructed and maintained by Ramblin’ Vewe Farm. The Board of Ramblin’ Vewe Farm and the Gilford Conservation Commission believe this is a fantastic opportunity.
Conservation of this property increases the conserved area of Ramblin’ Vewe Farm to about 335 contiguous acres, all for the enjoyment of Gilford and nearby communities;
It adds another approximately three miles to the Ramblin’ Vewe Farm trail system bringing the total Ramblin’ Vewe Farm trails to about 13 miles;
It saves 43 acres of prime real estate from development; and
It conserves about 1/3 mile of unbroken woodland frontage along the north side of Route 11A only one mile from Gilford Village center thus maintaining the rural character approaching the Village.
YOU CAN HELP
We will be raising $15,000 of the purchase price through a Go Fund Me Campaign. an anonymous donor has offered a 100% match for any individual donation up to a limit of $50,000; a donation of $100 will add $200; a $1000 donation will
add $2000, etc. Ramblin' Vewe Farm Board is designated by the Internal Revenue Service as tax exempt as defined in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and, as such, contributions to the organization are tax deductible.
Thank you in advance for helping to conserve this key piece of property near the village of Gilford.
Ramblin' Vewe Farm Trust
| Gilford, NH | Ramblin Vewe | null | Created December 15, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Rickshaw Running for Cool Earth | $2,597 raised of $3,000 goal • 39 donors | raised of $3,000 goal | 39 donations | Team fundraiser
Morgan Baum and 2 others are organizing this fundraiser to benefit Cool Earth Action USA. |
Hey! It's us- Lindsey, Morgan and David. If we haven't already told you (seems unlikely to be honest), we are racing a rickshaw through Sri Lanka in March. And we can't do it without you! Usually the next question is something like-
Them: umm a rickshaw?
Us: Yes- but think tuk tuk.
Them: cool cool, so... why?
Us: 4 years ago globe-trotting Lindsey discovered this wicked cool opportunity to drive a tuk tuk across the island of Sri Lanka with The Adventurists. The only problem was that there was nobody crazy enough to join her. Enter Morgan. One call to David in CA and our team was complete.
Them: but what do you actually have to do?
Us: We are given a starting destination and finish line coordinates. The following 6 days are up to us! We learn how to fix tuk tuk wheels and engines, plot our general route, and strategize on how we avoid leopards and road blocks by elephants. Then, go!
You get the idea.
But before we join our fellow adventurists in Sri Lanka we are joining the charge in helping to fight climate change with Cool Earth- an organization that works with indigenous peoples and local communities to fight for climate justice.
We appreciate any donation to get us closer to our goal, but if you are interested in a bit more fun:
Option 1: Donate $15 to be added to our Instagram close friends list to see all the behind the scenes, nitty gritty, ins and outs of our journey
Option 2: Be the highest donor by the time we take off and we will call on you to make a decision for our route as some point during our trip. Take the left at the fork in the road? Visit the beach instead of the mountain? The choice is yours.
______________
More information about Cool Earth Action USA:
We're Cool Earth. We exist to champion the relationship between people, rainforest and climate.
And the best way to do that? Back, support and listen to the people living there and take climate action with Cool Earth.
| Raised $516 from 12 donations | Morgan Baum | null | Created November 10, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Jason and Christine Wynn | $1,690 raised of $10,000 goal • 18 donors | raised of $10,000 goal | 18 donations | Team fundraiser
Gelina Singleton and Morgan Howard are organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Christine Wynn. |
I’m the daughter of Jason and Christine Wynn. They lost their home in a tornado November 30, 2022. They are currently staying wherever they can at this time between kids and friends. If anyone would like to donate to help them in getting a new home, you can do so here or reach out to them or us kids. Any little bit helps nothing is to small.
| Raised $75 from 2 donations | Gelina Singleton | Words of support (1)
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Praying for y'all too. Relatives of cousins in AL, (Lafferty clan). Country folks can survive. | Created December 2, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Davis Riverfront Tree Park | $1,253 raised of $650 goal • 28 donors | raised of $650 goal | 28 donations | Chris Wilson is organizing this fundraiser. |
Hi! Thanks for checking this out. We are planning a tree park (a mini-arboretum) in the Davis Riverfront Park. This will involve planting various scenic and significant native species along the northern banks of the Blackwater River in Davis and providing signage describing each species, their histories, and unique information about each type of tree.
This project will grow (both literally and figuratively) year by year with additional signage, plantings, and other features and amenities. Eventually, we hope to add a community orchard that people can visit and, as they walk through the park, grab a snack or dinner ingredient.
A tree park like this would add an educational, environmental, and recreational destination to our town, available for everyone, including local families and visitors.
We would appreciate any support you can give. Even $5 buys a bag of mulch. We hope to see you at the park!
| Davis, WV | Chris Wilson | null | Created November 7, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Nature Conservation Awareness Senior Trip | $1,075 raised of $1,500 goal • 31 donors | raised of $1,500 goal | 31 donations | Ammel Said is organizing this fundraiser. |
Hi, my name is Yasmeena Hassan and along with Zaynab Ahmadi, we are raising money to fund a senior field trip to Hidden Falls in Auburn, California.
We are seniors at Al-Arqam College Preparatory and are carrying out an IB Internationally Minded project to raise awareness about conserving natural resources. Conservation is the practice of caring for and saving natural resources such as the air, water, soil, plants, and animals, so they can benefit us and all living things. Our goal through the field trip is to raise awareness about the importance of natural resources and using them wisely and efficiently.
The money raised will go towards the costs of transportation for the trip and to a donation to The Nature Conservancy in California, an organization that promotes innovative solutions and policies that improve the quality and quantity of water in freshwater ecosystems, conserve critical forests, grasslands, and other habitats rich in carbon and biodiversity in California and the world altogether. We hope to raise $1,500! Around $800 will go towards the trip and the rest will be donated to the organization.
Thank you for your time and donations! Your support is greatly appreciated!
Best regards,
Yasmeena and Zaynab
| Elk Grove, CA | Ammel Said | null | Created October 24, 2022 | null | Organizer |
FireGeneration Collaborative Fundraiser | $4,245 raised of $10,000 goal • 41 donors | raised of $10,000 goal | 41 donations | Team fundraiser
Kyle Trefny and 2 others are organizing this fundraiser. |
Our group is setting out to DC to change the trajectory of wildfires - and we need your help!
We as young people face the greatest long-term climate effects, and we are counted on to revitalize our communities and lands to live with fire - but we are not intimidated! We know that we need roles in policy to ensure national actions truly mobilize our generation and elevate Indigenous leadership and frontline perspectives vital for solutions. Four members of our growing national group have been invited to meet with top policymakers and agencies this month - and this fundraiser is what can get us to D.C.
We want to establish a sustained partnership on cultural, prescribed, and wildland fire policy between young people and decision-makers, to shape and scale the solutions we need. We call it the FireGeneration Collaborative. Young people in communities, campuses, and the frontlines around the country are building this vision together. We hope our message and big crazy dream resonates with you. Any help that you can give, large or small, funds our trip and our groundwork across communities. It is so appreciated and felt.
We think that as a society we must not only respond to fires - we must proactively support the solutions that can change our trajectory. And that’s what this is about. It’s why we are asking for $10,000 - we know creating real change is hard, and it means setting real goals. We need to get to DC and launch a larger movement. We also know that with help from our friends, family and larger community, there is nothing we can't do.
Please help spark this movement by donating and sharing this page far and wide!
Thank you so much for your support!
Who we are:
We are young people from around the country, firefighters, Indigenous fire practitioners, students, and supporters, vision-building in communities, schools, and the frontlines. We come from many regions and campuses, and our DC group represents that too. Our backgrounds include HBCU fire crews in the South, wilderness research labs in the Rockies, and firelines, Indigenous cultural burns, and campuses in the West.
We are united by a shared vision for transformative change.
If you have questions, want to get involved, or want to reach out about supporting in a bigger way, contact us below!
| Raised $1,055 from 17 donations | Kyle Trefny | null | Created November 3, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Please Help Me Fight Casella & Save Forest Lake! | $6,180 raised of $30,000 goal • 32 donors | raised of $30,000 goal | 32 donations | Jon Swan is organizing this fundraiser. |
Hello, and thank you for taking an interest in our fight to Save Forest Lake!
As you may or may not be aware, the developer of the proposed mega-landfill next to Forest Lake and the state park, Casella Waste Systems of Vermont, filed a "defamation" case against me (really, it's a SLAPP suit: "strategic lawsuit against public participation") in April of 2020. They did so in order to silence my opposition to their dangerous development, and to serve as a warning to others, lest they be sued as well.
Fast forward to today, November 10, 2022, and the lawsuit continues to get dragged out by Casella's attorneys, in an obvious effort to bleed me dry financially. We have filed for summary judgment, hoping the judge sees that Casella's claims are baseless. We are also seeking legal fees from Casella Waste Systems of Vermont. However, as the case continues to drag on, the law firm representing me would like to receive payment. As you can see from the latest invoice, my legal expenses are $30,000 in arrears. I have paid over $50,000 in legal fees so far, thanks in large part to many very generous neighbors, friends, and supporters of the cause. I would appreciate any help you can provide for my legal expenses, and I very much look forward to the day when I can disburse payments back to everyone when we win this case and Casella reimburses me for my legal expenses. Their weaponizing of the legal system, in order to silence my tireless efforts to save Forest Lake, and New Hampshire, frankly, is why we need anti-SLAPP legislation in New Hampshire. I thank you for your continued support of this very worthy effort.
Jon Swan
25 Cashman Rd
Dalton NH 03598
603-991-2078
Casella Takes On Opponents In Defamation Lawsuit
Judge partially dismisses Casella defamation case
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire superior court judge has dismissed part of a defamation lawsuit filed against a Dalton man by Casella Waste.
Merrimack Superior Court Judge John Kissinger ruled that the majority of statements made by Jon Swan do not amount to defamation, the Caledonian Record reported.
The waste systems company filed a defamation lawsuit against project opponents in April asking for an injunction and order against the defendants saying they defamed the company.
“The court concludes that the bulk of the remaining statements are either strongly worded opinion or rhetorical hyperbole, which are not actionable for defamation …,” Kissinger concluded.
Casella spokesman Joe Fusco said that the court listed nine statements by Swan that if proven false would subject him to liability for defamation.
Swan started a campaign to prevent Casella from building a 180-acre landfill near Forest Lake State Park. The company alleged that Swan’s goals were to disparage the company by publishing inaccurate statements.
“Mr. Swan is beginning to be held accountable for his habitual extremism and character assassination toward others,” Fusco said.
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Mt Kilimanjaro is ON FIRE! | $2,360 raised of $5,000 goal • 22 donors | raised of $5,000 goal | 22 donations | Sarah Scott is organizing this fundraiser to benefit African Rainforest Conservancy. |
Mt Kilimanjaro, the rooftop of Africa and the highest free-standing mountain in the world at 19,443 ft (5985mtrs), is on fire. A fire broke out TODAY, Saturday, October 22nd!. The cause is unknown. However, it started close to the Mweka Gate in the moorlands, between 2800 to 4000 meters.
This moorland, colder and drier than the foothill forests, is home to incredible fauna and flora. Civets, servals and even the mysterious mountain leopards feed on mice and mole rats; giant protea with their amazing cone-shaped blossoms, silky heathers, and golden hypericum flowers are in abundance. This beautifully diverse and rugged landscape has attracted adventures, mountaineers and researchers for more than 100 years.
This raging fire threatens this precious ecosystem and is spreading rapidly and could spread to the mountain’s natural forests.
We need your help!
The Kilimanjaro Project has jumped into action.
We’re mobilising our networks to feed the 300+ volunteer firefighters in the coming days.
We will ensure every firefighter gets one nutritious meal and a bottle of water each day.
We need your help to ensure that we can keep supporting this amazing team
USD 5 will provide 2 water bottles and sustenance for each firefighter each day
In 2020, when the last fire blazed on the mountain, we were able to raise more than 5000usd to support the firefighters' efforts and rebuild some of the buildings that were destroyed by the fire. And now we need your help to do it again!
We're calling on all you mountain and nature lovers out there to help us and spread the word!
The Kilimanjaro Project is an ecosystem restoration organization HeadQuartered in Kilimanjaro. We are an initiative of Kijani Pamoja “Green Together”, a registered NGO in the region.
Any excess funding raised will go toward tree growing on the mountain to help fight climate change and restore degraded ecosystem.
And we’ll keep you updated on our efforts
You can follow us:
@thekiliproject on IG and
The Kilimanjaro Project on Facebook
Please share with your friends and family.
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Ohio Mushroom DNA Sequencing Initiative | $600 raised of $6,000 goal • 11 donors | raised of $6,000 goal | 11 donations | Mike Meldon is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Love Our Land. |
Want to join us in making a difference? We're raising money to benefit our nonprofit's (Love Our Land) new initiative, the Ohio Mushroom DNA Sequencing Initiative, and any donation will help make an impact. There is also a gift for qualified contributions! (see below)
The Project
Analyze and sequence mushroom samples sent to our lab from members of Love Our Land, other organizations, and any individual interested in participating in mapping Ohio’s mushroom/fungal diversity. The Ohio Mushroom DNA Sequencing Initiative intends to document Ohio's fungal diversity properly, and we need YOUR help to accomplish this monumental feat. We’re asking people to document, collect, and send us mushrooms they encounter from all parts of the state. We are interested in wild mushrooms/fungi from any location in the state; just please make sure to follow all rules and regulations on collecting mushrooms in your area. Below is a brief description of WHY the Initiative is essential to the science and conservation of mushrooms and other fungi. Attached below (“How to Participate”) is the standard operating procedure all participants must adhere to regarding observation and collecting techniques used to document fungi properly.
Mycology
Mycology is the study of fungi, including mushrooms. Before 1969, fungi and mushrooms, in particular, were considered non-flowering plants. In 1969, Fungi was rightfully classified as its taxonomic kingdom. Even before 1969 and on, scientists, citizen researchers, naturalists, and enthusiasts have been interacting with species and taxonomically categorizing them. There are keys and guides with quality pictures that exist for all areas–some are online resources–all good sources for field-level identification. However, many species of fungi are “cryptic,” meaning they appear very similar to one another at a glance. A microscope and DNA equipment is the next level of identification for mycology, which brings us to this initiative.
Why study fungi?
Other than fungi being important to ecosystems and part of the food chain, they are also less understood than plants and animals, making countless opportunities for new discoveries. Morphology plays an integral role in species identification, but cryptic species are tough to differentiate without additional tools and equipment. DNA sequencing gives us a very accurate way of identifying species and has yielded exciting results giving us insight into how diverse this kingdom is. Mushrooms are beautiful in many ways and offer so much to the environment. Mushroom researchers are discovering new species at an incredible rate due to DNA sequencing and new methodologies. We are learning that so many “undescribed” species exist that were erroneously lumped together with another species because they looked nearly identical to a species named years ago. The Initiative has the potential to shed light on the numerous species of fungi left to discover right here in Ohio, including in our backyards.
What is DNA sequencing?
DNA sequencing or DNA barcoding is a method of identification using a small section of a sequence in a specific gene. For mushrooms, we mainly look at the ITS gene; however, different species require different gene areas to target, such as the LSU gene (e.g., Hygrocybe). With a combination of machines, chemicals, lab tools, and a computer, we can take a small sample from a mushroom and turn it into a DNA sequence–consisting of several hundred A’s, T’s, C’s, G’s–for identification.
How to Participate
First, and very importantly, all participants must make an iNaturalist observation of the fungus found to qualify for the Project. Taking a variety of photographs of a fungus is critically essential. We recommend including IN SITU (within the habitat where the fungus is initially observed) photographs of the fungus and several close-up shots of other fungus angles, including for mushrooms, the top and underside of the cap (link). Once a sufficient number of photographs are taken, collect the fungus and take it home to dry (link). The last step is to send a sample of your fungus to the designated address of Love Our Land. Next, you wait for the results. The iNaturalist observation is where we will post results and our social media. Again, the iNaturalist comment is a crucial step; without it, we will be unable to process the sample. Please click on the links above and familiarize yourself with these required procedures.
Fundraiser
Love Our Land is asking for the public's help procuring the necessary equipment to launch this critical initiative. We intend to purchase lab equipment and chemicals that cost more than our organization can currently afford. However, if we pool funds from the growing community of conservation-minded individuals in Ohio, it can be financially feasible to attain everything needed to implement the Project successfully. We ask that you donate anything you can to ensure the Project is operational in 2023. Right now, Love Our Land is equipped with everything necessary to run generation one sequencing on a small scale, but we are interested in new generation/third-generation sequencing technology. That is where fundraising is essential. The new technology is much more cost-effective than the previous technology, reducing cost per sample from $10-20 down to $1-2. The new technology will allow us to run multiple samples simultaneously, with a minimum of 960 samples. We intend to sequence 3,000+ samples from Ohio next year with the new technology. Those samples will come from citizens from all over the state that want to contribute to this exciting and revolutionizing initiative.
Anyone that donates $75 or above will receive a custom, limited-edition mushroom coffee cup. If you donate over $25, you will be entered to win one. (Special thanks to Loveland's Whistle Stop Clay Works for this very generous donation)
Anyone that donates $40 or more gets a limited edition mushroom T-shirt (while supplies last)!
Thanks in advance for contributing to this cause which means so much to us.
Kyle, Doug, and Mike
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Don't Burst The Bubble -Georgetowne and Wheatstone | $4,235 raised of $25,000 goal • 27 donors | raised of $25,000 goal | 27 donations | Team fundraiser
Jeremy Kremski and Carol Walker are organizing this fundraiser. |
Neighbors,
A group of concerned citizens retained a lawyer to represent the community through the Conditional Use Hearings for 2 large developments proposed as Wheatstone and Georgetowne. These are on the tract of land between South Ridge Road and East Springville Road, and it butts up against the village of Boiling Springs along Hilltop Road.
There are many concerns with building 400 houses on these parcels, including traffic problems and school capacity, but one issue has risen to the top of the list.
Hydrogeological experts determined that this land has fracture traces and other aspects of instability. Disturbing the land becomes a significant threat to the township’s premier wellhead, #2.
This well provides our drinking water.
Our experts have made a strong case regarding the safety of our water supply. Although there are no guarantees, we believe that this is a significant factor for if and how the developers will be able to proceed.
The group of concerned citizens have contributed their own money in a good faith effort, but we are now facing an additional bill of around $25,000, and we need help to continue the work to protect our water supply in Boiling Springs.
This has been a long and expensive legal battle but we honestly believe that the safety of our neighborhoods, our Well, the Bubble, the Yellow Breeches Creek, and our Lake is at serious risk.
We are grateful to all who have made contributions to the legal funds already. Our outstanding bills are round $25,000. Any additional help is appreciated. The best way to donate is on this page, if you feel more comfortable donating directly to the legal escrow accounts for either Georgetowne or Wheatstone (or both) by contacting:
Irwin & McKnight, P.C.
60 West Pomfret St.
Carlisle, PA. 17013-3221
(this site does not allow me to put a phone number, a quick google search will get you there).
Reference: Escrow Account for Georgetowne or Wheatstone (or both).
You can pay by check or credit card.
Any amount helps!
Again a big thanks to all those who have already contributed.
| Raised $50 from 1 donation | Jeremy Kremski | null | Created November 8, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Keep the Clark Reservation Nature Center Open! | $720 raised of $10,000 goal • 16 donors | raised of $10,000 goal | 16 donations | Friends of Clark Reservation is organizing this fundraiser. |
Do you love Clark Reservation State Park with its unique geology and woodlands? Then we need your help! The Friends of Clark Reservation State Park operates the park’s Nature Center and gets a small grant to hire the summer naturalist. The naturalist opens the Nature Center on weekends and provides FREE environmental education programming from May through October. We can only do so much, but we want to do so much more!
Over the past few years the Friends Group has worked hard, and received several grants to re-do the exhibits in the Nature Center, organize a membership drive, and help us grow as an organization. We are ready to take the next step to provide our community with more educational programs and interactive exhibits, and now we are applying for our biggest grant yet! Our tiny budget limits the amount we can apply for in terms of our “matching funds.” This "Go Fund Me" will help us get to the next level. Any donation will help; please show your support by making a donation today!
| Jamesville, NY | Friends of Clark Reservation | null | Created November 13, 2022 | null | Organizer |
HELP CLEAN UP NJ'S WATERWAYS | $300 raised of $5,000 goal • 6 donors | raised of $5,000 goal | 6 donations | Lynn Brotherston is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Stroke Your Eco Paddle for the Planet Inc. | Created 5 days ago5 days agoEnvironment
Hi everyone, my name is Lynn Brotherston the founder of Stroke your ECO/Paddle for the Planet. During the winter of 2020 I decided to get a meetup up and running to get paddlers of all kinds out in the local waterways of Ocean and Monmouth County, NJ to help clear out the trash has unfortunately left these locations undesirable, but also causing harm to the inhabitants that reside there. Since that initial launch in March of 2021, we have done over 75 water cleanups and shoreline cleanups, resulting in saving wildlife from digesting, choking and even dying from the plastic, netting, plastic bags, masks and other harmful items that have taken over their residence.
Since then traction has gained and more and more volunteers want to come out and lend a hand. Although many amazing volunteers have donated not only their time, but also monetarily to this cause, such as bags, grabbers and gloves, the growth of this has become extremely popular and more and more good folks of NJ want to come out and help, but without having the means to do so.
Within the last month, Stroke your eco/Paddle for the Planet has become an official non-profit and I am looking to expand this into a full fledge operation, with a truck/trailer and a fleet of kayaks for the ones that don't have the equipment and that is where the donations will come in.
With more and also better equipment we hope to have every lake, river and shoreline in Ocean and Monmouth County back to the way it was intended...beautiful! We will fight to continue to keep these locations clean throughout 2023 and long into the future. That's the dream anyway and maybe you can help us do it.
Thank you for reading a bit about what we do and take a look on www.strokeyoureco.org for more information and a better glimpse into what we are out there doing. :)
| Ocean Grove, NJ | Lynn Brotherston | null | Created 5 days ago | null | Organizer |
TPP MARKET GARDEN | $840 raised of $14,000 goal • 16 donors | raised of $14,000 goal | 16 donations | Team fundraiser
Susan V. Tagle and Caroline Galvez are organizing this fundraiser. |
I am Susan Tagle, a non-profit organizer in Northern California. I am organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Caroline Galvez.
Caroline is a good friend, a lesbian land steward/farmer in a two and a half acre ecosystem in the Northern Philippines they call The Pitak Project (TPP). This January 2023 they hope to start a market garden, a social enterprise that is also a demonstration farm, CSA (community supported agriculture), and school for other small holder farmers in her village. For the past years, Caroline has invested in her knowledge and skills in permaculture, natural farming, JADAM, regenerative agriculture and vegetable production. After their holistic management self-taught process, they realized that transforming a former rice field into a market garden is not created by bootstrapping so they need help. She, and her partner Cye, a breast cancer warrior still undergoing treatment, have hurdled through their worst personal trials the past three years and they are now ready to put their plans to work.
I am helping them fundraise for start-up costs associated with their venture. Your donations will fund:
Poly tunnels/Caterpillar tunnels
Irrigation System
Fencing/ Wind Breaks
Fabricated Hand Tools
Weed Barriers, Crop/Row Covers, Trellising
Compost Bins/Vermiculture
Toolshed/Storeroom
Washing Station/Cold Room
Farm Stand
Animal Shelters
Walkways and Hardscapes
Pond for Aquaculture
“Most of my life I’ve been participating in movements to create new power that works for the common good because our vision is an abundant future – a happy and healthy people and planet. We believe that if we want to live in the present and not fear about uncertain times, we need to create the change we want to see. The market garden is our solution to address connection and community because growing food brings people together – it is a way to build a movement that connects and works with nature. With the market garden, we want to create a hands-on learning space that promotes awareness on regeneration including people’s health and well-being that rejuvenates rural communities especially our town. We want to show that women lead community supported small scale farm, growing in a regenerative way can thrive. We want to showcase a holistic enterprise that grows assets to pay forward that will be reinvested in nature and community.
Before I end, we want to thank you for believing and sticking with us, in sickness and in health, throughout our nine years at The Pitak Project. We love you and we love the work we do and the impact it creates in our communities and planet. It means a lot to us and we want to continue for as long as we can. We hope that you’ll share our fundraiser with your community that creates a ripple effect of love and giving.”
Carol and Cye
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Combat Poverty in Ethiopia | $2,000 raised of $2,000 goal • 58 donors | raised of $2,000 goal | 58 donations | Team fundraiser
Nathan Engida and Faiz Adem are organizing this fundraiser. |
Our team will support low-income individuals by providing capital and training to start their small businesses to become self-sufficient. To accomplish this goal, we will deliver training materials and products to program participants. We will ensure long-term impact of this project by working with local advisors and supervisors who will oversee the progress of our participants for a duration of 6 months.
Support us in our mission to combat poverty by empowering low-income individuals by helping them start small businesses, especially household leaders who are mothers. Your donation will have a direct impact on changing the lives of people who are impoverished and allow them to change the status-quo by pursuing a sustainable way of living through business.
Donate and become a stakeholder in this project!
For any inquiries, please contact Nathan on LinkedIn
| Raised $560 from 9 donations | Nathan Engida | null | Created November 5, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Tony & Kim Sarao Rally for Rangers Mongolia 2023 | $450 raised of $22,000 goal • 4 donors | raised of $22,000 goal | 4 donations | Anthony Sarao is organizing this fundraiser to benefit Mongol Ecology Center. | Created 19 hours ago19 hours agoEnvironment
Thank you for checking out our site! We are Tony and Kim Sarao, avid motorcycle riders and National Park junkies. We have been selected by Rally for Rangers (RFR) to ride and deliver new motorcycles to support the critically important work of Rangers in two National Parks in Mongolia.
Our fund raising goal will cover the cost of providing two motorcycles to the Rangers, one for each of us. We would very much appreciate your support for this unique and worthwhile cause. By making a donation, you will help protect Mongolia's National Parks from illegal activities such as mining, logging, and poaching. Among other incredible species, these Parks are home to the beautiful and endangered Snow Leopard.
Thank you in advance for contributing to a cause that has become very near and dear to us.
What is Rally for Rangers?
Rally for Rangers (RFR) is a nonprofit whose mission is to protect the world’s special places one motorcycle at a time. Since its founding by a National Park ranger in 2014, Rally for Rangers has delivered over 160 brand new offroad motorcycles to sixteen parks in developing countries. Rally for Rangers provides park rangers with reliable offroad transportation so they can safely and effectively do their jobs.
Why Motorcycles?
Mongolia, a country that's more than twice the size of Texas, has only about 4,000 miles of paved roads so offroad vehicles like motorcycles are the best way to cover long distances across rugged terrain. Park rangers in Mongolia patrol a vast territory, thousands of acres per person, in remote areas and under extreme weather conditions. A developing country like Mongolia has limited resources, so rangers often do their work on horseback, on foot, or on older personal motorcycles that are prone to mechanical failure. Without this reliable source of transportation, Rangers are not able to effectively stop or prevent the illegal activities that harm and kill endangered animals and damage critically important habitat.
How Does It Work?
In September of this year (2023) we, along with about a dozen other volunteer riders, will be purchasing and delivering Yamaha AG200 motorcycles to park rangers in Mongolia. We will fly into Ulaanbaatar and ride close to 1,000 miles through Southern Mongolia and the Gobi Desert to personally deliver each of our motorcycles to a Park Ranger.
How Will Donations Be Used?
Our fundraising goal is to raise $22,000 to cover the cost of purchasing and delivering two motorcycles. All of this goes directly to Rally for Rangers to cover the cost of the motorcycles and for in-country logistics and support staff.
Donations will not be used to cover the costs of our personal travel or expenses (flights to/from Mongolia, travel insurance, miscellaneous expenses, etc.).
All donations to Rally for Rangers are tax-deductible through its financial partner, the Mongol Ecology Center (EIN: 45-5176897), a 501(c)3 non-governmental organization. Please reach out to me for a donation receipt if you'd like one!
Thank you for consideration and support!
Tony and Kim
| Fredericksburg, TX | Anthony Sarao | null | Created 19 hours ago | null | Organizer |
The Bay Area Homeless community | $551 raised of $5,000 goal • 4 donors | raised of $5,000 goal | 4 donations | Kamya Krishnan is organizing this fundraiser to benefit CHAM Deliverance Ministry. | Created 1 day ago1 day agoEnvironment
The Homeless in the Bay Area community are severely impacted by the storms and flooding. They are also regularly forced to evacuate their camps and move to new locations, having to leave their items behind. There are thousands of individuals in homeless camps due to monetary burdens, and your donation can help them survive. We are raising funds to help provide needed goods such as tarps, tents, blankets, and socks during this time. Any amount is appreciated <3
If you cannot donate, please send the link to those you know would be interested. We at CHAMS thank you in advance for all of your contributions
More information about CHAM Deliverance Ministry: Weekly outreach to the homeless in Silicon Valley, delivering meals, blankets, tents and other necessities that help people survive the streets
| Cupertino, CA | Kamya Krishnan | null | Created 1 day ago | null | Organizer |
Tempestry Climate Fiber Art, Cont'd! | $1,500 raised of $3,500 goal • 22 donors | raised of $3,500 goal | 22 donations | Emily McNeil is organizing this fundraiser. |
Hello friends, fiber enthusiasts, and folks interested in the hands-on, tangible, beautiful way the Tempestry Project has come to fill a need for creative climate science communication over the last few years!
In 2020, you helped us jump off a proverbial cliff into the daunting adventure of developing Tempestry Worsted. It's also been a deeply satisfying adventure, getting to work with two old textile & dyeing companies in Pennsylvania to develop our own line of 100% US-sourced wool. Now it's time for us to do another run of this wool, and we could use your support.
This second batch of yarn just left the mill and is on its way to the dyeworks. This time we will be dyeing just the eight most used colors, costing approximately $4,000.
Your donations, however big or small, will offset some of these costs and become a part of our Tempestry work going forward.
Here are a few examples of what Tempestry participants have been up to lately:
The Enfield Shaker Museum's Weather Wise A Year of Craft and Climate, featuring the Enfield Tempestry Collection.
The Cold Spring Tempestry Collection
A recent Tempestry Workshop at Columbia University's annual Earth Sciences Open House, open to the public and with an estimated 1500 visitors!
| Poughkeepsie, NY | Emily McNeil | null | Created November 4, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Sunshine & Honeybees | $7,884 raised of $7,000 goal • 19 donors | raised of $7,000 goal | 19 donations | Redeemer Lutheran Church Milwaukee is organizing this fundraiser. |
Support Redeemer's green initiatives this Giving Tuesday!
Redeemer Lutheran Church aims to improve our green initiatives as part of our Fearless & Faithful campaign. God created this earth and commands us to be stewards of the environment and care for all creation. Currently have solar panels and a rooftop bee hive! As we raise money for our capital campaign, we seek funds for a NEW bee deck and additional solar panels. We will work closely with our partners at SunBadger Solar and the Beevangelists to further our green efforts as we renovate our building.
Bees are one of the world's most important pollinators, responsible for pollinating our food supply. Yet, bee populations continue to decline due to climate change. Having bees on our rooftop increases the bee population in our neighborhood, 53233, improving our community's environment. Additionally, Beevangelists bring people together by "spreading the Gospel of Abundance as taught by the bees... through advocacy, education, products and practice." The new and improved bee deck will allow more hives, education, and fellowship!
Redeemer worked with Trevor Sumner of SunBadger Solar to design a 68-panel array for the south rooftop of the 1917 sanctuary. The array was installed by Current Electric in the summer of 2019. A small gathering blessed the solar panels and Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes cut the ribbon on the power box on October 17, 2019. Monitoring software has shown savings of 1/3 to 1/2 the standard billing for comparable months. The church’s primary motivation in shifting to solar energy derives from our Biblical belief that humans are to be wise caretakers of the planet. With the renovation, we will continue to move away from fossil fuel dependence, an exercise of faithful stewardship of the planet.
Can you help us out?
Thank you for your support!
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| Milwaukee, WI | Redeemer Lutheran Church Milwaukee | null | Created November 17, 2022 | null | Organizer |
Start a Permaculture Club in Malawi | $900 raised of $2,500 goal • 19 donors | raised of $2,500 goal | 19 donations | Sasha Cohen Ioannides is organizing this fundraiser. |
Many of you know I spend a large portion of my time dedicated to youth activism and building more robust and sustainable food systems. This has led to me meeting many incredible people, including Simeon Kalua, a 23 years old climate activist and permaculturist from Malawi.
Simeon graduated with a BSc degree in Public Health from the University of Livingstonia, the northern part of Malawi. Simeon Kalua, after graduating in 2021, started advocating for climate change. He was inspired by a course where he learned about public health- how climate change affects people's health, especially malnutrition due to food insecurity caused by climate change. Because of this reason, he started advocating for climate change and raising awareness about sustainable agriculture. He has pursued permaculture design course where he learned that permaculture holds useful skills and tools to help people in Malawi get the most from their surrounding environment. It offers people the potential to improve their livelihood sustainably.
Simeon wants to share knowledge about permaculture with the next generation by teaching young people in primary schools about it. He hopes that this project ‘school permaculture club,” can teach these skills to as many primary school children as possible. The after-school lessons about permaculture will have topics like composting, healthy soil, preparing permagarden, waste management, agroforestry, pest and disease control, seed savings, water management, and nutrition.
Simeon is looking for funds amounting to $2500 to kick start his project at Lwambo primary school in the northern part of Malawi in chitipa district. The money will be used to buy;
1. Stationery packs – to ensure that the school has the materials necessary to conduct the lessons
2. Tool packs – watering cans, slachers, sickles, hoes, shovel, wheelbarrow, panga knifes
3. Seed packs – packets of vegetable seeds
4. Tree packs- trees for agroforestry
5. Posters and banners
Simeon has a permaculture design certificate, and he has worked with Malawi Schools Permaculture Clubs project in Nkhatabay. He attended a networking event for organic agriculture and permaculture in Lilongwe organized by the Knowledge Hub for Organic Agriculture. Simeon is a campaigner for Food at COP campaign. He is the country coordinator for Climate Live Malawi and YouthNet for Climate justice Malawi . He is member of Malawi National Youth Network on climate change and ambassador at Malawi Creation Care Network.
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Hiking Hunks for Land Conservation | $1,050 raised of $2,500 goal • 26 donors | raised of $2,500 goal | 26 donations | Team fundraiser
Andrew Grover and 3 others are organizing this fundraiser to benefit Burrillville Land Trust. |
Andy Grover and Greg Romano love to hike in the beautiful forests of Rhode Island and we've turned our love into a 2023 wall calendar! Each month features one of our handsome friends hiking in one of our handsome RI forests.
Please consider a donation of $25 to our land conservation fundraiser. In return for that donation, you will get a calendar! You are certainly welcome to donate more than that! If you can muster $40 or more, we've got some color copies! Please donate as your ability and love of Rhode Island forests permits!
Andy and Greg will donate the profits to local land trusts and conservancies. We will keep this fundraiser updated with the specifics so you can see where your donations have gone. In 2023, please visit those places that you've helped conserve!
After you've donated, Andy and Greg will reach out via DM. Please be patient with us as we figure out a way to get you your calendar in early 2023; we'd like to do a pick-up/drop-off weekend to avoid mailing them since that will dig out of what we could pass on to land conservation. NB: the Burrillville Land Trust is our fiscal agent. The profits will be split amongst multiple conservancies; stay tuned!
If you like handsome men, forests, Rhode Island, or any combination, you have to get yourself a Hiking Hunks calendar!
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Regenerative Farming In Chiapas | $620 raised of $2,500 goal • 5 donors | raised of $2,500 goal | 5 donations | Caden Werner is organizing this fundraiser. | Created 4 days ago4 days agoEnvironment
Hi, my name is Caden Werner, and I'm helping to raise funds on behalf of my good friend, Carlos Fernandez. He will use this money to invest in his regenerative farm, Centro Experimental Agroecológico Nanchi Dulce.
Carlos was born and raised in Lazaro Cardenas, Chiapas, Mexico. He lived in the US for many years, where much of his time was focused on learning sustainable farming techniques. He also attended the Earthship Academy in Taos.
I met Carlos while working at a Denver-based non-profit called the Growhaus. Carlos started as a farm apprentice and was soon managing the aquaponics farm. He has since returned to his hometown in Chiapas, and is applying his knowledge of earthship construction and various farming modalities to develop an experimental farm that incorporates mushroom cultivation, aquaponics, and regenerative practices.
Lazaro Cardenas has long been an agricultural village, but as the economic landscape has shifted, more and more farmers have turned toward unsustainable farming methods to continue to make a living. As a result, much of the soil in the region has been exhausted.
Carlos's primary goal is to experiment with various farming techniques to see what is best suited to the current climate and landscape while remaining economically viable. He then hopes to share that knowledge outward, opening his farm up as a community space for workshops and skill sharing, equipping young people with knowledge of regenerative farming, and empowering the next generation of farmers to take back the soil and restore the local ecology.
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