Our team is often asked: 'what can I do to help combat climate change?' Our response: there are many ways to make a difference, from making daily choices that reduce your carbon footprint, to contacting your elected officials in support of climate legislation, to getting involved with climate-friendly groups and organized pro-climate activities. And that's why we're so excited to make this peer-to-peer platform available to everyone - it's a simple, quick, fun way for everyone to pitch in together.
Are you ready to get started? Then head over to...
See below for additional details from last week's pre-lauch note. And if you need any guidance at all or have any questions, please feel free to reach out.
We'll keep you updated on the fundraiser's progress. In the meantime, have fun with it!
~ Team 350 Chicago
Good morning, Friends of 350 Chicago.
September 21st is Zero Emissions Day! Since 2008, this annual event has been challenging citizens of the world to live one day with little or no fossil fuel usage, "giving our planet one day off a year" from oil, gas, and coal emissions.
To commemorate the day, the team here at 350 Chicago has organized a peer-to-peer fundraising event through Give Lively. What is Give Lively? It's a peer-to-peer fundraising platform that leverages social media to raise money for a cause by asking your own friends and followers to make a donation. This allows YOU to help 350 Chicago directly, simply, and easily through your own fundraising page.
Setting up your fundraising page only takes a few minutes: create a profile, add a personalized message and a donation goal, upload your favorite picture of yourself doing something environmentally-friendly, and then share it on your social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram). It’s just that easy!
Curious to see just how easy it is? 350 Chicago Board Treasurer Sylvia Panek will demonstrate this swift fundraising page setup process during our next monthly meeting on September 12th.
The 350 Chicago Fundraising Team has also created this kit with sample posts that you can use when promoting your fundraiser on social media. Feel free to add your own personalized messages, too.
Most importantly, let’s have some fun with this!
Watch for updates from us over the next 2 weeks with further instructions for social media posting, and let’s all pitch in to help the 350 Chicago team meet its goal of raising $2000!
If you would simply prefer to donate to 350 Chicago, visit our Donation Page and choose either your one-time donation or monthly donation amount.
While we understand budgets are tight during this difficult time of pandemic, we welcome any contribution; every dollar counts. Even donations of $5 can help us continue our fight to have the City of Chicago divest from fossil fuel assets, support CEJA and efforts to increase clean energy infrastructure and jobs in Illinois, and move forward with all of our other work on behalf of climate and the planet.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out and ask.
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