Fighting for a human rights based approach to population issues centered on expanding access to family planning worldwide and educating young people.

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  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
May 13, 2024 at 8:01 PM

Join us for Biodiversity Trivia next week!

 Hi Friend,   We're excited to invite you to a Biodiversity Trivia event to celebrate International Day for Biological Diversity!  Biodiversity is the foundation of life on our planet, supporting ecosystems that provide us with food, clean air, and water. In collaboration with the Center for Biologi…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
April 26, 2024 at 5:39 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

April 2024 April 26, 2024Catch Up on Earth Day Events! Earth Day has come and gone, but you can still check out our April virtual events!   On April 16th, Population Connection President and CEO John Seager gave a presentation titled Earth Day Insights: Population Resilience in the Face of Climate C…
  John Seager · [email protected]
April 22, 2024 at 5:34 PM

Reasons to celebrate Earth Day

Donate  Hi Friend,  Happy Earth Day! I’m honored to count you as a supporter of Population Connection. Thank you for sharing our commitment to a sustainable future. Peer-reviewed research finds that we can get between 37 and 41 percent of needed greenhouse gas emissions reductions by stabilizing gl…
  Shauna Scherer · [email protected]
April 21, 2024 at 7:09 PM

There’s still time to DOUBLE your impact for Earth Day!

$6,000 matching gift challenge! Donate  Hi Friend,  Earth Day is tomorrow, and thanks to the generosity of long-time Population Connection donor JoAnne Miller, your $25.00 gift will become $50.00 today!—as long as you make it by midnight on April 22nd!  Like you, JoAnne doesn’t shy away from tacklin…
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
April 16, 2024 at 9:19 PM

Join our UN side event on population, health, and the environment!

 Hi Friend,   We are hosting a virtual side event to the UN's 57th Session of the Commission on Population and Development with Population Matters and Population Media Center! During the panel discussion, we'll highlight how addressing the critical connections between population and sustainable deve…
  Shauna Scherer · [email protected]
April 15, 2024 at 9:12 PM

PopEd + YOU = a winning equation for Earth Day

$6,000 matching gift challenge! Donate  Friend,   Our Earth Day Matching Gift Campaign is underway— and YOUR gift today can help to support our Population Education (PopEd) program. PopEd is one important way we’re protecting the planet for the future! Your gift of any amount will be doubled, up to …
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
April 11, 2024 at 6:58 PM

Celebrate Earth Day with a presentation from John Seager!

 Hi Friend,   Earth Day is right around the corner—you can celebrate with us!  Population pressures exacerbate environmental challenges such as resource depletion, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Using a human-rights-based approach—namely, removing barriers to family planning and girls’ educa…
  John Seager · [email protected]
April 10, 2024 at 9:16 PM

🌎 Double your impact for Earth Day! 🌎

$6,000 matching gift challenge! Donate  Friend,  Earth Day is less than two weeks away, and I hope you’ll join us in celebrating with a matching gift challenge! Your gift made by midnight on April 22nd will be matched, dollar for dollar—up to $6,000!   Our long-time supporter and retired educator, J…
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
April 1, 2024 at 9:19 PM

Celebrate Earth Day with Population Connection All Month!

 Hi Friend,   April is here, and Earth Day is just a few weeks away—you can celebrate with us!  We're raising awareness of the links between rapid population growth and environmental sustainability all month. You're invited to join us for a series of engaging virtual speaking events, as well as to p…
  Rebecca Harrington · [email protected]
March 21, 2024 at 4:01 PM

Mobilize for Mifepristone

   Hi Friend,  We need your help to protect safe and legal medication abortion in the United States! That’s right — after nearly a quarter-century of FDA approval, mifepristone is on the Supreme Court’s chopping block, thanks to anti-choice extremists who claim that the FDA never should have approve…
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
March 19, 2024 at 7:36 PM

Plan Your Legacy with Population Connection

Join us for a special virtual event! Hi Friend,   We're excited to extend an invitation to you for a special virtual event, Create Your Legacy Through Planned Giving, taking place on Wednesday, March 27th, at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.   For more than 50 years, the mission of Population Connection has foc…
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
March 15, 2024 at 6:32 PM

Join Us for the May "Page Book Club Meeting!

 Hi Friend, Are you interested in discovering new perspectives, building connections, and sharing your love for reading? Every other month, Population Connection members and supporters meet via Zoom to discuss a different book or long-form publication, and how the ideas presented in each book relat…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
March 14, 2024 at 4:21 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

March 2024 March 14, 2024 Read the Latest Issue of Population Connection Low fertility has prompted some governments in East Asia and Europe to implement pronatalist policies to encourage citizens to have more children. However, these policies have had little if any impact on fertility rates. Read …
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 8:03 PM

Plan You Legacy with Population Connection

Join us for a special virtual event! Hi Friend,   We're excited to extend an invitation to you for a special virtual event, Create Your Legacy Through Planned Giving, taking place on Wednesday, March 27th, at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.   For more than 50 years, the mission of Population Connection has foc…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
March 8, 2024 at 6:03 PM

Friend, what does International Women’s Day mean to you?

Donate  Friend,  Today is International Women’s Day! We’re collectively celebrating women’s achievements, while raising awareness of the challenges still facing women worldwide. As a Population Connection supporter, you’re making the world a better, safer, more equitable place for women. Thank you!…
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
March 1, 2024 at 7:34 PM

Join us for a Global Partner event next week!

Celebrating International Women's Day with HKSAI Hi Friend,   We're celebrating International Women's Day by hosting one of our Global Partners, Hope for Kenya Slum Adolescent Initiative (HKSAI), next Wednesday, March 6th, at 2pm ET/11am PT. HKSAI programs focus on advancing education and empowering…
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
February 15, 2024 at 9:57 PM

Upcoming event: "Demographic Delusions" with Dr. Jane O'Sullivan

 Hi Friend,   We hope you’ll join us next week for a presentation by Dr. Jane O’Sullivan, who was featured in the December 2023 issue of Population Connection magazine. Dr. O’Sullivan will be joining us from Australia, where she’s an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Queensland i…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
February 7, 2024 at 9:44 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

February 2024 February 7, 2024 Virtual Event: Dispelling Demographic Delusions You are invited to join us for an event with Dr. Jane O'Sullivan, who was featured in the December issue of  Population Connection magazine. Dr. O'Sullivan will discuss her research, which questions the reliability of th…
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
January 16, 2024 at 10:30 PM

Join us for a virtual event with Florence Blondel of Population Matters next week!

 Hi Friend,   Join us for a virtual event with Florence Blondel, Content and Campaigns Specialist with Population Matters!With over a decade of experience working on population issues, Florence is motivated by a deep commitment to the environment, health, science, and the rights of women and girls, …
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
January 9, 2024 at 6:03 PM

Join us for the first Page Turners book club meeting of the year!

 Hi Friend,   If you've been curious about our Page Turners book club, make this the year that you join in! Every other month, Population Connection members and supporters meet via Zoom to discuss a different book or long-form publication, and how the theories and ideas presented in each book relate…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
December 31, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Only hours left to DOUBLE your impact on Global Partners!

MATCHING GIFT to help international partners Donate  Friend, As a Population Connection supporter, you understand that stabilizing global population is one critical way to protect our oceans, forests, and wild spaces, while improving everyone's quality of life.  You don't just understand—you care de…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
December 30, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Your chance to DOUBLE your support of Global Partners ends TOMORROW!

Your gift goes straight to Global Partners! Donate  Friend, Over the last several weeks, I’ve shared the stories of some of the incredible Global Partners we are so honored to support as we seek to stabilize global population. They are working tirelessly to conserve wildlife, remove barriers to girl…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
December 29, 2023 at 9:16 PM

Population Connection’s “Best of 2023”!

Thank you for making this possible DONATE  Hi Friend,   Now’s the perfect time for reflection and a little bit of celebrating. As we close out the year at Population Connection, we’re proud to share our “Best of 2023,” thanks to your support and that of 40,000+ dues-paying members. Read on for the …
  Population Connection · [email protected]
December 28, 2023 at 9:57 PM

Your support helps prevent unwanted pregnancies in rural Guatemala

DOUBLE your impact on Global Partners! Donate  Friend, As our $250,000 Global Partners Matching Gift campaign nears its conclusion, I’d like to draw your attention to two of our newest Global Partners, both of which serve populations in rural Guatemala: Wuqu' Kawoq (Maya Health Alliance) and Manos …
  Population Connection · [email protected]
December 26, 2023 at 6:00 PM

You—yes, YOU!—can help girls reach their potential in Uganda

Secure your MATCHING GIFT to help international partners Donate  Friend, You know that global population growth is a monumental problem. Last year, we hit 8 billion people. We added one billion people to our planet in just a dozen years. Such rapid growth is unsustainable and worsens every other pro…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
December 23, 2023 at 6:00 PM

You can expand programs to stabilize global 🌎 population

And DOUBLE your impact on Global Partners! Donate  Friend, You know that global population growth exacerbates climate change, degrades wildlife habitats, and overburdens fresh water and food supplies. Together, we make the links between population growth and our world’s most pressing problems.  Than…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
December 21, 2023 at 9:05 PM

Friend, Don't miss the December issue of Population Connection magazine!

The December 2023 issue of our quarterly magazine is live! VOLUME 55  |  ISSUE 4 |  DECEMBER 2023Are mainstream world population projections too optimistic? One expert says yes. Population projections and the assumptions demographers make in order to formulate them take center stage in this issue. …
  Population Connection · [email protected]
December 20, 2023 at 9:57 PM

Creative Ways to Support Population Connection at Year-End

Donate  Friend, We’ve been so grateful to you for your concern for our issue. Thank you! As a grassroots organization, we rely on people like you to advance our mission of global population stabilization. No matter how you get involved—whether it’s through your giving, your activism, or by spreadin…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
December 19, 2023 at 10:25 PM

You can help Maasai girls avoid early marriage

Secure YOUR Matching Gift to Help Global Partners + Stabilize Population Donate  Friend, Do you know how our Global Partners program helps to achieve our mission of global population stabilization?  Each of our Global Partners was handpicked because their own community-based efforts—in places rangin…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
December 15, 2023 at 7:59 PM

Making a list, checking it 2X

2X Matching Gift Offer--DOUBLE Your Impact! Donate  Friend, In this season of giving, do you agree that it becomes even more important to focus on our impact on the world?  Here at Population Connection, we’ve chosen to highlight our Global Partners through year-end and to raise funds toward their w…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
December 12, 2023 at 10:08 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

December 2023 December 12, 2023 Photo © Women for ConservationMake a Difference for Global Partners! There's still time to contribute to our Global Partners Matching Gift campaign! Since 2016, we’ve partnered with smaller organizations worldwide to enhance their ability at the local level to expand…
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
December 11, 2023 at 12:08 AM

You are invited to a join us for a "Year in Review"

 Hi Friend,   Join us for a virtual event and learn more about how YOUR ongoing support of Population Connection is advancing our programs aimed at global population stabilization.  Population Connection's staff will walk you through our PopEd program's latest offerings for K-12 students and educato…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
December 5, 2023 at 6:50 PM

Your gift affects real people

And you make global population stabilization possible! Donate  Friend, Over the last few weeks, I’ve introduced you to several of our Global Partners that have been supported by generous supporters like you! Today, I’m proud to highlight one of our longer-term partnerships for you: WINGS, a small no…
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
December 1, 2023 at 9:37 PM

You are invited to a join us for a "Year in Review"

 Hi Friend,   Join us for a virtual event and learn more about how YOUR ongoing support of Population Connection is advancing our programs aimed at global population stabilization.  Population Connection's staff will walk you through our PopEd program's newest offerings for K-12 students and educato…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
November 28, 2023 at 5:45 PM

#GivingTuesday countdown: DOUBLE your impact before midnight!

Support Global Partners Donate  Friend, You’ve likely heard … today is #GivingTuesday! What does this day mean to you?  For us, it’s a day dedicated to giving back. We’re fortunate to have your support … and that of 40,000 others who share your concern for global population stabilization. Thank you…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
November 23, 2023 at 5:01 PM

We give thanks to YOU this Thanksgiving!

Donate  Friend, Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you’re able to celebrate this day of gratitude with your loved ones. As we bring this year to a close, I want to recognize YOU and all of your fellow dedicated Population Connection supporters. You have given your time, resources, and attention to our wor…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
November 21, 2023 at 9:32 PM

What do Global Partners mean to you?

DOUBLE your impact today! Donate  Friend, I love having the opportunity to introduce YOU—a steadfast supporter of ours—to our Global Partners, especially in the midst of our $250,000 Global Partners Matching Gift Campaign!   Global Partners complement our population education and reproductive healt…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
November 18, 2023 at 4:29 PM

How YOU empower women in Colombia and beyond!

Double your gift for our Global Partners! Donate  Friend, Considering your concern for our work toward global population stabilization, I’m excited to introduce you to Colombia-based Women for Conservation. This small nonprofit involves rural communities—and particularly the women in those communit…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
November 15, 2023 at 10:04 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

October 2023 November 15, 2023 Photo © Kakenya's Dream Make a Difference for Global Partners! We're proud to announce our second annual Global Partners Matching Gift campaign to propel Population Connection's newest program through 2024. Since 2016, we’ve partnered with small nonprofits worldwide to…
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
November 9, 2023 at 9:32 PM

Global Partners Presentation with Seeds for a Future!

Learn more about one of our newest Global Partners! Friend,   We are delighted to invite you to a presentation with our Global Partner, Seeds for a Future.   Founded in 2007, this innovative organization works in rural Guatemalan communities to help families build better, healthier lives via improve…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
November 7, 2023 at 9:12 PM

You make great things happen 🌎👏

Double your gift for our Global Partners! Donate  Friend, Last year, supporters like you helped 19 small, community-based nonprofits in the developing world advance our mission of global population stabilization.  Population Connection’s Global Partners work locally in countries ranging from Venezu…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
October 26, 2023 at 8:02 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

October 2023 October 26, 2023 Photo © Seeds for a FutureGlobal Partner Spotlight: Seeds for a Future Meet one of our newest Global Partners, Seeds for a Future! Founded in 2007, this innovative organization works in rural Guatemalan communities to help families build better, healthier lives via impr…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
October 18, 2023 at 9:06 PM

Have you planned your legacy?

Donate  Hi Friend,  Many of Population Connection’s most committed supporters—people like you—have made the decision to include a gift to Population Connection or Population Connection Action Fund in their will or estate plans. A will is for everyone!  And during this “National Estate Planning Awa…
  Rebecca Harrington · [email protected]
October 17, 2023 at 7:32 PM

Reminder: Join us for our #FIght4HER kickoff rally!

 Hi Friend, I wanted to make sure you saw my last email about our #Fight4HER virtual kickoff rally happening TOMORROW, October 18, from 1-1:45 EDT. If you want to learn why we need to end policies like the Global Gag Rule-from those most affected-then you need to come to this rally. Please reach out…
  Rebecca Harrington · [email protected]
October 13, 2023 at 7:42 PM

Join us for our #FIght4HER kickoff rally!

PLEASE JOIN US!  Hi Friend,  The fight for reproductive Health, Empowerment, and Rights for people around the world is as important today as it has ever been. That’s why we’re kicking off the #Fight4HER, and would love for you to join us at our virtual rally to hear from people most affected by pol…
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
October 5, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Did you hear? You can help us repeal the Global Gag Rule forever!

Donate  Friend,  Did you hear? Population Connection Action Fund will officially relaunch our hard-hitting #Fight4HER campaign in 2024—and I hope YOU will be standing beside us during this critical time. The mission of #Fight4HER is crystal clear: to elect champions of international family plannin…
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
October 3, 2023 at 7:42 PM

Join Us for a Virtual Event to Celebrate International Day of the Girl!

 Friend,   We're celebrating International Day of the Girl alongside two of our Global Partners in East Africa! Kakenya's Dream and Girl Up Initiative are committed to empowering young women through educational, healthcare, and leadership initiatives. Their transformative programs include technical …
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
October 2, 2023 at 3:39 PM

You can help repeal the Global Gag Rule forever

Donate  Friend,  We’re gearing up our hard-hitting #Fight4HER campaign ahead of the 2024 election season, and your support could make all the difference! I hope you’ll stand with us again, as we build our movement to repeal the Global Gag Rule forever.   For decades, this on-again, off-again polit…
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
September 28, 2023 at 6:06 PM

#Fight4HER is back ... are YOU in?

Donate  Friend, Population Connection Action Fund will relaunch the #Fight4HER (Health, Empowerment, and Rights) campaign on January 28th, 2024 … are you ready?  You might just be the key to our success next year as we ramp back up to elect family planning champions to office and repeal the Global…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
September 21, 2023 at 4:38 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

September 2023 September 21, 2023 Read the latest issue Population Connection! The latest issue of our quarterly publication, Population Connection, tackles a timely and contentious topic—how to cope with rapidly aging populations in advanced economies like the United States. In the issue's featured…