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 Action Fund · [email protected]
October 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM

The Repro Rundown — Reproductive Autonomy in a Changing World

Read the #Fight4HER Repro Rundown to stay in the know! October 4, 2025  #Fight4HER's Repro RundownHello friend, September 28th, International Safe Abortion Day, marked the 25th anniversary of the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, a milestone in reproductive health that has transformed abortion access …
  Population Connection · [email protected]
September 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM

Friend, don't miss the September issue of Population Connection magazine!

The September 2025 issue of our quarterly magazine is live!VOLUME 57 |  ISSUE 3 |  September 2025 There Are Many Threats to Humanity. A Low Birth Rate Isn’t One of Them. In a strange alliance, right wing traditionalists, tech professionals, and an abominable billionaire are pushing a pronatalist age…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
September 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

September 2025September 25, 2025 Upcoming Virtual Events!We have a full slate of virtual events scheduled in the coming months, and hope you'll join us for all of them! They include:  A virtual site visit with WINGS Guatemala on Monday, September 29th;A presentation with Population Education staff …
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
September 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM

DATE CHANGE! Join us for a Global Partners event next week!

DONATE   Hi Friend,   We have an important update on our virtual Site Visit session with WINGS Guatemala. The event has been rescheduled to Monday, September 29th, at 3pm ET/12pm PT.  WINGS is changing the lives of thousands of people in Guatemala by expanding access to family planning in remote co…
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
September 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM

You are invited to a special Global Partner site visit event!

DONATE   Hi Friend,   Join us tomorrow for the next virtual Site Visit session spotlighting our Global Partners, this time with WINGS Guatemala! WINGS is changing the lives of thousands of people in Guatemala by expanding access to family planning in remote communities and empowering adolescents an…
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
September 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM

The Repro Rundown — Devastating Funding Cuts Hurt Reproductive Health

Read the #Fight4HER Repro Rundown to stay in the know! September 20, 2025  #Fight4HER's Repro RundownHello friend, The Trump administration has spent 2025 wreaking havoc on the reproductive health and rights of people around the world. In February, Trump halted nearly all U.S. foreign aid, effective…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
September 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM

Welcome fall with estate planning!

You can make a meaningful investment in our shared future. September 19, 2025  Hi Friend,  Fall is upon us, and with it, the time of year we all start to reflect on what matters the most to us. As we return gratefully to this season, with its cooler temperatures and promise of social gatherings with…
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
September 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM

Act Now to Save $10 Million Worth of Contraceptives

Help us stop Trump from destroying $10 million of contraceptives that have already been paid for. Hi friend, Do you remember our message from July? Well, this is still happening. The Trump administration is relentlessly planning to incinerate nearly $10 million worth of safe, effective contraceptive…
  John Seager, Population Connection · [email protected]
September 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM

Matching Gift Challenge Ends TONIGHT

$80,000 matching gift challenge Donate   Hi Friend,   There's a powerful fact I'd like you to consider: Universal access to high-quality education and family planning could reduce carbon emissions by 69 gigatons from 2020 – 2050.   That's more than wind energy, electric cars, and reducing plastics……
  John Seager · [email protected]
September 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Don’t delay—just days left to DOUBLE your impact!

$80,000 matching gift challenge Donate   Hi Friend,   The deadline for our $80,000 matching gift challenge is fast approaching—the opportunity to DOUBLE your impact on Population Connection ends at midnight on September 15th.  There's still time to give—consider a gift of $35.00 today.   For nearly…
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
September 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM

You are invited to a special Global Partner site visit event!

DONATE   Hi Friend,   Join us for the next virtual Site Visit session spotlighting our Global Partners, this time with WINGS Guatemala! WINGS is making a profound difference for thousands of people in Guatemala by improving access to family planning services in remote communities and empowering ado…
  Shauna Scherer · [email protected]
September 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM

Help propel our vital work in the months ahead

$80,000 matching gift challenge Donate   Hi Friend,   I’m pleased to send you an update about our Summer Matching Gift Challenge. Thanks to the generosity of supporters like you, we’re close to hitting our $80,000 Summer Matching Gift Challenge goal!  There’s still time to double your impact! I hop…
  John Seager · [email protected]
August 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM

We need bold and transformative action to stop population growth

$80,000 matching gift challenge Donate   Hi Friend,   Global population continues to balloon by 200,000 people every single day—and runaway growth in the most resource-deprived areas of the world makes tackling food insecurity, water shortages, degradation of natural habitats, and so many other pro…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
August 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

August 2025August 27, 2025   Watch Our New "About Us" Video! Reacquaint yourself with our mission, hear from Population Connection team members, and learn more about why population issues matter in our new "about us" promotional video. Please watch and share with friends and family! Also, don't forg…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
August 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM

There’s still time to shape the future

You can make a lasting impact on global population stabilization Dear Friend, As the days grow shorter and summer winds down, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the values that matter most to you, and to make a plan to protect those values for years to come.  There’s still time this August to join …
  John Seager · [email protected]
August 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Last chance to make twice the impact on global population stabilization

$80,000 matching gift challenge ends TONIGHT Donate   Hi Friend,   Last year, the U.S. was slammed by five hurricanes, with Hurricanes Helene and Milton causing widespread destruction and loss of life. California battled more than 8,000 wildfires—including the high-profile Pacific Palisades and Eato…
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
August 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM

You are invited to a special Global Partner site visit event!

DONATE   Hi Friend,   Join us for the second installment of a special virtual event series spotlighting on-the-ground staff visits to our Global Partners. In this session, we’ll focus on Maya Health Alliance, also known as Wuqu’ Kawoq.  Since 2007, Maya Health Alliance has been dedicated to advanci…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
August 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Plan for the future during Make-A-Will Month

You can make a lasting impact Dear Friend, Creating a more sustainable and equitable future is a long-term effort. At Population Connection, we’re focused on building that future every day through outreach, advocacy, and education.  This August, during National Make-A-Will Month, we invite you to ta…
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
August 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM

The Repro Rundown — Reproductive Autonomy in a Changing World

Read the #Fight4HER Repro Rundown to stay in the know! August 1, 2025  #Fight4HER's Repro RundownHello friend, For the past six months, the Trump administration has been metaphorically lighting everything on fire—whole government agencies, civil and human rights, and any and all environmental protec…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
July 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM

National Make-A-Will Month + YOU

You can make a lasting impact Dear Friend, As a Population Connection supporter, YOU understand the profound impact of planning ahead to ensure a sustainable future for people and our planet. We’re grateful to you for your far-sightedness and vision! Now, it’s time to consider your own future! The m…
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
July 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM

Support the Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act Now

July 25, 2025  Hello friend, As of today, nearly $12 million of contraceptives and HIV medicines — already purchased by the US government — are sitting in warehouses instead of being delivered to the health care providers they were meant for. At the same time, nearly 500 metric tons of high-energy …
  Population Connection · [email protected]
July 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

July 2025July 22, 2025 Previous summer photo contest submissions See the 2025 Summer Photo Contest Winners!Our fourth annual Summer Photo Contest has wrapped up, and we're excited to announce the winners! Click the link below to see the winning photos and browse all of the entries our talented memb…
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
July 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM

The Repro Rundown — Reproductive Autonomy in a Changing World

Read the #Fight4HER Repro Rundown to stay in the know! July 18, 2025  #Fight4HER's Repro RundownHello friend, On July 11th, we celebrated World Population Day by focusing on this year’s important theme: empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world. For many yo…
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
July 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM

Join Population Connection for an Earth Overshoot Day virtual event

DONATE   Hello Friend,    Earth Overshoot Day indicates when humanity's demand for ecological resources exceeds what Earth can regenerate in a given year. In 2025, that date arrives eight days earlier than last year, demonstrating that we are moving further into ecological debt.  Join Population Co…
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
July 16, 2025 at 4:07 AM

Get in some Good Trouble!

Join a local Good Trouble Lives On Day of Action!  Hi Friend, Trump is trying to divide us, but we know the power of coming together. On July 17th, five years after the passing of Congressman John Lewis, Americans across the country will gather to Make Good Trouble together. Will you join one of the…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
July 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM

Happy World Population Day!

DONATE   Hi Friend, Today is World Population Day! The United Nations commemorated the first World Population Day on July 11, 1990. World Population Day has been observed every year since then to increase public awareness of global population challenges. In November 2022, our global population surp…
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
July 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM

The Repro Rundown — Independence Day and Reproductive Freedom

Read the #Fight4HER Repro Rundown to stay in the know! July 4, 2025  #Fight4HER's Repro RundownHello friend, This Fourth of July falls just over three years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Millions of Americans have lost a fundamental freedom that is essential to their self-determina…
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
July 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM

Defend access to reproductive health today.

Tell your member of Congress to vote NO on H.R. 1! July 2, 2025  Hello friend,  On Monday, the Senate passed Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” his tax and spending “megabill,” which contains a sweeping attack on reproductive health care. The bill includes an explicit piece defunding Planned Parentho…
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
June 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Urge your Senators to oppose the recissions bill now!

Contact your Senators and demand they defend international family planning programs June 26, 2025  Hi Friend,  The Senate is now considering legislation to rescind – take back – previously appropriated funding for global health and development. This bill, S.2067, is a devastating package to codify T…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
June 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

June 2025June 26, 2025 Previous summer photo contest submissions Enter the Fourth Annual Summer Photo Contest! We invite you to share your enthusiasm for preserving the harmony between humanity and the rest of the living world by sending us your captivating photos of natural landscapes, diverse cul…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
June 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM

Friend, don't miss the June issue of Population Connection magazine!

The June 2025 issue of our quarterly magazine is live!VOLUME 57 |  ISSUE 2 |  June 2025 One Small Organization in Nepal Makes a Huge Difference for Women and Girls The outlook for women and girls in western Nepal looks better than it once did, thanks in part to our Global Partner in that country: th…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
June 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM

Step into summer by considering your planned giving options

You can make a meaningful investment in our shared future. June 18, 2025  Hi Friend,  As we head into the hazy, lazy days of summer, consider taking an afternoon to review your estate plans, consider any new planned gifts, or update your existing plans. Read below for our most recent edition of Fin…
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
June 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM

You are invited to a special Global Partner site visit event!

DONATE   Photo c/o Seeds for a Future   Hi Friend,   Join us for the first installment of a special virtual event series spotlighting on-the-ground visits to our global partners in Guatemala. In this session, we’ll focus on Seeds for a Future, a grassroots organization working to build food secur…
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
June 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM

You are invited to a special Global Partner site visit event!

DONATE   Photo c/o Seeds for a Future Hi Friend,   Join us for the first installment of a special virtual event series spotlighting on-the-ground visits to our global partners in Guatemala. In this session, we’ll focus on Seeds for a Future, a grassroots organization working to build food securit…
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
June 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM

No Kings Day: Join the Movement on June 14

This Flag Day, power belongs to the American people – not a Trump parade.  Hi friend,June 14th is No Kings Day! This Saturday, Trump will celebrate his birthday, which coincides with Flag Day and the Army’s 250th anniversary, by throwing a $45 million military parade in Washington, D.C. The costly s…
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
May 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM

Join us to hear about impacts of global health funding cuts - still time to sign up!

Aid on Hold: Stories From Global Health Providers on the Frontlines  Hi friend,  I wanted to give you one more opportunity to sign up for our event today, "Aid on Hold: Stories from Global Health Providers on the Frontlines." It will be an eye-opening conversation with people hit the hardest by Dona…
  Population Connection Membership Services · [email protected]
May 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM

Announcing: Population Connection Summer Photo Contest!

We want to see your photos!   Hi Friend, We’re pleased to announce our fourth annual Summer Photo Contest! We want you to submit YOUR original photographs that celebrate the people, places, and wildlife you’re passionate about protecting. As a supporter of Population Connection, you’ve demonstrated …
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
May 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Still time to sign up! Stories from Global Health Providers on the Frontlines

Aid on Hold: Stories From Global Health Providers on the Frontlines    Hi friend,       I hope you saw our message from last week inviting you to attend our webinar Aid on Hold: Stories From Global Health Providers on the Frontlines this Thursday, May 29 at 12:00 PM EDT.  We are excited to host this…
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
May 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM

The Repro Rundown—Trump's “Big Bad Bill"

Read the #Fight4HER Repro Rundown to stay in the know! May 23, 2025  #Fight4HER's Repro Rundown After a rapid fire week of committee hearings on the ridiculously named House of Representatives budget bill, the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” House Republicans passed the bill early Thursday morning wh…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
May 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

May 2025May 21, 2025  Background photo c/o Karl LeckJoin us for Biodiversity Trivia tomorrow! Celebrate International Day for Biological Diversity with us! Join Population Connection and the Center for Biological Diversity for a virtual trivia night where you can test your knowledge, learn new fact…
  Grace Long · [email protected]
May 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM

Join us for a webinar on the devastating impacts of Trump’s foreign aid freeze

Aid on Hold: Stories From Global Health Providers on the Frontlines  Hi friend, Donald Trump’s foreign aid “freeze” and the subsequent dissolution of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have stopped the flow of millions of dollars of global health funding, halting fundamen…
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
May 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Demand real action for Mother's Day

Contact your members of Congress to restore global health funding for women and families around the world. May 11, 2025  Hi Friend,  As a mother of young children, I know how I’d like to spend my time this Mother’s Day: I’d like to slow down, take a break from caregiving, and focus for a couple of h…
  YoVanna Solomon · [email protected]
May 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM

The Repro Rundown - Trump’s First 100 Days

Read the #Fight4HER Repro Rundown to stay in the know! May 9, 2025  #Fight4HER's Repro Rundown In the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term, he has made relentless attacks on reproductive health here in the U.S. and all over the world. Since January, the Trump administration has frozen $65.8 …
  Population Connection Membership · [email protected]
May 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM

Join Population Connection and the Center for Biological Diversity for a Trivia Event!

  Hi Friend, You're invited to a virtual trivia night with Population Connection and the Center for Biological Diversity to celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity!   Whether you're a seasoned advocate or just curious to learn more, this event is a great chance to engage with pop…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
May 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM

We're pushing back on pronatalism in The New York Times

Donate  Hi Friend,  I thought you might be interested in our letter to the editor at the bottom of the page in today's edition of The New York Times, where we address the hysteria regarding smaller families.   Our letter contains a link to information about the recent national survey we commission…
  YoVanna Solomon · [email protected]
April 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM

Check out the #Fight4HER Repro Rundown!

The #Fight4HER is launching the Repro Rundown to keep you in the know! April 25, 2025  #Fight4HER's Repro Rundown Since day one of the Trump administration, we have seen the far right intensify its war on reproductive freedom. Domestically, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are moving quickly to further di…
  Population Connection Action Fund · [email protected]
April 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Demand that Congress restores global health funding now

Contact your Members of Congress while they are home on recess. April 23, 2025  Hi Friend,  In January, Trump issued an executive order freezing all global health assistance – including family planning and reproductive health – for 90 days. Subsequently, with the nefarious help of Elon Musk and his …
  Population Connection · [email protected]
April 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM

Thank You for Standing with Us This Earth Day 🌱

Donate  Friend,  Happy Earth Day! 🌍  Today, I want to thank you for standing with Population Connection in our shared commitment to a more sustainable, just, and livable future. Your support means the world—literally.  As we reflect on our planet’s health, there’s no denying it: climate change is …
  Population Connection · [email protected]
April 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM

Population Connection News and Updates

April 2025April 21, 2025  Photo c/o James O'Callaghan  $6,000 Matching Gift Offer Ends Tomorrow!Our Earth Day Matching Gift campaign ends tomorrow, and there are still funds left to DOUBLE your impact on our programs!  Longtime supporter JoAnne Miller sponsors our Earth Day matching gift campaign i…
  Population Connection · [email protected]
April 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM

🌍 Double Your Impact for the Next Generation

Donate  Friend,  This Earth Day, you can help students across the country understand how population growth affects our planet—and your gift will go twice as far.      Thanks to longtime supporter JoAnne Miller, all donations made through midnight on April 22 will be matched dollar for dollar, up t…