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Donate Strategically

GiveGreen offers donors a powerful, strategic way to work together as a community to elect environmental champions and accelerate action on climate change. GiveGreen developed through a collaboration between LCV Victory Fund and NRDC Action Votes, two of the environmental movement’s leading and most influential organizations

Every campaign season, political donors like you receive dozens of fundraising requests from candidates. How do you know which races are the most critical wins, and which candidates, once elected, will actually address the climate crisis? 

GiveGreen made a difference in our race. Conservationists around the country stepped up in a big way, and thanks to them and the hard work and dedication of people here in Wisconsin, we now have a real opportunity to protect the air, land, and water that make Wisconsin great."

Tony Evers, Governor of Wisconsin

Trusted by both donors and candidates, GiveGreen is an easy-to-use platform that ensures your donations have the biggest possible impact. We highlight candidates in must-win races who reflect your commitment to the environment and whose race outcomes could have the biggest impact on advancing the climate fight so you can feel confident about whom you support.  

The support I received through GiveGreen was invaluable in my extremely close election. Big Oil spent millions of dollars to attack me, but GiveGreen donors helped give me the resources I needed to fight back and win."

U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada
944 Races won
70% Win rate

Winning Propels Climate Action

Electing pro-climate, pro-democracy champions matters. The only path to a just clean energy future is to elect candidates committed to advancing climate legislation and environmental justice.

Thanks to the investments of GiveGreen donors and the hard work of our partners in recent elections, we are witnessing pro-climate, pro-democracy victories across the country. Last summer, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act— the most significant action Congress has ever taken to address climate change. The bill includes a nearly $370 billion investment in clean energy, energy security, and environmental justice. As we celebrate the landmark victory for climate, we remain committed to fighting provisions that could harm communities—especially communities of color and low wealth communities—near fossil fuel infrastructure. This progress would have not have been possible without GiveGreen donors like you who helped elect a pro-environment majority Congress and White House in 2020.

President Biden and pro-environment, pro-democracy Senators have been building an incredible record of quickly nominating and confirming exceptional judges for lifetime seats on powerful federal courts. These judges are highly qualified and unlike any prior president’s appointees, most of them are women, most are people of color, and most have experience lawyering for the public interest. 

EXAMPLES OF STATE-LEVEL IMPACT

Colorado

In 2018, GiveGreen donors helped elect a pro-climate Governor, flipped the State Senate, and protected the majority in the State House. The state legislature passed legislation to reduce carbon emission 90% from 2005 levels by 2050. In 2022, Colorado created a $500M Just Transition Fund for clean water, clean air, green jobs, and electric school buses, plus set new financial standards for oil and gas companies. In 2023, Colorado became the second state in the country to eliminate certain gas subsidies and expand some of the best tax incentives in the country for electric vehicles, bikes, and non-fossil fuel home heating. The legislature also expanded fare-free public transit during the summer ozone season as well as updated the state’s climate pollution reduction targets, including a 100% carbon emissions reduction by 2050 from 2005 levels.

Maryland

GiveGreen donors helped elect Governor Wes Moore in 2022, who released an ambitious climate plan committed to 100% clean energy by 2035. He signed into effect the POWER Act, which looks to more-than-quadruple the state’s offshore wind capacity, from its current 2 gigawatts to 8.5 gigawatts, enough energy to power 3 million homes, by 2031. Additionally, Moore issued an executive order to phase out the production of new gas-powered vehicles by 2035 and has put in place requirements for bus and truck manufacturers to have a certain annual percentage of vehicles produced be zero-emissions, starting in model year 2027.

Maine

In 2022, GiveGreen donors helped reelect Governor Gretchin Whitmer and flipped the state legislature to a pro-climate majority. Governor Whitmer released before the election an ambitious climate plan to reach science-based pollution reduction targets for her state, including provisions to ensure low-income communities of color benefit in the clean energy transition. Democrats in both chambers introduced bills that enact the plan and even do more!

MInnesota

In 2023, after GiveGreen donors helped reelect Governor Walz, flip the State Senate and protect the majority in the State House, Minnesota lawmakers passed a bill requiring the state to have 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040. In pursuit of this goal, Minnesota also passed a “historic” $2 billion climate budget bill that establishes the toughest PFAS regulations in the country, addresses environmental justice concerns, and includes bold initiatives to decarbonize the state. The bill also establishes a financial authority to provide financing to green energy projects, and sets aside money for protecting and restoring natural resources and ecosystems

Maine

In Maine, GiveGreen donors helped elect Governor Janet Mills, who in 2019 signed legislation to meet 80% clean energy by 2030 (and 100% by 2050) and reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% from 2005 levels by 2050. In 2023, Mills announced plans accelerating Maine’s commitment to reaching 100% Clean Energy by a decade sooner – by 2040. In July of 2023, the state legislature passed a bill that will responsibly develop offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine and encourage new deepwater port construction while maintaining strong standards to ensure good-paying jobs for Maine workers and protections for wildlife, incentivizing the avoidance of important fishing grounds, and fostering broad stakeholder engagement and inclusive community benefits.

New Jersey

Governor Phil Murphy, a GiveGreen champion, announced that New Jersey accelerated their clean energy timeline, changing the goal for the state to reach 100% clean energy from 2050 to 2035. Murphy signed this goal into effect as part of his “Next New Jersey” initiative which also introduces a target for installing zero-carbon emission heating and cooling systems in 400,000 homes and 20,000 commercial properties, as well as prepping 10% of low-to-moderate (LMI) income housing for future electrification by 2030. Additionally, New Jersey also adopted nation-leading environmental justice regulations that establish greater community engagement and require that environmental justice considerations are taken into account during the permitting process for polluting facilities.

New York

In 2022, GiveGreen donors helped elect Governor Kathy Hochul to a full term, and thanks in part to her leadership, New York was the first state to pass a law to transition to all zero-emission infrastructure and off fossil fuels for newly constructed buildings. The state law mandates the use of zero-emission stoves, furnaces, and heating in all new construction under seven stories by 2026, and from buildings seven stories and taller by 2029.

North Carolina

In 2022, Governor Roy Cooper, who was reelected in 2020 with help from GiveGreen donors despite being a top Republican target, issued an executive order detailing a plan to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and create economic opportunities for underserved communities. With a new anti-climate Republican supermajority in the state legislature, Governor Cooper’s leadership is more vital than ever for North Carolina’s environment and communities.

Washington

GiveGreen donors helped flip the State Senate in 2017, giving one of our country’s greenest governors and GiveGreen alum Jay Inslee a pro-climate legislature to work with. They passed a commitment to transition Washington to 100 percent clean and renewable electricity by 2045. In 2022, Washington passed a green transportation package to fund public transit and electric vehicle infrastructure. Alongside Governor Inslee, the state legislature began allocating funding from the state’s new cap and invest program passed in 2021. Lawmakers worked to ensure funds went to projects in communities experiencing the worst pollution and those who have been historically left behind. The law is expected to generate $500 million to $1 billion, paid for with credits from the state’s largest polluters. Give Green alums also expanded access to the ballot and voting rights.

Wisconsin

In 2023, GiveGreen candidate Governor Tony Evers signed an executive order creating a commission to advise on the creation of Wisconsin’s new Green Innovation Fund. The Green Innovation Fund is an entity that will invest both public and private funds in projects to reduce pollution, lower energy costs, expand access to clean, affordable energy, and provide environmental and clean energy solutions to businesses. In 2022, Evers released ambitious climate plans to reach science-based pollution reduction targets for their states, including provisions to ensure low-income communities of color benefit in the clean energy transition. GiveGreen donors helped elect Justice Janet Protasiewicz to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, flipping the court to a progressive majority, a huge future win for our democracy and environment.

EXAMPLES OF FEDERAL IMPACT

GGR-Green Wave

11 Governors elected in 2018
3 Chambers flipped in 2018

Make a Statement

GiveGreen is more than just a platform. It is a showcase of the power of the environmental movement and the impact that we can have working together. Contributing through GiveGreen lets candidates know why you support them, and holds elected officials accountable for their pro-environment policies (or lack thereof).

"It is empowering to know that my GiveGreen donation is aggregated with those from other environmentalists. When you see how the numbers add up you can see why politicians are taking notice of the financial support our community provides. We need all environmentalists to GiveGreen."

Tom Campion

 

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