Jill Mitchler Fundraising, Lobbying, Uncategorized, Youth Action

Introducing CCL WI’s new Scholarship Fund; help is requested with fundraising efforts

CCL Wisconsin is dedicated to supporting and empowering its members who wish to attend the 2025 Summer Conference and participate in Lobby Day in Washington, D.C., on July 20-22. And we believe that lack of funds to make the trip should be the last reason that someone cannot attend.

So we have developed a Scholarship Program this year. Learn more about the CCL Wisconsin Scholarship Guidelines here. Click here for the scholarship application form.

Our first-ever, state CCL fundraising effort was the successful CCL Wisconsin Younger Members Panel held on April 6. See this nine-minute highlights video.

As we continue to build the CCL Wisconsin Scholarship fund, we’d like to ask for help. Many CCL volunteers, family members, and friends simply do not have the time or inclination to travel to Washington, DC, for the annual Summer Conference and Lobby Day. However, if asked, perhaps they’d be willing to contribute to our CCL Wisconsin scholarship fund in order to help others who really would like to go but would need some financial assistance.

Any interested CCL Wisconsin supporter is invited to ask supportive family members and friends if they’d be willing to donate to this fund. They would be able to help young people and other CCL volunteers from Wisconsin who need help financially to travel to Washington, DC, for the summer Conference and Lobby Day. Here is a sample donation letter that could be customized.

With many thanks to our Citizens’ Climate Lobby supporters in Wisconsin, every little bit helps!

“Advocacy is empathy, compassion and community at work.” ― Janna Cachola

Jill Mitchler Events, Fundraising, Lobbying, Youth Action

CCL Wisconsin’s Younger Members Panel and Fundraiser a Big Success!

Ever wonder what young people think about climate change and how they feel about advocating for climate solutions?

On April 6, 2024, Citizens’ Climate Lobby of Wisconsin held a Younger Members Panel discussion on Zoom, where college students, Emelyn Beaster and Rylee Polanka, of the new CCL Lawrence University chapter and high school students, Nina Zhu and Madeleine Bohn, of the CCL Madison chapter shared their answers to these questions and much more.

Following is a nine-minute highlight clip and the full length video recording of this inspiring event, which also was a first-of-a-kind fundraiser for CCL Wisconsin to kick off our new scholarship fund. This fund will help send young people and others who would not otherwise be able to attend CCL’s Summer Conference and Lobby Day in Washington, DC. If you’d like to donate or help us raise money, please see this blogpost.

Contact cclwisco@gmail.com with any questions.

Here is a nine-minute highlight clip:

And here’s the full video:

Jill Mitchler Events, Youth Action

CCL Wisconsin Younger Members Panel Sunday, April 6, 6-7 pm CST

Register here for your Zoom link: 
https://citizensclimate.zoom.us/meeting/register/DtiTwst1RrKKu62BM9cQIg.

Join CCL Wisconsin as two high school-aged members of the Madison CCL chapter’s Youth Action Team and two college-aged members from the new Lawrence University CCL campus chapter in Appleton share how they became concerned about climate change and what it is like to be a youth or young adult climate advocate. Their voices are influential in lobby meetings, as they courageously take part in discussions on federal climate policy-making, promoting clean energy and slowing global warming. There will also be time for Q&A. 

This event will be a fundraiser to help our WI youth and young adult volunteers and other CCLers who may need financial assistance to get to Washington, DC, to participate in Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s Summer Conference and Lobby Day on July 20-22, 2025. Any donations can be made at: cclwi.org/donate or by emailing cclwisco@gmail.com for more information.

Your support of our state’s CCL youth and young adult climate advocates is truly appreciated! Please also feel free to share this link with your family, friends and other networks:  https://citizensclimate.zoom.us/meeting/register/DtiTwst1RrKKu62BM9cQIg#/registration.