About Us


Staff

Jenny Clad – Executive Director
Sabrina Cowden – Logistics Manager
Alex Carey – Communications Manager
Katy Valesky – Special Projects Manager
Marisa Hackemann – Administrative Assistant
Joylette Portlock – Presenter Community Manager
Jeremy Richardson -- Science Advisor

History

The Climate Project, a nonprofit organization based in Nashville, TN, began operations in June 2006 with the mission of increasing public awareness of the climate crisis at a grassroots level in the United States and abroad. By April 2007, a diverse group of 1,000 volunteers from throughout the U.S. had been trained by Al Gore himself to present a version of the slideshow featured in the Academy Award-winning film An Inconvenient Truth. As of March 2008, they had delivered more than 10,000 presentations and reached a combined audience of more than a million people.

In addition, TCP initiatives have resulted in the training of hundreds of equally committed individuals in Australia, Canada, India, Spain, and the UK. Recent training sessions in India and Canada have brought the total number of TCP presenters worldwide to 2,300.

TCP's U.S. presenters remain linked through an interactive network anchored by our website, which also provides a comprehensive support system. The TCP staff aids presenters by providing assistance with organizing presentations and handling logistics, educational material for distribution to audience members, and promotional materials such as press releases. The staff aims to support presenters in every facet of their work as climate change messengers.

The Climate Project thrives as a result of the commitment, dedication, and passion of presenters to educate, encourage, and promote dialogue about climate change as well as potential solutions.

Contact

TCP welcomes support to continue and expand its work to educate the public about this vital issue. Our organization has 501(c)(3) nonprofit status through its affiliation with The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and all donations are federally tax-deductible. For more information, contact:

The Climate Project
2100 West End Avenue
Suite 620
Nashville, TN 37203
Email: info@theclimateproject.org

TCP presentations are available for public engagements of any size, free of charge, and may be requested by clicking here.


Donations

You can contribute to the effort by donating to The Climate Project. Your donations will help fund training sessions in Nashville, including training materials, lecture space, and much more. In addition, donations work towards funding web-based resources to ensure the continued growth of this movement.

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