Welcome!

Thank you for visiting the Elders Climate Action (ECA) Chapter Handbook. This Handbook contains the details needed to successfully start and manage an ECA Chapter. It is intended to support prospective chapters, newly forming and existing ECA Chapters.

Find additional quick links and resources for the ECA leadership Team at www.eldersclimateaction.org/leaders

Getting Started Guide for Prospective Chapters

1. Visit the ECA website and browse our actions and resources.

2. Contact us at info@eldersclimateaction.org and plan a meeting with the co-chairs of the Council of Chapters to learn more about ECA's chapters.

3. Plan to attend a council of chapters meeting, 3rd Wednesday of the month at 5 PM ET, to hear firsthand what other chapters are doing. Contact Leslie at lesliew@eldersclimateaction.org to receive the meeting invitation.

4. Form a small group and brainstorm ideas for your chapter. Once you submit a chapter application we can help connect your chapter with ECA members in your area.

5. Submit a chapter application. (See below for application.)

6. The application will be submitted to the ECA Council of Chapters and our Coordinating Council for approval; it can take 2-4 weeks for full approval. Once your chapter is approved, contact info@eldersclimateaction.org to join the Council of Chapters, establish email, set up your chapter join form, contact folks in your area who are already ECA members, and kick off your chapter!

Chapter Handbook 

Table of Contents  (use this table of contents to navigate to handbook sections)

Introduction to Elders Climate Action and Elders Action Network!

Thank you for stepping up for climate action by starting or contributing to the work of a chapter! As Elders Climate Action members and leaders, we are determined to do all we can to leave a sustainable planet for future generations. This starts by building a movement of committed elders!

Elders Climate Action is a project of Elders Action Network (EAN), a 501c3 organization. EAN acts as the fiscal sponsor for all of ECA’s activities. ECA is led by a Coordinating Council, composed of volunteer members from each of ECA’s leadership committees. The Chair of ECA’s Coordinating Council and an additional member are on the Board of EAN. ECA’s Director, Jen Chandler, reports to the ECA Coordinating Council, the EAN Executive Director and the Board of EAN. EAN and ECA also share a contact/donor management system. As fiscal sponsor EAN will receive and administer all funds for ECA for work consistent with the project’s goals and mission. Through EAN, donations to ECA are tax deductible due to EAN’s status as a 501c3.

Our Elders Climate Action Chapters are composed of ECA members who have decided to take action on climate issues within their community, state, or region as well as on the national level.  Whether alone or in collaboration with ECA partners and other like-minded organizations, chapters participate in local events, rallies, town halls, candidate forums, meetings with elected officials, and more. We hope chapters will contribute to and participate in ECA’s national actions.

We look forward to seeing how your chapter grows and develops strategies to take action in your own community!

About Elders Climate Action

Elders Climate Action (ECA) was conceived in 2014 by a small group of committed people as a project of the Elders Action Network (EAN), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage elders to take action on the social and environmental challenges of our time. ECA’s focus is on mobilizing elders throughout the United States to address the climate crisis while there is still time to protect the wellbeing of our children, grandchildren, future generations and all life. ECA’s mission statement is clear: "We are dedicated to using the power of our caring, our wisdom and our numbers to push for strong energy policies and practices that will reduce greenhouse gases in our atmosphere to a level consistent with life thriving on our planet.”

The Elders Climate Action Leadership Team consists of elder volunteers and the ECA Director. These elders have built ECA from the ground up with limited resources, relying on their dedication, caring, and commitment to ECA’s mission. Over the years, the leadership team has planned and implemented nationwide action campaigns, built collaborative partnerships and organized national events in Washington D.C. ECA hosts monthly calls, a Welcome to ECA info Session and special webinars. In addition we continue to build resources and enhance our website to better serve our members. In the past few years we have seen a surge of climate action including the passage of the historic Inflation Reduction Act, with first of its kind funding to begin the transition to renewable energy and combat the climate crisis. ECA is proud to work arm-in-arm within the growing intergenerational climate movement to amplify the urgency of action and build political will. In the years ahead, we will ensure elders continue to join the movement to transform our society for a net-zero future.

ECA is non-partisan, and we do not support, endorse, or advocate for any political party or candidate. 

We work to inform, inspire, and engage others to take action on the climate crisis. We actively support the youth movements springing up in the United States and throughout the world.

Mission  

The mission of Elders Climate Action is to mobilize elders throughout the United States to address climate change while there is still time to protect the well-being of our grandchildren and future generations. We are dedicated to using the power of our caring, our wisdom, and our numbers to push for strong policies and practices that will reduce greenhouse gases in our atmosphere to a level consistent with life thriving on our planet.

Core Values 

ECA is an organization of volunteers who come together in a culture of learning, collaboration, member empowerment, and leadership development. Our community of trust grows stronger every day as members take on commitments and work together to achieve ECA’s goals, no matter how difficult they seem at the outset. 

• ECA encourages and supports leadership development through our central committees, chapters, and teams.

• ECA empowers members to join together to achieve our mission. 

• ECA embraces a culture of learning so that we all discover skills and experience that help further ECA’s mission.

• ECA embraces a culture of collaboration with organizations which share core aspects of our mission. 

• Elders Climate Action is an inclusive organization, encouraging membership by elders from all segments of American society and involving them in all aspects of the ECA organization. 

• ECA encourages member driven initiatives.

• ECA has adopted the following meeting norms and the Jemez Principles of Democratic Organization.

ECA Meeting Norms (Adapted from USCAN)

• Honor, love, and respect each other.

• Recognize the source of information.

• Own the impact of your behavior/words on other members.

• Assume best intentions.

• Move up or move back/step up-step back.

• Recognize diversity, and respect others’ opinions.

• Keep in mind the significance of the work we’re doing.

• Throw glitter, not shade/yes-and

• Replace “but” with “and” (i.e., I hear you, and…).

• Use “I” statements.

• Address the idea, not the person.

• Be open to new ideas, new information, and new wisdom.

• View all our work through a lens of equity and justice.

• Please add on Zoom: name, city, and state.

Jemez Principles of Democratic Organization

• Be inclusive. 

• Emphasize bottom-up organizing. 

• Let people speak for themselves. 

• Work together in solidarity and mutuality. 

• Build just relationships among ourselves. 

• Commit to self-transformation.

ECA Priorities

ECA supports a wide variety of policy priorities to address climate change. National supported policy priorities are developed by the Policy Committee. View ECA Priorities on the ECA Website.

ECA's Priorities for 2025

ECA chapters are free to pursue policies and initiatives based on local and state interests and local climate priorities that align within the mission of ECA, but we encourage you to support ECA national efforts within your chapter.

• As an example of a source of ideas for policy making, please see the Vision for Equitable Climate Action (VECA) (download the PDF).

ECA Chapter Guidance

Role of Chapters

Our overall mission is in engaging elders in addressing climate change. We encourage individuals to organize chapters as a grassroots means of promoting the ECA mission and vision at the federal, state and/or local levels. Chapters recruit, inspire, and support members, and  they conduct campaigns that contribute to ECA’s overall mission. We encourage chapter members to engage in activities that tap into areas of personal passion and local need. In deciding what strategies to utilize, chapters and their members may draw upon a range of possibilities, such as:

• Recruit and mobilize elders throughout their communities.

• Work with existing environmental groups to address climate change in their communities.

• Plan and conduct local campaigns focused on policies, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions or divesting from fossil-fuel stocks.

• Education initiatives with all ages including youth, schools, clubs, all interested  organizations.

• Submit letters and op-ed pieces to local media.

• Contact members of their state legislature and the U.S. Congress (such as meetings, letter writing, or phone calls). Because ECA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, there are rules that govern how we approach elected officials and candidates for office. See section 2.5 below.

• Organize advocacy/visibility events at the town, city, county, state, and regional level.

• Seek opportunities for collaboration and partnership with faith, civic, youth, and climate/environmental organizations.

• Use social media to build awareness and inform about the climate crisis and the actions your chapter is taking.

Chapter Creation 

ECA Chapters are created through the following process:

• Leaders who would like to start a new chapter review the ECA Chapter Getting Started Guide and submit the Chapter Application to ECA

• The Chapter Application is reviewed by the Council of Chapters, which will follow up with any questions or requests for additional information.

• Once the prospective chapter gains the support of the Council of Chapters, the Council of Chapters will forward the chapter application and recommend chapter approval to the Coordinating Council. (Full approval can take 2-4 weeks.)

• Once approved by the Coordinating Council, the Council of Chapters will notify the chapter leadership of approved status.

• After reviewing this handbook, leadership of the new chapter should follow up with info@eldersclimateaction.org to establish email, set up your chapter join form, etc.

Council of Chapters

The ECA Council of Chapters is composed of chapter leaders who share ideas and resources, engage in mutual mentoring, etc. This committee provides support, oversight, and coordination for ECA’s local and statewide groups. While the role of this committee is evolving, it currently:

• Encourages and provides support for the formation of new chapters.

• Offers advice, and volunteer assistance where needed and requested

• Provides assistance & guidance in best practices of chapter administration

• Supports chapter social media development, (webpages, Facebook, Twitter, other)

• Provides educational materials, “how to” guides, and other resources.

• Helps support chapters through mentoring sessions, webinars and conference calls.

• Helps chapters build connections with ECA’s partner organizations.

• Builds a community of practice, enabling chapter leaders to learn from one another.

Chapter Requirements and Best Practices

Requirements

1. Be guided by and function in accordance with the mission and values of Elders Climate Action.

2. Build and grow the chapter with members committed to climate and environmental action.

3. Enroll all new chapter members as members of ECA by submitting their names and contact information to ECA on a monthly basis (use chapter join form) or by having the chapter member become a member through ECA’s website.

4. Regularly submit stories, photos, and videos about your about your chapter’s activities.

5. Each year, develop a plan with goals for objectives for the year ahead.

Best Practices

1. Represent ECA in your chapter’s actions—internally and externally—in a manner consistent with ECA policies including centering equity and justice in our climate work, rooting solutions in science and ensuring a just transition for workers and frontline communities.

2. Support national policy campaigns to the best of their capacity. 

3. Identify local and/or state priorities and campaigns to undertake.

4. Educate, inform & engage chapter members on ECA national issue campaigns with resources developed and provided by ECA.

5. Work in collaboration with ECA partners in your local area and with other local organizations in ways that support ECA’s & your chapter’s policy goals.

6. Participate (through designated representatives) in the ECA Council of Chapters, where chapter leadership come together to discuss national and grassroots goals and strategies, operating policies, best practices and seek solutions to common challenges.

7. Hold regularly scheduled meetings (on Zoom or in-person) that addresses ECA’s objectives and are open to anyone living in the chapter’s geographic area.

8. Plan chapter-specific initiatives.

Chapter Governance

Elders Action Network, an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization is the fiscal sponsor and parent organization for ECA. ECA is a project of EAN (one of several EAN projects), neither ECA nor its chapters are separate legal entities. ECA sets its own policies and plans, so long as it does not jeopardize EAN’s nonprofit status or other legal obligations.  For that reason, ECA, and chapters of ECA, must remain non-partisan and cannot endorse or campaign on behalf of candidates in partisan campaigns.

• Chapters both implement and are subject to ECA’s internal guidance and governance as noted in this document.

• At the same time, chapters help shape those policies: they advance the national agenda of ECA through their actions and help shape the national agenda through Council of Chapters' representation on the ECA Coordinating Council.

• To ensure consistency with ECA’s mission, chapter designation may be withdrawn if the requirements set forth in this document are not satisfied.

Chapter Fundraising & Tracking of Funds Received

Read and download ECA Chapter Fundraising Guidance and EAN Fundraising Guidance.

Elders Climate Action (ECA) is a project of Elders Action Network (EAN) which is a 501(c)3 organization and as such it must comply with the guidelines of the Internal Revenue Service and Elders Action Network. Responsible fiscal stewardship consistent with the mission and fundraising activities must be in accord with IRS policy and EAN guidelines. It is therefore critical that policies be adhered to in order to assure regulatory compliance. Funds raised by chapters shall be for the benefit of activities of the chapter or Elders Climate Action, and all uses must be consistent with the mission of ECA and EAN. All donations to EAN on behalf of ECA or one of its chapters are tax deductible to the extent allowable by law.

If a chapter wishes to raise funds for chapter activities or for Elders Climate Action, a request must be made to EAN through ECA with details containing the specific fundraising activity. Include a budget and purpose for the funds as well as the anticipated source or activity for obtaining the donations. If an event or program is planned, a proposed budget for that purpose should be included with the request. The timeframe for the expenditure of the funds must also be stated in the project description. Any funds not expended within 12 months of the project start will revert to the EAN general fund. Chapters are welcome to make a new request for project funding. Please see the documents EAN Fundraising Guidance and ECA Chapter Fundraising Guidance for more details.

Once your chapter fundraising plan/budget is approved, ECA will provide the chapter with a budget management form (Google Form) to track all expenses of the chapter and reimbursement requests for funds raised for a specific project or purpose by the chapter. Budget management forms will be established in the Chapter Folder - Budget Management Folder in Council of Chapters Folder on Google Drive.

Nonprofit Legal Guidance

As part of a 501(c)3 nonprofit, ECA can engage to educate and advocate for climate and environmental policies and legislation and other actions of elected bodies at the national, state, or local level. The following resources are from Alliance for Justice and its Bolder Advocacy Program.

• Public Charities Can Lobby: Guidelines for 501(c)(3) Public Charities 

• Can We Say That? 

• Bolder Advocacy’s Practical Guidance – What Nonprofits Need to Know About Lobbying

• Election Checklist for 501(c)(3) Public Charities: Ensuring Election Year Advocacy Efforts Remain Nonpartisan

• Being a Player: A Guide to the IRS Lobbying Regulations for Advocacy Charities

• Lobbying Flowchart 

• What is Lobbying Under the 501(h) Election?

• 501(h) Lobbying Limit Calculator 

• Lobbying Under the Insubstantial Part Test

• Communicating With Your Members

Bolder Advocacy also has a podcast, Rules of the Game, that can be helpful:

• Lobbying Series Part 1 – Introduction to Lobbying

• Lobbying Series Part 2 – Direct Lobbying 

• Lobbying Series Part 3 – Grassroots Lobbying

• Lobbying Series Part 4 – Lobbying Exceptions

We've compiled additional nonprofit resources in PDF format from Bolder Advocacy in the Nonprofit Resources folder on Google Drive.

Seeking Support from ECA

ECA General Info & Chapter Support

info@eldersclimateaction.org

Council of Chapters Chair

Leslie: lesliew@eldersclimateaction.org

Director

Jen: jenc@eldersclimateaction.org

ECA Chair

Leslie:  lesliew@eldersclimateaction.org

ECA National Committees

The best way to connect and get informed and comfortable in the mission and actions of ECA is to join an ECA National Committee! New members are needed in most national committees. Help us create the ECA that will make the most impact on climate change.

Access Committee & Project Descriptions with list of committee activities here.

Tools for Running an ECA Chapter

Chapter Email

ECA uses Gmail for email and to access Google Suite Apps.

To access email: Open a new Browser window and search gmail.com.

The format for Chapter ECA Gmail addresses is: chaptername@eldersclimateaction.org.

ECA will establish a chapter email based on the format above. Access to this email will be given to chapter leadership. Please contact info@eldersclimateaction.org to establish the chapter email account and account manager. If the chapter email account will be shared between more than one person, you will need to establish a shared password.

Email correspondence on behalf of ECA should come from the Chapter ECA email account, which maintains ECA’s professional identity. Chapter Leadership should only send and receive email from members via an ECA email account. Using gmail, you can email up to 500 people (using blind carbon copy or bcc) per email per day. Always use bcc when sending emails to multiple people. It is very important we protect our members’ personal information. See below in section 3.4 to learn more about using MailChimp for Chapter mass emails or newsletters for larger volume lists (more than 500 members).

Chapter Leadership Google Apps Access & Chapter Folder

Chapter Leadership will be given access to ECA Google Suite Apps (Gmail, Drive, Docs, etc.). Leaders will need either 1) a personal Google account or 2) an ECA email to access Google Drive (see above).

Chapter Folders are found within the Council of Chapters Folder on Google Drive. This folder is shared with ECA national and is used for all documents and info that is shared between ECA national and the individual Chapter. This is the official record and documentation for ECA and should be used for all ECA business. Chapter Leadership will find the Budget Management Folder and Membership Folder for the chapter.

Getting Started with Google Suite Apps 

ECA uses Google Suite for shared files between ECA and the chapters. While you may not be initially familiar with Google Suite, it is very similar to Microsoft Office. We have many in our organization who can help you to get more familiar with Google Suite. If you are new to Google Suite Apps (Gmail, Drive, Docs, etc.) or for more info about how to use them, check out our section on Google Suite. Google Drive is a cloud-based, shared filing system.

Helpful Links and Resources for using Google Apps:

How to Use Google Suite

ECA Training Video—Basics of How to Use Google

Google Drive Help Center

Gmail (ECA’s email)

Google Calendar

Using Google Docs Cheat Sheet (similar to Microsoft Word)

Using Google Sheets Cheat Sheet (similar to Microsoft Excel)

Using Google Slides Cheat Sheet (similar to Microsoft PowerPoint)

Managing Members and Mail Lists

Join Form for Chapters 

All chapters have a Google Join Form linked to the ECA website, and this is where new members can join a chapter. The responses are linked to the ECA national database in EveryAction. Each month you will receive a summary report of the new joins for your chapter automatically from EveryAction. Individuals will be able to join the chapter through the main ECA join form, but will receive a general ECA welcome letter. Chapters also have join forms: join links for each chapter found here. Or, you can direct potential members to our ECA Chapters page where they can click on the link to your chapter and join there; this is easy to find and makes it very easy for people to join your chapter as well as get an idea of our geographic reach. Any individual who joins from a chapter link will recieve a chapter specific reponse, this response email can be customized by the chapter, contact info@eldersclimateaction.org.

An ECA chapter-specific or full-state members list can be requested at anytime by contacting info@eldersclimateaction.org. Chapter membership will be indicated in the last column of the full state list.

Chapter Contacts from ECA Database

Once approved as a chapter, a first step for most chapters is for ECA to send an email invitation to join the chapter to the full ECA member database in the state or region (as indicated by the chapter leaders). This invitation, written and provided by the new chapter leaders, will include the chapter email address or chapter leader email and a link to the chapter Join form. See example here.

Once this initial invitation is sent, and the chapter has an established ECA email address, the chapter may request a list of all ECA members in the state, as needed, by contacting info@eldersclimateaction.org. The ECA full database list for your state is not automatically provided to chapters, it is available only by request.

Using MailChimp for Chapter Mass Emails or Newsletters

If you plan to send out emails to large groups of people (more than 500 members),  MailChimp is a free service that chapters can set up and use to manage and communicate with their membership. Your account will be set up with the Chapter ECA email address and membership list, contact info@eldersclimateaction.org for help getting set up with a  MailChimp account. 

A chapter leader or designated chapter member will be responsible for managing and maintaining the MailChimp system, producing and sending emails, and regularly uploading names from the Chapter Join list. 

Chapter Materials:
Logos, Handouts, Merch, & Photos

Chapter Logo

• Access the Chapter Logo Templates on CANVA:

• 500 x 500 px Chapter Logo (square)

• 1500 x 630 px Chapter Logo (rectangle) (works for Action Network)

• 2000 x 400 px Chapter Logo (banner)

Chapter Business Card

• Chapter business card instructions

• Access the chapter business card template on CANVA.  

Event Flyer (8.5 x 11) Template

• Access event flyer templates on Canva

Event Invitation (postcard)

• Access the Event Invitation template on Canva

ECA Merchandise

• Link to ECA’s Bonfire Store for T-Shirts, mugs, totebags and masks here 

• For ECA Buttons and Stickers to share, contact info@eldersclimateaction.org.

ECA Related Photos

• Find and upload any chapter photos here

Chapter Zoom Access

Scheduling Instructions Zoom 3 (Chapter Zoom Room)

Chapters have access to a Chapter Zoom account that provides online meeting room space and that is shared with other chapters. This is where chapters can schedule online chapter meetings. Please refer to the Scheduling Instructions for Zoom 3. Please recognize that sufficient space should be left between meetings in the event that a meeting runs over. 

Chapter Action Reporting

Please share stories, accomplishment, photos, videos and more from your chapters! We want to celeberate all you are doing in our newsletter, website and social media. Send your updates to tidbits@eldersclimateaction.org or info@eldersclimateaction.org.

Social Media & Website

Chapter Web Listing and/or Webpage

Chapters have three options for chapter web presence:

1. Have a Basic Chapter listing with short description, link to join, and leadership contact on ECA national Chapter Directory Page. (ECA admin team will update this page.) For this option, submit a description and images for your chapter listing to info@eldersclimateaction.org.

2. Have a Chapter page on the ECA national website that is linked to from the Chapter Directory Page. If this option is selected, chapters are responsible for creating and updating their own page on the ECA website. To set up a chapter page within the ECA website or to see a page sample, contact info@eldersclimateaction.org. You will be given an ECA template for your page but someone from the chapter must be responsible for creating and updating the page.

3. Create an external website for your chapter using the standard ECA/EAN template. (See Mass Chapter for example.) External sites are paid for and created and managed by the Chapter and must link to ECA national site. See external website guidelines here.

Chapter Facebook (FB) page

ECA National Facebook Page

How to use Facebook VIDEO -- the basics

ECA will establish a Facebook Page for chapters who wish to have one. Please contact info@eldersclimateaction.org if your chapter would like to have a Facebook (FB) page. Once created, Chapters are responsible for managing their own FB page. To have your FB page set up, you will need to identify a designated Chapter FB Manager. 

If a chapter elects to have a FB page, ECA national will post national ECA generated content including newsletters, action bulletins and notices of calls for action on the Chapter’s FB page from time to time or as staff is able. 

Chapter leaders or the designated FB manager should regularly share (non-ECA specific) posts from the ECA national FB page, as our FB page is quite active with climate-related info shared at the national level including info from partners and allies.

Instagram (IG) National page

ECA also has an ECA National Instagram Page. This follows the pattern of the ECA National Facebook Page. Chapters can suggest posts for our national Instagram page highlighting their work.

Tips for Growing Your Chapter

Please check out the ECA website regularly to learn about new Action projects, initiatives, letters, and more! We are always creating new tools, materials, and resources for our chapters and members. If you have any suggestions that might help other chapters, please let us know!

Check out the ECA webpage 20 Ways to Take Action to find ways to get engaged in action.

• If you are looking for others who might join you in forming a chapter, contact info@eldersclimateaction.org. ECA can send out an initial inquiry on behalf of the chapter to all ECA members in the area. The inquiry will be linked to the Chapter Join Form and responses will be directed at the chapter or chapter leader email address. Also, don’t forget to contact people in your network (friends, family, neighbors, congregation, retirement community). Many of our chapter members have joined after meeting at local events held by other environmental organizations.

• People are sometimes hesitant to step out of their comfort zones and get involved. You can help them find their inner climate activist by inviting them to participate with you in a simple action. For instance, let them know that you are planning to attend an event and ask them to join you. Consider inviting others to join you for:

  • • • ECA monthly online events (ECA national call, Welcome to for New Members)

      • Special ECA workshops & webinars

      • Local community forums, town hall meetings, etc.

      • Meetings with elected officials or other positions of power 

      • A march, rally, or other local event

      • Meetings of other climate-focused groups in your area

      • Writing letters, op eds, or presentations

• Organize around a particular project or ECA national action such as Elders Promote the Vote, ECA Local Action Teams, Electrify Your Life (increasing electrification of your home and community), or working with the Environmental Protection Agency. These are great ways to get started.

• Identify climate and environment related issues that are receiving local, state, national, or international attention. Start following them. Watch what other climate and environment groups are following. Attend their meetings. At the meetings, always represent your chapter as a way to highlight our presence and collaboration as this makes for an even stronger advocacy action. Ask them to join your network so they can benefit from following ECA and hear about our news items. Get educated on issues of interest. Join other groups. Broaden your network.  Increase your exposure.

• Host a meeting or event in conjunction with a partner organization. For example, leaders interested in starting an Arizona Chapter partnered with the Citizens Climate Lobby Wild West Regional conference and offered a half-day meeting prior to the CCL conference at the same location. The Arizona Chapter formed from this initial meeting.

• Join up with youth/intergenerational organizations in your area and ask them for help encouraging parents and grandparents to get engaged in climate action. A few examples are:

  1. • Moms Clean Air Force,

     • Our Children’s Trust,

     • Zero Hour,

     • Sunrise Movement,

     • Future Coalition, and

     • Change the Chamber.

This is also a great opportunity for collaborative outreach and action planning.  For example, in Florida, ECA members have worked with Moms Clean Air Force to jointly attend meetings with legislators to deepen legislators' understanding of the multigenerational impacts of the climate crisis.

• Wear your ECA T-shirt or Button and spark converstaion wherever you go.

• Host or support Earth Day or climate day of action event in collaboration with another organization or group. Bring along ECA materials, actions, and activities, e.g., the “I Pledge” sheet is a great idea for events. You can print out copies, have individuals write a climate pledge, take pictures of their pledges, and post them to social media.

  1. • • ECA rack cards (request from info@eldersclimateaction.org)

       • ECA business cards (Chapter template here)

       • Chapter QR code or chapter join link

       • Or something you can hand out to build connection. ECA's web address or your email can also work.

• If you are not comfortable with hosting or directly supporting an event, attend them! Conferences, marches, visibility events, community events, tours, etc. NETWORK with other elders and people you meet.

• Host a meeting in someone's home or at a community location.

• Host a virtual meeting for others in your community on the ECA Chapter Zoom account (instructions here).

• Arrange to visit retirement communities and bring a simple action or short activity for elders to do. ECA’s Letters to Elected Officials or the Letters to Loved Ones in 2050 project are engaging action projects. Short videos are also great for this type of outreach. Check out ECA’s videos and some of our favorite Climate Related resources and videos on the ECA website.