Powering a Pivot
Impact Space Conversation
Namrata Chowdhary,
HoPE, 350.org
nama@350.org
@namatags
Ikigai - a reason for being
A bit about 350.org
● 15 years old
● Roots in student activism
● Eyes on a LARGE GOAL
● Collaboration always central
● Today, a global organisation with
○ 150 staff
○ 500 local groups
○ 188 countries
● Impact amplified beyond the
founders’ biggest dreams!
An international movement of ordinary people working to end the age of fossil fuels
and build a world of community-centred renewable energy for all.
We are calling for a deeper transition, one which centers energy justice, moving
forward into the world we want to see, leaving no one behind.
And we are doing this with the urgency the climate crisis demands of us.
Here's how we get there:
Who we are
How we work
2013 2021 2024
Background History
GLOBAL
POWER SHIFT
Catalyze powerful
national movements
for bold climate action
GLOBAL
POWER UP
Activate our local
groups to build
powerful campaigns
and actions to scale up
community led and
iconic renewable
projects
GLOBAL
JUST RECOVERY
GATHERING
Create a new momentum after the
global climate strikes in 2019 and
the pandemic disruption in 2020
Internal
● A widening perspective
● Reflections on
intersectionality
● Checking in with our
partners & supporters
What’s our best use in the
moment?
What prompted the pivot?
External
● The state of the movement
○ Disconnection
○ Fragmentation
○ Repression
○ Fatigue
● The state of the world!
○ Tech
○ Finance
○ NDCs
What’s holding us back?
What we love
Climate Justice as our
guiding principle; taking
an intersectional view of
the polycrises, and
uplifting the stories that
matter in these turbulent
times.
Finding our organisational
Ikigai
Finding our organisational
Ikigai
What we are GOOD at
Building and supporting a global
movement rooted in communities
worldwide; creating community;
and forging connections between
people committed to the same
vision of the future.
Finding our organisational
Ikigai
Where the money is…
and needs to be!
We are well placed to channel both
large scale climate philanthropy and
individual support directly to the
activists and community leaders who
can put it to work in the fight for
climate justice.
Finding our organisational
Ikigai
What the WORLD NEEDS
right now
Hope, not despair! Restorative justice,
and greater equity in how the world
responds to the climate crisis. Fix
everything we can, and actively build
the better world we want.
Where does your
ikigai lie?
Ikigai - a reason for being
To recharge the movement,
and unlock people’s agency
towards creating a future that
puts equitable access to renewable energy
at the heart of the movement for Climate
Justice.
Our aspiration
The Goldilocks Moment
Our role in the movement
Support
we offer direct
movement support to
our networks
we invest in our local
groups; we take people
up so they become
leaders; we absorb new
people at pivotal
moments
Inspire
we are propositional with
strategies and our campaigns
offer hope and motivation to the
movement while moving us
towards climate justice.
Grow
Brings people together at their local level,
joins them up to a global network, to
make them part of something bigger than
themselves, and
drive a change that will be felt in their
communities
Stronger Together
● 350.org reinforcing its position as a movement builder,
with a focus on Climate Justice, especially in the Global
South.
● Growth in the movement:
○ Supporter numbers growing;
○ Growing number of new groups; and
○ Groups experiencing a growth in membership
numbers;
○ Affiliates demonstrating independent growth;
○ More groups with an RE focus in our base.
Our focus in this phase
What this looks like
● Both <<b r o a d e n i n g>> and deepening our
relationship with supporters: bringing new people
into the movement, and developing the relationships
further.
● Creating communities of alignment - not just
support, but personal agency and ownership.
● Engagement journeys include setting up group and
leading events
In relation to supporters
Survey Background
Who takes part in the survey?
● Since 2021 the survey is being send to a random half of
the list, every six months.
● The survey is sent out to the following regions:
○ Asia, USA, Africa, Europe, Latin America, Australia,
Canada (FR only), Pacific, Turkey.
● It was translated in the following languages:
○ English, French, Turkish, Japanese, Bahasa Indonesia,
Spanish and Portuguese.
Survey Background
Why do we do this ?
A bi-annual global supporter survey closes the engagement loop and helps
us:
● To better understand our supporter base, their opinion and their
relationship to us.
● To read and compare global and regional trends regularly over time.
● To offer the opportunity for regional teams to collect short-term
actionable insights, by adding regional questions to our consistent
globally-aligned questions.
● To measure certain agreed organizational KPIs, such as user
satisfaction or engagement in offline activities, and also
demographics.
Supporter Survey:
What do we want to know?
What information do we collect?
● Supporter perception of 350 and themselves: hopefulness, understanding of 350’s
work, perceived effectiveness in the climate movement
● Supporter interest in campaigns and topics: solutions, finance & divestment,
climate justice, global vs local campaigns
● Supporter engagement & activities: current engagement types, most interested
activities, requested resources
● Supporter demographics: age, region, ethnic background
● Regional specific questions: on demand
Which of these activities or campaigns do you associate the most
with 350.org?
Top 4:
77% Campaigning for
institutions to divest
76% Opposing Big Fossil
Fuel Projects
68% Campaigning to
promote the transition to a
renewable energy
economy
67% Campaigning for
climate justice (frontline
communities, indigenous
rights, just recovery form
COVID-19)
It is a positive sign that we already have a reputation among our supporters for climate
justice - how can we achieve the same for our work around solutions?
How can 350.org help grow the climate movement?
What training, guidance or resources do you need?
71% want info about climate solutions
& policies that are working
About 20% want training, coaching
and guides to use in their own activism
Strong expression of interest in explainers,
information, storytelling, and “Direction for the most
strategic focus for my time & energy”
GLOBAL LEADERS
TRAINING
2025
Another world is ours
to build,
and it will take us ALL
PS: We’re looking for a new leader too!
CREDITS: This presentation template was created by
Slidesgo, including icons by Flaticon, infographics &
images by Freepik
Stay in touch:
@350
@namatags
@350org

Powering a pivot - people powered change in action

  • 1.
    Powering a Pivot ImpactSpace Conversation
  • 2.
  • 3.
    Ikigai - areason for being
  • 4.
    A bit about350.org ● 15 years old ● Roots in student activism ● Eyes on a LARGE GOAL ● Collaboration always central ● Today, a global organisation with ○ 150 staff ○ 500 local groups ○ 188 countries ● Impact amplified beyond the founders’ biggest dreams!
  • 5.
    An international movementof ordinary people working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-centred renewable energy for all. We are calling for a deeper transition, one which centers energy justice, moving forward into the world we want to see, leaving no one behind. And we are doing this with the urgency the climate crisis demands of us. Here's how we get there: Who we are
  • 6.
  • 7.
    2013 2021 2024 BackgroundHistory GLOBAL POWER SHIFT Catalyze powerful national movements for bold climate action GLOBAL POWER UP Activate our local groups to build powerful campaigns and actions to scale up community led and iconic renewable projects GLOBAL JUST RECOVERY GATHERING Create a new momentum after the global climate strikes in 2019 and the pandemic disruption in 2020
  • 8.
    Internal ● A wideningperspective ● Reflections on intersectionality ● Checking in with our partners & supporters What’s our best use in the moment? What prompted the pivot? External ● The state of the movement ○ Disconnection ○ Fragmentation ○ Repression ○ Fatigue ● The state of the world! ○ Tech ○ Finance ○ NDCs What’s holding us back?
  • 9.
    What we love ClimateJustice as our guiding principle; taking an intersectional view of the polycrises, and uplifting the stories that matter in these turbulent times. Finding our organisational Ikigai
  • 10.
    Finding our organisational Ikigai Whatwe are GOOD at Building and supporting a global movement rooted in communities worldwide; creating community; and forging connections between people committed to the same vision of the future.
  • 11.
    Finding our organisational Ikigai Wherethe money is… and needs to be! We are well placed to channel both large scale climate philanthropy and individual support directly to the activists and community leaders who can put it to work in the fight for climate justice.
  • 12.
    Finding our organisational Ikigai Whatthe WORLD NEEDS right now Hope, not despair! Restorative justice, and greater equity in how the world responds to the climate crisis. Fix everything we can, and actively build the better world we want.
  • 13.
  • 14.
    Ikigai - areason for being
  • 15.
    To recharge themovement, and unlock people’s agency towards creating a future that puts equitable access to renewable energy at the heart of the movement for Climate Justice. Our aspiration
  • 16.
  • 17.
    Our role inthe movement Support we offer direct movement support to our networks we invest in our local groups; we take people up so they become leaders; we absorb new people at pivotal moments Inspire we are propositional with strategies and our campaigns offer hope and motivation to the movement while moving us towards climate justice. Grow
  • 18.
    Brings people togetherat their local level, joins them up to a global network, to make them part of something bigger than themselves, and drive a change that will be felt in their communities Stronger Together
  • 19.
    ● 350.org reinforcingits position as a movement builder, with a focus on Climate Justice, especially in the Global South. ● Growth in the movement: ○ Supporter numbers growing; ○ Growing number of new groups; and ○ Groups experiencing a growth in membership numbers; ○ Affiliates demonstrating independent growth; ○ More groups with an RE focus in our base. Our focus in this phase
  • 20.
  • 21.
    ● Both <<br o a d e n i n g>> and deepening our relationship with supporters: bringing new people into the movement, and developing the relationships further. ● Creating communities of alignment - not just support, but personal agency and ownership. ● Engagement journeys include setting up group and leading events In relation to supporters
  • 22.
    Survey Background Who takespart in the survey? ● Since 2021 the survey is being send to a random half of the list, every six months. ● The survey is sent out to the following regions: ○ Asia, USA, Africa, Europe, Latin America, Australia, Canada (FR only), Pacific, Turkey. ● It was translated in the following languages: ○ English, French, Turkish, Japanese, Bahasa Indonesia, Spanish and Portuguese.
  • 23.
    Survey Background Why dowe do this ? A bi-annual global supporter survey closes the engagement loop and helps us: ● To better understand our supporter base, their opinion and their relationship to us. ● To read and compare global and regional trends regularly over time. ● To offer the opportunity for regional teams to collect short-term actionable insights, by adding regional questions to our consistent globally-aligned questions. ● To measure certain agreed organizational KPIs, such as user satisfaction or engagement in offline activities, and also demographics.
  • 24.
    Supporter Survey: What dowe want to know? What information do we collect? ● Supporter perception of 350 and themselves: hopefulness, understanding of 350’s work, perceived effectiveness in the climate movement ● Supporter interest in campaigns and topics: solutions, finance & divestment, climate justice, global vs local campaigns ● Supporter engagement & activities: current engagement types, most interested activities, requested resources ● Supporter demographics: age, region, ethnic background ● Regional specific questions: on demand
  • 25.
    Which of theseactivities or campaigns do you associate the most with 350.org? Top 4: 77% Campaigning for institutions to divest 76% Opposing Big Fossil Fuel Projects 68% Campaigning to promote the transition to a renewable energy economy 67% Campaigning for climate justice (frontline communities, indigenous rights, just recovery form COVID-19) It is a positive sign that we already have a reputation among our supporters for climate justice - how can we achieve the same for our work around solutions?
  • 26.
    How can 350.orghelp grow the climate movement? What training, guidance or resources do you need? 71% want info about climate solutions & policies that are working About 20% want training, coaching and guides to use in their own activism Strong expression of interest in explainers, information, storytelling, and “Direction for the most strategic focus for my time & energy”
  • 27.
  • 28.
    Another world isours to build, and it will take us ALL PS: We’re looking for a new leader too!
  • 29.
    CREDITS: This presentationtemplate was created by Slidesgo, including icons by Flaticon, infographics & images by Freepik Stay in touch: @350 @namatags @350org