What Climate Changemakers does

Climate Changemakers is a U.S. nonprofit climate advocacy organization founded in 2020 that provides structured, time-bounded civic engagement resources for individuals concerned about climate change. Its core offering centers on the Hour of Action — weekly 60-minute virtual (Zoom) and in-person co-working sessions in which participants complete a specific advocacy task such as contacting elected officials, writing letters to the editor, or meeting with representatives. The organization publishes a curated content library called the Action Hub comprising Action Packs (bundled campaign materials targeting specific climate policies), Action Playbooks (step-by-step tactical guides), Quick Action Playbooks (15-minute tasks), Issue Briefings (policy explainers), and Advocacy 101 onboarding resources. A weekly Monday newsletter drives recurring engagement, and an apply-to-join Slack community supports peer coordination.

The underlying platform is a lightweight web presence built on Squarespace, augmented by third-party SaaS tools rather than proprietary technology: Zoom for virtual events, lu.ma for event registration, Action Network for advocacy email campaigns, Slack for community, Google Docs for templates, and Common Cause / Cicero Data for legislator lookup. Over 60% of community members are new to political action, and the program has scaled to presence in all 50 states and 95% of U.S. congressional districts.

The business model is donation-funded: Climate Changemakers charges nothing for any product, event, or membership, and accepts no institutional investment. In September 2025, the organization formally joined The Climate Reality Project, becoming 'Climate Changemakers powered by Climate Reality' and integrating with Climate Reality's 100+ local chapters across all 50 states. The combined program targets U.S. climate policy through sustained constituent advocacy rather than direct lobbying, with the strategic thesis that as few as 10 constituent emails can elevate a policy issue onto a legislator's agenda.

Name

Climate Changemakers

Legal name

Climate Changemakers, Inc.

Website

https://climatechangemakers.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Climate Changemakers is a U.S. nonprofit climate advocacy program that runs weekly one-hour virtual and in-person advocacy events, publishes Action Packs and playbooks, and mobilizes a nationwide volunteer network of mostly first-time advocates. It operates as a project of The Climate Reality Project following a September 2025 merger.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Advocacy / Civic Engagement

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (81331)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation (BPAGAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental Education & Outreach (BPAGAGAH)

Keywords

• Climate advocacy
• Civic engagement
• Community organizing
• Constituent advocacy
• Climate policy campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Climate Changemakers operates as a nonprofit and accepts donations through The Climate Reality Project. Donations support the combined efforts of Climate Changemakers and Climate Reality to recruit and mobilize climate advocates. The organization does not generate revenue from products or services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Climate Changemakers provides a free, structured climate advocacy program built around weekly one-hour co-working events (Hour of Action) where participants complete concrete constituent-advocacy tasks together. The program bundles these events with an online Action Hub library of step-by-step Action Playbooks, Issue Briefings, Quick Actions, and Advocacy 101 onboarding resources, supported by a Slack community and a weekly newsletter. All offerings are free; the program is funded by donations to The Climate Reality Project.

Product overview

Climate Changemakers is a modern climate advocacy platform designed for busy professionals seeking meaningful civic engagement. The core offering consists of weekly Hour of Action co-working sessions (virtual on Zoom and in-person) where participants complete actionable advocacy tasks together. The platform provides a structured ecosystem of resources including Action Packs (bundled campaign materials), Action Playbooks (step-by-step tactical guides), Issue Briefings (policy education), and Quick Action Playbooks (15-minute focused tasks). All resources are available 24/7 through the Action Hub. The platform emphasizes accessibility—over 60% of participants are new to political action—and focuses on high-leverage, science-based U.S. climate policies where constituent advocacy can influence outcomes. The program joined The Climate Reality Project in 2025, expanding its reach across all 50 states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hour of Action Weekly drop-in co-working sessions where participants complete step-by-step climate advocacy actions together with facilitator and community support; designed for busy individuals with zero prep needed.
• Action Packs Bundled advocacy resources focused on specific climate policies, each including an Issue Briefing, Action Playbooks, and strategic guidance for targeting elected officials at federal, state, or local levels.
• Action Playbooks Step-by-step digital guides for executing specific advocacy tactics such as Contact Congress, Write LTE (Letter to the Editor), and Meet Elected Officials; available 24/7 online and designed to be completed in under one hour.
• Issue Briefings Educational resources explaining specific climate policy issues, covering the problem, solution, talking points, and clear policy asks to enable effective constituent advocacy.
• Quick Action Playbooks Condensed 15-minute advocacy actions that combine a brief policy explainer with a focused civic engagement task, optimized for busy schedules.
• Advocacy 101 Foundational resources for new advocates including the 'Write Your Climate Why' exercise, effective climate conversation tactics, and constituent meeting training.
• Action Hub Central digital library containing all advocacy resources, organized by featured campaigns, action packs, quick actions, issue briefings, and step-by-step playbooks.
• Weekly Newsletter

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached 12.4 million readers through 6 published opinion pieces in 2022
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Climate Reality ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Climate Changemakers joined the Climate Reality family in 2024. The organization is now a project of The Climate Reality Project. This integration expands impact and offers changemakers more tools and a more powerful network, combining Climate Changemakers' advocacy programs with Climate Reality's chapters and training opportunities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Climate Reality Project: Climate Changemakers' parent organization since September 2025. Climate Reality operates 100+ chapters across all 50 states training climate advocates — directly comparable in mission, training programs, and target audience, with the scale and chapter infrastructure that Climate Changemakers now leverages.
• Citizen Climate Lobby: Volunteer-driven climate advocacy organization training citizens to lobby Congress on carbon pricing and climate policy. Directly comparable in training first-time advocates, building constituent relationships with elected officials, and the structured chapter-based model — both convert climate concern into sustained civic action.
• 350.org: Global grassroots climate movement mobilizing citizens for fossil fuel divestment and policy advocacy. Directly comparable to Climate Changemakers in volunteer-led climate advocacy, peer-to-peer organizing, and US-focused climate policy campaigns — though 350.org operates at significantly larger global scale.
• Sunrise Movement: Youth-led climate advocacy organization focused on US federal climate policy (Green New Deal). Comparable in mobilizing first-time activists, congressional engagement, and grassroots civic campaigns — though Sunrise skews younger and more explicitly progressive than Climate Changemakers' nonpartisan positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Sierra Club: One of the oldest and largest US environmental organizations with millions of members and chapters in every state. Directly comparable in climate advocacy, legislative engagement, and volunteer mobilization — though the Sierra Club is a broader environmental organization with much larger scale and infrastructure.
• League of Conservation Voters: National environmental advocacy organization focused on electing climate-friendly candidates and holding lawmakers accountable. Directly comparable in congressional engagement and climate policy advocacy, with a more politically explicit (electoral) strategy than Climate Changemakers' nonpartisan civic engagement.
• Greenpeace USA: Major environmental advocacy organization combining research, mobilization, and direct action. Comparable in mobilizing US climate advocates and using media-driven campaigns, but operates with a more confrontational direct-action tradition versus Climate Changemakers' relationship-building approach.
• Environmental Defense Fund: Major US environmental nonprofit combining science, economics, and policy advocacy. Comparable in driving US climate policy outcomes, but operates with a larger professional staff and more science/research-led approach versus Climate Changemakers' grassroots civic engagement model.

Emerging players

• Mom Clean Air Force: Parent-led climate advocacy organization focused on federal clean air and climate policy. Directly comparable in mobilizing non-traditional (parent) constituents for climate advocacy and congressional engagement, with a similar demographic-targeting strategy to Climate Changemakers' busy professionals segment.

Others

• Earthjustice: Public interest environmental law organization. Comparable in driving climate policy outcomes through US legal and regulatory advocacy, but operates via litigation rather than grassroots civic engagement — an adjacent rather than directly competing peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/climate-changemakers
• Xx.com/theclimatevote

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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