Meet the Moment! Be the Solution! -- a message from the Cool Davis Board
There is no escaping the avalanche of news as the federal government divests from decades of work on environmental response and climate policy. For a region like ours— which is already feeling the results of major climate impacts on people, agriculture, and business— we know how dangerous this is!
We are paying attention to impacts on our local communities, partners, and collaborators. We are supporting and organizing to sustain our community climate goals, and move smartly forward on important work.
We are working to keep our community informed about what is happening and what we can all do together.
HOW WE ARE RESPONDING
HOW YOU CAN HELP - DONATE, SPONSOR OR ACTIVITIES, ENGAGE & SHOW UP!
Cool Davis is a collaboration of community members, city leaders, organizations, artists, and businesses who strive to live sustainably. We work closely with the City, the County and other community partners to set goals and act together to implement our local Climate Action and Resilience Goals.
Cool Davis works primarily with households, neighborhoods and organizations. Since its founding, Cool Davis has engaged thousands of households in active greenhouse gas reductions through our rooftop solar, home energy efficiency, electric vehicle, and Cool Solutions campaigns. We partner with members of our Coalition as well as local businesses and community institutions to host popular public events, including talks, workshops, ride and drives, showcases, festivals, film screenings, panels, and educational forums.
We can create enduring community resilience through equitable and inclusive strategies that lower greenhouse gas emissions and help our region adapt to a changing climate.
As we move forward, we must all act for the people in our community and around the world who do not have the voice or resources to act but share an even greater portion of the risk. Together we can transform our lifestyles for the future of our children, our communities, and our planet.
To reach our goals and respond to community resilience needs Cool Davis is reaching out with our partners to:
Your donation will:
Cool Davis envisions a climate resilient region where everyone has equitable access to resources for sustainable, healthy lives.
Cool Davis works to create enduring community resilience through equitable and inclusive strategies that lower greenhouse gas emissions and help our region adapt to a changing climate.
To meet our new strategic goals and respond to community resilience needs Cool Davis is reaching out to double the donations and resources need to:
-- Expand of our Make a Plan for Your Clean Energy Home, and our Ride Cool programs in neighborhoods in our community and beyond
-- Train new volunteer teams working with households in multifamily apartments and neighborhoods
-- Strengthen our collaboration with other organizations to engage and take action in our community and region
-- Respond to increasing requests for help as we all deal with emerging climate impacts
Your donation will:
- Help connect people to Cool Solution resources
- Help build neighborhood volunteer and leadership programs
- Help support a workshop, online forum, or film screening
- Help support staff to run programs and manage volunteers
The statement below is an excerpt from the Cool Davis Statement of Commitment June 2020.
"Cool Davis pledges to listen, engage, and act as follows:
Listen to voices in our community impacted by injustice, to learn more meaningfully about different experiences, to become a better ally, and to use our platform to elevate those individuals and groups to become part of building strong networks for change.
Reform our recruiting practices (board, staff, volunteers), outreach programs, and services and approaches to community transformation to ensure that they are inclusive and truly address the needs of all the households in our community.
Work to protect and restore the environment and commit to building more just systems and programs that restore and enhance the right of all people to a clean, safe, and thriving planet; and, toward that end,
Specifically invite and empower voices from the black community and other communities of color to lead webinars and convenings, and post, edit, and curate content on our media channels."
Organization name
Cool Davis
2010
Mission Category
Environment
Operating Budget
$100,001-$250,000
Organization Need
Funding: Program, Board Members, Volunteers, Technology
Demographics Served
General population
Local Counties Served
Yolo
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
PO BOX 4013Davis, CA, US
Yolo County, CA, US