Mission: Anacostia Riverkeeper is an advocacy organization working to protect and restore the Anacostia River for all who live, work, and play in the watershed. We rely on law and advocacy to improve water policy. We deploy green infrastructure to improve water quality. We create meaningful encounters with the river to change the perception of the Anacostia.
Website: http://www.anacostiariverkeeper.org/
Volunteer form: http://www.anacostiariverkeeper.org/volunteer-0
Email: trey@anacostiariverkeeper.org
Phone: n/a
What volunteers do:
- Conduct watershed restoration activities, such as trash cleanup, invasive plants removal, planting/gardening, cistern installation
- Report pollution as an Anacostia RiverWatcher
- Give your time on the River or in the office
Mission: Citizens’ Climate Lobby is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots advocacy organization empowering people to experience breakthroughs exercising their personal and political power. Our chapter is just one of hundreds of chapters across the world working to create the political will for a livable world. We are laser focused on a specific piece of legislation and a proven strategy to gain its passage. We are working for the passage of Carbon Fee and Dividend, the climate change solution economists and climate scientists alike say is the “best first-step” to preventing the worst impacts of a warming world. Our market-based Carbon Fee and Dividend policy will drastically reduce emissions, create jobs, and support small businesses and families — all without growing government.
Website: http://citizensclimatelobby.org/chapters/DC_Washington/
Volunteer form: http://citizensclimatelobby.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6d1a0464b276ca97f19df847d&id=cf07ac99ec
Email: dc@citizensclimatelobby.org
Phone: n/a
What volunteers do:
- Build the "political will" for climate action and lobby Congress for a price on carbon.
FYI:
- No training required, however lobby trainings are available.
Mission: Food & Water Watch champions healthy food and clean water for all. We stand up to corporations that put profits before people, and advocate for a democracy that improves people’s lives and protects our environment. We are working to create a healthy future for our families and for generations to come—a world where all people have the resources they need, including wholesome food, clean water and sustainable energy. Making this happen requires organizing people from all over the country to build a large movement with the political power to make our democratic process work. Large numbers of people are a countervailing force to corporations “buying” public policy.
Website: http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/
Volunteer Form: http://act.foodandwaterwatch.org/site/Survey?ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=2028
Email: tmeyer@fwwatch.org
Phone: 202-683-4945
What volunteers do:
- Meet and work with elected officials
- Organize neighbors
- Collect petition signatures
- Build media attention and working with the media
- Translate written materials and copy editing
- Public speaking
- Data entry or analysis
- Fundraising
- Event planning
- Document through photography or video
Mission: Moms Clean Air Force is a community of over a million moms and dads united against air pollution – including the urgent crisis of our changing climate – to protect our children’s health. We arm members with reliable information and solutions through online resources, articles, action tools, and on-the-ground events. We work across the US on national and local policy issues, through a vibrant network of 18 state-based field teams. Our moms meet with lawmakers at every level of government to build support for commonsense solutions to pollution. Moms have passion and power – an unbeatable combination. We are harnessing the strength of mother love to fight back against polluters.
Website: http://www.momscleanairforce.org/washington-dc/
Email: Elizabeth Brandt at ebrandt@momscleanairforce.org
Phone: n/a
What volunteers do:
- Join legislative visits to Capitol Hill and attend and testify at public hearings.
- Participate in on-the-ground events such as rallies and marches.
- Contribute their advice and unique skills to the work.
- Help a local school adopt a no-idling policy and adopt air quality awareness programs.
- Write letters to the editor opinion articles about climate and air pollution.
- Help with outreach by speaking about climate and air pollution at your local church or community group.
Mission: The Sierra Club is the oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization with 755,000 members who explore, enjoy and protect the environment. Founded in California in 1892 by naturalist and explorer John Muir, its mission is to “explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth.”
Website: http://dc.sierraclub.org/content/volunteer
Email: Rebekah.Whilden@sierraclub.org
Phone: 202-675-2391
What volunteers do:
- Join a committee, each which do specific campaigns and advocacy work. The committees are: Environmental Justice, Smart Growth, Zero Waste, and Clean Energy.
- Manage tables at various events
- Join outdoor cleanups with other organizations and community gardens
- The DC Sierra Club sends out a weekly email which also includes specific volunteer needs, such as data entry, or upcoming event staffing.
FYI:
- Sign up to get on their weekly email list, and email Rebekah for more ways to get involved.