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Ryan Hagen

I am a HUGE sustainability nerd. And I work to educate, inspire, and empower people to act on climate :) Join 200,000 other people by signing up for the Crowdsourcing Sustainability Newsletter to stay up to date on the planetary crisis and, most importantly, what you can do about it to help make a difference.

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Hi Reader, Happy Friday! It's been a while - I hope this note finds you well :) I want to give you two quick updates: I'm writing a book! This newsletter is moving to substack šŸ“˜ The book I started writing a book last month! The working title is "A small book to help you make a BIG climate impact". It will be a climate journey and action guide for people who are nervous, scared, sad, overwhelmed, or pissed off about the planetary emergency and want to do what they can to help solve it. Itā€™s...

5 days agoĀ ā€¢Ā 2 min read

Hi Reader, First, I just want to say thank you! After publishing the ā€œCS is Endingā€ newsletter, I heard from well over 200 people. Thank you all for your outpouring of gratitude, well wishes, and for sharing your stories of what Crowdsourcing Sustainability has meant to you. Iā€™ve really been feeling the love since writing that and it means a lot to me :) A farewell note from Rachel To the Crowdsourcing Sustainability Community - it has been my absolute pleasure to serve you as Community...

7 months agoĀ ā€¢Ā 10 min read

Hi Reader,One of the most effective yet overlooked levers that each of us can pull to accelerate climate solutions is being active citizens at the local level. This is where your vote and advocacy have the most weight. Itā€™s the level of government where things can be done the quickest. Local policy and investment decisions have the potential to reduce a significant amount of emissions (e.g. roughly 35% of emissions in California). And perhaps most importantly, itā€™s where the majority of your...

8 months agoĀ ā€¢Ā 11 min read

Hi Reader,Just popping in with a quick reminder that our Crowdsourcing Sustainability Climate Jobs Fair is happening next week! September 5-7th we are hosting some awesome events to help you find your meaningful climate career and/or advocate for climate solutions from your current position. We hope youā€™ll join us to supercharge your tools, inspiration, and empowerment to create an amazing climate career for yourself - whatever that means to you! Climate At Work: How to Be A Climate Advocate...

8 months agoĀ ā€¢Ā 1 min read

Hi Reader,Well, itā€™s #backtoschool season - even for us grown-ups! Time to sharpen those pencils, stack those fresh notebooks, and focus up šŸ¤“ If youā€™ve been wanting to pivot your career towards solving the climate crisis - either by transitioning fields or becoming a climate advocate right where you are - weā€™ve got some awesome events coming up for you. We spend a huge amount of our lives working. The average American spends about 90,000 hours working over the course of their lives, and...

8 months agoĀ ā€¢Ā 3 min read

Hi Reader,We spend a lot of time focusing on what we can do about the climate crisis - and for good reason. But today weā€™re taking a step back from the actions themselves to look at what motivates people to act (or prevents them from doing so). Yes, weā€™re talking about human behavior, eco-emotions, worldview, and more. So, to get us started, I have a question for you: How do the climate and ecological crises make you feel? Do you feelā€¦ Scared about the future? Or the present? Pissed off at...

8 months agoĀ ā€¢Ā 10 min read

Hi Reader,Over the last 5 years, Crowdsourcing Sustainability has educated, inspired, and empowered tens of thousands of people to see the world differently and take meaningful climate action. Together, we have made a remarkable impact since 2018. And Iā€™ve loved being on this journey with you. But, after a lot of reflection, I recently made the hard decision to close down our nonprofit in September. There are multiple reasons for this but the main one is simple: Iā€™m following my heart. And my...

9 months agoĀ ā€¢Ā 4 min read

Back in March, Rachel and I had the pleasure of speaking at Harvardā€™s Social Enterprise Conference about ā€œThe role media plays in shaping climate change narrativesā€. It went really well! Lots of great people, questions, ideas, and dialogue. But, for one reason or another, I was never asked the main question I was told to prepare for: What are mainstream mediaā€™s main flaws when it comes to covering climate change? I think this is super important for everyone to understand so I want to share my...

9 months agoĀ ā€¢Ā 10 min read

Today Iā€™m happy to share Crowdsourcing Sustainabilityā€™s 2022 annual report with you! Weā€™re very proud of what our scrappy startup nonprofit was able to accomplish last year in partnership with all of you. You can find the full report here. And for those who want the short version, here are some of the highlights: Finally, Iā€™ll share the ā€œLetter from our Founderā€ that I wrote for the report: ā€œI believe that the effects of global heating and ecosystem collapse will be far worse and continue...

9 months agoĀ ā€¢Ā 2 min read

Hi Reader, Just popping in with a quick note about some opportunities to connect with the other awesome folks in the Crowdsourcing Sustainability community and grow on your climate journey. Monthly Community Networking Hour July 11th @ 12pm EDT. Our first Networking Hour was so fun weā€™ve decided to make it monthly occurrence! These sessions are a great (and fun!) way to practice your ā€œpitchā€, get feedback on your project, get advice on your climate journey, put the word out for particular...

10 months agoĀ ā€¢Ā 1 min read
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