Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    In 2020 Generation Atomic accomplished the following. 1. Held 10 volunteer meetings. 2. Hosted seven online events focused on spreading the nuclear message and developing the skills of advocates, such as Clean Power Hour and Nuclear Advocacy Lab, 3. Began an internship program in the field of social media communications. 4. Brought on seven new board members and held a series of strategic planning meetings to guide the next three years of the organization. 5. Drove over 300 comments into the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and involved 735 people in pro-nuclear advocacy online for the first time. 6. Did extensive organizational outreach to the Sunrise Movement and Climate Reality Project, resulting in hundreds of climate activists hearing the pro-nuclear message for the first time. 7. Grew our social media presence by 30%.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $70.6K

  • Nuclear Advocacy and Engagement

    A YEAR OF PROGRESS AND POWER2024 MARKED A TRANSFORMATIVE YEAR FOR GENERATION ATOMIC, DEFINED BY MAJOR POLICY VICTORIES AND CREATIVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THAT PROVED NUCLEAR ADVOCACY WORKS WHEN IT COMBINES SERIOUS POLICY EXPERTISE WITH JOYFUL HUMAN CONNECTION.THE YEAR'S SIGNATURE ACHIEVEMENT CAME WITH PASSAGE OF THE ADVANCE ACT, FEDERAL LEGISLATION MODERNIZING NUCLEAR REGULATIONS. HUNDREDS OF OUR SUPPORTERS CONTACTED ELECTED OFFICIALS, HELPING POWER THIS VICTORY ONTO PRESIDENT BIDEN'S DESK. OUR ADVOCATES TESTIFIED AT OVER 20 NRC HEARINGS SUPPORTING CRUCIAL PROJECTS LIKE THE HISTORIC PALISADES RESTART, WHILE TRACKING OVER 70 PIECES OF NUCLEAR LEGISLATION NATIONWIDE. (SEE SCH O).IN MINNESOTA, WE ACHIEVED SOMETHING REMARKABLE: THE DFL MADE ONLY ONE PLATFORM CHANGE THIS YEAR - STRIKING "WE SUPPORT DECREASING DEPENDENCE ON NUCLEAR ENERGY" FROM THEIR PLATFORM. THIS TECTONIC SHIFT, WON THROUGH STRATEGIC ORGANIZING AT PRECINCT CAUCUSES AND THE STATE CONVENTION, SIGNALS RADICALLY CHANGED OPINIONS ON NUCLEAR IN OUR HOME STATE.WE PIONEERED A NEW ADVOCACY APPROACH: THE RADIOACTIVE BANANA STAND. FROM PRIDE FESTIVALS TO THE STATE FAIR, WE HANDED OUT OVER 5,000 BANANAS WHILE HAVING THOUSANDS OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT CLEAN ENERGY. THE MODEL WAS SO EFFECTIVE WE'RE SCALING IT NATIONALLY WITH A FULL ADVOCACY TOOLKIT.OUR GLOBAL PRESENCE EXPANDED AT SB60 IN BONN AND COP29 IN BAKU - OUR EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR AT UN CLIMATE TALKS. WE HOSTED OUR SECOND ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM DURING NEW YORK CLIMATE WEEK, ATTRACTING 200 ATTENDEES, AND REPRESENTED NUCLEAR AT THE FIRST NUCLEAR ENERGY SUMMIT IN BRUSSELS WITH LEADERS FROM 30 COUNTRIES.THE ATOMIC AMBASSADORS PROGRAM EQUIPPED 132 NEW ADVOCATES WITH COMMUNICATION SKILLS, NOW AVAILABLE AS A SELF-PACED ONLINE COURSE. WE PARTNERED WITH WOMEN IN NUCLEAR TO EXHIBIT AT NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHER CONFERENCES, SELLING SCORES OF MEGAWATT CARD GAMES AND CONNECTING WITH HUNDREDS OF TEACHERS INTERESTED IN BRINGING ENERGY EDUCATION INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS.OUR DIGITAL IMPACT CONTINUED TO GROW CONSIDERABLY. BY YEAR'S END, OUR COMMUNITY INCLUDED: - 30,074 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS (3 MILLION REACH) - 16,500 TWITTER FOLLOWERS (863,700 IMPRESSIONS) - 13,900 TIKTOK FOLLOWERS (4.1 MILLION VIEWS) - 8,719 LINKEDIN FOLLOWERS (754,778 IMPRESSIONS) - 7,476 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS (1.1 MILLION REACH) - 2,249 YOUTUBE SUBSCRIBERS (231,000 VIEWS)THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF 2024 REPRESENT A MOVEMENT GAINING REAL MOMENTUM - FROM CAPITOL HILL TO STATE LEGISLATURES, FROM UN CLIMATE TALKS TO SMALL-TOWN FESTIVALS, GENERATION ATOMIC DEMONSTRATED THAT INFORMED, PASSIONATE ADVOCACY CAN ADVANCE NUCLEAR ENERGY'S ROLE IN OUR CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $906.7K