Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    MN350 ACTION ENGAGED MINNESOTANS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO SPEAK OUT PUBLICLY ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE, KEEPING FOSSIL FUELS IN THE GROUND, AND MAKING A JUST TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY. THROUGH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING MN350: - HELPED HUNDREDS OF MINNESOTANS CONTACT DECISION MAKERS TO ADVOCATE FOR CLEAN ENERGY POLICY, AND AGAINST HARMFUL FOSSIL FUEL PROJECTS. - EDUCATED DECISION MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DANGERS OF PROPOSED POLICIES THAT WOULD HAVE RESTRICTED THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH OF CITIZENS OPPOSING DANGEROUS FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE. - SUCCESSFULLY ENCOURAGED CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE TO SIGN A "NO FOSSIL FUEL MONEY" PLEDGE. - CONVENED VOLUNTEER LED MEETINGS TO DISCUSS ABOUT POLICIES TO LEAD TO A RACIALLY JUST TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY.
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    Dates
    Nov 1, 2017 – Oct 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $52.9K

  • Program 1 [2020]

    AS THE ADVOCACY AND POLITICAL ARM OF MN350, MN350 ACTION ENGAGES MINNESOTANS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO HELP RECLAIM OUR DEMOCRACY BY ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF OUR PLANET AND URGING ELECTED LEADERS TO MAKE MINNESOTA A LEADER IN PROTECTING OUR CLIMATE.IN 2020, MN350 ACTION:* LAUNCHED ROCK THE VOTE NATIVE STYLE, A GET OUT THE VOTE INITIATIVE IN THE MONTHS BEFORE THE 2020 ELECTION THAT ENCOURAGED HUNDREDS OF TRIBAL MEMBERS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA TO REGISTER AND TO VOTE FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE CANDIDATES* FACILITATED THOUSANDS OF DIGITAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CONSTITUENTS AND LEGISLATORS ON DOZENS OF BILLS RELATED TO CLIMATE AND RACIAL JUSTICE.* EDUCATED OUR SUPPORTER BASE ABOUT LEGISLATION THAT WOULD PUT MINNESOTA ON A PATH TO 100% CLEAN ENERGY.* ENDORSED MORE THAN 30 CANDIDATES FOR THE LEGISLATURE AND CITY AND COUNTY-LEVEL RACES, INCLUDING SEVEN INDIGENOUS CANDIDATES. TWO-DOZEN OF OUR CANDIDATES WON THEIR RACES.* PROMOTED OUR ENDORSED CANDIDATES THROUGH MN350 ACTION'S LARGEST-EVER DIGITAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN IN SCORES OF KEY GEOGRAPHIES. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH A LOCAL RADIO STATION TO CO-PRODUCE INTERVIEWS WITH MANY OF OUR ENDORSED CANDIDATES.* SPOTLIGHTED THE DISPROPORTIONATE INFLUENCE OF FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES OVER PUBLIC PROCESSES BY PLANNING AND LAUNCHING A MN VERSION OF THE NATIONAL NO FOSSIL FUEL MONEY PLEDGE CAMPAIGN. FACING PERSISTENT PRESSURE FROM OUR VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR CONSTITUENTS, MORE THAN 90 MINNESOTA CANDIDATES ULTIMATELY SIGNED THE PLEDGE TO REFUSE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS FROM FOSSIL FUEL INTERESTS.* RAISED AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CLIMATE AND AT SEVERAL PARTY CAUCUS VENUES AND RECRUITED CAUCUS ATTENDEES WHO ADVOCATED ON BEHALF OF CLIMATE-CHAMPION CANDIDATES AND RESOLUTIONS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $202.5K

  • MN350 Action Climate Justice Initiatives

    ALONGSIDE OUR SISTER 501(C)(3), MN350, MN350 ACTION WORKS IN COALITION TOWARDS A VISION OF A JUST TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY. MN350 ACTION IS ASKING OUR STATE LEGISLATORS TO BUILD AN EQUITABLE MINNESOTA WITH US BY ENACTING A BOLD, EXPANSIVE CLIMATE JUSTICE AGENDA THAT: PROTECTS ALL MINNESOTANS AND SUPPORTS OUR TREATIES WITH NATIVE PEOPLES SUPPORTS THE MINNESOTA CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND THE MINNEAPOLIS CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN SUPPORTS TRANSIT JUSTICE PROVIDES A JUST TRANSITION TO A CLEAN ECONOMY SUPPORTS 100% LOCALLY PRODUCED CLEAN ENERGY AND REFORMS OUR UTILITIES TO SERVE OUR STATE'S CLEAN ENERGY GOALS SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ELIMINATES MINNESOTA'S GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR BY 2040 CREATES LOCAL, EQUITABLE, REGENERATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA. WORKING TO BRING CLEAN HEAT TO MINNESOTA WORKING TO PASS LEGISLATION TO BRING MINNESOTA CLOSER TO ZERO WASTEIN 2024, MN350 ACTION PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ENACTING SOME OF THE MOST ROBUST CLIMATE JUSTICE POLICIES IN MINNESOTA'S HISTORY! WE WERE A PART OF A COALITION THAT SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THE 100% CLEAN ENERGY BILL, SECURED FUNDING FOR TRANSIT AND ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES, AND ACHIEVED FINANCING TO ADVANCE THE STATE TOWARDS ZERO WASTE. WE INCREASED PENALTIES FOR POLLUTERS AND SUPPORTED THE MINNEAPOLIS CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVE, COMMITTING $10 MILLION TO GREEN JOBS AND LOCAL CLIMATE INITIATIVES. THROUGHOUT THIS EFFORT, WE PRIORITIZED INDIGENOUS TREATY RIGHTS, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY, AND A JUST TRANSITION FOR EVERYONE.SOME OF OUR RECENT 2024 CLIMATE JUSTICE WINS INCLUDE:- WON HISTORIC 100% CLEAN ENERGY BILL, ENSURING THAT MINNESOTA'S ENERGY SECTOR WILL OPERATE ON 100% CLEAN ENERGY BY 2040 THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CLIMATE LEGISLATION EVER PASSED IN OUR STATE- WON THE FRONTLINE COMMUNITY PROTECTION ACT / CUMULATIVE IMPACTS BILL, WHICH WILL HELP REDUCE ADDITIONAL POLLUTION IN OVERBURDENED COMMUNITIES THROUGH STRONGER PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS- WON THE ZERO-WASTE RESEARCH BILL THAT ALLOCATES FUNDING TO STUDY HOW THE STATE CAN MOVE TOWARDS REDUCING WASTE BY 90% AND DIVERT WASTE FROM INCINERATORS AND LANDFILLS- WON $13M IN FUNDING TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN BUYING AND MAINTAINING ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES AND CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE- WON FREE FARE PILOT PROGRAM, WHICH WILL PILOT FREE PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE ON TWO BUS LINES- WON A 0.75-CENT METRO-WIDE SALES TAX THAT WILL FUND IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM- WON AN INCREASE IN WATER PERMIT VIOLATION PENALTIES THAT WILL HELP HOLD BIG FARMING OPERATIONS ACCOUNTABLE, PARTICULARLY REPEAT OFFENDERS- WON UNANIMOUS PASSAGE OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVE, WHICH COMMITS $10M TO FUND CLIMATE INITIATIVES AND CREATE GOOD GREEN JOBS IN MINNEAPOLIS- WON LEGISLATION TO HELP THE ADOPTION OF GEOTHERMAL GAS PUMPS THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $56.3K