Better Future Project Inc

BETTER FUTURE PROJECT WORKS TO BUILD A POWERFUL GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND ADVANCE A RAPID AND RESPONSIBLE TRANSITION BEYOND FOSSIL FUELS. WE EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE, EMPOWER NEW LEADERS, AND HELP CITIZENS TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD.

BFP BRINGS TOGETHER MEMBER STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS IN A POWERFUL GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT TO SHIFT SOCIETY BEYOND COAL, OIL, AND GAS AND ACHIEVE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR ALL. BY EMPOWERING, CONNECTING, AND ACTIVATING LEADERS ACROSS THE CLIMATE MOVEMENT, BFP IS HELPING TO BUILD A SOCIAL MOVEMENT THAT CAN CONFRONT THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY AND SHOW OUR LEADERS THAT WE DEMAND BOLD ACTION IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS. OUR THREE PROGRAMS ARE 350 MASSACHUSETTS, DIVEST ED, AND COMMUNITIES RESPONDING TO EXTREME WEATHER ("CREW").350 MASSACHUSETTS:350 MASSACHUSETTS ("350 MASS") IS OUR STATEWIDE CLIMATE-ACTION VOLUNTEER NETWORK. 350 MASS EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AROUND KEY CLIMATE AND ENERGY POLICIES, INCLUDING THE NEED TO CENTER EQUITY AND JUSTICE AS CORE PARTS OF CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. VOLUNTEER LEADERS IN OUR 17 NODES OF 350 MASS HELP ACHIEVE LOCAL POLICY VICTORIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. DIVEST EDWE ARE THE HOME OF DIVEST ED, THE TRAINING AND STRATEGY HUB FOR STUDENT DIVESTMENT ACTIVISTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. WE AMPLIFY AND COORDINATE A SUSTAINABLE STUDENT MOVEMENT ON NEARLY 100 CAMPUSES NATIONWIDE THAT CAN CHALLENGE INSTITUTIONS, BUILD CRITICAL AWARENESS, SHARE RESOURCES, AND ORGANIZE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE.DURING 2021, DIVEST ED COACHED STUDENT GROUPS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES TO LEAD CAMPAIGNS ON THEIR CAMPUSES AND LEARN ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES. DIVEST ED ALSO ORGANIZED A SUMMER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR FIFTEEN STUDENTS OVER SEVEN WEEKS.DIVEST ED ALSO WORKED TO UNDERMINE SUPPORT FOR LAW FIRMS WHO WORK WITH THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY.COMMUNITIES RESPONDING TO EXTREME WEATHER ("CREW")THE REALITIES OF CLIMATE CHANGE HAVE FORCED PEOPLE ACROSS THE WORLD TO ACCEPT A NEW 'NORMAL', BUT LITTLE IS BEING DONE TO EDUCATE AND EQUIP COMMUNITIES WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BE PREPARED. WE WORK WITHCITIES AND TOWNS, HOUSES OF WORSHIP, LIBRARIES, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND EVERYDAY CITIZENS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, SERVICE, AND PLANNING ACTIVITIES TO HELP COMMUNITIES ENHANCE THEIR SOCIAL RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE IMPACTS. WE BRING TOGETHER INTERFAITH LEADERS TO HOST AN INTERFAITH SUMMIT ON VULNERABILITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE.THE CREW CLIMATE RESILIENCE HUB PROGRAM CONTINUED TO GROW IN 2021 TO A TOTAL OF OVER 50 HUBS INCLUDING LIBRARIES AND HOUSES OF WORSHIP. THESE HUBS ARE WORKING TO PREPARE THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS AND OTHER IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION. WE WERE EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS LIBRARY SYSTEM TO HOST AND SUPPORT 50 WELL-ATTENDED VIRTUAL EVENTS DURING CLIMATE PREPAREDNESS WEEK 2021.