A week at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) left me more convinced than ever that climate solutions live at the intersection of policy, public health, and community leadership—and that the relationships we build across sectors and borders are just as important as the frameworks we use. I recently completed the Climate Change and Energy: Policymaking for the Long-Term Program, led by Professor Robert Stavins and Professor Robert Stowe alongside an outstanding cadre of lecturer

Collectrify Governance Assembly Member and Founder & Executive Director of the Chisholm Legacy Project, Jacqui Patterson at the Global Ethical Stocktake: An Ethical Mutirão for Climate Action COP 30 High Level Champion Event. Indigenous people, who have long been excluded from climate talks, have had a palpable presence at United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Annual Climate Change Council of Parties ( COP 30 ) in Belém, Brazil, November 10 - 21, wher

We are pleased to welcome Sacha-Rose Phillips McKnight Foundation Program Officer, Midwest Climate & Energy to the Collectrify Governance Assembly! In our October meeting, frontline leaders, funders, and industry experts in our Governance Assembly and Learning Community Collaboratory came together to imagine what it takes to build healthy, affordable, and self-sustaining communities as well as welcome Sacha-Rose . Sacha-Rose Phillips is a climate policy and environmental

Collectrify is in Belém, Brazil to attend the United Nations Conference of Parties, COP 30 Brazil ! In June, I participated in the Policy Dialogue for Just Energy Transitions: Pathways to Prosperity Post Fossil Fuels (PPFF) convened by Salzburg Global , Climate Strategies , Stanley Center for Peace and Security , and Windward Fund . Being part of this group of Salzburg Global fellows was an important part of my journey to Belém and the opportunities for climate action

Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland and Juan Manuel Santos, Former President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Laureate with Collectrify Co-Executive Director, Jennifer Somers at the TED Countdown Moral Courage in Leadership: A Response to the COP Global Ethical Stocktake event hosted by Project Dandelion and The Elders I am writing this blog from COP 30 this week in Belém. What has been different about this COP is that indigenous people, who have long been excluded from cl

This summer, I had the honor of participating in the Policy Dialogue for Just Energy Transitions: Pathways to Prosperity Post Fossil...

Collectrify’s May 6 Learning Community Collaboratory featured two climate-justice luminaries - Jacqueline Patterson, Founder and...