annual report 2008 - The Sierra Club Foundation

How You
Can Help
The Sierra Club Foundation has a plan to combat global warming—but we can’t do it without
your help.
As a friend of The Sierra Club Foundation, you know that change requires focus and
commitment. The Foundation reached a milestone this year with the establishment of the
Climate Recovery Partnership, which is already accomplishing much to secure our planet
for future generations. In order for the Partnership to have a decisive impact on national
climate strategy, we need your help.
Over the coming year, the Foundation will seek support from climate leaders and philanthropists
who understand the urgent challenge global warming poses for our species and want
to do something about it. To fully execute the Climate Recovery Partnership, we anticipate
needing to raise $400-500 million over the next five to seven years. Leadership gifts will
greatly enhance the type of activities outlined in this year’s report. Through a combination
of Sierra Club’s unrivaled grassroots organizing, strategic litigation, media megaphone and
administrative advocacy, we are putting climate change and clean energy front and center
during this crucial first year of the Obama presidency. Will you join us?
Gifts of any size to The Sierra Club Foundation contribute to building a vibrant and diverse
environmental movement that can set our country firmly on the path to a greener future.
To make a gift, please visit www.tscf.org or call 415.995.1780.
One challenge eclipses them all: climate change. And the problem
isn’t only global—we are already feeling the effects in New York City.
No single city or organization can address these forces alone, but
collective effort can. Working with government, nonprofits, private
companies and investors we can face climate change head on, and
turn our challenges into opportunities to invest in our cities and
neighborhoods, create new jobs, and improve our quality of life,
especially in our most vulnerable communities.
That’s why I’ve joined the Sierra Club’s Climate Recovery Partnership.
With its grassroots strength and record of environmental accomplishment,
the Club can play a powerful role in developing and advancing
the solutions to the threat of climate change. Please join us!
—Michael Bloomberg, Mayor, City of New York
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