Resource Type: Case Studies

Over the last few years, I have been coaching small and medium-sized organizations on how to evolve their digital and data technology programs to meet the needs of their missions. Through this work, I’ve learned some key takeaways on how to invest and build infrastructure that will help staff further the mission, without being a burden. Below are a few takeaways from this work with PUSH Buffalo.

Winning climate campaigns requires understanding the public to make strategic, data-driven decisions and capture the public narrative. This training is for advocates who understand the basics of public opinion research but want more concrete guidance on how to work with polling researchers to inform your campaigns and communications. Join the Yale Program for Climate Change Communication, the Climate Advocacy Lab, and the Environmental Polling Consortium for an interactive webinar that will guide participants through working with pollsters, polling methodology, and best practices.

Learn how to address eco-anxiety using evidence-based psychological frameworks, empowering yourself and your networks to build resilience, foster hope, and sustain long-term engagement in the fight for climate justice.

Young people are not just the future of the climate movement—they are leading it today. This session is designed to equip youth activists with the skills and confidence to step into leadership roles and drive meaningful change.

A campaign playbook: “How Richmond Made Polluters Pay” — documenting the Richmond coalition’s lessons learned and recommendations for other communities near extractive industries to build a ballot measure campaign. We hope that some of the lessons learned from our campaign will be helpful to other refinery communities.

This month, we’re bringing you a double feature that’s all about harnessing the power of storytelling to create change in today’s quickly changing landscape. Dive into updates from our panel session at RootsCamp 2025 and from our virtual training with SolarUnited and Generation 180.

The Climate Advocacy Lab seeks to provide a comprehensive archive of research and insights for the movement. By keeping our ear to the ground, receiving submissions from you all, and scouring over 69 academic journals, we have added 459 polls, case studies, social science papers and other resources published in 2024 to our Resource Library. To help you make sense of them all, we’ve highlighted some of the most notable trends and individual resources below. Read the whole roundup on our site, with additional sections covering the Inflation Reduction Act, clean energy, public opinion, and perceptions of activism.