Recommend "climate change" charity

[ohgillian]

I asked DH if he had any charities he wanted to donate to and he said, "Pick one about climate change." That's all I've got. Any recs?

[lolalolalola]

I really like “Yellowstone 2 Yukon” which is not directly related to climate change but certainly incidentally given the effect of climate change on the habitat of wild animals.

y2y.net/

[minzy]

Great question! Here’s a very recent article with some recommendations -

www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/future-perfect/2019/12/2/20976180/climate-change-best-charities-effective-philanthropy
They highlight some lesser known ones that don’t have the name recognition of the NRDC, Sierra Club, 350.org, etc.

Probably my favorite one is a nearish tree planting/educational group. I’ve done a lot in person with them and have donated for years. I also like thecrayoninitiative.org, they melt old crayons down.

[ohgillian]

Thank you both! I will look at y2y and the article that minzy linked.

I forgot that he also asked for "cancer research" so any ideas there? We have standard charities that we give to that I've read up on and vetted, but they aren't for these purposes so I feel uncertain.

[minzy]

Oct 5, 2020 13:31:47 GMT -5 ohgillian said:

I forgot that he also asked for "cancer research" so any ideas there? We have standard charities that we give to that I've read up on and vetted, but they aren't for these purposes so I feel uncertain.

thon.org/
THON is the largest student run philanthropy in the world, which raises money for pediatric cancer patients (and includes research).

[ohgillian]

Oct 5, 2020 12:39:15 GMT -5 lolalolalola said:

I really like “Yellowstone 2 Yukon” which is not directly related to climate change but certainly incidentally given the effect of climate change on the habitat of wild animals.

y2y.net/

I read up on this group and ended up donating here. Thanks again.