The Resilient Activist: Support as we navigate climate change.
Our Vision
Through our efforts, current and future generations will live in a healthy, diverse, and regenerative environment.
The world needs inspired and visionary activists who have the resilience to see us through these unprecedented times.
Our Mission
We cultivate resilience to environmental stress by supporting community, personal well-being, and vital ecological health.
What We Do
We offer uplifting and nurturing community-building activities, articles, stories, and programs to give voice and support to those who share our passion for a sustainable, flourishing, nature-connected future.
Our programs are built around the Five Essentials for a Resilient World:
- Reconnect to Nature
- Respect all Life
- Regreen our Planet
- Revamp our Spending
- Replenish our Resources
Important Issues
The emotional toll that climate change is having on our society has caught the attention of those who work in the mental health field.
In 2010, the American Psychological Association released a 230-page report titled, “Interface Between Psychology and Global Climate Change.” In March 2017, they published another document, “Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications, and Guidance.”
This paper included new diagnostic codes for mental health concerns related to climate change and environmental grief. Terms like ecoanxiety, pre-traumatic stress, and solastalgia (pining for a lost environment) are devastating emotional conditions that affect those who are passionate about a healthy, sustainable planet and who are deeply concerned about the negative impacts of human activities on our ecosystems and non-human beings we love.
Principles
We are a diverse group of nature-loving souls aiming to live in a way that nurtures our own well-being in alignment with the well-being of our planet and to uplift others who are working towards these same goals.
We are guided by principles of kindness, compassion, communication, diversity, deep understanding, transparency, and ongoing education about the grief and angst that activists experience over the pressing issues surrounding Earth’s environmental and social justice needs.
Charitable Status
The Resilient Activist is a public charity recognized as tax-exempt by the IRS under Section 501(c)(3). We rely on donations, grants, and endowments to provide our content and programs.
By our Articles of Incorporation, this organization will not attempt to influence legislation or participate in or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office.
Form 990EZ – 2019 2019 Schedule A 2019 Schedule O
Form 990EZ – 2020 2020 Schedule A 2020 Schedule O
Form 990EZ – 2021 2021 Schedule A 2021 Schedule B 2021 Schedule O
Form 990EZ – 2022 (includes Schedule A and Schedule O)