Sign up to be a Faithful Advocacy Captain for your Faith Community

The strength of IPL's climate work likes in the people of faith and conscience across the country who work to green their congregations.

Faithful Advocacy Captains are IPL supporters who sign up to be the lead for their congregation or faith community around advancing federal climate policy. They serve as a liaison between IPL and their congregation or faith community on federal policy, bringing opportunities to their community to advocate for climate action.

As a Faithful Advocacy Captain you will:

• Serve as a liaison between IPL and your congregation/faith community on federal climate policy.
• Engage your congregation or faith community around advancing federal climate policy. Examples of this could be:
  • Organizing and hosting a lobby meeting with your members of Congress,
  • Writing a letter to the editor or asking members of your congregation to write letters to the editor,
  • Including an update on climate policy and action alert link to email your members of Congress in your congregation’s newsletter, social media, or bulletin,
  • Having your congregation sign onto a letter to a lawmaker in support of a climate policy, or
  • Reaching out to other congregations to coordinate your climate work together.
• Share with IPL what is energizing your community so that we can help connect you with others and learn from your experiences.
• Attend captain team virtual briefings 6 times a year to learn about important updates around federal climate policy, build relationships with other captains, and hear how your congregation can plug in to help advance climate action.

IPL will provide:

• Monthly email updates and action opportunities that you can communicate with your community. 
• Occasional urgent policy opportunities that to help with.
• Captain team virtual briefings 6 times a year that include:
  • Updates from federal policy experts and climate leaders
  • Ways to engage your faith community or congregation
  • Hearing updates on what other captains are doing
  • Coming together in community to celebrate our successes
• Webinar trainings related to advocacy, such as lobbying and writing letters to the editor.
• Access to a network of other faith communities and resources as you pursue climate justice advocacy.
• Access to a folder of resources you can bookmark that includes factsheets, talking points, and other helpful materials.

Still interested? Join the team!