Dedicated to supporting students and faculty working on Climate Action.
Climate Action Fund Supports
Climate Action Expo
Climate Action Expo is hosted by Mission Zero and is held annual on the CU Boulder's campus in April. In 2022 over 50 students exhibited climate projects and over 1,000 peope were in attendance.
C3BC Fund
Green Suits your Fashion was enacted in the Spring of 2021 with an upper-division undergraduate Creative Climate Communication and Behavior Change (C3BC) class at the University of Colorado Boulder that integrates climate solutions into a theatre program.
CMCI College Fund
The College of Media, Communication, & Information (CMCI) is an interdisciplinary college committed to giving today’s communicators a wider variety of knowledge, skills, and experience.
Climate Across The Curriculum
A faculty workshop to learn, brainstorm, and practice in a cross-disciplinary context about implementing major climate change topics into existing curriculum.
PWR Facaulty Training
PWR (Program for Writing & Rhetoric) leaders training faculty members on strategies and techniques for conveying powerful messages about climate change into their existing writing courses.
New Course Development
In a new ENVS course, Confronting Environmental Racism, students will be able to learn how to use critical tools, frameworks, and analytics to deeply reflect on and practice a just and equitable environmental science.
Climate Justice Action Plan
The plan focused on short- term goals to improve CU Boulder’s carbon emissions trajectory as soon as possible with a plan to develop a long-term strategy in the future.
New Venture Challenge
Mission Zero partnered with CU’s New Venture Challenge Program to assist students in bringing their climate solutions to market.
Changing Skies Journal
Comprising student writing on climate change, Changing Skies aims to amplify student voices in the climate movement by publishing creative nonfiction writing on climate change — that is, true stories told creatively.
The Climate Action Fund was established in response to Chancellor DiStefano’s Call to Climate Action. It provides the opportunity for donors to support the work of CU Boulder faculty and students working on climate action. Donors can support existing programs or can donate to the general fund and have the Executive Committee prioritize the use of funds.
The Chancellor's Call to Climate Action
The imperative to address climate change has never been greater. CU Boulder is well positioned to address this challenge as a decades-long leader in campus sustainability. Our work together will make our university a beacon of hope and innovation for communities around the world.
Managed by the CU Executive Committee
Our Executive Committee for the Climate Action Fund at CU Boulder is comprised of members representing University of Colorado administration, faculty, students, and community leaders.
Chloe Nicklas
Student Body President
CU Boulder
John Cunningham
Owner
Gibb Rocky Mountain
Scott King
Founder
Mission Zero
Ways to Donate:
The CU Boulder Climate Action Fund is part of the University of Colorado Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit supporting the work of the University of Colorado. For more information on the foundation, you can visit their website.
Donate with a Credit Card:
Go to the Climate Action Fund donation page
Specify which program you would like to donate to in the comment section
Donate with a Giving Account or E-Check:
CU Foundation Tax ID: 84-6049811
Donate over the Phone:
+1 (303) 541-1290
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm MT
Mail a check:
- Make the check payable to:
- The University of Colorado Foundation
- Add a memo line that the money is to be used for the Climate Action Fund (aka, Mission Zero Fund):
- Fund Name: Mission Zero Fund for Environmental Initiatives
- Campus: CU Boulder
- Allocation Code: 0122436
- Mail your check to
- University of Colorado Foundation
P.O. Box 17126
Denver, CO 80217-9155
- University of Colorado Foundation
For convenience, you can use this template for your donation
For additional help on ways to give, contact: giving@cu.edu , (303) 541-1290