Vision: CLEO at 15 — Fearless

The path to climate progress is not straight. It twists, it tests, and it asks us to keep showing up. CLEO’s 15th anniversary celebrates that courage and launches what comes next despite movement headwinds: scaling climate literacy & resiliency, organizing frontline communities, and advancing policy & solutions. We will convene champions from neighborhoods, classrooms, business, philanthropy, and government to celebrate in community and resource the next decade of impact.

Why “Fearless”

Fearless is not bravado. It is the antidote to despair. It is choosing people and planet despite setbacks and returning stronger. For fifteen years, CLEO has equipped youth and educators, elevated frontline voices, and built unlikely coalitions. Fearless is the spirit we invite all of our community to carry forward.

Why Attend or Support

Fuel the next chapter: support the scaling of our proven non-partisan science-led & community engagement model.
Invest in local leadership: by equipping youth, teachers, and neighborhood leaders to solve problems close to home.
Power solutions: scale clean energy, climate-ready policies, and public engagement.
Protect what matters: help communities prepare for heat, storms, and flooding so families, schools, and small businesses bounce back faster.

Why Now

Later is too late. Communities face record heat, rising costs, and stronger storms. This milestone is a timely call to invest in trusted education, local leadership, and policy momentum that protects what we love.

What the Celebration Delivers

An uplifting, multi-sensory program: interactive legacy timeline, a community spotlight stage, pledge wall, and immersive storytelling. Sponsors gain meaningful visibility, purpose-driven networking, and alignment with a women-led, nationally recognized nonprofit delivering measurable impact.

Invitation
Join us to celebrate fifteen years of grit, growth, and community power.

Now, with political will wavering and heat rising, CLEO’s work is more urgent—and needed—than ever. Less than 1% of climate philanthropy reaches organizations like CLEO, yet our impact continues to outpace our resources.

Join us and invest in the leadership, courage, and solutions needed to protect the people and communities we love.

Yoca, Lindsey, Caroline and all at the CLEO Institute

Fifteen & Fearless 🥂

By The CLEO Institute

Fifteen & Fearless 🥂

"Protecting the People and Places We Love—Fearlessly"