GoGreenLocally
Eco-Action Challenge
Eco-Action Challenge Details
Turn Key Learning Insights into Meaningful Action
The Eco-Action Challenge is a program designed to help you learn about interesting and relevant aspects of sustainability, take meaningful action, and start building a legacy of positive sustainability and community contributions.
No matter where you are on your journey, the Eco-Action Challenge provides opportunities to learn, grow, and document the difference that you, your family or your group is making.
Your Journey
1. Learn
It starts by taking a mini-course. The first course being released is "Environmental Action, Advocacy, and Policy a course that helps simplify and empower individuals to understand local action systems, and how empowered we can become with specific knowledge and better understanding of our systems and how to navigate them.
These mini courses also introduce practical ideas and real-world examples that make it easy to understand sustainability challenges and discover meaningful ways to take action.
Finally the short courses let you learn at your own pace without exams or grades that actually help you learn what's most helpful to be a part of solution based actions.
2. Take Action
After you've completed your course, you can choose an action that inspires you.
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Volunteer with a local organization.
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Participate in a community event.
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Create your own sustainability project.
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Restore habitat or plant native species.
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Reduce waste at home or work.
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Support green-certified businesses.
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Improve the sustainability of your home, school, workplace, or community.
Every positive action matters and finding things that are a good fit for your interests, and strengths are what we encourage.
3. Share Your Experience
Once you've completed your mini course and have done a project of your choice, complete the Eco-Action Challenge Recognition Submission Form. You'll be invited to:
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Tell us about your experience.
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Share what you learned or observed.
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Estimate the time you contributed.
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Upload a couple of photos of your project or activity.
Simple, thoughtful responses are all that's needed.
Receive Your First Challenge Recognition
After reviewing submissions and noting your action, we'll recognize your accomplishment by providing:
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An "Eco-Action Starter Recognition Certificate"
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A digital recognition badge
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Adding the first chapter to your Sustainability Contributions Portfolio.
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Eco-Action Community Contributor Recognition
Participants who continue contributing throughout the year may work toward a "Eco-Action Community Contributor" recognition by documenting at least 20 hours of additional environmental or community contributions either generally or in alignment with a specific Eco Action Challenge course.
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Towards the End of the Year
We'll send a reminder to submit any additional actions you took part in during the year before we generate the Portfolio PDFs.
(Optional) We'll also send order information if you'd like to purchase a course or challenge pin, badge, or decal for your recognition level(s).
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orders are placed and fulfilled at the end of the year to eliminate waste and are ordered and mailed from an outside vendor.
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a discount will be offered to GoGreenLocally mission-supporting members
Your Sustainability Contribution Portfolio
Your portfolio is much more than a collection of activities. It's a personalized record of your learning, experiences, projects, skills, and contributions over the year.
At the end of each year, we'll organize your portfolio entries into a professionally designed Portfolio PDF that you can keep, share, or print.
You can choose the portfolio style and a title that best reflects your goals.
Professional Sustainability Contributions Portfolio
Designed for:
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Employment opportunities
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Academic applications
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Scholarships
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Internships
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Leadership opportunities
This version highlights your projects, volunteer experiences, skills, leadership, and community impact.
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Sustainability Legacy Portfolio
These are for individuals, families, classrooms, workplaces, and community groups to document and celebrate sustainability transitions, projects, volunteer experiences, environmental actions, photos, stories, and milestones to look back on for years to come.
Participants can print their portfolio pages themselves or have them professionally printed and add them to professional presentation or a personalized custom designed binder.
Annual Celebration
Each year all who completed the challenge will be invited to celebrate the accomplishments of our Eco-Action community with an online recognition event.
Together we'll:
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Celebrate achievements
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Share inspiring stories
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Highlight creative projects
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Look ahead to new opportunities for positive action
Eco-Action Core and Mission Supporter Memberships
Everyone who joins the Eco-Action Challenge automatically becomes a GoGreenLocally Core Member.
Core Members have:
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Access to the Eco-Action Challenge and other programs
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Newsletters
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Invitations to annual celebrations
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Access to future Eco-Action opportunities
The Eco-Action Challenge is free because we believe everyone should have the opportunity to learn, take action, and build a legacy for a sustainable future. If you're able, consider becoming a Mission Supporter to help make these opportunities available to even more people. Mission Supporter Members ($8 or any amount you'd like to contribute) will enjoy a few additional benefits as our way of thanking you for helping expand opportunities for others to learn, take action, and build a legacy for a sustainable future.
All Positive Actions Matter
Finding meaningful contributions through learning, action, and perseverance is the initial challenge. Once we overcome this and start then we are on the path of a lifetime legacy of contributions for a happier, healthier, and more sustainable community and planet.
There are so many ways to participate that fit all types personalities, strengths, and interests. We hope you'll join us on the journey and enjoy trying some of the many ways of contributing personally, or with your local community.