Life on Richthofen

Thursday, October 10, 2024

Today is DAF Day, Kathleen

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Dear Kathleen,

Are you ready to make a meaningful change with a smart donation?

Today is DAF Day and Greenpeace Fund is encouraging all of our supporters with Donor-Advised Funds to take a stand and make a powerful donation for a greener planet.

What is a Donor-Advised Fund?
Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) are tax-advantaged charitable giving accounts. Any person, couple, family can open a DAF account at one of more than 1,000 providers across the nation.

Why are we participating in DAF Day?
DAF giving is the fastest-growing segment of nonproﬁt fundraising because it is beneﬁcial for both donors and our organization. If you already have a Donor-Advised Fund, you can give using the money you've already set aside for philanthropy without spending an additional cent! A gift of any size is meaningful, and the collective impact of your contribution will resonate for years to come.

Give from my DAF now

Greenpeace Fund hopes to receive 50 DAF-grant recommendations today! Will you join the movement?

Best,
Rogelio Ocampo
Greenpeace Fund

Greenpeace never takes a dime from corporations or governments. Everything we do is thanks to the generous support of people like you!

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Friday, October 4, 2024

URGENT REMINDER: Don’t let these animals go extinct

World Animal Day, Midnight Deadline. We can't let them go the way of the dinosaurs. Sign the pledge.

Kathleen — it's World Animal Day! There is so much at stake if we don't take action to protect the diverse species that call our planet "home."

Another 3,200 acres of forest in Indonesia and Malaysia will be cleared for palm oil plantation - leaving defenseless baby orangutans with nowhere to turn. Meanwhile as much as 27,800 square miles of Arctic sea ice will melt - forcing hungry polar bear moms and cubs to sink or swim, unless they find a new ice floe to rest. And another 38,356 tons of plastic will enter the oceans - proliferating toxic decoys for sea turtles to accidentally ingest instead of their food.

SIGN THE PLEDGE

With over 1 million species at risk of extinction within the century, we can't afford for a single Homo sapiens to sit this one out.

So we set a 15,000-signature goal on our urgent pledge to act in defense of wildlife at risk. But upon checking our World Animal Day supporter records, your file was still blank:

GREENPEACE USA: WORLD ANIMAL DAY PLEDGE

GREENPEACER: Kathleen
WORLD ANIMAL DAY PLEDGE SIGNATURE: PENDING
DEADLINE: 11:59 P.M. 10/04/2024 (TONIGHT)

We can't afford a future without these creatures roaming the earth — so before time runs out on World Animal Day, will you sign the pledge to protect our precious wildlife while we still can?

SIGN THE PLEDGE

Our planet's critters are counting on us.

Greenpeace USA

Big Oil is suing Greenpeace USA. We need your help to fight back and keep this movement alive — for people, and for our planet.

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Thursday, October 3, 2024

This World Animal Day, we’ve got to act fast

Animals At Stake Need Us to Act Fast. Image of sea creatures.

Kathleen,

When our future grandkids ask about what life on Earth was like when we were their age, we'd to be able to say something like, "Nowhere near as healthy or sustainable as it is now."

But this daydream may never come true — because 48% of all species on the planet are set to go the way of the DINOSAURS if we don't act fast.

Soon, striking Sumatran tigers, mighty mountain gorillas, or even those curious ocean sunfish may only exist as relics of a bygone era. Our world won't be the same without them. But without you in the fight for biodiversity on World Animal Day this Friday, there may not be a choice.

That's why Greenpeace USA is counting on 15,000 grassroots advocates like you to sign the pledge to protect every creature that calls our planet home before time runs out. Will you please act fast for our animals' liveable future? >>

SIGN THE PLEDGE

Our planet is facing a full-blown extinction crisis. And whether by overhunting, overfishing, or overheating, shipping off their habitats to sawmills, pumping them full of plastic, and much more — all signs point to Homo sapiens as the ones to blame.

The extinction rate has accelerated by up to 1,000 times the historic one-per-million species yearly precedent. If we don't slow this rate down and save the creatures that keep the planet habitable for us, humanity could someday follow in their footsteps.

Luckily, there are steps we can take to reverse the tragic trajectory — like reducing consumption and pollution, increasing conservation and restoration efforts, switching to sustainable production models, and protecting 30% of the world's oceans by 2030 — as long as every human being is on board.

But greedy corporations and careless leaders won't be swayed without a tidal wave of public pressure. That's why this World Animal Day, Greenpeace USA is looking to card-carrying Greenpeacers like you for help to start the trend.

It's going to take all of us acting fast to build a future where every creature on Earth can not only survive but thrive. So Kathleen, will you sign your name to join in the fight for our planet's precious wildlife before time runs out?

SIGN THE PLEDGE

The planet is counting on you.

Greenpeace USA