Pathfinding
for climate
giving and living
ClimeOn is for those looking to start or deepen their climate action but have yet to find the path best for them.
Our unique approach weaves together climate science, psychology and philanthropy to help you make sense of the crisis, and align what you love and want to learn with ways to make the greatest difference.
Charitable giving has a vital role to play in driving a rapid, global and just transition. It’s also one of the most accessible and fulfilling things you can do. Even though people want to give more, under 2% of philanthropy supports climate, just when it is needed the most in this critical decade for progress.
Our solutions include:
Half-day and one-day workshops (in-person or online)
ClimeOn’s full 4-module experience
Training for wealth and philanthropy advisors
Flexible Subscriptions for ongoing learning, connection and opportunities
Resilience Roundtable for family wellbeing and coaching
Consulting for families, philanthropies and startups and founders
We partner with donors and families, as well as member networks, wealth advisors, family offices, community foundations and DAF providers, employee giving programs and affinity groups, and others.
ClimeOn is your onramp to climate giving, helping you get up to speed, find your route, and connect with others and the remarkable resources and communities available.
ClimeOn works with individuals, families and their advisors to support effective climate giving and hope.
The Team
Mike Rea
founder
Mike has scaled three social enterprises, including Give2Asia and Tourism Cares, and led efforts at Bank of America and the Gates Foundation. Climate investing and philanthropy came to the forefront when leading E8 climatetech angels, launching its philanthropic Decarbon8 Fund, and currently as Planetary.vc venture partner.
Jylana Sheats
behavioural science advisor
Jylana’s leadership at Tulane University and the Aspen Institute’s Science & Society Program leverages science, public engagement and social justice to address health, climate and other systemic challenges.
Steffi Bednarek
psychology lead
Steffi has advanced climate understanding, collective action and systems change for more than 25 years, and iis author of Climate, Psychology and Change (2024) and founder of the Centre for Climate Psychology and Change. Based in the UK, Steffi supports resilient, adaptive and creative leadership across sectors; partners have included BNY Mellon, Estee Lauder, Greenpeace and the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trust.
Nikyta Palmisani
experience design
Nikyta brings a rich background in ecopsychology, environmental education, Terra.do facilitation, and knowledge from deep work in regenerative agriculture and circular economy at her home on Lopez Island, WA. Nikyta also offers a special value to the ClimeOn community as a certified Climate Fresk facilitator.
Anders Halverson
science and systems lead
Anders is a Science Advisor for the online learning community Terra.do and has taught and published on biology, fisheries and climate since earning his PhD from Yale University.
Advisors
in addition to global climate philanthropy leaders.
Steve Toben, climate philanthropy and conflict resolution expert with experience with Forward Global, 1.5 Climate Strategies Group, the Flora Family Foundation and Growald Climate Fund.
Britt Wray, PhD, bestselling author of Generation Dread, award-winning science communicator, and Stanford Medical School climate psychology researcher, including on the next generation.
Ramez Naam, global futurist, climatetech investor and clean energy advocate.
ClimeOn is made possible through philanthropic support and investment from families and philanthropies such as the Stolte Family Foundation and Niveau Philanthropy.
Please contact us to learn more about joining the effort and helping catalyze vital climate giving, action and connection.
“We are deep in an emergency, and we need as many people as possible to do what they can to work toward the best-case scenarios and ward off the worst.
Involvement depends on having a sense of personal power – the capacity to make an impact. Inseparable from that sense is the hope that it matters that you do it.”
Rebecca Solnit, Not Too Late, 2023
Climate temperature spiral, NASA
