With the holidays in full swing, many of us are now focused on holiday celebrations. If you are sustainably minded, you want to break out of the box of a traditional gift. That’s where Giving Tuesday comes in, tomorrow, Tuesday November 29th 2022. Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.
FlowWest partners with local and national non-profits to help aid their missions and would like to use our platform to amplify the work they do this holiday season. The list below can help kick-start your holiday giving in a way that promotes sustainability, helps local organizations, and can get you some cool gifts for your community.
Whether it’s helping restore wild fish populations, or supporting marginalized communities in the environmental space, this gift guide aims to amplify the work these organizations do.
The shirts are locally-designed, soft, 100% cotton tees as a thank you for donations $75+. Donate in the name of the fisherman in your life and give them the shirt.
This Bay Area organization’s mission is to restore, maintain, and protect the Sausal Creek Watershed in Oakland, CA. They educate future generations, involve the community in environmental stewardship, and collaborate with agencies and other nonprofits to have a positive impact on the local ecosystem. Donate during their holiday drive to get a super soft t-shirt that could be gifted to someone else, or a treat for yourself.
Outdoor Afro Inc. is the first Black-owned business to co-create an exclusive clothing line with REI. This hike collection is the result of a landmark collaboration to solve unmet needs in outdoor gear and apparel for and with the Black community.
Outdoor Afro celebrates and inspires Black connections and leadership in nature. The network also connects Black people with our lands, water, and wildlife through outdoor education, recreation, and conservation. Founder and CEO Rue Mapp created Outdoor Afro in her hometown of Oakland, California, in 2009. Today, the network is the nation’s leading organization where Black people and nature meet.
The Watershed Project's mission is to inspire San Francisco Bay Area communities to understand, appreciate, and protect their local watersheds. 2022 is their 25th anniversary as a registered 501(c)3 and are participating in this years Giving Tuesday.
The Watershed Project is raising funds for big projects in the SF Bay Area. They made a lot of progress for cool green schoolyards and climate adaptation projects in 2022. Here are just a few of the highlights, and donations will continue to fund these conservation measures for years to come.
Restoring ecological function to the Rheem Creek watershed- San Pablo, Richmond, and Unincorporated Contra Costa County
Building a climate-resilient shoreline and sea-level buffer in North Richmond
Green Schools in San Francisco- introducing participants to green infrastructure in schoolyards
Trout Unlimited has national reach and brings together diverse interests to care for and recover rivers and streams so future generations can experience the joy of wild and native trout and salmon.
Founded in Michigan in 1959, Trout Unlimited today is a national non-profit organization with 300,000 members and supporters dedicated to conserving, protecting and restoring North America’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds. Every dollar donated between now and December 31, 2022 to their Member Challenge Match will be matched dollar-for-dollar and have double the impact. That means your impact will go twice as far, and you get great fishing gear that you can either keep for yourself or re-gift to the trout lovers in your life.
Upward Roots was founded to empower youth to be leaders and change makers through youth-led, youth-driven community service.
The organization has two curricula, designed for 4th and 5th and 6th-8th grade students, who engage in a dynamic program focused on leadership and community service, promoting the idea that every young person can be a positive changemaker in their community. Consider making a monthly contribution in a loved one’s name to empower youth leaders and change makers through youth-led community service.
Friends of Butte Creek T-Shirt and Hat
Friends of Butte Creek T-shirts and hats featuring this beautiful Lenn Goldmann print are still available. You can buy them directly for $20 by sending an email to friends@buttecreek.org.
Friends of Butte Creek supports the largest run of wild, naturally spawned Spring Run Chinook Salmon in California. The Friends of Butte Creek work to protect, restore and enhance the natural habitats of wildlife in the Butte Creek Watershed. They also feature a Salmon Cam that runs 24/7 and is viewable on their website.
Don’t want a shirt? Donate towards their Fish Flow Forever Fund. Support their GoFundMe that will allow FBC to become one of the first non-profit groups to hold a water right for instream use.
CA Water Map & Layperson’s Guide to CA Water
The 24×36 inch poster is widely known as the definitive poster that shows the integral role water plays in the state. The 24-page Layperson’s Guide provides an excellent overview of the history of water development and use in California.
The Water Education Foundation, an impartial nonprofit that was founded in 1977 during a deep drought, has put water resource issues in California and the West in context to inspire a deep understanding of and appreciation for water. To help with their mission of understanding water, the Foundation has developed several guides and posters that would be great gifts for the water lover in your life.
Other Featured Items: Layperson’s Guides. Often referred to as mini-textbooks, the Foundation’s popular Layperson’s Guide series offers readers an easy-to-understand, broad overview and perspective on a variety of important water topics.
