S.H.E. Kindness Outreach and Communications for Impact Program

Alliance Board members and interns share at the Minnesita State Fair, 2024

This program seeks to share and amplify our work for sustainability, health, equity and kindness. We are carrying this out through a number of different platforms, including our:

Slide Presentations from our Business and Akepa Youth & School Programs and presentations at the MN State Fair, congregations, businesses, government, Rotary and other organizations, including: 

  • Taking the Natural Step to Sustainability: Saving Money Time  Health and the Planet
  • Show Me the Money: Ten Simple Sustainability Steps You Can Take to Save Money and the Environment
  • Can We Overcome Our Consumption Addiction (“Affluenza”) and Achieve Sustainability by Fulfilling Our Fundamental Needs? 
  • What are Sustainable Food Choices and Can They Allow Us to Live Longer Healthier and Cheaper while Protecting the Planet and Our Future? 

Media Interviews, such as Mary Hanson Show and WCCO Radio

Op-Eds created by our talented team to encourage people to see environmental topics in a new perspective, and amplify the voices of young people in the environmental field.

Website featuring our Campaign for Sustainability, Health, Equity and Kindness (S.H.E. Kindness), current Take Actions, Resources and Sustainability Partners

Trainings

Mary Hanson and Alliance President Terry Gips following interview on the Mary Hanson Show

Transformative Sustainability newsletters provide a weekly overview of key sustainability, health, equity and kindness issues, the latest news to know and inspiring pieces from our staff, college and grad school interns and colleagues. Issues also feature humor, Sustainability Tips, Art and Songs of the Week, Take Actions, Exposed, Food for Thought, Calendar and At the Alliance updates. Our newsletters are sent to thousands of subscribers and reach more through our Substack, website and social media.

Substack offers insightful articles, updates on sustainability initiatives, and practical tips for promoting environmental stewardship in our communities.

Social Media featuring student-curated daily posts on a wide range of topics. Come follow us on these platforms:

These Outreach and Communications for Impact platforms inspire hope, thereby engaging people to make positive changes and bring about a shift to sustainability. For example, our e-Newsletter Sustainability Tips highlight simple steps people can take to positively impact their lives and well-being, along with their community and planet.

This, along with our Inspiration, News You Need to Know, Food for Thought and impactful Take Actions create a well-balanced framework of knowledge to better understand our world and engage everyone in making a difference in creating a positive future of sustainability, health, equity and kindness.