#7 | October 2025
Last Saturday evening, I joined a group of community members on an evening hike across Davidson Mesa in my hometown of Louisville, CO to see the crescent moon [Photo: Moon through a community telescope, credit to the amazing folks of Explorando Senderos]. Several people shared the significance of this moon phase from their own cultures — a symbol, in many traditions, of growth and transformation. That feels especially true for us at the Climate Justice Hive as we enter the final stretch of our first full year as a nonprofit organization.
The opportunity to be the fiscal host of your project is an integral part of fulfilling our mission — connecting and supporting diverse climate justice efforts to strengthen collaboration and movement building. As we reflect on what’s been cultivated this year and look toward what’s next, we’d love your help in capturing the full picture of our efforts. Please take a few minutes to share updates and insights from your project using this Google Form (also linked below). Your input will directly inform how we grow and refine the Bee’s Nest program for the year ahead.
With gratitude and solidarity,
Katie
P.S. The newly approved Climate Justice Hive Governance Manual is now available — see the link below!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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October Financials
Your October 2025 financials are ready! Check your project’s shared Budget & Financials sub-folder for updates.
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Share Your Experience
We need your input! Please take 10 minutes to share about your experience being fiscally hosted by the Climate Justice Hive in this brief form. This will help us to strengthen the Bee’s Nest program.
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Governance Manual Update
The Hive’s newly adopted Governance Manual is now available. This document is referenced in your project MOUs and outlines key policies and practices. You can also find this in your shared Google Drive folder > Partnerships Documents subfolder — please reach out if you’d like to discuss any part of it.
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Spread the Word
Know a group looking for a fiscal host? Share our Bee’s Nest page — it explains what fiscal hosting is, why the Hive might be a good fit, and includes the interest form for prospective projects.
GRANTS CORNER
Corporate Grants Program for Grassroots Activist Orgs | Patagonia
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Submit a Letter of Recommendation
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One recommendation per org between May 1, 2025 – April 30, 2026
Digital Justice Seed and Development Grants | ACLS
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Opens: Current
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Due: November 20, 2025
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All grantees will have the opportunity to collaborate with the Nonprofit Finance Fund on developing a long-term financial plan for their projects.
HIVE INSPIRATION
Congratulations, Lodi!
2025-2026 Joanna Macy Lenz Foundation
Residential Fellow
In the announcement of this honor,
Lodi Siefer, Co-Director of the Climate Justice Hive, shared:
“Thanks for being part of this great movement toward a life-sustaining and loving community. I’m a psychotherapist turned organizer. Until a few years ago, I never knew that the earth could love me back. Now, I feel a sense of belonging to this land that I didn’t think would be possible for someone like me, a descendent of early settler-colonialists from Great Britain and Germany. Turns out, if I go back far enough, I have ancestors (you do too!) who knew how to tend relationship with the rest of the natural world. From this ground, I can touch profound grief and take action.”
The Bee’s Nest is a Program of the
Climate Justice Hive
www.climatejusticehive.org
Contact Katie Doyle Myers, Program Director,
at katie@climatejusticehive.org or message to 303.919.4486
