Strategic Plan
Welcome to the Michigan Climate Action Network’s carefully crafted five-year strategic plan, which will guide the team’s actions until 2027 toward achieving a long-term vision for the climate movement.
More About Our Vision
Twenty-Year Vision
By 2042, MiCAN will be a model for movement building through service to the climate advocacy field by acting as:
- The megaphone that amplifies the people, organizations, and communities that are leading on real, equitable climate solutions and inspires hope for the future
- The switchboard that connects the people and organizations leading the on-the-ground work
- The central hub for support that sustains climate advocates in the fight for the long haul.
This will ensure a powerful network of climate leaders and inspire durable cultural shifts that lead to a more just, equitable, resilient, and sustainable future for all Michiganders.
Five-Year Vision
By 2027, MiCAN will be the megaphone of the climate movement in Michigan, amplifying the collective call for bold climate action and lifting up the people, organizations, and communities that are leading on real, equitable climate solutions that put Michigan on track to meet or exceed the 2030 MI Healthy Climate Plan targets.
Our Impact, Supporting Roles, and Core Role
Six Guiding Strategies
Expansion on the Six Strategies
1. Communications
Develop a cutting-edge communications hub that spotlights the climate leaders, organizations, and communities advocating real, equitable climate solutions in Michigan. View goals >>
2. Operating Model
Establish an operating model for MiCAN membership that promotes collaboration, connection, and shared investments of time, energy, and resources in the movement for a more just, equitable, resilient, and sustainable Great Lakes State. View goals >>
3. Grassroots Mobilization
Radically expand MiCAN’s reach and recognition among Michiganders interested in climate justice, and connect individuals with the tools and organizations that will help invoke action. View goals >>
4. Grasstops Organizing
Orient MiCAN’s Group Membership Program with organizations toward active partnerships that build power for the climate movement overall. View goals >>
5. Financial Stability
Expand our reach with climate funders who care about Michigan and grow our revenue to seven figures. View goals >>
6. Staff and Board
Grow the representational diversity of the staff and board/steering committee, as well as its efficacy and power. (Note that diversity implies a wide range of characteristics including but not limited to race, gender, educational background, geographical location, and socio-economic status.) View goals >>