Checklist

This checklist will prepare you to fill out the Summary (Google Form) that represents your project.

Use this checklist before you copy and paste into the Climate Action Journey Board Summary Form.

Keeping this checklist in a folder with other work on your project will save you time.


  • Project Name

  • Short Description (In the short description, give just the bare bones so we know what climate solution is involved, what you will do, where and with whom.)

  • Long Description (In the long description, give more detail about grants, sponsoring organizations, activities, and what you plan to accomplish and how.)

  • What core values does your project embody for you? (Standards and ideals would be things like achievement or productivity, whereas values and principles would be things like love or sustainability.)

  • Why are you doing this? (What is the problem your project solves?)

  • Make the case for this project. (This project is important because...)

  • Location

  • Solution Sector

  • Project Scope in Time

  • Start Date

  • End Date (if known)

  • Team Roles you will need to fill.

  • Your Dream Outcome

  • What will you need to learn? (What skills or content knowledge will be required? What organizational or leadership skills will need to be learned? Will you need to make a ledger, write a press release, or acknowledge peoples' commitment?)

  • Resources to explore

  • Write an elevator talk for your project and solution. (It is helpful to have a 30 second and a 60 second elevator talk that sums up why and how your solution affects the atmosphere. )

  • What is the opportunity for people helping you? (If you are building a team or working with a team that needs more people, think about what is the opportunity for THEM if they join your project.)

  • Who is in your community that might help you? Community Mapping (Think about the people and organizations in your community that could help you get your project into high gear and extend its reach. You may want to use drawing paper or digital whiteboard, or a spreadsheet, or both.)

  • Put the key people and organization you will reach out to below.

  • What are the milestones you must reach along the way? (Milestones are points you must reach in order to go on to the next phase of your project. Put 3 or 4 milestones below.)

  • Break down what you must do into small steps that you or your team can make. (This is the heart of any Action Plan. It takes time. It changes often. It gets done out of order. It defeats many people, but here it can be fun.)

  • Keep these small chunks. Measurable actions. Include a start date with each. (best guess) Decide what needs to be done BEFORE other things can get done. Build in extra time for the unexpected so you don't feel discouraged.

  • Order your steps by what must be done before other steps can happen.