METAFOUNDATION DBA POST CARBON INSTITUTE

AWARENESS:THE AWARENESS PROGRAM AREA IS INTENDED TO REACH A BROAD AUDIENCE AND DELIVER FUNDAMENTAL INFORMATION PEOPLE NEED IN ORDER TO RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO THE INTERRELATED ENERGY, ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND EQUITY CRISES OF MODERN TIMES. THIS PROGRAM AREA CONTAINS THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF PCI'S PROJECTS:- RESILIENCE.ORG IS THE LEADING ONLINE HUB FOR THE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE MOVEMENT, WHERE WE PUBLISH ORIGINAL ARTICLES AND REPUBLISH RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM OTHER SITES. - GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS IS OUR PROJECT TO DELIVER CONTENT TO OUR AUDIENCE THROUGH ONLINE EVENTS, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, DISTRIBUTION OF NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, MEDIA OUTREACH, AND RESPONSES TO PUBLIC INQUIRIES.- RESEARCH, REFLECTION, AND REPORTING (3R) IS OUR PROJECT TO PRODUCE AND PROMOTE ARTICLES THAT EXPRESS PCI'S VIEWS ON SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS, ENERGY, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND CURRENT EVENTS. IT ALSO INCLUDES KEEPING OURSELVES INFORMED OF EMERGING CONCEPTS.- PODCASTS IS OUR PROJECT FOR DELIVERING CONTENT DEVELOPED FOR LISTENERS. IN 2024 WE RECORDED NEW EPISODES OF CRAZY TOWN, AND CONTINUED TO PLATFORM THREE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED SHOWS: WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO RIGHT?, HOLDING THE FIRE, AND POWER: LIMITS AND PROSPECTS FOR HUMAN SURVIVAL.- DEGROWTH EXPLORATION IS A ONE-YEAR PROJECT TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF DEGROWTH ECONOMICS.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AWARENESS PROGRAM AREA IN 2024 INCLUDE:- PUBLICATION OF 23 ARTICLES PER WEEK ON RESILIENCE.ORG.- RELEASE OF THE SIXTH SEASON (15 EPISODES) OF THE CRAZY TOWN PODCAST (THEME OF "ESCAPE ROUTES"), WITH OVER 494,000 TOTAL DOWNLOADS OF ALL EPISODES SINCE THE LAUNCH IN 2019.- PRODUCTION OF 12 MONTHLY EDITIONS EACH OF PCI MESSENGER AND MUSELETTER, OUR CONTENT-RICH NEWSLETTERS THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS OF OUR AUDIENCE.- DELIVERY OF 9 PRESENTATIONS/INTERVIEWS BY PCI STAFF.- PUBLICATION OF 26 TOTAL ARTICLES BY PCI STAFF, WITH 8 PLACED IN EXTERNAL MEDIA OUTLETS.- COLLABORATION WITH C40 CITIES IN RESEARCHING AND DEVELOPING A PODCAST ABOUT HERMAN DALY AND HIS IDEAS ABOUT THE LIMITS TO GROWTH AND STEADY-STATE ECONOMICS.

UNDERSTANDING:THE UNDERSTANDING PROGRAM AREA IS INTENDED TO HELP THOSE WHO HAVE GAINED AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES TO ATTAIN MORE DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND MORE CONFIDENCE IN WHAT THEY KNOW. PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM AREA:- RESILIENCE+ IS A MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A DEEPER EXPERIENCE (BOTH UNDERSTANDING AND ACTION) FOR VISITORS TO RESILIENCE.ORG.- LIMINALITY NETWORK IS A PROJECT THAT CONNECTS SELECTED INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY EXPERTS TO EXPLORE HOW HUMANITY CAN NAVIGATE THE INTERRELATED SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL CRISES DRIVEN BY ACCELERATING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BREAKDOWN OVER THE COMING DECADES.- MENTORSHIP AND JOURNEY SUPPORT CONSISTS OF OUR EFFORTS TO WORK WITH VOLUNTEERS AND "FELLOW TRAVELERS" WHO SHARE PCI'S WORLDVIEW TO ENCOURAGE THEM IN THEIR ACTIVIST ROLES.- PUBLICATIONS IS OUR PROJECT FOR PROVIDING WRITTEN MATERIAL IN FORMAL AND DETAILED FORMATS, SUCH AS BOOKS AND REPORTS.- THINK RESILIENCE IS PCI'S ONLINE COURSE AND FLAGSHIP RESOURCE FOR IN-DEPTH EDUCATION.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UNDERSTANDING PROGRAM AREA IN 2024 INCLUDE:- LAUNCH AND OPERATION OF RESILIENCE+, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT OF A MEMBERSHIP PORTAL ON RESILIENCE.ORG WITH SPECIAL FEATURES FOR REGISTRANTS, INCLUDING 55 ORIGINAL PIECES OF CONTENT (ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS, DISCUSSIONS, RESOURCE LISTS, AND EVENTS).- GROWTH OF THE LIMINALITY NETWORK TO 91 MEMBERS, CONSISTING OF DIVERSE THINKERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND INFLUENCERS (INCLUDING NGO AND GRASSROOTS LEADERS, AND CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT, AND ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS), INCLUDING FACILITATION OF 6 WORKING GROUPS AND ORGANIZATION OF 4 DISCUSSION SESSIONS WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.- ORGANIZATION OF APPROXIMATELY 40 CONVERSATIONS WITH "FELLOW TRAVELERS," INCLUDING HELPING THEM MAKE DOZENS OF CONNECTIONS WITH LIKE-MINDED COLLEAGUES.- REGISTRATION OF 864 PARTICIPANTS IN THINK RESILIENCE.