NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY ACTION FUND

AUDUBON ACTION FUND, WORKING TO SUPPORT OUR ADVOCACY PARTNER, NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, BUILDS NONPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR COMMON-SENSE SOLUTIONS TO THE GREATEST CONSERVATION CHALLENGES FACING BIRDS, PEOPLE, AND THE PLACES WE NEED. IT INTENDS TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION BY MOBILIZING THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO CARE ABOUT BIRDS AND THE ENVIRONMENT TO ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVEL. ITS WORK IS GROUNDED IN AND INFORMED BY SCIENCE AND CORE VALUES THAT DEMAND ITS WORK ADVANCE EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. AUDUBON ACTION FUND WILL OPERATE ON THREE IMPORTANT THEORIES OF CHANGE IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION INCLUDING: (1) PUBLIC EDUCATION: EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON BIRDS AND CONSERVATION PRIORITIES. (2) LOBBYING: INFLUENCING LEGISLATION RELATING TO BIRDS AND CONSERVATION. (3) ELECTION-RELATED ACTIVITY: EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT CANDIDATES' RECORDS AND POSITIONS. AUDUBON ACTION FUND CURRENTLY IS ENGAGED IN STATE-WIDE WORK IN INDIANA, FLORIDA, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ARIZONA, AND MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION, IT CONTINUES TO DEPLOY NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGNS FOCUSED ON ADVANCING OR PROTECTING AUDUBON PRIORITIES BOTH IN CONGRESS, THE ADMINISTRATION, AND IN STATE CAPITOLS. THE ACTION FUND CONTINUES TO BUILD ITS ONLINE PRESENCE THAT REACHES NEW SUPPORTERS, INCREASES THE FUND'S DONOR BASE, AND SUSTAINS MEMBERSHIP GROWTH AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WELL INTO THE FUTURE. RECENT BIPARTISAN MOBILIZATION CAMPAIGNS URGED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO PASS LEGISLATION ADVANCING AUDUBON PRIORITIES INCLUDING: THE GROWING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS ACT (GCSA), THE NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION ACT, THE RECOVERING AMERICAS WILDLIFE ACT, THE FARM BILL, THE COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES ACT, THE REINVESTING IN SHORELINE ECONOMIES AND ECOSYSTEMS ACT, AND THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT (WRDA). THESE CAMPAIGNS TARGETED BOTH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS AND INCLUDED DIRECT LOBBYING, EVENTS, AND MOBILIZING MEMBERSHIP THROUGH CAMPAIGNS TO ADVANCING THESE BILLS. IN INDIANA, MICHIGAN, AND ARIZONA, AUDUBON ACTION FUND WORKED TO FOSTER NEW SUPPORT FOR THE ISSUES OF CLEAN ENERGY, CONSERVATION, CLIMATE, WETLANDS, AND WATER INCLUDING STATEWIDE PROJECTS THAT WILL PROTECT, ENHANCE, AND RESTORE IMPORTANT HABITATS FOR BIRDS AND INCREASE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. ADDITIONALLY, AUDUBON CONTINUES TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH KEY POLICYMAKERS THAT ARE VITAL TO AUDUBON PRIORITIES INSIDE THESE STATES. THE ACTION FUND CONTINUES TO WORK ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN OTHER IMPORTANT STATES FOR CAMPAIGNS THAT MOVE ELECTED OFFICIALS TOWARD SUPPORTING CLEAN ENERGY, CLIMATE, CONSERVATION AND WATER POLICY, AND AUDUBON ACTION FUND WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND CAMPAIGNS IN THE FUTURE. AUDUBON ACTION FUND ENGAGED IN VOTER AWARENESS AND EDUCATION, AS WELL AS LIMITED POLITICAL ACTIVITIES THAT FOCUSED ON CONSERVATION, CLIMATE, AND CLEAN ENERGY ISSUES IN FISCAL YEAR 2023. THESE POLITICAL EXPENDITURES WERE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE 2022 ELECTIONS. SPECIFICALLY, AUDUBON ACTION FUND INVESTED IN TARGETED MAIL, PRINT, AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS IN CONGRESSIONAL AND STATE-LEVEL RACES IN VARIOUS STATES. THE ACTION FUND PUSHED FORWARD CANDIDATES THAT CHAMPION AUDUBON POLICIES THAT PROTECT BIRDS, PEOPLE, AND THE PLACES THEY NEED, ISSUES INCLUDED: CONSERVATION, CLEAN WATER, CLEAN AIR, AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT, SPECIFICALLY WETLANDS. ADDITIONALLY, AUDUBON ACTION FUND RAN A GET-OUT-THE-VOTE CAMPAIGN TO PUSH ACTION FUND MEMBERSHIP TO THE POLLS TO SUPPORT BIRDS. STATES WHERE AUDUBON ACTION FUND WAS PRESENT DURING THE 2022 CYCLE, INCLUDES: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, IN, MI, MN, PA, SC, VA, AND WA. THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY ACTION FUND POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AUDUBON ACTION FUND PAC) WAS ESTABLISHED BY AUDUBON ACTION FUND IN MAY 2022 TO FACILITATE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY AUDUBON ACTION FUND'S RESTRICTED CLASS. AUDUBON ACTION FUND PAC WILL SUPPORT CANDIDATES WHO PRIORITIZE COMMON-SENSE SOLUTIONS TO THE GREATEST CONSERVATION CHALLENGES FACING BIRDS, PEOPLE, AND THE PLACES WE NEED.