Category: Curriculum Development | Climate Education | Nonprofit Capacity Building

Note: This project template serves as a guiding framework to help generate ideas when creating a project for the Climate Resilience program. It is flexible and can be adapted to fit your organization’s specific needs.

[Your organization] supports communities through education and outreach, and now seeks to build or update a climate-focused curriculum. This may address topics such as climate justice, water sustainability, carbon management, disaster readiness, or clean energy. Learners will help design educational materials tailored for nonprofit programming.

Week 1: Needs Assessment

• Research organizations missions, goals and desired outcomes for outreach material. 
• Review current content and identify community gaps.
• Identify outreach priorities within the organization.

Week 2: Presentation techniques/styles

• Identify successful outreach strategies
• Identify best outreach materials used within those strategies
• Create outcomes-based learning goals for outreach materials.

Week 3: Content Development

• Draft interactive lesson plans, activities, and/or facilitator guides.
• Map outreach materials back to science standards and/or curriculum requirements
• Include local case studies, interactive tools, or culturally relevant examples.

Week 4: Finalization & Delivery Plan

• Compile all materials into a usable outreach package.
• Suggest rollout strategies for workshops, youth programs, or community events.

The employer will provide:

• Access to Existing Materials & Community Insights
• Support with Curriculum Standards (if needed)
• Feedback on Draft Lessons
• Optional Collaboration with Local Educators or Community Leaders