Members report getting out of our community as much as they put in. We expect Members to engage with the community for a minimum of 1 hour per week during the core 3-month cohort. With that time, Members can choose to engage in weekly small group masterminds, join social events, have curated 1-on-1 calls with other Members, and/or participate in expert talks.
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Our team will help you navigate it all through our tools, resources, and curated suggestions.

● Through our competitive application and interview process, we curate a diverse, global community of experts selected to complement each other.
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● Members foster deep connections curated and facilitated by the Climate Vine team, that are often not possible during shorter conferences.
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● If you are an entrepreneur, we don't take equity in your company. We are here to support you in your journey, no matter where that journey takes you.
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● We catalyze unconventional mixing and matching of otherwise disconnected experts, similar to MIT’s Media Lab. This action-oriented and time-bound Membership creates a space for impactful collaborations, the best of which could not have been planned or imagined.
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Climate Vine Members receive the networking benefits of a rolling conference and the collaborative benefits of a lab. We also work closely with other ecosystem builders and often invite them into the Climate Vine community.

Climate Vine is a remote-first community with informal local chapters and the potential for annual retreats outside of the core cohort. This unlocks diversity that is not often possible in local members’ communities. Climate Vine’s team brings years of experience to this space, having built successful remote-first climate communities since 2020 and worked with other ecosystem builders on the best tools and processes for online collaboration.
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Climate change is a global issue with solutions needed at every level. As such, we encourage and accept Members from around the world. Given the global nature of this community, managing virtual events can be tricky. The majority of live remote sessions will be in the GMT-5 time zone, but recordings will be available to Members at any time.

These are the core values we practice and actively look for throughout the application process:

1. Giving Back
Climate Vine thrives because we believe in giving 2x more than we hope to receive. We’ve seen that when everyone does that, magic happens.
   
2. Celebrating and respecting our individuality in the community
Climate Vine Members welcome, sticking together and respecting one another regardless of cultural background, personal identifications, generational differences, and field of expertise.
   
3. Default to Permission
While we publish resources that can be helpful to the larger climate community’s benefit, many of the expert conversations and interactions amongst Members are off-the-record. For this reason, please honor that everything you hear from others in Climate Vine is confidential by default, unless you have explicit permission to share.
   
4. Building together
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” Our team actively builds this community with our Members, listening to your requests and iterating quickly to make the membership more impactful for all. Help us help you build together.
   
5. Stubborn Optimism & Gratitude
We are working to accelerate climate impact together with a group of fascinating people. Use the cohort to bolster your stubborn optimism and gratitude that we can drive solutions, as a community, for a just and sustainable economy.

Our goal setting workshop will help you refine the climate impact goal that you believe can be best accelerated through collaborations. Example goals:
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● Build relationships with potential co-founders, partners, customers, advisors and/or collaborators
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● Inform, elevate and broaden your climate organizing, activism and network
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● Take the next step to commercialize a scientific innovation, find a new climate job or scale your business
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● Raise investment funds or discover new investment opportunities, including grants or non-dilutive financing
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● Deepen your understanding of the climate solution landscape and where you fit in

Many of our Members’ proudest outcomes come from collaborations they could not have predicted coming into the cohort. Regardless of your individual goal, you can be sure to leave with a personalized network of similarly driven and accomplished leaders and a keener grasp of how to maximize your impact.

The selection process consists of a written application and an interview, during which we look for three things:

1. Depth of experience
We look for candidates with world-class experience and expertise, favoring depth over breadth.

2. Timing
We prioritize people with a bias for action. Those ready to commit to and work toward their goals gain the most value from the cohort.

We are stage agnostic. For example, if you are entrepreneurial, you may come into the cohort exploring your own or others’ ideas, working on a specific idea or prototype, or building, fundraising for, or hyper-scaling your company.
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3. Give-first mentality
Community is core to Climate Vine. We look for individuals who show a "give-first” mentality and are excited to contribute to the success of other Climate Vine Members.

The 3 month Climate Vine Membership is $2,990 (or four installments of $750) for most members and $1,490 for those in academia, policy, and non-profits. When relevant, we help our accepted applicants work with employers to cover some or all of this membership fee.
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We encourage you to apply, regardless of financial need. To ensure that ability to pay is never a barrier to entry, we accept people before asking about their scholarship needs through our need-blind process. We are able to provide need-based scholarships thanks to Members and organizations, often funds, foundations and corporations, who generously contribute more than our listed price. They are recognized in our community and help us welcome exceptional Members who make the experience and outcomes better for everyone.

Our inaugural cohort is focused on unlocking government incentives for climate innovation and deployment.
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In the last year, we’ve seen both horrific extreme weather events and the boldest climate and environmental justice bill in US’s history. Unlocking the full potential of recent government bills will make the difference between slow climate progress and game-changing leaps and bounds. For example, political scientists believe the Inflation Reduction Act will spur climate spending to as much as $1 trillion. As one vehicle for tapping into and helping to shape this unique opportunity, Climate Vine will bring public and private forces together with the following types of experts:
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● Scientists with ready-to-commercialize scientific innovations.
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● Policy and government actors looking to connect with more innovation communities in order to disperse public dollars, find talent, and/or improve future policies.
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● Entrepreneurs and corporate leaders looking to action recent climate bills.
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● Private Investors in venture capital, private equity, and project finance who understand that public money catalyzes private money and hope to help their portfolio companies gain policy support and public dollars.
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● Frontline community advocates at the forefront of community development who understand the requirement and need for community involvement
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● And interdisciplinary strategic advisors who bring a breadth of knowledge and experience across these categories

This first theme, the intersection of government with climate solutions, will serve as a crucial building block for future themes that will range from water and home decarbonization to regeneration and scientific research gaps.

The deadline to apply to be considered for the inaugural cohort has passed, however applications are rolling.

A second cohort will be conducted in Q4 of this year. Feel free to submit an application at any time, and we will put you in the waitlist for consideration for an upcoming cohort.

After the conclusion of the cohort, you can choose to continue to be a Member of the Climate Vine community at an alumni rate, staying connected, engaging with future cohorts, joining IRL events and more.

We are committed to creating value for you longterm so we hope you will remain a Member of this community for years to come!