Over the years, you guys have voted on how we split our monthly charitable donation with your hard earned Pawpoints. Through this system, you’ve supported some incredible projects that are working on-the-ground to combat the climate crisis, from educational initiatives such as Apps for Good, to renewable energy programmes like SolarAid. Well done you!
This quarter, however, we’re changing things up a bit. Instead of donating money, us Pawprint employees will be donating our time to an environmental cause of your choice.
Why the shake-up?
We know you love the Pawpoints system, and so do we! We promise that our monthly charitable donations aren’t going anywhere.
However, we wanted to use this quarter to highlight the importance of showing up for what you believe in.
This isn’t to say that financially supporting eco-causes isn’t important—it absolutely is! But taking action is also one of the most potent and profound ways for us to express our political power. When we visibly demonstrate our commitment and push for a better world, we can affect systemic change.
Also, volunteering is a great way to get first-hand experience of the issues that we’re championing! We’re constantly researching and talking about sustainability here at Pawprint, but there’s a lot that we can only learn from actually rolling up our sleeves and doing it. Armed with new insight, we’ll become better eco-champions, and make a better Pawprint for you all!
How is this going to work?
Instead of making our usual £1,000 monthly donation, Pawprinters will be donating two days to two different environmental initiatives before the end of the year.
Starting from 1 April, we’ll be running two voting rounds—each round will last six weeks, and will feature three different environmental causes. You’ll be able to spend your Pawpoints as normal on the cause of your choice.
At the end of each round, once we’ve determined which cause has won the most votes, we’ll find a charity that aligns with that mission to volunteer with!