Building Climate Resilience Through Pro Bono Leadership
May 29, 2026
One thing I value about working at Climate Resilience Consulting is that our commitment to resilience extends beyond formal project work.
Climate resilience grows through long-term relationships, shared learning, practical implementation, and a willingness to contribute to the field beyond formal client engagements. .
At Climate Resilience Consulting, pro bono work is one way we stay connected to the places where resilience is being shaped and implemented. It is part of how we learn, contribute, and remain grounded in the needs of communities, practitioners, and institutions working to move from planning to action. That’s why we dedicate over 5% of our time and profit to pro bono work. Our pro bono work includes board service, advisory roles, field-building efforts, and support for organizations advancing resilience, adaptation, and disaster risk reduction.
Our team has contributed to organizations and initiatives including:
Alliance for a Climate Resilient Earth - connecting cross-sector leadership internationally
American Flood Coalition - advancing collaborative approaches to flood resilience
American Society of Adaptation Professionals - supporting the professional field of climate adaptation
Anthropocene Alliance - focused on frontline community resilience and climate justice
Geos Institute - supporting communities with climate resilience planning, adaptation, and locally led implementation.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - contributing to resilience through research and innovation
Rebuild by Design - bringing design and community engagement into resilience work
I-DIEM Global - supporting disaster response and long-term recovery
UNDRR ARISE - advancing global disaster risk reduction frameworks and tools
Each of these spaces offers a different view of the resilience field. Some are rooted in frontline community advocacy. Others focus on policy, research, disaster recovery, infrastructure, professional practice, or global risk reduction.
Together, they help build a more complete picture of how resilience is evolving and reinforce some lessons we see again and again in our work:
Collaboration is most effective when it happens early, before decisions are already set.
Smaller and mid-sized communities are often where the most practical resilience innovation happens.
Implementation is the real test. Plans only matter when they help people make decisions, secure resources, and act.
Access drives action. When knowledge, tools, and technical support are easier to use, more communities can move resilience work forward.
For CRC, pro bono leadership helps us contribute to the field while continuing to learn from it. It keeps us close to the challenges practitioners are navigating, the decisions communities are facing, and the partnerships needed to turn resilience from an idea into action.
If you are working on resilience, adaptation, disaster recovery, or implementation, we are always glad to connect and exchange perspectives.