NEW ORLEANS RESILIENCE REWARDS
Supporting New Orleans’ climate-resilient future, while helping to reduce the tax burden on local residents and businesses.
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Community Support
New Orleans Resilience Rewards is supported by…
@AJHernandez (8200+ followers)
‘No brainer, I save money and support a great cause.’
Ken Smith, Shovel Ready Capital
‘We’re going to show the world that there is a better way to finance climate resilience than taxes.’
David Dodd, International Climate Resilience Center
‘If you’re going out in New Orleans. why wouldn’t you get a Climate Credit every time?’
Jonathan Okafor, former D.O.E
‘An amazing innovation in climate resilience finance.’
The cost of severe weather on New Orleans is impacting the local economy, tourism and transportation.
Where does your donation go?
Based in part on the work done by our Founder and Chairman as a member of the United Nations Disaster Risk Reduction Steering Committee on Innovations in Climate Resilience Finance, Resilience Rewards (a Shovel Ready Capital ‘SRC’ project) represents an innovation in climate resilience fundraising. Resilience Rewards seek to proactively raise funds from the private sector and then engage with local communities to identify climate resilience projects that meet our four primary requirements:
Community engagement;
Immediate impact;
Measurable results;
Lasting benefits.
Communities do not contract with SRC to raise funds, rather as funds become available, we reach out proactively to communities where capital for climate resilience is urgently needed. The City of New Orleans is such an example. Rising seas threaten not just the coastline but also New Orleans’ financial stability.
The City of New Orleans has a comprehensive climate resilience plan focused on achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This plan, updated in 2022, includes goals for increasing renewable energy, improving building efficiency, and expanding green infrastructure. The city is also actively working on adaptation and nature-based solutions to manage stormwater and increase the urban tree canopy.
How much of your donations actually go to projects?
How does SRC compare to other nonprofits? According to EasyDonation, most non-profits allocate only 40-60% of donations to their cause, preserving a large portion of funds to pay staff salaries and further fundraising. Shovel Ready Capital’s technology-enabled, streamlined operations enable it to donate 80% of funds raised to shovel-ready climate resilience projects in partner cities.
