The NRDC Action Fund’s mission is to build political support for advancing the goals of the Natural Resources Defense Council:
Averting dangerous climate change, supporting healthy people and thriving communities, and conserving and protecting nature and wildlife. We support candidates who stand up for these goals, and we mobilize the American public to lobby lawmakers and hold them accountable for their votes, both in office and at the ballot box.
How We Support NRDC
The NRDC Action Fund is an affiliated but separate organization from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). As a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, the NRDC Action Fund engages in various advocacy and political activities for which the Natural Resources Defense Council, a 501(c)(3) organization, faces certain legal limitations or restrictions.
Our Team
Manish Bapna
President & CEO
Mike Cassesso
Political and Advocacy Director
Zara Akhter
Operations Manager
Lauren Boyd
Development Associate
Tim Meinke
Development Director
Andrew Plotch
Social Media Manager
Aaron Rosenbluth
Political Coordinator
Alexandra Shapiro
Director, PAC and Candidate Services
Adam Sickle
Program Coordinator
Board of Directors
Cheri Beasley
David Vladeck
Gerald Torres
Joshua McNeil
Richard Graves
Robert Raben
John Adams
Sig Anderman
Christopher Arndt
Richard Ayres
Anne Bartley
Patricia Bauman
Chair