Join our network of supporters in advocating for change by participating in various activities.
Attend Virtual Events with guest speakers and our Global Partners to stay informed and connected with our work. Express your thoughts on population-related issues by writing LTEs or Op-Ed pieces, amplifying your voice on critical topics. Become a local advocate by raising awareness in your community—share resources, foster conversations, and be a catalyst for change. Take direct action by contacting your representatives, urging them to prioritize investments in family planning programs. Stand up for reproductive rights by working with our sister organization, Population Connection Action Fund.
Together, we can create a powerful force for positive transformation! Learn more about how to get involved with our efforts below.
Write a Letter to the Editor
Letters to the editor are most likely to be accepted when they are written in response to a recently published article or editorial and either point out an alternate perspective or highlight/strengthen the original piece.
Learn more with our media guide
Contact Members of Congress
Make your voice heard! When you join with other constituents in contacting your members of Congress, you become part of a powerful movement advocating for increased funding for international family planning. Signing petitions and making phone calls directly to your elected officials are two ways you can join our nationwide grassroots network of activists.
Contact CongressUse Social Media to Reach Your Friends, Family, and Community
Social media allows you to publicly pressure, persuade, and thank your target while informing your followers at the same time.
Learn More with our Media Guide
Virtual Events
Since 2020, we’ve organized webinars, presentations, film screenings, and training courses as an easy and accessible way for you to learn more about population issues, connect with Population Connection staff and meet others interested in working together for a more sustainable future for our planet.
Please contact us at engage@popconnect.org if you have any additional thoughts or feedback for future events—we love hearing from you!
2024 Year in Review
A discussion with the senior staff of Population Connection & Population Connection Action Fund
Join us as we close the year with our annual Year in Review event, showcasing our organization’s most noteworthy accomplishments in 2024. Senior staff will take you through our achievements and progress—all made possible by our dedicated network of supporters!
Our Population Education program engaged with thousands of K-12 educators to help prepare the next generation of decision-makers to think critically about how population trends affect global issues. In addition, we made dozens of presentations to college and university classes across the country about the connections between population, health, environment, and sustainable development.
Our quarterly magazine, Population Connection, was widely distributed and shared with every member of Congress. Outreach efforts to combat misleading media stories resulted in several letters to the editor getting published in news outlets, including The New York Times and The Washington Post. The relaunch of #Fight4HER, our joint campaign with our sister organization, Population Connection Action Fund, was a major success. We worked in six critical communities to garner petition signatures and raise the alarm that reproductive freedom is central to building a safer, healthier world.
Don’t miss this opportunity to dive deeper into a year of impactful work! Together, we’ll celebrate our collective progress and look ahead to the continued pursuit of population stabilization in the coming year!
This event is cohosted with our sister organization, Population Connection Action Fund.
Date: Thursday, December 12th
Time: 2 pm ET/11 am PT
Register Here!
Meet Our Members
Catherine Knoop
Member Since 1987
Catherine Knoop’s personal and professional life is a tale of unwavering commitment to education and environmental stewardship, marked by an innovative approach to teaching and a global perspective on environmental issues.
Cathy dedicated most of her decades-long career to teaching elementary science in the Troy City School and Logan Elm School District of Ohio. Her pioneering use of “land labs,” or lessons outside a walled classroom or school building, was not common 40 years ago and set her apart for her ingenuity. Her success was evident in her students’ high scores on state tests, achieved without relying on conventional drill and practice methods. Her goal was to prepare her students to be globally aware citizens, conscious of humans’ environmental impacts on the planet.
Cathy’s involvement with Population Connection began with her fascination with our Population Education activities, which she eagerly incorporated into her classroom. She has also served as a teacher-training volunteer for the Population Education program, offering countless workshops to her fellow educators to help expand our reach over the years.
She resonates deeply with our mission, recognizing that overpopulation negatively affects people’s quality of life and the planet’s chances at environmental sustainability. Cathy sees education as the key to raising awareness and affecting change. She attributes her understanding of the population-environment nexus to authors like Paul Ehrlich and Rachel Carson, who inspired her to develop a “sense of wonder” in children and adults.
Learn More about Cathy & Other Wonderful Members Here!Meet Our Team
Membership Relations Staff
Natalie Widel
Director of Digital Marketing
Stephanie Wolfe
Membership Relations Coordinator