New York City, NY – September 1, 2026 – Climate Cardinals has published its full measurement approach online. Anyone can now see what the organization measures, how it checks the data and what it learns.
The release brings together:
Live Impact Dashboard. Current figures for Chapters, Translations and the Fellowship, drawn from regularly updated program data.
Theory of Change. The goals that guide every program.
Impact Matrix. Turns those goals into measurable indicators.
Monitoring & Evaluation approach. How each program is measured, how participant data is protected and what is still being built.
Each program keeps a balanced scorecard with quarterly targets across four perspectives: financial, the people served, internal processes and learning. Outcomes come from pre- and post-surveys, and translation partners report six months after delivery on how they used the materials.
Climate Cardinals also publishes what did not work. Its post-mortem on the Fellowship pilot names the failures alongside the results, and more are on the Resources page.
"Funders and young people should be able to check our work without asking us. We would rather be smaller and excellent than bigger and average," said Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa, Executive Director of Climate Cardinals.
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About Climate Cardinals
Climate Cardinals is one of the world's largest youth-focused climate organizations. It breaks language barriers so every community can take action and protect their future, with a vision of climate resilience for all. It runs active chapters around the world, a paid global Fellowship, a research program, and translations of climate information into 100+ languages for partners including UNESCO, UNICEF and Yale. Learn more at climatecardinals.org.
