KICLEI January Fundraiser Update & Exciting Next Steps

Date: February 28, 2025

Dear KICLEI Supporters,

I want to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude to each of you who contributed to the KICLEI fundraiser in January. Your generosity and belief in this work have been truly inspiring.

How Much We Raised

The initial call for support came from recognizing both the success and growing potential of KICLEI, along with the urgent need to expand this effort across the country. Thanks to your support, we have raised approximately $15,000 since January, along with commitments for ongoing monthly support outside of Substack subscriptions.

What We Have Done So Far

Your contributions have already enabled us to make significant strides:
✅ Successful tour in Southern Alberta (January)
✅ Set up registration for national and provincial Zoom meetings through 2030 (February)
✅ Organized the members' list from various intake forms
✅ Planned the next leg of the Alberta tour (March 10-20)

These efforts, along with countless other administrative tasks, are essential to KICLEI’s growth but require significant time to manage effectively.

Next Big Steps

To ensure efficiency, consistency, and security, I’ve decided to hire a professional administrative assistant rather than initially spreading this workload across multiple volunteers. While volunteer support is invaluable, training and coordinating a nationwide team at this stage would take significant time, introduce inconsistencies, and potentially compromise the security of our systems and members' personal information.

With a clear contract in place, this decision will provide peace of mind and ensure that our operations remain professional and well-managed.

This assistant will support KICLEI in:
✔️ Membership coordination
✔️ Bookkeeping
✔️ Scheduling
✔️ National tour planning
✔️ Admin-related email responses
✔️ Social media posts and group management
✔️ Creating digital assets
✔️ Repurposing my articles across all platforms
✔️ Organizing future fundraisers

This will allow me to focus fully on delivering the message of localism over globalism and assisting fellow advocates across Canada.

Additionally, the task of membership coordination will help us identify, train, and place reliable volunteers into key roles as regional coordinators. This is an exciting step forward in growing KICLEI’s grassroots efforts and ensuring strong leadership at the local level.

Thanks to You!

We are beginning this with a six-month trial, which is what we have currently raised enough to cover. I truly believe this will be well worth it, helping us increase visibility, enhance professionalism, and strengthen our connection with all of you—our initial supporters. It also prepares us to welcome more people to our ranks and expand the movement even further.

So, with your blessing, I will be signing the contract today. I’m excited for this next step and grateful for your support in making it possible.

Thank you for standing with me and with KICLEI. I look forward to sharing even more successes with you soon!

With deep appreciation,
Maggie Braun
Founder, KICLEI Canada

P.S. I wanted to follow up to ensure that everyone who donated received the promo codes for upgrading your Substack memberships as a token of our appreciation. These codes were included on the receipt at checkout, but if you missed it or donated via e-transfer or mail, please email me at info@kiclei.ca and I will reply with the promo codes.

Provincial Tours – Strategy Workshops & Town Halls

In 2025, KICLEI will embark on a nationwide tour, hosting:

• Strategy Workshops: Practical sessions equipping communities with the tools to challenge net-zero policies, mobilize local support, and engage councils.

• Community Town Halls: Public forums for sharing concerns, collaborating on strategies, and amplifying local voices.

Help us organize and participate in our upcoming National Tour 2025, bringing critical conversations about sustainable development and local governance to communities across Canada.
👉 Register Here

National & Regional Zoom Meetings – Engage & Take Action

In 2025, KICLEI is expanding its virtual engagement efforts through a structured National & Regional Zoom Meeting series. These meetings are designed to connect, educate, and empower communities across Canada, providing essential tools for grassroots advocacy.

📌 National Zoom Meetings – Regular sessions covering key issues, national strategies, and campaign updates. These meetings bring together advocates from coast to coast to discuss challenges, share successes, and coordinate efforts.

📌 Regional Zoom Meetings – Province-specific and regional calls focused on local challenges, municipal strategies, and action plans tailored to each region’s unique concerns.

✅ Stay informed on critical policy updates
✅ Engage with experts and fellow advocates
✅ Learn practical strategies for challenging net-zero policies and global governance

💡 Help us build a stronger movement by participating in our upcoming National & Regional Zoom Meetings. 👉 Register Here

About Maggie Hope Braun

Maggie Hope Braun is a Canadian civic advocate and the founder of the KICLEI Canada Initiative, a movement dedicated to promoting localism over globalism by empowering communities to reclaim their autonomy.

Maggie’s passion for advocacy began early in life, shaped by her experiences living in a jungle village in New Guinea and traveling to St. Lucia in the Caribbean. These formative years instilled in her a deep appreciation for nature, cultural diversity, and self-sufficiency.

Initially believing that the United Nations could play a positive role in protecting these values, she later re-evaluated this perspective after studying ecosystem management in 2007. She found that many UN-promoted climate narratives conflicted with basic scientific principles and began questioning why these narratives were being aggressively advanced.

Exposing Global Influence in Local Governance

After moving to British Columbia in 2009, Maggie observed municipal plans that mirrored UN Sustainable Development Goals, including Agenda 21. This realization led her to investigate how global agendas were subtly integrated into local planning and governance, shaping policies without broad public awareness or consent.

Through years of dedicated research and activism, Maggie developed a unique ability to identify and deconstruct these global directives within municipal documents, expose their long-term implications, and propose practical alternatives that prioritize community well-being, local economy, and autonomy.

A Strategic & Constructive Approach

Recognized for her strategic and collaborative approach, Maggie creates:
✔️ Reports, scripts, and meeting frameworks that foster productive dialogue
✔️ Educational materials and presentations that simplify complex policies
✔️ Advocacy tools that equip communities to engage effectively with their local governments

Through KICLEI Canada, she educates citizens about the voluntary nature of UN-directed programs and provides practical strategies to help municipalities reclaim local decision-making power.

Her Vision: Localism, Sovereignty & Accountability

Maggie’s work is driven by a mission to:
🌱 Preserve the integrity of local communities and their unique cultural perspectives
🌎 Hold global organizations accountable for overreach and lack of transparency
🏡 Champion policies that strengthen local governance and democracy

She firmly believes that Canada has a critical role in demonstrating how communities can thrive independently while maintaining environmental responsibility without surrendering sovereignty or freedoms.

Stay Connected

• Email Maggie at info@kiclei.ca

• Join her Monthly Zoom Meeting 👉 Register Here (Live Q&A, updates, and community discussions!)

• Subscribe to Gather2030 & KICLEI for exclusive updates and resources

📌 If your community needs support, reach out or register for an upcoming Zoom session.
Together, we can protect local interests, strengthen democracy, and empower communities for the future.