Our non-profit Partners occasionally present fundraising events that provide unique opportunities to learn and support climate solutions while meeting other climate-minded people in a fun setting. These fundraisers are not only wonderful opportunities to socialize with like-minded people, but are an easy way you can help our non-profit partners important climate work.
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Check out the upcoming FUNdraising events below:
April 2, 2026 11:00am – 1:00pm ~ Planting Promise: Rooted in Nature, Wired for Change
Hosted byThe Giving Grove at The Abbott 1901 Cherry St, Kansas City, MO 64108. Join The Giving Grove and National Geographic Explorer, Dr. Nadina Galle, author of the bestselling The Nature of Our Cities, for a compelling conversation about the future of urban ecology. Discover how emerging technologies can transform the way we create greener, healthier, more connected communities. As a national leader in community-powered food systems with 700+ orchards across 17 cities, The Giving Grove is pioneering innovative approaches to urban resilience. This event brings together visionaries working at the intersection of nature-based solutions and cutting-edge technology
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April 7, 2026 10:00am-10:00pm ~ Cultivate KC Day at Minsky’s Pizza in the City Market
Hosted byCultivate KC at 427 Main Street, Kansas City MO 64105. ALL DAY Minsky’s Pizza will donate 20% of your order to Cultivate KC. Eat at Minsky’s and raise some DOUGH for Cultivate KC! Mention Cultivate KC to your server or cashier to be sure you get credit for your donation. Not valid with any other promotions, discounts or package deals. Excludes alcohol. Donation applied before tax. Available for dine in, pick up, curbside, delivery, or online ordering. Use online code: SODCKC Also, during that week, any catering order will also generate 20% of price to Cultivate KC.
Show Your Support By:
- Order from Minsky’s Pizza at the City Market & Mention Fundraiser
- Donate to Cultivate KC
- Volunteer with Cultivate KC
April 18, 2026 6:30-9:30 pm ~ Music Bingo
Hosted by Platte Land Trust at American Legion Post # 58, 2607 State Route 92, Smithville MO 64089. Join Platte Land Trust for Music BINGO as we fundraise to keep and grow our nature reserves in greater Kansas City! Enjoy music from every decade as our host plays 30-60 second clips of popular songs and provides the track title/artist. Check your card as we work toward a bingo, four corners, and blackouts, with chances to win each round! This event is a 21+ event Registration will become available but is not required.
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April 25, 2026 10:00am-10:00pm ~ New Roots Transplant Sale
Hosted by Cultivate KC at Juniper Gardens Training Farm, 100 Richmond Ave., Kansas City, KS 66101 Get your spring plants all ready to go! Join us at Juniper Gardens Training Farm for the annual New Roots Transplant Sale. You’ll be helping farmers in the New Roots program grow their small farm businesses. There will be a wide variety of veggie, flower, and herb transplants for sale, just in time for your own garden – or for the perfect Mother’s Day gifts!
Show Your Support By:
- Buy plants at New Roots Plant Sale
- Donate to Cultivate KC
- Volunteer with Cultivate KC
April 25, 2026 7:00-11:00pm ~ Moth Ball 2026
Hosted by Magpie Creative ReUse at Thou Mayest Event Space — 3331 Roanoke Rd., Kansas City, MO 64111. Magpie Creative Reuse Collective is proud to present the 2nd Annual Moth Ball OurTheme: Art Nouveau meets Entomology — think flowing lines, organic shapes, dandelion motifs, elegant natural forms. Reuse what you have already worn. See our Inspiration Board on Pinterest. Expect Cocktails, passed appetizers, and hand-crafted refreshments, themed decor and ambient lighting. Raffle prizes, Sit down maker activity, .Sweet treats for purchase
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April 28, 2026 5-7pm ~ Craft Night with The Resilient Activist at ScrapsKC
hosted by The Resilient Activist at ScrapsKC (3269 Roanoke Road, Kansas City, MO 64111) This is an 18+ event. When current events threaten to pull us into pools of negativity and pessimism, art can transform our feelings into radical optimism. Join The Resilient Activist for a night of crafting miniature collages that spark joy, radiate courage, and inspire action lead by Briana Anderson and Tracy Ochester. These collages can be stored in your back pocket, given to a friend on a dark day, or left in a coffeeshop to inspire a stranger. You will be provided with a variety of upcycled paper craft materials to let your imaginations soar. Build community, free your creative spirit, and cultivate resilience with us.
Show Your Support By:
- Attend Craft Night With The Resilient Activist
- Volunteer with The Resilient Activist
- Donate to The Resilient Activist
April 29, 2026 11:00am ~ Planting Possibilities
Hosted by Bridging the Gap at Kay Barnes Grand Ballroom at Kansas City Convention Center 301 W 13th St, Kansas City, MO 64108. Bridging The Gap’s new signature celebration & benefit highlighting the work we do to build greener, more resilient & more equitable communities. Join us for an inspiring luncheon featuring an acclaimed author as our Keynote Speaker, a silent auction and special moment to honor several of our exceptional volunteers. You will have the chance to connect directly with our team and get to know the programs shaping a greener Kansas City.
Show Your Support By:
- Attend this event REGISTER
- Donate items to the Silent Auction
- Sponsor this event.
- Donate to Bridging the Gap
- Volunteer with Bridging the Gap
May 2, 2026 5:00-9:00pm ~ Midtown Hoedown
Hosted byCultivate KC at Longfellow Farm, 922 E. 30th, Kansas City, MO. JOIN US for a celebration of urban farming and the diversity of the food in the soil and the folks who grow and eat it! Midtown Hoedown is a family friendly, farm-centered folk dance + so much more! This event is perfect for farming and food enthusiasts of ALL ages. The centerpiece of the evening is a gender inclusive folk dance with live old-time string music and called dance steps. The dances are all taught on the spot – no experience is necessary. This year attendees will also enjoy carnival games, a small animal petting zoo, educational demonstrations, a pop-up springtime transplant sale, raffle prizes, and more. There will be mobile food vendors as well as complementary adult and kid beverages. Western wear is highly encouraged – prizes will be awarded for best outfits.
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- ATTEND this event
- Buy a Raffle Ticket
- Sponsor this event
- Donate to Cultivate KC
- Volunteer with Cultivate KC
May 2, 2026 10:30am – 4:00pm ~ Mid-Missouri Nature Renewal: Embracing Five Essentials for Lasting Community Well-Being
Hosted byThe Resilient Activist at Runge Conservation Nature Center 330 Commerce Drive, Jefferson City, MO. Guided by the Resilient Activist’s Founder, Sami Aaron, The Five Essentials for a Resilient World offer simple concepts to help participants understand, make decisions, and take action in ways that benefit humans, non-humans, and our planet’s ecosystems. Participants WILL be invited to go out to the deep nature surrounding the building for some parts of the retreat. Through journaling, guided mindfulness practices, and lots of heartfelt conversation, you’ll leave with a deeper sense of how to live from a deeply embodied nature connection. Each participant will create a personal Five Essentials for a Resilient World take-home plan.
Show Your Support By:
- Attend Mid-Missouri Nature Renewal
- Volunteer with The Resilient Activist
- Donate to The Resilient Activist
May 3, 2026 12:30-5:00pm ~ Forest Therapy Retreat for Anxious Hearts
Hosted byThe Resilient Activist at Lexington Lake Park Shelter 01, 8850 Sunflower Rd, De Soto, KS 66018. This is a gathering for adults (18+) seeking a grounded peace that is bigger than the global nervous wreck we’re in. Facilitated by Shannon Gorres, MDiv, MA, we will root into the life that is present here and now, and ground into the Bigger Love that nature offers through the persistent force of propagating life. We will meet the woods exactly as they are—with natives, invasives, imperfection, and beauty—and allow them to hold us. We will attune to Kansas’ native cottonwood, learning from how it survives -and thrives- in mud. Know mud, know cottonwood.This is a space to laugh, cry, play, sing, listen, and rest in relationship
Show Your Support By:
- Attend Forest Therapy Retreat for Anxious Heart
- Volunteer with The Resilient Activist
- Donate to The Resilient Activist
