soapbox project
Here’s why we exist
we create joyful community spaces to transform climate anxiety into connection, learning, and action.
We believe social and environmental justice is a cause for everyone.
And that taking action should feel good!
Our mission, vision, and values
OUR vision
We imagine a world where every living being belongs to a connected, joyful, and resilient community. In the Soapbox Project future, each human and non-human being lives a life of purpose and connection. We're living our best lives with our best friends on the best planet, and it's AWESOME!OUR MISSION
So, our mission, more specifically, is to transform climate anxiety and loneliness through community-led climate action that's rooted in art, music, plant-based food, joyful connection, and activism that feels good. We’re here to make social and environmental justice easy and fun for busy people like you.OUR VALUES
Our values are courage and joy! ALL our programming reflects at least one of these two values. The work is serious, but we don't have to take ourselves so seriously! We're dreaming of the world we WANT to live in, not the crisis we're fighting.our work: local action for a global movement
AREAS OF transformation
We engage busy people and organizations to meet them where they're at. Throughout it all, here's what we mean when we talk about connected, joyful, and resilient communities.
REGENERATIVE PLACEMAKING & COMMUNITY BUILDING
We imagine a world where every living being belongs to a connected, joyful, and resilient community. In the Soapbox Project future, each human and non-human being lives a life of purpose and connection. We're living our best lives with our best friends on the best planet, and it's AWESOME!
Joy-centric design & courageous connection
So, our mission, more specifically, is to transform climate anxiety and loneliness through community-led climate action that's rooted in art, music, plant-based food, joyful connection, and activism that feels good. We’re here to make social and environmental justice easy and fun for busy people like you.
Community-led climate resilience solutions
Our values are courage and joy! ALL our programming reflects at least one of these two values. The work is serious, but we don't have to take ourselves so seriously! We're dreaming of the world we WANT to live in, not the crisis we're fighting.vibrary (n): a joyful gathering place for social cohesion and civic action
vibrary (n): a joyful gathering place for social cohesion and civic action
the research that informs our community's priorities
Climate anxiety is destroying us. Let's get rid of it!
Here are some helpful concepts and stats to know about as you navigate your social and environmental justice journey, taken from this climate anxiety study and this book about self-efficacy.-
In a landmark study of 10,000 young people aged 16-25, 84% of respondents were worried about climate change, and over 50% felt “sad, anxious, angry, powerless, helpless, and guilty”.
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It's easy to feel like our actions don't matter in the grand scheme of things. However, research shows that "every time you successfully take committed action, you increase your hope, optimism, and self-efficacy".
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"Self-efficacy is the belief that you, yourself, can effect positive change in your own life. Together, hope, optimism, and self-efficacy make up the secret sauce of unstoppable motivation and willpower."
dream TEAM
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Nivi Achanta is the founder and CEO of Soapbox Project, an environmental justice organization that creates joyful community resilience spaces to heal our climate anxiety and loneliness through connection, learning and action.
She has been featured by the New York Times, Washington Post, Nasdaq, Forbes, Grist, and more for her community work. Before founding Soapbox Project, Nivi worked with companies like Accenture, Google, Facebook, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where she specialized in employee-driven impact.
In addition to her work as a founder, Nivi supercharges community strategy for impact-aligned organizations, specifically focused on gender equality and climate justice. She also moonlights as a solarpunk romance author.
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Kayla is passionate about educating her community on all things climate and social justice.
As Soapbox Project's Online Community Lead, Kayla creates online resources to help make your climate action journey easy and fun! She brings 4+ years of experience from both nonprofit and corporate roles, specializing in environmental education and community engagement.
Outside of Soapbox, Kayla helps build sustainability programs for Golden State and Chase Center. Kayla holds an MBA in Sustainability Management, focusing on the intersection of sustainability, social justice, and systems thinking.
Based in San Francisco, she loves browsing bookstores, dancing at concerts, and listening to podcasts on 2x speed. Send recs her way!
BOARD MEMBERS
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Rose is the Sustainability Manager at La Terra Fina, where she leads efforts to embed sustainability across their operations, reduce waste, and drive impact throughout our supply chain.
Previously, she served as Head of Sustainability at Misfits Market, a leading U.S. e-grocer, where she worked with an incredible team to eliminate waste across the food system.
She has dedicated her career to private and public solutions to combat climate change. Within this, she has made contributions to various fields, including sustainable operations, climate disaster relief, micro-finance, and food and agriculture. She holds a post-graduate degree in Sustainable Operations & Management and is a TRUE Zero Waste Advisor.
She also serves as a Board Member and Advisor for three impact-focused organizations: Soapbox Project, and RiteSize and rePurpose Global.
In her personal life, she lives in San Francisco with her 7 lb mutt, Olive. She love sto box, hike and spend time outdoors, and run zero waste projects for her community.
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Kriselle is all about creative marketing and bringing stories to life. She calls Las Vegas, Nevada home and is the co-founder and CEO of GG Creatives.
Kriselle has been in the marketing and communications game for over a decade and is an award-winning professional. Her specialties are video content creation and influencer marketing. Her journey has taken her through various sectors, from fashion and architecture to higher education and politics. This diversity has shaped her into a versatile and adaptable individual, allowing her to tackle a wide range of challenges quickly. What sets her apart is her unwavering commitment to important causes like social justice and advocacy, which form the heart of her work.
Beyond her marketing work, Kriselle has had the privilege to speak at various conferences and events, sharing insights on important topics. From the Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR) to Netroots Nation, she has engaged with audiences from all over the world and ignited important conversations. But when she needs a break from it all, you'll probably find her kicking back with video games or off on another adventure, exploring new places.
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Adelaida is an administrative and governance leader, social justice advocate, and guest lecturer in legal education. She orchestrates operations across multiple legal clinics at UC Berkeley School of Law while fostering community through innovative wellness programs and mindfulness practices.
Her professional journey includes executive support at The Greenlining Institute, where she modernized operational systems and strengthened donor relations, and guest lecturing on Criminal Law and Public Policy at Berkeley Law, where students have called her sessions the best of the semester.
A frequent speaker on justice reform, Adelaida presents at institutions including the Latine Journal of Law and Policy and the Debt Free Justice National Convening, and led a workshop on student engagement at the AALS Clinicians Conference in Portland. She is a contributor to The Price of Mercy and a member of the Association of American Law Schools.