Frequently Asked Questions

  • Please contact our Communications Director, Melissa Valliant at melissavalliant@bennington.edu. You can also find our news releases here.

  • Yes! We record most of our free, educational webinars. You can find the recording in the original event listing and on our YouTube channel. If you’d like us to email you the recording afterwards, please register for the webinar. 

  • We try to accommodate requests for speakers via our volunteer Speaker’s Bureau. Please share the details of your request with us via this form. 

  • Judith’s virtual class is offered twice a year, typically in Sept-Oct and again in Feb-early April) and registration opens a few months before the next session. Learn more.

  • Apologies, but we do not record Judith’s class meetings as we want all participants to feel comfortable speaking freely.

  • Yay! We love donations :) 

    • To make a secure, tax-deductible online gift, click here.

    • To make a secure, tax-deductible recurring monthly gift, click here.

    • To make a secure donation in honor or memory of someone, click here.

    • To donate by check, please make the check payable to “Bennington College” (our fiscal sponsor), make sure to write “Beyond Plastics” in the memo line and mail to: Bennington College
      Institutional Advancement
      Re: Beyond Plastics
      One College Drive
      Bennington, VT 05201

    • To donate by stock, planned giving or any other way that’s not covered above, please contact our development director, Cathy Jenkins at cathyjenkins@bennington.edu.

    • More donation questions? Send an email to beyondplasticsdev@bennington.edu. 

  • Please contact our digital director, Eve Fox at evefox@bennington.edu.

  • Please contact our digital director, Eve Fox at evefox@bennington.edu.

  • Please reach out to our Development Director, Cathy Jenkins, at cathyjenkins@bennington.edu.

  • Beyond Plastics is not its own 501(c)(3) organization; we are fiscally sponsored by Bennington College, a 501(c)(3) non-profit with the EIN: 03-0179414. You can find Bennington College’s information on Candid, Charity Navigator, and other charity information websites.

  • There are many ways to get involved but a great way to start is to register for our free grassroots organizing training, which is offered via Zoom, free of charge, on a quarterly basis. Learn more about the training and sign up for the date that works best with your schedule here.

  • Your organization may be a good fit for the Beyond Plastics Network, a nation-wide movement of affiliated organizations and Beyond Plastics Local Groups working to reduce plastic pollution. Learn more about the Network and how you can join it here.

  • Great question! Here are some great ways to learn more about this crisis and how you can become an even bigger part of the solution:

    Browse our fact sheets on a range of topics related to plastic pollution. Get started here.

  • Fantastic! We are delighted to hear of your interest in educating people about plastic pollution and the solutions to this crisis to help spur grassroots advocacy and secure meaningful policy changes. Please note that in order to become a Beyond Plastics volunteer speaker, you must first complete 16 hours of required training, including:

    1. Completing Judith Enck’s Beyond Plastic Pollution seven-week course which is offered virtually (over Zoom) through Bennington College. The class meets on Wednesdays from 7–9 pm ET US in both the early fall and late winter, and costs $100 to audit (or $400 if you wish to receive college credit.) 

    2. Completing Beyond Plastics’ free, virtual Grassroots Advocacy training which is offered on a quarterly basis at three different days/times to make it easily accessible to all. 

    If you’ve already completed these requirements, please complete our Speaker Interest form so that we can follow up with you about next steps. If you have any questions at all, please contact our Director of Training and Community Partnerships, Rebecca Martin at rebeccamartin1@bennington.edu.

  • First, we think it’s awesome that you’re interested in learning more about plastic pollution. However, as a small staff, we do not have the capacity to speak with students about research projects or provide interviews. We encourage you to read through all the materials on our website and you’re welcome to use them as references in your work. Some links you may find helpful:

  • We offer this free virtual training over Zoom once a quarter at three different days/times to make it easy to access. Learn more about the training and sign up for the date that works best with your schedule here.

  • Learn more about the training and sign up for the date that works best with your schedule here.

  • Please contact Rebecca Martin, our Director, Community Partnerships and Training at rebeccamartin1@bennington.edu.

  • Please contact Suzette Munley, our National Community Engagement Director at suzettemunley@bennington.edu.