Applications, reimbursement, and evaluation forms for ESC Programs

Alternate Foundation and Funding Sources:

Other funding opportunities for environmental nonprofits

Reports and other Written Materials:

Becoming an Anti-Racist / Racially Just Organization: The     Environmental Support Center’s Story

Echoes From the Field:  Proven Capacity Building Principles for Nonprofits

Leadership in Times of Change [pdf]

True Sole Stories

Stories from grassroots organizations that we worked with in the Southeast United States intensively from 2003-2006. [pdf]

Our Fifteenth Anniversary Celebration Booklet

In 2005,  ESC celebrated fifteen years of building power at the grassroots. [pdf]

Background on Environmental Advocacy and Nonprofit Management Organizations

Here you can find a listing of quarterly publications, journals, and external libraries from the nonproft world.

Finding and Utilizing Consultants

If you're a consultant or have questions about finding a consultant, here's the place to be.

The Environmental Support Center in the Gulf Coast

Thanks to a special grant from the Public Welfare Foundation ESC was able to award several special capacity grants to environmental organizations affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Resources for environmental organizations in the Gulf Coast

A network of support for communities impacted by the 2005 hurricanes.

We Want to Be at the Table: Helping Environmental Groups Rebuild After Katrina 

Our report details where ESC stands on the environmental work being done in the Gulf Coast region.

Useful links for Capacity Building

"Capacity building" can be viewed as any intentional work that increases a group’s ability to achieve its mission and build long-term organizational stability. This work includes improving and organization’s operations, administration and management.

More Useful Links

Here we try to make some of the many resources available to groups interested in building stronger, more effective organizations. Most of these sites have extensive listings with links to many more resources.