About LCV Education Fund

LCVEF works to turn environmental values into national priorities. To secure the environmental future of our planet, LCVEF's mission is to strengthen the capacity of the environmental movement, to mobilize citizens as informed voters, and to advocate for sound environmental policies.

At the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) Education Fund, we believe that greater and more strategic participation in the democratic process is the key to environmental progress.  We enhance the capacity of environmental organizations to become fully engaged in the democratic process.  We build and amplify the grassroots power of the environmental movement by maintaining a network of partner organizations equipped with top-quality tools and training to defend and win strong environmental policies.  These partnerships ensure that our efforts are not duplicative, but rather add value to the overall efforts of the environmental movement.

Through innovative programs, LCV Education Fund creates winning strategies that yield both short-term policy victories and long-term change.  Since 1996, our training, technology, research, and public education programs have directly strengthened the capacity of more than 500 environmental organizations and allies in 30 states, and our non-partisan voter participation programs have helped mobilize millions of citizens through direct voter contact, absentee ballot enrollment, ballot initiatives, and on-the-ground partnerships with allied groups.

We have trained more than 1,000 grassroots leaders, sponsored nearly 40 state based and national opinion polls, and helped hundreds of coalitions promote successful issue campaigns on everything from clean water in Florida to energy in Alaska.  Our research and technical expertise, plus our experience in bringing strategic, successful methods to grassroots campaigns, have allowed us to develop targeted techniques and messages for engaging citizens with environmental values.

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