Focused on all things local, the New England Grassroots Environment Fund is the only organization of its kind dedicated to inspiring, connecting, and supporting community-based environmental projects throughout New England. Grassroots Fund’s niche is to help those on-the-ground, everyday people for whom grassroots work is a passion and whose volunteer time is a priceless contribution to the common good.  The organization employs three forms of capital—financial, social, and intellectual—to find creative and innovative paths to a sustainable future.

We worked with the Grassroots Fund to develop a framework for assessing its grantmaking and capacity building programs and using the framework to refine its approach over time. The project included the development of a detailed theory of change with outcomes and indicators, data collection methodologies, and 12-month implementation plan.