Since its inception, Earth Island Institute has been working with a diverse array of environmental activists to launch innovative environmental projects. Founder David Brower conceived of Earth Island as the organization "bringing ecological conscience to all spheres of society."

As an alternative to dozens of separate nonprofits, each duplicating basic administrative functions, EII is a consortium of more than thirty grassroots campaigns, each functioning independently while sharing resources and benefiting from the synergistic exchange of experience, ideas, and energy.

Our organizational structure provides an opportunity for a committed environmental activist with a good idea to launch a project with us, or to gain sponsorship for an existing project. Starting and running a non-profit campaign requires a great deal of administrative and logistical effort. This limits the time and energy that can be applied toward actually carrying out campaign objectives.

Earth Island Institute eliminates this obstacle by providing non-profit sponsorship and administrative services for its Projects. In addition, we provide our Projects with assistance in strategic planning, public outreach, fundraising, and other resources and services that maximize the effectiveness and quality of our collective efforts.

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