CEA supports the work of environmental foundations and nonprofits, as well as sustainability-oriented businesses, with
in-depth research and analysis, program design and evaluation, and strategic planning. We assist with both short-term projects and long-term engagements. Our expertise includes marine conservation, climate change, energy policy, sustainable agriculture, land use and conservation, freshwater management, transportation, and urban sustainability.
CEA’s knowledge of environmental issues and the particular challenges facing philanthropies, nonprofits, and sustainability-oriented businesses enables us to provide informed tactical and strategic advice to our clients. We help organizations make smart investments, improve performance, and achieve their conservation goals.
Browse our specific service offerings, and link to a case study where available.
- Program design and evaluation
- Programmatic research and analysis Case Study
- Nonprofit strategy and business planning Case Study
- Organizational development and support
- Nonprofit incubation
- Grantee convening and collaboration
- Conservation finance and sustainable investment strategies
- Strategies for supply-chain sustainability and transparency
- Strategies for sustainable business leadership
Contact Amy Dickie or Max Levine to learn more about this practice area.
Philanthropic Services Clients
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
Case Study - California Department of Conservation
- California Ocean Protection Council
- Climate and Land Use Alliance
Case Study - ClimateWorks Foundation
Case Study - Conservation Strategy Fund
Case Study - Cuna Del Mar
- The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Case Study - Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
- Emerging Ocean Foundation
Case Study - The Energy Foundation
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Forest Trends
- Global Cool Cities Alliance
Case Study - Global Green Growth Institute
- The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Case Study - Harte Charitable Foundation
Case Study - Kingfisher Foundation
Case Study - Live Nation
- Marin Municipal Water District
- The Nature Conservancy
Case Study - Nestlé
Case Study - Ocean Conservancy
Case Study - The Pew Charitable Trusts
Case Study - Rare
Case Study - RE-AMP
- Resources Legacy Fund
- The Rockefeller Foundation
Case Study - Roots of Change
Case Study - Sea Change Investment Fund
Case Study - Sierra Club
Case Study - Slow Money
Case Study - Sustainable Conservation
Case Study - The Walton Family Foundation
Case Study - The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
- World Wildlife Fund
Case Study