About Us

LCV's State Capacity Building Mission

The mission of the State Capacity Building Division of LCV is to elevate the profile of state environmental politics by increasing the institutional and, more importantly, the political capacity of state Leagues of Conservation Voters (LCVs).

In turn, the mission of the state leagues is largely to hold state elected officials politically accountable on a host of state environmental and conservation issues.

Our goal is to strengthen existing member LCVs and establish new state conservation voter leagues where none currently exist.

We build the capacity of member organizations by providing training, mentoring, technical and financial assistance, and by facilitating resource sharing and networking. We also share successful models and best practices from state to state through an annual conference, regional "boot camps" and year-round technical support.

Resources for State Leagues...

The Center for Public Integrity has created a searchable database of 527s.  You can search by state, by specific 527, and by major donors to the 527s!  This is a must-see resource with detailed bios for many of the major donors!  Link here to take a peek behind the scenes right now!

The National Conference of State Legislatures

The Center for Responsive Politics

The Institute on Money in State Politics

The Alliance for Justice

How to Read the IRS Form 990 (and find out what it means!)

TechSoup- The Discount Technology Store for Nonprofits