Practical Climate Action Training for People, Communities, and the Nonprofits
and Towns That Serve Them
PROVEN, PRACTICAL APPROACH
Get road-tested, affordable, do-it-yourself solutions for a changing climate that you can launch now!
Start today with ‘8 Steps: Cut Your Carbon Footprint 50%.’
LEARN HOW TO
PLAN EFFECTIVE CLIMATE ACTION
BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITIES
LAUNCH REAL-WORLD SOLUTIONS
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Explore practical, step-by-step training programs that help people, communities, nonprofits, and local governments plan, fund, launch, and manage effective climate and community action.
Choose the pathway that fits your role and the impact you want to create.
Discover practical climate action programs tailored for community members, nonprofits, and local governments in rural North America. Gain the skills to plan, fund, and implement solutions that protect the environment and strengthen your community.
Towns, counties, local governments
Guide your community: Write, fund, and launch a tailored climate action plan in this hands-on workshop.
Rooted in traditional knowledge
Turn traditional knowledge into hands-on climate solutions for your community. Guided workshop.
Protect your land and productivity
Are you a farmer hoping to find ways to make your farm more resilient and able to adapt to a changing climate?
Individuals & community members
Worried about climate change but unsure how to take action? We guide you in discovering solutions.
Develop your farm’s plan
Plan, fund, launch, and manage a regenerative agriculture action plan for your farm or ranch.
Apply proven practices
Explore field-tested climate-smart practices to improve productivity, resilience, and long-term viability.
Protect home and family
Create and launch a practical emergency preparedness plan for your home and family.
On-the-Ground Training
Join live, instructor-led workshops focused on real-world climate solutions you can put to work now.
Learn what donors want
Learn how to align your climate action plan with funder priorities and secure grants and donations.
Get started with confidence
Turn your funded climate action plan into action with clear steps, timelines, and roles.
Engage your community
Sustainability: Manage implementation, track progress, and keep your community involved.
Protect your small town
Develop a practical emergency preparedness plan to protect your citizens, businesses & infrastructure.
Plan projects that work
Design clear, fundable community projects with defined goals, outcomes, and stakeholders.
Secure the right funding
Identify funding sources and build strong proposals to support your community projects.
Turn plans into action
Launch your project with practical steps, timelines, and roles to ensure a strong start.
Deliver lasting impact
Manage implementation, budgets, and partners to keep projects on track, accountable, and successful.
Maximize web donations
Learn practical strategies to boost online donations and strengthen your nonprofit’s funding base.
Quick, self-paced program
Get essential fundraising skills fast with a flexible, self-paced program designed for busy nonprofit teams.
Plan, fund, and launch projects
Design an effective nonprofit project, secure funding, and manage it for lasting community impact.
Strengthen rural communities
Learn to plan and launch sustainable development projects that strengthen communities.
Teach families to grow food
Learn how to plan and grow productive vegetable gardens that support household food security.
Start container gardening
Grow fresh nutritious vegetables in small spaces using containers, patios, balconies, and urban lots.
Create a community garden
Design and launch community gardens that bring families together and increase local food access.
Keep gardens thriving
Learn garden care basics—soil, sun, water, plants, and pest management—for your thriving garden.
Uplifting climate updates
Get practical climate news, project highlights, and solution-focused updates you can apply locally.
Start taking action today
Download a simple, step-by-step guide to cut your households carbon footprint by 50 percent.
For nonprofit professionals
Get practical insights on nonprofit strategy, funding, and project design and management.
Learn what works
A collection of field-tested, step-by-step guides—all designed to support community climate action.
Community adaptation
Develop a climate adaptation plan that aligns with community priorities.
Align with donor priorities
Learn how to position climate activities to meet donor expectations.
From plan to action
Turn funded climate plans into action with clear steps for implementation.
Engage the community
For long-term sustainability, prepare the community for project takeover.
Climate-resilient farming
Design climate smart agriculture programs that improve food production, and livelihoods.
Community preparedness
Design a DRR program to protect agriculture, livelihoods, and save lives from climate-related hazards.
Local Food Security
Create food garden programs that strengthen nutrition, livelihoods, and local food systems.
Protection and supply
Develop a community water management plan focused on conservation, protection, and supply.
From idea to plan
Design community-based development programs aligned with local needs, donors & management
What donors expect
Learn how to position, budget, and fund sustainable development programs that donors support.
From plan to action
Prepare your team and partners to successfully launch development programs on the ground.
Deliver lasting impact
For long-term sustainability, prepare the community a plan for project takeover.
CSDi participants from 154 countries
Nonprofits engaged worldwide
Peoples’ lives & communities enhanced
Our cutting-edge training programs have been used by over 1,000 top organizations worldwide. Here are a few examples:
