Hyperlocal climate organizations can play an important role in motivating their communities to act. It’s critical to start with an understanding of why people don’t take action and how your organization can best support them. How well your organization can do that dependents on how it is structured.

There are two key elements that are essential to creating a sustainable organization - money and people. Money is essential in creating an organization that not only survives, but thrives because it’s nearly impossible to grow and sustain an organization without competitively paid staff.