Breakthrough Communities
The mission of Breakthrough Communities is to build multiracial and multiclass leadership for sustainable metropolitan communities in California and the USA. Breakthrough Communities works with the private sector, government officials, NGOs, community leaders, and faith-based groups to foster metropolitan regional equity. We promote innovative approaches and policies to ensure that all communities in a metropolitan region share equitably in its resources and opportunities in the present, and engage communities in planning for future generations. Breakthrough Communities demonstrates that a viable Economy, a healthy Environment, and social Equity are mutually reinforcing. The three Es provide the framework for planning and resource allocation to achieve truly sustainable communities. http://www.breakthroughcommunities.info

Dominican University of California
Dominican University of California is an independent university of Catholic heritage located in San Rafael,California. Founded in 1890 enjoys a century-long reputation for excellence in scholarship, research, and community outreach. http://www.dominican.edu/about.html.

Earth House Center
The mission of Earth House, in Oakland, California, is to build healthy, just, and sustainable communities through education, training and multi-media communication tools. Earth House was founded in 1990 by Dr. Margaret Paloma Pavel and currently conducts local, national and international projects in a variety of print and visual media. htttp://www.earthhousecenter.org.

Environmental Finance Center, Region 9
Established in 1995, this EFC focuses on the development of successful models for public-private partnerships financing environmental systems, emphasizing greater participation of small and medium size businesses. This EFC will implement a pilot green project to demonstrate a proposed partnership model. http://www.efc9.org/

Resource Renewal Institute
The Resource Renewal Institute facilitates the creation, development, and implementation of practical strategies to comprehensively address the complex environmental crisis, promoting Green Plans as a working strategy for sustainability. RRI is an incubator for transformational ideas designed to challenge and change the piecemeal way our resources are currently managed and protected. http://www.rri.org

University of California, San Francisco Program on Reproductive Health the the Environment
The Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment (PRHE) is dedicated to creating a healthier environment for human reproduction and development by advancing scientific inquiry, clinical care and health policies that prevent exposures to harmful chemicals in our environment. http:://www.prhe.ucsf.edu/prhe/