This toolkit is designed to equip nonprofit organizations with a clear roadmap for diversifying revenue and strengthening long-term financial sustainability outside of federal funding sources. The goal is to help organizations reduce dependence on federal funding by cultivating individual donors, building corporate and foundation partnerships, generating earned income, and engaging communities through events and campaigns. Regular evaluation of each strategy and continued investment in long-term funder cultivation are key to sustainable growth.

Developed by Hispanic Access Foundation, this toolkit was specifically created for Latino communities to gain an understanding of and to be able to champion sustainable fisheries and ocean conservation issues. Readers of this toolkit will walk away well-versed in these challenges and aware of concrete, practical steps they can take to benefit their own health and the health of our ocean. Latinos comprise around 20% of the U.S. population and are growing. With this in mind, it is more important than ever that we raise our voices. We have the potential to influence policies, cultural norms, and more.

This toolkit was created to show the importance of environmental policy to Latinos across the U.S., from the states to the territories. Hispanic Access Foundation created the first version of this toolkit in 2019, to change that narrative and bring Latino viewpoints and priorities to the forefront of environmental policy. As time goes on, it only becomes clearer that each of us has a stake in this moment of converging climate, nature, and public health emergencies –- and frontline communities most of all.