Institute for Sustainable Communities

The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) is a nonprofit organization that helps communities in existing and emerging democracies solve problems while building a better future for themselves and the world. We give communities--and the organizations that support them--the training, technical assistance, and grants they need to solve their own problems and shape their own destiny long after our work with them is finished. Since 1991, ISC has managed 66 projects in 19 countries. With a team of more than 70 highly trained professionals in five offices worldwide, ISC combines technical expertise and innovative leadership training with strategic investments in local organizations to spark creative solutions and lasting change. Our expertise includes environmental management, energy efficiency, public policy, institution building, leadership development, governance, citizen participation and sustainable community development.