The Tides Center has worked for more than 20 years as a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting people working for social change, including just and sustainable environmental practices. The Tides Center is based in Washington, DC and San Francisco.
By bringing quality management services to creative social innovators, Tides helps social change initiatives move forward with financial integrity. The Center helps reduce the complexity of operating a successful nonprofit program and enables committed individuals to concentrate on their programs and goals.
Tides Center projects acquire the organizational infrastructure that frees young organizations to conduct their work in an effective, prudent, and results-oriented way. Our staff provide core services such as financial and personnel administration, while the organization focuses on program, planning, fundraising, and outreach strategies.

"Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed.... Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders." —Henry David Thoreau