LFA is conducting an evaluation of the Center for Venture Philanthropy’s Environmental Solutions Forum (ESF) Initiative. The Environmental Solutions Forum is a four-year Social Venture Fund to increase the impact of environmental education organizations serving Silicon Valley. The cohort includes thirteen local nonprofits and the outdoor departments from both the San Mateo County and Santa Clara County Offices of Education. LFA is assessing outcomes for the initiative as a whole as well as providing ongoing evaluation technical assistance to advance the evaluation practices of cohort organizations.