Green non-profit tools

Greening your office operations

City of Portland BEST Business Center  offers free technical and financial assistance to help Portland businesses adopt green practices. BEST can help provide reliable, customized expert assistance, sustainability reports, access to cash, the recognition your business deserves, and networking opportunities.

Greening your sanctuary 

Oregon Interfaith Power and Light (OIPL), a project of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO), helps congregations take actions to stop global warming by educational outreach, consulting services around energy stewardship. 

Case studies of congregational facilities 

Congregation Neveh Shalom, Portland 

Dharma Rain Zen Center, Portland     

First Unitarian Church of Portland Buchan Building  

Holy Redeemer Catholic School Science and Media Addition, Portland

Green incentives and grants

Funding for denominational congregations