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About Us

The Bay Area Alliance for Sustainable Communities (Bay Area Alliance) is a multi-stakeholder coalition established in 1997 to improve the prosperity of the economy, the health of the environment and the level of social equity in the nine-county Bay Area. The coalition brings representatives from all sectors - business, government, environmental and community development - together to address major regional challenges to inhabitants' quality of life. The Bay Area Alliance facilities dialogue to identify shared goals and develop collaborative action strategies. Additional activities include developing and publishing educational materials, policy advocacy, and coalition-building actions.

Steering Committee

The work of the Bay Area Alliance is directed by a Steering Committee whose nine members represent economic, environmental, social equity and government interests.

Members

The members of the Bay Area Alliance are constituency-based public and private sector organizations that represent economic, social equity, environmental and government perspectives as well as the civic, philanthropic and faith communities.

Support

The financial contributions and support of the following are gratefully acknowledged:
  • Association of Bay Area Governments
  • Bank of America
  • Bay Area Council
  • California 2000 Project
  • California Policy Reform Network
  • Columbia Foundation
  • East Bay Community Foundation
  • Ford Foundation
  • GAP Inc.
  • Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund
  • William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
  • The James Irvine Foundation
  • Marin Community Foundation
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Company
  • San Francisco Foundation
  • Sierra Club
  • Urban Habitat
  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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Contact Info

To learn more about the Bay Area Alliance for Sustainable Communities and find out how you can get involved call (415)352-3648 or send an e-mail to: InfoBAA@BayAreaAlliance.org.