San Francisco League Of Conservation Voters

What San Francisco League Of Conservation Voters does

San Francisco League of Conservation Voters (SFLCV) is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(4) non-profit organization founded in 1980 and based in San Francisco, California. It conducts environmental advocacy, voter education, and electoral engagement work in the city, with no paid staff and a board of directors expected to contribute 25 or more hours per year. Its scope is explicitly geographic: it does not operate outside San Francisco.

Name

San Francisco League Of Conservation Voters

Legal name

San Francisco League of Conservation Voters

Website

https://sflcv.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

San Francisco League of Conservation Voters is an all-volunteer 501(c)(4) founded in 1980 that conducts environmental advocacy, candidate endorsements, slate mailers, and voter education for San Francisco voters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Political Organizations (813940)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAFAJ

Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

SECONDARYBPADAGAA

Electoral Support & Election Observation

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

Keywords

• Environmental advocacy
• Voter education
• Political endorsements
• Slate mailers
• Environmental policy

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The organization receives donations from individuals to fund election slate cards and efforts to elect environmentally-friendly candidates in San Francisco. For donations of $100 or more, donors must include address, occupation, employer (if individual), and FPPC# (if donating as a committee or candidate).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SFLCV evaluates San Francisco candidates and ballot measures against environmental and good-government criteria through questionnaires and Board votes, then distributes its endorsements to voters via slate mailers, its website/blog, and an email list. It also advocates for local environmental legislation by speaking at public hearings and organizing events.

Product overview

The San Francisco League of Conservation Voters (SFLCV) is a political advocacy organization offering a suite of voter information services focused on environmental protection. The core offering consists of candidate and ballot measure endorsements evaluated on environmental and good government criteria, distributed via slate mailers to San Francisco voters. Supporting services include a blog for environmental news and election analysis. The organization has operated since 1980 as an all-volunteer organization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Endorsements Voter guide service providing candidate and ballot measure endorsements for San Francisco elections, evaluated against environmental and good-government criteria through questionnaires and Board votes.
• Slate Mailers Printed election information mailers distributed to San Francisco voters before each election cycle, presenting SFLCV's endorsed candidates and ballot measure recommendations in a consolidated format. The program mails up to 4 different slate pieces per cycle, one for each San Francisco Supervisorial district.
• Blog Blog covering environmental news, election analysis, and political commentary on San Francisco environmental issues, policies, and the rationale behind each endorsement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ weekend visitors to Ocean Beach Park cited in Prop K support (park created through SFLCV advocacy)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• California League of Conservation Voters: State-level LCV affiliate providing environmental endorsements of California state candidates and ballot measures. Operates an analogous endorsement / advocacy model at one administrative level up from SFLCV, serving as a natural affiliate and potential coalition partner.
• NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council): Major national environmental advocacy organization with active California policy work and endorsements. Operates a similar advocacy + voter engagement playbook at much larger scale.
• Environment California: State-level environmental advocacy organization that campaigns on California policy and runs voter engagement / endorsement efforts. Highly comparable mission and advocacy toolkit in the same state.
• League of Conservation Voters: The national parent movement that SFLCV is a local affiliate of. Operates the same environmental endorsement / political advocacy model at federal and state level; SFLCV's mission, methodology (candidate questionnaires, endorsements, slate-style communications), and voter-guide product directly mirror LCV's.
• Earthjustice: National environmental law organization that litigates and advocates on environmental issues, including California matters. Shares the environmental advocacy mission and San Francisco base.
• Sierra Club: One of the largest U.S. environmental advocacy organizations, with active San Francisco Bay Area chapters that engage in local environmental campaigns and endorsements. Provides overlapping civic / environmental voter education functions, though much broader in scope.
• Friends of the Earth: National environmental advocacy and lobbying organization running federal and state policy campaigns; comparable civic / environmental advocacy model.

Emerging players

• Surfrider Foundation: Coastal / ocean environmental advocacy nonprofit with active San Francisco chapter. Overlaps with SFLCV on San Francisco coastal and Ocean Beach advocacy, the area where SFLCV's Prop K win was achieved.

Direct peers

• Greenbelt Alliance: Bay Area–based environmental nonprofit advocating for open space, smart growth, and climate-friendly land use around San Francisco. Engages in San Francisco and Bay Area local policy advocacy with overlapping donor and constituency base.
• San Francisco Baykeeper: Local San Francisco / Bay Area environmental advocacy nonprofit focused on water quality and habitat protection. Operates in the same geographic and donor ecosystem as SFLCV and engages on overlapping San Francisco environmental policy issues.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sflcv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sf-league-of-conservation-voters

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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