According to Ms. Williams, “The goal of the Network was to make it community based. ECO- Action was the facilitator, not a player, and we didn’t allow statewide or national organizations to join, so that it could remain community based. Later, we asked larger groups to be resource
groups to the Network. Community-based organizations are the decision-makers, ECO-Action
the facilitator, and larger statewide and national affiliate organizations offer resources to facilitate the goals. Over time this may change as larger organizations learn what issues are important to
the community-based groups. The goal is to get them closer organizationally in order to serve the community. ECO-Action ‘polices’ to make sure that community-based organizations get their way and large organizations respect it.”