Trainings & Events

The Connecticut Power and Energy Society (CPES) and Operation Fuel have announced the 2023 Connecticut Energy Expo on October 19-21 at the Connecticut Convention Center, which will showcase strategies and technologies for everyday energy efficiency and highlight electric and alternative fuel vehicles. The Expo is expected to bring together more than 100 exhibitors and countless attendees, including homeowners, renters, small businesses and energy professionals. For Connecticut businesses, this provides a unique opportunity to establish yourself as a trusted local provider when you sponsor or exhibit at the Expo.

Mark your calendar for the Expo Information Session on March 23 from 12-12:30pm via Zoom to find out more about all of the exciting opportunities available at the Expo!
 

The Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CCLC) invites you to the state’s largest land conservation gathering and CLCC’s premier annual event, featuring a full day of educational workshops and peer-to-peer networking followed by an informal reception with friends and colleagues from across the state.

This year’s conference features 57 workshops led by top-notch presenters. This year’s keynote speaker features Anne-Sophie Pagé, a young environmentalist and veterinarian from New Zealand. Through the international lens of her research and fieldwork in wildlife conservation, Anne-Sophie will talk about the importance of land conservation in saving the planet. Read more about Anne-Sophie Pagé here.

Early registration ends March 8. After March 8, $15 will be added to the conference registration fees.

Check out the conference schedule here »

Read workshop descriptions here »
 

Simply put, there are a lot of funding opportunities available right now. With historic federal investments in environmental and climate infrastructure, communities and organizations across Connecticut must quickly determine which programs are worth the time and resources needed to put together an application. This workshop aims to position attendees to take advantage of grant funding opportunities in the near-term, helping them implement priority projects. Participants will learn about the “do’s and don'ts” of a successful proposal, how to successfully engage partners and community members, and how to communicate the benefits of their project to funders. You will hear from staff from state and federal funding programs, and have the opportunity to brainstorm project ideas with program staff one-on-one. Lastly, you will have the option to attend in-person site visit(s) to see successfully funded projects first-hand.
 

The Long Island Sound Futures Fund (LISFF) is seeking proposals to restore the health and living resources of Long Island Sound (Sound) with approximately $10 million for grants in 2023. The program is managed by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Long Island Sound Study (LISS).  Major funding is from EPA through the LISS with additional funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Avangrid Foundation.

Attend this in-person training to learn about the LISFF and how your community can potentially apply.
 

This free, three-part, virtual equity workshop series provides a comprehensive framework of racial equity, diversity, and inclusion (REDI). Attendance at all three sessions is required. Sessions run 10:00 am – 12:00 pm on: March 28, April 25, and May 23. Content will be geared to help Sustainability Teams integrate equity considerations into their Sustainable CT initiatives. Who should attend? Sustainability Team members (elected officials, municipal staff, commissioners, volunteers) in registered Sustainable CT communities. Attendance is capped at 35. This will be a live training and will not be recorded. Please only sign up if you intend to participate for the duration of each session.

Attendees will participate in three different workshops:

Managing Unconscious Bias (March 28): This workshop is designed to increase awareness of bias and to explore how conscious and unconscious bias impacts communication and decision-making when we interact with individuals and groups that are different from us. Participants will also explore the effects of bias in everyday situations and determine alternative behaviors that stop bias in its tracks.

Race, Racism, and White Supremacy (April 25): This workshop explores the origins of race, white supremacy, and racism. We begin to discuss and how white supremacy and racism continue to manifest in our cities and towns.

How to Change Someone's Mind (May 23): In this workshop participants will learn about beliefs and behaviors of folks and how to navigate racist comments and the complexities of people’s beliefs.

Workshop leaders offer a variety of tools and teaching methods including graphic facilitation, visual imagery, theoretical models, small group dialogue and interaction, to create a dynamic space that supports all types of learners.
 

The Long Island Sound Futures Fund (LISFF) is seeking proposals to restore the health and living resources of Long Island Sound (Sound) with approximately $10 million for grants in 2023. The program is managed by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Long Island Sound Study (LISS). Major funding is from EPA through the LISS with additional funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Avangrid Foundation.

Attend this in-person training to learn about the LISFF and how your community can potentially apply.
 

Construction projects can create a significant amount of waste, filling up dumpsters and costing money in tipping fees. However, there are a number of outlets that exist for usable building materials extracted from a site before demolition begins. Common casualties of construction, such as usable furniture, fixtures like cabinets and toilets, lumber and windows and doors, can be reclaimed for reuse. In many cases deconstructing a building and donating usable items to non-profit reuse centers yields a higher labor cost, but decreases disposal costs. Projects may also be able to receive tax deductions for donated materials!

General contractors and real estate agents in Connecticut are encouraged to join Demystifying Deconstruction, a webinar hosted by the Center for EcoTechnology (CET). CET will provide an overview of deconstruction and C&D recycling best practices and underline the no-cost technical assistance available to general contractors. Attendees will leave the webinar inspired by the deconstruction success stories presented. Come prepared to decrease your carbon footprint!
 

The Long Island Sound Futures Fund (LISFF) is seeking proposals to restore the health and living resources of Long Island Sound (Sound) with approximately $10 million for grants in 2023. The program is managed by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Long Island Sound Study (LISS). Major funding is from EPA through the LISS with additional funding from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Avangrid Foundation.

Attend this in-person training to learn about the LISFF and how your community can potentially apply.
 

Learn the ins -and-outs of the CT Communities Challenge Grant including:

• Eligible uses for the funds
• Tips for crafting a strong application
• A review of the application timeline & important milestone dates
• Previous Community Challenge recipients

There will also be time for Q&A with the speakers! Feel free to submit questions in advance when registering.

About the Speakers:

• Allison Pincus, Senior Economic Development Advisor, DECD
• Kimberley Parsons-Whitaker, Community Development Specialist, DECD

This event is eligible for Certified Connecticut Municipal Official (CCMO) credit with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM).
 

About The Series:

Extreme weather events can have devastating impacts on human communities, infrastructure, and ecosystems. Yet, these impacts will only worsen as extreme weather event frequency, severity, and duration are made worse by climate change and recovery times are shortened, limiting the ability of already resource-limited communities to prepare for the next event.

Therefore, it is critical that extreme weather event preparedness and response are integrated into our climate adaptation strategies. This four-part virtual series, hosted by the National Adaptation Forum, will feature presentations focused on innovative approaches for minimizing the impacts of extreme storms. 

The ultimate goal of this series is to better prepare communities for climate-amplified extreme weather by showcasing approaches, plans, and community-engagement strategies that are being used across the country.

Series Dates:

This is a four-part virtual series. Attendees only need to register once in order to attend all four sessions. Session details are below.

All sessions will be held from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm PT / 2:00 – 3:30 pm ET.

• Session One: April 5, 2023
• Session Two: April 19, 2023
• Session Three: May 3, 2023
• Session Four: May 17, 2023

Through the end of this calendar year, join Eversource each first Thursday of the month to learn about our energy efficiency programs and offerings in Connecticut. These lunchtime webinars are an opportunity to learn directly from your desk. 

This month, Eversource will provide an overview of heat pump heating and cooling systems. Participants will be joined by Matt Corona, Heat Pump Specialist. He will walk attendees through a basic overview of heat pump equipment, the benefits and considerations for installation, and the latest resources available to energy customers.

Why should you attend?

• You want to learn more about heat pumps and how they work 
• You want to learn about programs that you can share with your community 
• You want to help your community members save money, improve comfort at home, and reduce their carbon footprint

The CT Recyclers Conference is an annual, day-long event featuring a robust discussion of key issues facing the recycling and materials management industries and markets in Connecticut, as well as the impacts on the many customers and stakeholders in the state.  The timing of this year's event is intentional - just after the Environment Committee's JF deadline so we can discuss the issues facing us in the CT General Assembly right now!
 
The 2023 Conference program will include expert panel discussions on food waste/organics diversion, Packaging EPR, and the Governor's proposal for a new solid waste authority.  Of course we will hear from legislative leaders directly about the promise of the final two months of the session.  Governor Lamont and DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes have been invited to share their perspective on the challenges we face.
 
The CT Recyclers Conference is the singular event each year where municipalities, state officials, the business community and non-profit organizations in Connecticut come together in one setting to have a dialogue about the best ways to achieve our mutual goal of a 60% recycling rate statewide.

Tremendous exhibit and sponsor opportunities exist.
 
You don't want to miss it!

Registration Fees:

• Members $75.00
• Non Members $125.00

Hosted by Fairfield County's Community Foundation's Center for Nonprofit Excellence and the United Way of Western Connecticut: Participants are invited to an eight-part training series covering the essential aspects of nonprofit management.

Topics will include:

• September 14: Marketing


• October 12: Grassroots Advocacy


• November 9: State and Federal Advocacy


• January 11: Grant Writing


• February 8: Data Collection & Evaluation


• March 8: Board Essentials P.1


• April 12: Board Essentials P. 2


• May 10: Fundraising and Development

Unlike traditional grant programs, Sustainable CT offers a quick, simple application process (starting with a conversation) with no deadlines, no lengthy review period, and minimal reporting requirements. Sustainable CT helps you create your project description on their crowdfunding platform, provides a crowdfunding coach, spreads the word about your project to bring in support from outside of your networks, and will match up to $7,500 in one-to-one matching dollars from the Social Change Amplifier Match Fund. Please contact [email protected] to schedule a call to discuss your project idea at any time.
 

How can you most effectively communicate with your community members, local elected officials, and municipal staff about sustainability? Eric Fine from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC) will join us to discuss YPCCC’s research on climate change public opinion and messaging.

Join Sustainable CT for virtual, informal, discussions on the third Friday of each month. We share program updates and resources, explore your questions, and strengthen the network of Sustainable CT champions. These sessions are open to all.
 

Sustainable CT is pleased to partner with Eversource Energy, United Illuminating, and the University of Connecticut's SmartBuildings CT program to provide energy benchmarking and tracking support to registered Sustainable CT communities within the utility company service territories. Learn more about the SmartBuildings CT program and how it might help your municipality with actions 7.1 Benchmark and Track Energy Use, 7.2 Reduce Energy Use Across All Municipal Buildings, and/or 7.4 Increase Use of Renewable Energy in Municipal Buildings. Amy Thompson from SmartBuildingsCT will also share about how your town can access free professional engineering support to verify buildings with qualifying energy scores for Energy Star Certification for credit towards action 7.3 Achieve High Energy Performance for Individual Buildings, as well as how to access free energy audits for action 7.8 Complete Energy Audits for Municipal Buildings.

This webinar is eligible for Certified Connecticut Municipal Official (CCMO) professional development credit from the CT Conference of Municipalities.
 

Connecticut is a wellspring of ideas and innovations on how to foster aging, dementia and disability inclusivity. Join the Connecticut Age Well Collaborative and the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity & Opportunity at the State Capitol for the release of our resource guide, spotlighting community excellence across the state. The guide will be posted to the Connecticut Age Well Collaborative website after this launch event and e-mailed to all registered participants. At this sharing and celebration summit, local leaders will inspire you as recipients for our first annual Wellspring Awards, and legislators will share statewide policy perspectives as part of a reflection panel. 

This event is the second in our 2023 Age Well Academy series, with special recognition to be awarded to participants who join us for all five events during the year. Municipalities are encouraged to send teams of attendees. This event is eligible for Certified Connecticut Municipal Official (CMMO) credit with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM). If you are interested in receiving CMMO credit, please be sure to register with your municipal e-mail address.
 

Workshops:

• How to Start a Farm in CT (Chicks Ahoy),
• CT Food System Values (CT Food System Alliance),
• BLOC Organizer Training (Katal Center); & more!

Panel Disucssion:

• Connecting statewide legislative campaigns on food justice and racial justice

The CT Data Collaborative invites you to their annual IN PERSON 2023 CTData conference! For this year's theme, Bridge The Data Gaps, sessions will focus on exploring data gaps that may be hindering your own work, as well as those that are keeping us as a state from creating a place where everyone can thrive. Our keynote speaker, Natalie Evans Harris, Executive Director of the Black Wealth Data Center, will discuss how we can seek to empower decision-makers with reliable data and to raise the national standard for data collection and accessibility, including an exploration of their comprehensive repository for Black wealth data.

Session tracks include:

• Data Gaps
• Using population-level data (Census track)
• Equity in Data
• and more….

The conference takes place Thursday, May 4th, from 9 am to 4 pm at the Sheraton Hartford South in Rocky Hill. It will be a fun data filled day of learning, opportunities to connect with other data users, good food, and networking!

Once registered, you'll receive updates and announcements via email from Eventbrite, the CTData Special newsletter (check out our website to join the list!), or by searching for the hashtag #CTDataConf on all our social media platforms!

We look forward to seeing you at the 2023 IN PERSON CTData Conference!

Important notice: CTData will take photos of attendees throughout the conference. These photos are for CTData's use only and may appear on the CTData website, newsletter, social media outlets, or other future CTData promotional material. 

By virtue of your attendance, you agree to usage of your likeness in such media. If you would prefer not to have your photo used for promotional material, please reach out to Wenyu Xie at [email protected].
 

Unlike traditional grant programs, Sustainable CT offers a quick, simple application process (starting with a conversation) with no deadlines, no lengthy review period, and minimal reporting requirements. Sustainable CT helps you create your project description on their crowdfunding platform, provides a crowdfunding coach, spreads the word about your project to bring in support from outside of your networks, and will match up to $7,500 in one-to-one matching dollars from the Social Change Amplifier Match Fund. Please contact [email protected] to schedule a call to discuss your project idea at any time.
 

Join Sustainable CT for virtual, informal, discussions on the third Friday of each month. We share program updates and resources, explore your questions, and strengthen the network of Sustainable CT champions. These sessions are open to all.
 

Sustainable CT is excited to announce a series of six regional Community Leadership and Action Conferences starting on Saturday, May 20^th from 10am-3pm at the Free Center in Middletown, CT (52 N. Main St Middletown, CT 06457). Our goal is to bring the Community Match Fund closer to leaders and neighborhoods, while providing a platform for turning ideas into initiatives through funding, support and action. We’ll progress to Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, New London and Waterbury through the rest of the year. While we encourage you to attend the conference in your region, and to connect with leaders near you, if you can’t attend your local conference, all are welcome to attend any event around the state.

Through daily conversations and funding over 200 projects, Sustainable CT is launching this effort based on the recognition that many community leaders lack a venue for collaborative learning, developing connections, and soliciting support from other leaders. We also recognize that our 1:1 match crowdfunding model is new and confusing to many, and can cause some leaders with great ideas to shy away from launching a fundraising campaign. We want to expand awareness of the Community Match Fund, and eliminate any doubts about the capability for every leader to be successful reaching their fundraising goal.

Each session will follow a similar format:

Connecticut is fortunate to be full of innovative community leaders and organizations ready to take on the challenges faced by residents. The Community Match Fund exist to help good people do great things. If that sounds like something your interested in, or know someone who is a leader in your neighborhood, bring yourself and bring them.
 

The Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation (CIRCA) developed the Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) to represent a community’s vulnerabilities to two of the most pressing climate change-driven threats in Connecticut – flooding and extreme heat events. The CCVI aggregates three categories (exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity) to calculate relative vulnerabilities across Connecticut. This webinar will focus on the extreme heat CCVI mapping tool and describe potential uses of the tool for local and regional planning,  selection of climate adaptation and resilience projects that address extreme heat, and how zoning regulations provide a change to land use policy for heat adaptation.

This webinar is eligible for Certified Connecticut Municipal Official (CCMO) professional development credit from the CT Conference of Municipalities.
 

When: Thursday, June 1, 2023 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT

Where: The Glastonbury Boathouse 252 Welles Street, Glastonbury, CT 06003

Come meet our new Equity Coaches and our newest class of Sustainable CT Fellows. We’ll be honoring our newest cohort of Certified Communities, too, with the participation of our Board of Directors and the entire Sustainable CT team.

Driving Directions

Contact: Jim Hunt, Sustainable CT
Phone: 860-259-4732
Email: [email protected]
 

Connecticut is the 7th oldest state in the nation, with communities statewide experiencing increases in the percentage of residents age 65 and older, residents living with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias, and individuals living with one or more disabilities. With Connecticut’s changing demographic comes tremendous opportunity.

Learn more about your community with the Connecticut Age Well Collaborative’s new data resource guide, featuring an interactive data tool to help understand your community, advance healthy aging, and build vibrant, healthy communities for all ages. This municipal guide will be posted to the Connecticut Age Well Collaborative website after this launch event and e-mailed to all registered participants.

This event is the third in our 2023 Age Well Academy series, with special recognition to be awarded to participants who join us for all five events during the year. Municipalities are encouraged to send teams of attendees. This event is eligible for Certified Connecticut Municipal Official (CMMO) credit with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities(CCM). If you are interested in receiving CMMO credit, please be sure to register with your municipal e-mail address.
 

This free, three-part, virtual equity workshop series provides a comprehensive framework of racial equity, diversity, and inclusion (REDI). Attendance at all three sessions is required. Sessions run 10:00 am – 12:00 pm on: June 14, July 12, and August 3. Content will be geared to help Sustainability Teams integrate equity considerations into their Sustainable CT initiatives. Who should attend? Sustainability Team members (elected officials, municipal staff, commissioners, volunteers) in registered Sustainable CT communities. Attendance is capped at 35. This will be a live training and will not be recorded. Please only sign up if you intend to participate for the duration of each session.

Attendees will participate in three different equity workshops. The content of these workshops will be determined based on the expressed interest of Sustainable CT stakeholders. A survey will be performed in early 2023 to identify topic areas. You may register for this series now to hold your place or wait until the topic areas have been identified.

Workshop leaders offer a variety of tools and teaching methods including graphic facilitation, visual imagery, theoretical models, small group dialogue and interaction, to create a dynamic space that supports all types of learners.
 

Join Sustainable CT for virtual, informal, discussions on the third Friday of each month. We share program updates and resources, explore your questions, and strengthen the network of Sustainable CT champions. These sessions are open to all.
 

Unlike traditional grant programs, Sustainable CT offers a quick, simple application process (starting with a conversation) with no deadlines, no lengthy review period, and minimal reporting requirements. Sustainable CT helps you create your project description on their crowdfunding platform, provides a crowdfunding coach, spreads the word about your project to bring in support from outside of your networks, and will match up to $7,500 in one-to-one matching dollars from the Social Change Amplifier Match Fund. Please contact [email protected] to schedule a call to discuss your project idea at any time.
 

Unlike traditional grant programs, Sustainable CT offers a quick, simple application process (starting with a conversation) with no deadlines, no lengthy review period, and minimal reporting requirements. Sustainable CT helps you create your project description on their crowdfunding platform, provides a crowdfunding coach, spreads the word about your project to bring in support from outside of your networks, and will match up to $7,500 in one-to-one matching dollars from the Social Change Amplifier Match Fund. Please contact [email protected] to schedule a call to discuss your project idea at any time.
 

Join Sustainable CT for virtual, informal, discussions on the third Friday of each month. We share program updates and resources, explore your questions, and strengthen the network of Sustainable CT champions. These sessions are open to all.
 

Unlike traditional grant programs, Sustainable CT offers a quick, simple application process (starting with a conversation) with no deadlines, no lengthy review period, and minimal reporting requirements. Sustainable CT helps you create your project description on their crowdfunding platform, provides a crowdfunding coach, spreads the word about your project to bring in support from outside of your networks, and will match up to $7,500 in one-to-one matching dollars from the Social Change Amplifier Match Fund. Please contact [email protected] to schedule a call to discuss your project idea at any time.
 

Join Sustainable CT for virtual, informal, discussions on the third Friday of each month. We share program updates and resources, explore your questions, and strengthen the network of Sustainable CT champions. These sessions are open to all.
 

Municipal government, community stakeholders and residents can work together to create more aging, dementia and disability-inclusive communities, resulting in more just, equitable communities for everyone. With resources from AARP’s livable communities initiative, Dementia-Friendly America, Sustainable CT and other collective impact partners, join the Connecticut Age Well Collaborative for the release of its new municipal resource guide on practical action for local and regional aging, dementia and disability inclusivity. The guide will be posted to the Connecticut Age Well Collaborative website after this launch event and e-mailed to all registered participants.

This event is the fourth in our 2023 Age Well Academy series, with special recognition to be awarded to participants who join us for all five events during the year. Municipalities are encouraged to send teams of attendees. This event is eligible for Certified Connecticut Municipal Official (CMMO) credit with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM). If you are interested in receiving CMMO credit, please be sure to register with your municipal e-mail address.
 

Join Sustainable CT for virtual, informal, discussions on the third Friday of each month. We share program updates and resources, explore your questions, and strengthen the network of Sustainable CT champions. These sessions are open to all.
 

Unlike traditional grant programs, Sustainable CT offers a quick, simple application process (starting with a conversation) with no deadlines, no lengthy review period, and minimal reporting requirements. Sustainable CT helps you create your project description on their crowdfunding platform, provides a crowdfunding coach, spreads the word about your project to bring in support from outside of your networks, and will match up to $7,500 in one-to-one matching dollars from the Social Change Amplifier Match Fund. Please contact [email protected] to schedule a call to discuss your project idea at any time.
 

The Connecticut Age Well Collaborative inaugurated its Community Leaders Fellowship, a compensated opportunity to engage individuals with lived experience of aging, dementia, and disability and their care partners, with a focus on lifting up voices of historically disempowered populations. The Connecticut Age Well Collaborative’s new municipal resource guide describes how to build community authority and honor lived experience in the earliest stages of community partnership. Local government is invited to explore this model to embed an authentic lens in community decision-making. The guide will be posted to the Connecticut Age Well Collaborative website after this launch event and e-mailed to all registered participants.

This event is the fifth in our 2023 Age Well Academy series, with special recognition to be awarded to participants who join us for all five events during the year. Municipalities are encouraged to send teams of attendees. This event is eligible for Certified Connecticut Municipal Official (CMMO) credit with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM). If you are interested in receiving CMMO credit, please be sure to register with your municipal e-mail address.
 

Unlike traditional grant programs, Sustainable CT offers a quick, simple application process (starting with a conversation) with no deadlines, no lengthy review period, and minimal reporting requirements. Sustainable CT helps you create your project description on their crowdfunding platform, provides a crowdfunding coach, spreads the word about your project to bring in support from outside of your networks, and will match up to $7,500 in one-to-one matching dollars from the Social Change Amplifier Match Fund. Please contact [email protected] to schedule a call to discuss your project idea at any time.
 

Join Sustainable CT for virtual, informal, discussions on the third Friday of each month. We share program updates and resources, explore your questions, and strengthen the network of Sustainable CT champions. These sessions are open to all.
 

Unlike traditional grant programs, Sustainable CT offers a quick, simple application process (starting with a conversation) with no deadlines, no lengthy review period, and minimal reporting requirements. Sustainable CT helps you create your project description on their crowdfunding platform, provides a crowdfunding coach, spreads the word about your project to bring in support from outside of your networks, and will match up to $7,500 in one-to-one matching dollars from the Social Change Amplifier Match Fund. Please contact [email protected] to schedule a call to discuss your project idea at any time.
 

Join Sustainable CT for virtual, informal, discussions on the third Friday of each month. We share program updates and resources, explore your questions, and strengthen the network of Sustainable CT champions. These sessions are open to all.
 

Join Sustainable CT for virtual, informal, discussions on the third Friday of each month. We share program updates and resources, explore your questions, and strengthen the network of Sustainable CT champions. These sessions are open to all.
 

Unlike traditional grant programs, Sustainable CT offers a quick, simple application process (starting with a conversation) with no deadlines, no lengthy review period, and minimal reporting requirements. Sustainable CT helps you create your project description on their crowdfunding platform, provides a crowdfunding coach, spreads the word about your project to bring in support from outside of your networks, and will match up to $7,500 in one-to-one matching dollars from the Social Change Amplifier Match Fund. Please contact [email protected] to schedule a call to discuss your project idea at any time.