Beyond the Rhetoric: Why Donors Need to Match Talk with Action When It Comes to Unrestricted Funding

Beyond the Rhetoric: Why Donors Need to Match Talk with Action When It Comes to Unrestricted Funding

Talk about unrestricted grantmaking abounds these days, but are we really entering a new era of flexible funding? In this guest piece, fundraising leaders at four global human rights funds make a case that grantmakers should do more.

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Five Insights into the State of Global Philanthropy

Five Insights into the State of Global Philanthropy

The Council on Foundations’ latest State of Global Giving Report analyzed funding data from 2015 and 2019 and surveyed field leaders about the years since. Here are five key takeaways.

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MacKenzie Scott Gave Big to International Climate Justice Regrantors. Who Else Is Out There?

MacKenzie Scott Gave Big to International Climate Justice Regrantors. Who Else Is Out There?

There’s a lot of new money in the U.S. climate ecosystem — and a lot of need abroad. Here are eight funds that weren’t on MacKenzie Scott’s game-changing list last month.

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New Funding at the Intersection of the Environment and Disability Rights

New Funding at the Intersection of the Environment and Disability Rights

Disability rights is an important component of environmental justice, but one that funders can overlook. Some are paying increasing attention to this intersection, including a collaboration between Ford and Global Greengrants Fund.

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Green Intermediaries: The Pooled Funds Connecting Donors to the Frontlines of Climate Change

Green Intermediaries: The Pooled Funds Connecting Donors to the Frontlines of Climate Change

A growing array of grantmaking funds are offering connections to the grassroots and underfunded arenas of climate action. We look at the key players in this expanding space, along with who’s backing them and where grants are going.

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Environmental Defenders Face Growing Danger Around the World. Who's Got Their Backs?

Environmental Defenders Face Growing Danger Around the World. Who's Got Their Backs?

A record number of people were killed last year trying to protect the environment around the world. We look at what some funders are doing to provide better security. 

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