How the Sunsetting Swift Foundation Supports Indigenous Communities

How the Sunsetting Swift Foundation Supports Indigenous Communities

Established in 1999, the Swift Foundation supports Indigenous communities throughout South and North America. We take a closer look at the Santa Barbara-based funder, which plans to close shop by December 2028.

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Meet Three Foundations Backing the Grassroots Opposition to Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

Meet Three Foundations Backing the Grassroots Opposition to Fossil Fuel Infrastructure

As climate change supercharges fires, floods and other catastrophic impacts, the last thing the world can afford is new fossil fuel infrastructure. Here are three small to mid-sized funders supporting opposition movements.

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Philanthropy Must Support Indigenous-Led Climate Solutions

Philanthropy Must Support Indigenous-Led Climate Solutions

As world leaders gather in Scotland this week for COP26, the heads of four funders that back Indigenous Peoples explain why it is so critical for the sector to increase support for Indigenous-led climate solutions.

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A Network of Foundations Takes on Big Ag by Financing Small Farmers and Sustainability

A Network of Foundations Takes on Big Ag by Financing Small Farmers and Sustainability

High land prices and a lack of capital make it hard for small U.S. farmers to get going or survive. To level the field, multiple funders are looking beyond traditional grantmaking and creating new channels for impact investing.

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