The Christensen Fund is a unique family foundation that backs environmental and cultural work, with a focus on indigenous peoples and food sovereignty, including in the American Southwest.
Read MoreOur National Parks are a worthy and important cause, but Donald Trump’s donation of his first quarter’s salary represents some of the worst qualities we see in philanthropy.
Read MoreThe Environmental Grantmakers Association is mostly made up of domestic funders. But it wants to see more grant dollars flowing to places like Africa, and it's working to educate its members.
Read MoreAs Myanmar has opened to the world, experiencing growing development, it faces new environmental threats. Some large NGOs and funders are scrambling, with a special eye on marine areas.
Read MoreBig changes are happening in America's cities, including new parks and infrastructure, that are raising tough questions about equity and power. Enter a funders collaboration with big ambitions.
Read MoreIt's hard to change public policy without first changing society's attitudes, and that's certainly true on environmental issues. We look at a philanthropist in Virginia who gets that fact.
Read MoreWith deforestation again on the rise in the critical Amazon Basin, with biodiversity and the global climate at stake, we look at how Moore is adding new resources to its conservation work here.
Read MoreThe Wyss Foundation has been branching out in a big way in recent years. The latest donation treads familiar ground—land protection—although this time in Africa, and with a remarkably high dollar amount.
Read MoreBillionaire couple Peter and Cynthia Kellogg steadily support the environment through their family foundation. We take a look at the deeply personal story that motivates some of this giving.
Read MoreThe Marcus Foundation thinks of food in the short and long terms, giving to both hunger and sustainability. We take a look at some key projects of this Denver-based funder.
Read MoreBears Ears National Monument is being celebrated by many, but loathed by Utah leaders. Funders are now in the mix, backing tribal involvement in the new monument’s future management.
Read MoreWith global warming profoundly affecting ecosystems, more conservation groups are stepping up to engage the climate issue. We look at a new initiative by the Land Trust Alliance, backed by Doris Duke.
Read MoreYou wouldn't really describe the Henry Luce Foundation as an environmental funder. But its programs involving theology and Asia have yielded some interesting green grantmaking.
Read MoreColleges can play a surprisingly important role in conserving open space and teaching young people about ecology. Here's an example from rural Ohio, backed by alumni cash.
Read MoreWater issues keep drawing more attention from funders, especially in the West. The Moore Foundation, a prominent science and conservation funder, just got in on the action.
Read MoreThe foundation in the past year has become a major funder and cheerleader for food waste prevention work in the U.S. It’s launching a new hub next year to unite growing efforts.
Read MoreNational parks have never drawn the kind of giving we see with urban parks. But that's starting to change, and the latest example of this is a successful campaign to acquire land in Wyoming.
Read MoreAn agricultural initiative in Maine is a hopeful and interesting project that’s seizing on a couple of trends in agriculture, nonprofits, and philanthropy.
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