As a prominent smart growth advocate and program director at Ford, Don Chen worked alongside Surdna as it evolved into an influential social justice funder. We talk to Chen about his future role leading it into its next phase.
Read MoreRachel’s Network is a community of women donors supporting environmental work. One of its collective funding projects is opposing Trump’s border wall, which many fear will do damage to both communities and the environment.
Read MoreWe've written about the exploding philanthropy of the billionaire cofounder of Vista Equity Partners, Robert Smith. The other founder, Brian Sheth, is also on the move with his giving.
Read MoreIn part because the Trump administration has taken a shredder to land protections, approaches to conservation in the United States are changing. The Hewlett Foundation is one funder in this space working to adapt.
Read MoreEnvironmental activists around the world are facing threats of death, imprisonment, and more. Funders are rallying to this delicate issue, and one pooled fund is offering a coordinated way to back environmental defenders.
Read MoreHansjörg Wyss has been branching out into all kinds of green giving in recent years. But Western land is still a core interest, evidenced by a recent gift that will retire oil and gas leases on protected Wyoming land.
Read MoreFreshwater management has lately emerged as a major philanthropic issue. The Surdna Foundation is a leader in this space, as part of its broader work in backing green infrastructure for sustainability and equity.
Read MoreIn U.S. philanthropy, there’s often an impulse to take the big bet, or back powerful NGOs. But the activists who win the Goldman Prizes show that there are many ways to achieve victories.
Read MoreAudubon has scored big grants for its growing climate change work, appealing to funders hoping to engage the right on the issue. The latest $10 million comes from a unexpected source.
Read MoreLast year, the Arcus Foundation backed Mighty Earth's work to stop forestation by cacao farmers that is pushing chimpanzees toward extinction in Cote d’Ivoire. Big things have happened since. Here's a deep dive into high-impact grantmaking.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreA fund supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation backs projects weaving together climate change adaptation into conservation efforts. This year’s round adds a new priority of climate mitigation.
Read MoreThe AT is a beloved stretch of public land and connected footpaths running from Georgia to Maine. A recent $3 million grant spotlights how a conservancy is working to boost fundraising around the trail.
Read MoreThe Nature Conservancy and wealthy donors helped establish marine preserves in Seychelles with a $21 million debt relief plan. We look at how such deals work, criticism, and whether we’ll see more.
Read MoreA unique, compelling example of a philanthropic competition will help Indonesia get a grip on an outsized environmental threat: the destruction of peatlands that store vast quantities of carbon.
Read MoreProtecting more than 10 million acres of stunning national park land in Chile is a beautiful thing. But getting there wasn’t so pretty. What can we learn from an epic philanthropic quest in Patagonia?
Read MoreThanks to a $165 million gift to the Nature Conservancy, a prized tract of California coastland is protected. Will tech’s elite look to the gift as a model for giving? Should it?
Read MoreRecent years have seen a remarkable surge of money into environmental causes from winners in finance and new green donors from Wall Street keep emerging. Here's another case in point.
Read MoreThe National Park Foundation has become a fundraising powerhouse. How did it achieving soaring levels of private support and what might that mean for the park system? We asked NPF Director Will Shafroth.
Read MoreA unique new award for environmentalists under 40, chosen from a wide range of fields, shows a fondness for innovation. A satellite data whiz emerged as its first winner.
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