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Who’s Funding Policy Advocacy Around Food Insecurity and Hunger?
Though the U.S. is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, food insecurity remains altogether too prevalent, with 12.8% of households — 17 million — being food insecure at some point during 2022, according to the most recent data from USDA. … [Read more...] about Who’s Funding Policy Advocacy Around Food Insecurity and Hunger?
New Multisector Effort Looks to Unblock the Funding Spigot for Indigenous Communities in the U.S.
An extraordinary meeting took place earlier this spring at the White House. It was a roundtable convened by senior Biden administration officials including Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and U.S. Treasurer Lynn Malerba. Haaland is the first Native … [Read more...] about New Multisector Effort Looks to Unblock the Funding Spigot for Indigenous Communities in the U.S.
How the Khyentse Foundation Promotes Buddhist Teaching and Scholarship
Based in San Francisco, the Khyentse Foundation is one of a number of U.S. charitable organizations inspired by Buddhist thought and teachings. Established in 2001 by Buddhist scholar, teacher, author and filmmaker Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche … [Read more...] about How the Khyentse Foundation Promotes Buddhist Teaching and Scholarship
More Funding is Flowing to Support Indigenous Peoples. How Much Is Making it to the Front Lines?
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on January 24, 2024. More philanthropic dollars than seemingly ever before have been pledged to support Indigenous peoples in recent years, topped by a $1.7-billion-dollar commitment made in 2021 … [Read more...] about More Funding is Flowing to Support Indigenous Peoples. How Much Is Making it to the Front Lines?
With Food Systems in the Spotlight at COP28, Philanthropy Tries to Build Momentum
This year’s United Nations climate change summit is putting food and agriculture center stage for the first time, and foundations have helped organize a flurry of announcements to make the most of the moment.Dozens of philanthropies have signed onto … [Read more...] about With Food Systems in the Spotlight at COP28, Philanthropy Tries to Build Momentum
Funder Spotlight: How the Kalliopeia Foundation Supports Ecological and Community Regeneration
We periodically publish quick overviews of grantmakers on our radar, looking at recent developments and key details about how they operate. Today, we’re taking a look at the Inverness, California-based Kalliopeia Foundation, which is “dedicated to … [Read more...] about Funder Spotlight: How the Kalliopeia Foundation Supports Ecological and Community Regeneration
A Conversation with Carnell Chosa, Founder and Director of the Attach Your Heart Foundation
Carnell Chosa grew up in Jémez Pueblo, New Mexico, a small community of about 3,500 members. As a child, he would often see his mother and grandmother pack grocery bags to deliver to ceremonies or events. “I’d ask them in our language, Towa, ‘What … [Read more...] about A Conversation with Carnell Chosa, Founder and Director of the Attach Your Heart Foundation
Funder Spotlight: How the Hemera Foundation Promotes Buddhist Practice and Supports Children
We periodically publish quick overviews of grantmakers on our radar, looking at recent developments and key details about how they operate. Today, we’re taking a look at the Hemera Foundation, a Bermuda-based philanthropic organization operating in … [Read more...] about Funder Spotlight: How the Hemera Foundation Promotes Buddhist Practice and Supports Children
Who’s Backing Efforts to Halt the Extinction of Indigenous Languages?
Alongside the ongoing mass extinction of animal and plant species, another mass extinction event is taking place under our noses, and it’s happening in the realm of human speech. Though we rarely hear about it, an Indigenous language dies every two … [Read more...] about Who’s Backing Efforts to Halt the Extinction of Indigenous Languages?
Tracking Green Regrantors: Six Funds Working to Remake the U.S. Food System
Food is sustenance. But it’s also money and jobs — plus a source of greenhouse gases. And the systems that take it from field to plate are, like so many others, shaped by racism and inequity.For these reasons and more, U.S. foundations have long put … [Read more...] about Tracking Green Regrantors: Six Funds Working to Remake the U.S. Food System
Seven Questions with Anna Lappé, Incoming Head of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food
When Anna Lappé was in her mid-20s, she published a book with her mother, the celebrated cookbook author, researcher and activist Frances Moore Lappé.Called “Hope’s Edge,” it was based on trips to places around the globe where people were joining … [Read more...] about Seven Questions with Anna Lappé, Incoming Head of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food
This Illinois-Based Tech Billionaire Is Moving Big Sums With a Unique Faith-Based Approach
My colleague Sue-Lynn Moses and I recently took a deep dive into how major donors carry out their giving through their private foundations. Our analysis of Candid data from 2017 to 2019 confirmed what we had long suspected — that wealthy donors often … [Read more...] about This Illinois-Based Tech Billionaire Is Moving Big Sums With a Unique Faith-Based Approach
“Build a Radically Different Future.” Six Questions for NDN Collective Founder Nick Tilsen
Nick Tilsen is the founder, president and CEO of NDN Collective, an Indigenous-led organization based in Rapid City, South Dakota, dedicated to building Indigenous power through grantmaking, organizing, activism, capacity-building and narrative … [Read more...] about “Build a Radically Different Future.” Six Questions for NDN Collective Founder Nick Tilsen
Can Philanthropy Curb the Growing Threat of Wildfire? West Coast Funders Are Giving It a Shot
Many years ago, I was talking to a Californian and I made a native East Coaster's cliché reference to the danger of earthquakes. "Oh, people here aren't afraid of earthquakes," the guy said. "It's fire that scares them." Now, I live in California and … [Read more...] about Can Philanthropy Curb the Growing Threat of Wildfire? West Coast Funders Are Giving It a Shot
What We Learned From a Deep Dive into Funding for Conservation, Pollution and Agriculture
There’s been a flood of new money and big moves in environmental philanthropy over the last few years. Billionaires in particular have made a splash. Climate mitigation has benefited most, but it’s far from the only issue area that is seeing funding … [Read more...] about What We Learned From a Deep Dive into Funding for Conservation, Pollution and Agriculture
How the American Indian College Fund is Strengthening Early Ed in Native Communities
Despite an abundant body of research demonstrating the value of early childhood education and its positive impact on everything from school readiness to long-term health, quality ECE is too often in short supply — particularly in low-income … [Read more...] about How the American Indian College Fund is Strengthening Early Ed in Native Communities
With a Higher Ed Partnership, a New Foundation Is Spotlighting Indigenous History and Culture
Bard College has long been a leader when it comes to out-of-the-box thinking in higher ed — including through its innovative admission policies and education models, and a path-breaking initiative to educate people behind bars.Now, the private … [Read more...] about With a Higher Ed Partnership, a New Foundation Is Spotlighting Indigenous History and Culture
Ten Reflections on a Decade Building a Global Philanthropic Alliance
As the Global Alliance on the Future of Food marks its 10th anniversary, I’ve reflected on 10 lessons that I’ve learned through my 10 years of collaborative leadership of the organization. I hope this might guide others in philanthropy as they seek … [Read more...] about Ten Reflections on a Decade Building a Global Philanthropic Alliance
Funders Send a Message to Biden on Hunger and Health: Take Bold Action on Root Causes
Conferences don’t typically lead to groundbreaking policy change, but in 1969, the Nixon administration hosted a summit that did just that. The White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health led to the creation or expansion of virtually all of … [Read more...] about Funders Send a Message to Biden on Hunger and Health: Take Bold Action on Root Causes
Six Questions for the Experts at Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders
Next spring, Congress will begin in earnest the every-five-year debate over where to send the hundreds of billions of dollars that guide what Americans eat, how it is produced, and who gets all those tax breaks and checks. In short, it’s time for a … [Read more...] about Six Questions for the Experts at Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders
An Alternative Model for the Restaurant Industry Blooms with the Help of Philanthropy
The restaurant industry is notorious for exploiting its workers — mostly immigrants and people of color — who put in exhausting, unpredictable hours for paltry pay and few benefits. Even prior to the pandemic, the industry was under scrutiny for its … [Read more...] about An Alternative Model for the Restaurant Industry Blooms with the Help of Philanthropy
What Rockefeller’s New Program Says About the True Costs of Global Food Systems
The Rockefeller Foundation’s recent launch of a new $105 million “Good Food Strategy” is the latest example of a decade-long evolution in food philanthropy that might be summed up as a shift from calories to systems. In other words, increasing the … [Read more...] about What Rockefeller’s New Program Says About the True Costs of Global Food Systems
Six Questions for Carla Fredericks, CEO of the Christensen Fund
When Carla Fredericks started as CEO of the Christensen Fund in January 2021, she joined a very short list of Native leaders at major foundations.It’s a small club, particularly among private foundations with assets in the hundreds of millions or … [Read more...] about Six Questions for Carla Fredericks, CEO of the Christensen Fund
To Progress On Food and Hunger, Funders Need to Redefine “Evidence” and Decolonize Research
“Evidence” isn’t the first word that comes to mind when you think about food systems. But the question of evidence comes up in most conversations about food systems transformation. On the one hand, people ask questions like: Do we have enough … [Read more...] about To Progress On Food and Hunger, Funders Need to Redefine “Evidence” and Decolonize Research
Funder Spotlight: How the Betsy and Jesse Fink Family Foundation Backs Sustainable Food and More
IP Funder Spotlights provide quick rundowns of the grantmakers that are on our radar, including a few key details on how they operate and what they’re up to right now. Today, we look at the Betsy and Jesse Fink Family Foundation’s environmental … [Read more...] about Funder Spotlight: How the Betsy and Jesse Fink Family Foundation Backs Sustainable Food and More
This New Global Conservation Fund Aims to Move Dollars Directly to Indigenous Groups
Over the last four months of 2021, two related billion-dollar-plus pledges were unveiled promising much-needed funds for land conservation efforts by Indigenous communities. The pair of commitments—a five-year, $1.7 billion pledge by governments and … [Read more...] about This New Global Conservation Fund Aims to Move Dollars Directly to Indigenous Groups
Fresh Take: How Kresge Supports Community Projects That Integrate Food and Art
Five years ago, and with just $5,000 to its name, the Montbello Organizing Committee in metro Denver, Colorado, wanted to address a lack of access to fresh, nutritious, affordable food in its predominantly Latino and Black neighborhood.“We’ve been … [Read more...] about Fresh Take: How Kresge Supports Community Projects That Integrate Food and Art
How Philanthropy Can Support Truth and Healing in Native American Communities
Native American Heritage Month was first established as a celebration of Indigenous cultures and a time to reflect on our shared history. However, only recently has our country begun to have honest conversations about that history and its ongoing … [Read more...] about How Philanthropy Can Support Truth and Healing in Native American Communities
With a New Program, a Native-Focused Funder Embraces a Trust-Based Grantmaking Model
One of these days, the pandemic will cease to be the dominant fact of our time, but the ways it has shifted funding strategies as grantmakers scrambled to meet the emergencies of the COVID era may become permanent—for the better. A case in point is … [Read more...] about With a New Program, a Native-Focused Funder Embraces a Trust-Based Grantmaking Model
