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These Climate Funders Hired Lobbyists Who Also Work for Fossil Fuel Companies, Report Finds
What exactly does it mean for philanthropy to divest from fossil fuels? Traditionally, the term refers to ridding endowments of any such investments, something only a few philanthropies have pledged to do. But some campaigns have pushed a broader … [Read more...] about These Climate Funders Hired Lobbyists Who Also Work for Fossil Fuel Companies, Report Finds
Three Key Green Giving Trends Underlined by New Ocean Funding Report
Can we humans save the ocean from ourselves? Last year’s United Nations biodiversity summit took a big step toward that goal, with nations agreeing to protect 30% of the world’s oceans and land by 2030, formalizing the pact known as 30x30. But the … [Read more...] about Three Key Green Giving Trends Underlined by New Ocean Funding Report
As the Opioid Crisis Rips Across America, Where Is Philanthropy?
Six years ago, Alexa Eggleston and Tym Rourke called on philanthropy to launch a national philanthropic campaign in response to the opioid epidemic. At the time, Eggleston was a national program officer at the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, and Rourke … [Read more...] about As the Opioid Crisis Rips Across America, Where Is Philanthropy?
Sharks Are in Trouble. This Funder Collaborative Is Working to Protect the Oceans’ Apex Predators
Sharks have thrived in the earth’s oceans for at least 450 million years — they were swimming 200 million years before the dinosaurs emerged, and are still here. But despite this incredible track record of evolution and adaptation, they are no match … [Read more...] about Sharks Are in Trouble. This Funder Collaborative Is Working to Protect the Oceans’ Apex Predators
How This Star-Studded Justice Reform Outfit Rakes in Big-Donor Support
From Wall Street to Silicon Valley to Hollywood, the backgrounds of leaders in philanthropy and the nonprofit world can be diverse. But criminal justice reform organization REFORM Alliance might take the cake for the sheer variety of big-name … [Read more...] about How This Star-Studded Justice Reform Outfit Rakes in Big-Donor Support
How a Public-Private Collaboration in L.A. Is Looking Beyond Punishment to Curb Youth Incarceration
Los Angeles is known for many things: ubiquitous sunshine, the film industry, and several popular sports teams, to name a few. It also, however, boasts an alarming distinction: L.A. County has one of the highest youth incarceration rates in the … [Read more...] about How a Public-Private Collaboration in L.A. Is Looking Beyond Punishment to Curb Youth Incarceration
How Philanthropy Is Backing a COVID Recovery Fund for L.A.’s Most Vulnerable Students
It goes without saying that COVID-19 has had an enormous impact on students. Children from the most vulnerable communities—low-income, foster, unhoused and special needs students, as well as English language learners—have been most affected. Among … [Read more...] about How Philanthropy Is Backing a COVID Recovery Fund for L.A.’s Most Vulnerable Students
How Philanthropy Helped Launch a New Approach to Dental Care in Alaska—and Beyond
There are few dentists in Alaska’s vast tribal lands, where 120,000 Native Americans—members of over 200 different tribes—live in far-flung villages. Some of those villages are only reachable by boat, plane or snowmobile, and until recently, a … [Read more...] about How Philanthropy Helped Launch a New Approach to Dental Care in Alaska—and Beyond
Bloomberg’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Work Is Covering More Ground. But Is That Enough?
In an era when public health discussion is dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s easy to lose sight of another nationwide epidemic that shows little sign of easing: 93,000 annual deaths from opioid and other drug overdoses. Overdose is among the … [Read more...] about Bloomberg’s Opioid Overdose Prevention Work Is Covering More Ground. But Is That Enough?
Dozens of Biden Administration Appointees Have Worked in Philanthropy. Here’s the List
It takes a long time to staff up the U.S. government, which employs more than 2 million civilian workers.While President Joe Biden doesn’t have to fill all of those spots, six months into his administration, he still has hundreds of appointments to … [Read more...] about Dozens of Biden Administration Appointees Have Worked in Philanthropy. Here’s the List
As Plastic Waste Spirals Out of Control, Foundations Struggle to Protect the World’s Oceans
Although the world experienced a slight drop in carbon emissions during the pandemic in 2020, another threat to the environment grew more dire: plastic waste. Plastic pollution has mushroomed during the COVID-19 crisis. Besides trash bins overflowing … [Read more...] about As Plastic Waste Spirals Out of Control, Foundations Struggle to Protect the World’s Oceans
How a Group of Funders and NGOs Aims to Conserve 5% of the World’s Oceans
A new alliance of nonprofits and funders that launched last week is aiming to protect 5% of the world’s oceans—an area larger than South America—over the next five years.The effort is the latest international, multi-partner, funder-backed effort to … [Read more...] about How a Group of Funders and NGOs Aims to Conserve 5% of the World’s Oceans
Saving the Whales: A Crowdsourced Philanthropic Project Targets Fatal Collisions
Four years ago, Marc and Lynne Benioff committed $10 million to establish a new center dedicated to ocean conservation, joining a long list of mega-philanthropists trying to preserve and protect our planet’s watery depths and the animals who call … [Read more...] about Saving the Whales: A Crowdsourced Philanthropic Project Targets Fatal Collisions
Mixed Messages: Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s Problematic Democracy Gift
This article was originally published on September 3, 2020. Amid the extreme inequalities of a new Gilded Age and the COVID-19 pandemic, antipathy toward the super-rich has risen across the political spectrum. And there’s perhaps no billionaire more … [Read more...] about Mixed Messages: Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan’s Problematic Democracy Gift
Women Face Amplified Risks in the Pandemic. Funders Are Responding
Many women face multiple challenges during the pandemic, including increased family responsibilities, domestic abuse, job loss, poverty, and risk of illness in frontline jobs. Women are carrying out essential work like nursing, food service, child … [Read more...] about Women Face Amplified Risks in the Pandemic. Funders Are Responding
Grants to Reform Probation and Parole Aim to Tackle a Top Driver of Mass Incarceration
Revocation of parole and probation are among the biggest drivers of the nation’s mass incarceration, accounting for nearly half of state prison admissions each year. An estimated 4 million Americans are on some form of parole or probation, and … [Read more...] about Grants to Reform Probation and Parole Aim to Tackle a Top Driver of Mass Incarceration
Who’s Behind This New Effort to Reform Parole and Probation?
One of the most hopeful trends in philanthropy right now is the rising tide of funder interest in criminal justice reform. New advocacy organizations are tapping those resources to challenge the status quo on a variety of fronts, banking on … [Read more...] about Who’s Behind This New Effort to Reform Parole and Probation?
New Funder-Backed Alliance Advocates for Criminal Justice Reform
A new national organization whose members include a Koch Industries executive and a leading Black Lives Matter organizer will bring additional attention to criminal justice reform, advocating for solutions based on evidence and principles of … [Read more...] about New Funder-Backed Alliance Advocates for Criminal Justice Reform
First Pennsylvania, Then the Nation: How Bloomberg Philanthropies is Taking on the Overdose Epidemic
Michael Bloomberg’s approach to grantmaking has always been driven by data. And Bloomberg Philanthropies’ latest round of major grants, aimed squarely at the overdose epidemic in rural and low-income areas of the U.S., is no exception to the … [Read more...] about First Pennsylvania, Then the Nation: How Bloomberg Philanthropies is Taking on the Overdose Epidemic
Why This Philanthropist is Behind a Group Pushing to Reform Probation and Parole
Much of criminal justice reform advocacy focuses on the problem of mass incarceration. With more than 2 million people in jails and prisons, this concern is natural. However, a much larger population of people—about 4.5 million—are on parole and … [Read more...] about Why This Philanthropist is Behind a Group Pushing to Reform Probation and Parole
Quantitative Advocacy: How an Effective Altruist Funder Backs Criminal Justice Reform
Criminal justice reform is a growing priority among funders these days, and strategies abound. But one common thread is backing rational assessment and evidence-based solutions to improve a flawed system that causes enormous societal harm. In that … [Read more...] about Quantitative Advocacy: How an Effective Altruist Funder Backs Criminal Justice Reform
Got Ideas for Helping Fix a Broken Probation System? Talk to This Funder
Arnold Ventures has emerged in recent years as philanthropy’s most ambitious and deep-pocketed funder of criminal justice reform. In the last few months alone, it has announced efforts aimed at improving pretrial justice procedures, combating opioid … [Read more...] about Got Ideas for Helping Fix a Broken Probation System? Talk to This Funder
Litigating for Democracy: Who’s Backing the Lawyers Defending U.S. Electoral Institutions?
More than at perhaps any other time in recent history, the past several years have given rise to fears that fundamental institutions of American democracy are at risk. Safeguarding those institutions is gaining prominence on philanthropy’s agenda. … [Read more...] about Litigating for Democracy: Who’s Backing the Lawyers Defending U.S. Electoral Institutions?
Mainstream Greens and Funders Are Still Very White—Are They Risking Their Relevance?
With a few encouraging exceptions, major environmental foundations reporting their diversity data remain overwhelmingly white, and have become less diverse overall from 2017 to 2018. That data’s limited, however, mainly because most of the 40 large … [Read more...] about Mainstream Greens and Funders Are Still Very White—Are They Risking Their Relevance?
