Four staffers at Laurene Powell Jobs’ $3.5 billion climate foundation either left or were let go between the end of last year and mid-March, a significant development for a newly formed team that had just 13 members in November. Waverley Street … [Read more...] about A Wave of Turnover at Laurene Powell Jobs’ Climate Fund, as Four Strategy Staff Depart
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Laurene Powell Jobs Pledged $3.5 Billion for Climate Action. Here’s What She’s Backing So Far
Back in September 2021, Laurene Powell Jobs casually dropped the news that she planned to spend $3.5 billion over the next decade to address climate change. Details at the time were scarce, but we’re starting to get an outline of what this massive … [Read more...] about Laurene Powell Jobs Pledged $3.5 Billion for Climate Action. Here’s What She’s Backing So Far
Who are the 25 Largest Environmental Grantmakers in the U.S.?
It’s official: Billionaires have taken over environmental philanthropy. Over the past few weeks, I’ve assembled a list of the top U.S. green grantmakers based on 2021 numbers, the most recent full year we have to go on. Take a look and you’ll see … [Read more...] about Who are the 25 Largest Environmental Grantmakers in the U.S.?
A Half-Dozen Top Climate Programs Are Led by Alumni of This Think Tank. Why Is That?
Scan the bios of the top leaders in climate philanthropy and the name of one Washington, D.C.-based think tank comes up again and again: the World Resources Institute.Over the past two years, nearly a dozen veterans of the globe-spanning nonprofit … [Read more...] about A Half-Dozen Top Climate Programs Are Led by Alumni of This Think Tank. Why Is That?
Patagonia Could Yield $100 Million a Year in Green Giving. Where Will the Money Go?
There’s been a lot written in the weeks since Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard announced he and his family had transferred their $3 billion stake in the company to a unique trust and nonprofit, birthing a new philanthropy that could give away around … [Read more...] about Patagonia Could Yield $100 Million a Year in Green Giving. Where Will the Money Go?
Who Are the Next Billionaire Climate Mega-Donors?
We recently published a list of the most prominent and engaged American billionaires in the climate fight. Left on the cutting room floor were another dozen-plus uber-wealthy peers who have either recently made their first big climate pledges or are … [Read more...] about Who Are the Next Billionaire Climate Mega-Donors?
Having a Hard Time Keeping Up with All the Recent Climate Pledges? Here’s a List
COP26, the global climate change summit in Glasgow this month, feels like a metaphor for the challenge humanity faces.There is no sign of any sweeping new agreement among the world’s powers—the most egregious emitters—just as there is no silver … [Read more...] about Having a Hard Time Keeping Up with All the Recent Climate Pledges? Here’s a List
Another Multibillion-Dollar Climate Pledge, and More Questions Than Answers
This week, news broke that Laurene Powell Jobs would give $3.5 billion over the next decade to address the climate emergency—the latest in a series of major philanthropic gifts and pledges on climate from billionaires. There was a time not that long … [Read more...] about Another Multibillion-Dollar Climate Pledge, and More Questions Than Answers
