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When It Comes to Promoting Prosperity, Production Beats Consumption

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Between 2016 and 2019 , nearly half of global giving by US foundations went to health, while environment and human rights accounted for roughly 11 percent each, followed by agriculture and education. There are many reasons why foundations structure their giving in this way.

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Putting Health at the Center of Climate Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

These communities lack access to health care , struggle with food insecurity and water scarcity , and generally have difficulty meeting basic needs. What’s also startling is that climate change is one of this group’s least immediate concerns. Investment.

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

Whole Foods Market’s Whole Kids Foundation’s “primary programs like salad bar and school gardens grants and healthy teacher trainings expand access to healthy food choices, connect kids to the root of their food, and empower educators. Whole Kids Foundation. Areas served: US. Johnson Scholarship Foundation. The Victor C.

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Has Your Check Arrived?

The Agitator

billion … although #1, Margaret Cargill, an heir to the fortune of her grandfather’s Cargill Corporation (agriculture and food production), gave $6 billion of that in a bequest to her two foundations (which give to the American Red Cross, Nature Conservancy, YMCA and Public Broadcasting Service, among others).

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Trust Is The Best Currency: CEO, Founder Stamps Approval on Products for Parents

Fundraising Leadership

and across the globe, Vinderine has a long history of intention and entrepreneurship, but one first met with skepticism. “ and across the globe, @PTPASharon has a long history of intention and #entrepreneurship. Department of Agriculture calculates the average cost of raising a child to adulthood, not including college expenses.