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Advancing racial equity for effective environmental grantmaking 

Candid

As equity emerges as the lynchpin of decades of investment for generations of impact, Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) is clear on its role to facilitate the shift from discussion to tangible action and offers deep data to affect the course of racial equity as a relevant lens for environmental philanthropy.

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The Jackson Water Crisis, the Complexity of Environmental Racism

NonProfit Quarterly

The water crisis in Jackson is also part of a larger set of interconnected injustices that reveal the complexity of environmental racism. In that same year, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found the city had at least 2,300 unauthorized sanitary sewer overflows in the previous five years.

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How Environmental Education Is Moving into High Schools

NonProfit Quarterly

In schools that have raised environmental awareness in their classrooms, environmental and climate justice remain missing perspectives. Together, they created a college-level virtual course entitled “Environmental Studies and Justice” to expose 11th and 12th graders to the intersections of climate justice and environmental science.

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Newsletter: 4 Key Insights From ACCP's Annual CSR Survey ; Why Your Nonprofit Needs Its Own Branded Bikini ; A New Service Let’s You Donate Now But Pay Later ?

Selfish Giving

I recently downloaded the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals' 2023 Annual CSR Insights Survey. ✅ Environmental sustainability, K-12 education, and food insecurity are the top priority areas (Page 8). BTW, here's an excellent example of a partnership focusing on environmental sustainability.

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In Ukraine: Eco-Crimes and Anxiety as the War Drags On

NonProfit Quarterly

But now, as the war in Ukraine has raged on for nearly two years, scientists are tasked with documenting every new environmental crime that Russia commits. The war has exacerbated my climate anxiety because it has added another layer of urgency and complexity to the environmental issues we face.”

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Walmart Heirs Bet Big on Journalism

NonProfit Quarterly

For example, Lukas Walton chairs the family foundation’s environmental program and, since 2021, has supported journalism-related nonprofits—such as Chicago Public Media, Grist, Sentient Media, and the Reader Institute for Community Journalism—through his private foundation, Builders Initiative. “I Since 2013, SEJ has received more than $1.8

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Impact Investing Should Be Hard

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Think of all the time and effort that must be spent on understanding social and environmental problems, anticipating potential conflicts between business growth and mission fidelity, and analyzing impact data reported by investees. Why is targeting lower returns associated with higher levels of reported difficulty?