The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Not everyone is on board with its environmental plans. Not everyone is on board with its environmental plans. The Everglades Foundation has been at the forefront of restoring the Florida wetlands for 30 years. By Eden Stiffman Mac Stone The Everglades Foundation has been at the forefront of restoring the Florida wetlands for 30 years.

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Environmental Philanthropy Foundations Nonprofits 334

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Researchers argue that companies and nonprofits can prosper when they make sustainable, social, and environmental impact central to their missions. By Leonard L.

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Environmental Nonprofits 302

Care2

MAY 2, 2025

A new social media analysis by Impact Social, on behalf of Care2, has uncovered which issues most concern and motivate American donors to environmental causes. The next step was to design a large list of search terms and phrases related to environmental topics like policies, new technologies, activism, and protections.

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Environmental Public and Social Policy Donor Motivation Technology 36

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 14, 2023

She is the first Black woman executive director for a national legacy environmental organization. Prest Carla Taylor, Greenpeace Greenpeace USA announced Ebony Twilley Martin as executive director.

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Environmental Foundations 361

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

By Margaret Klein Salamon Kena Betancur, AFP, Getty Images Environmental protesters delayed the match between USA’s Coco Gauff and Czech Republic’s Karolina Muchova during the U.S. Donors shouldn’t be afraid to fund protest actions like the one at the U.S. Open last week. They are effective — even if they're unpopular.

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Environmental 362

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Jessie Bluedorn saw firsthand how an innovative small-scale approach to environmental justice could alter lives. By Sara Herschander. Courtesy of. That has inspired her grant making.

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Environmental 130

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

By Jim Rendon Courtesy of the Waverley Street Foundation Jared Blumenfeld became Waverley Street’s president in 2022 after a long history in the environmental movement. Jared Blumenfeld says the Waverley Street Foundation supports community-based climate groups that have been largely overlooked by past climate philanthropy.

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Foundations Environmental Philanthropy 345

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The Women’s Earth Alliance trains, funds, and supports local environmental leaders. By Ben Gose Anthony Wanjiku The Women’s Earth Alliance trains, funds, and supports local environmental leaders.

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Environmental Nonprofits 253

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 25, 2023

By Maria Di Mento Alastair Grant, PA Wire, AP Michael Bloomberg has given extensively to education and to nonprofits focused on arts and culture, the environmental, public health, and improving city governments around the world.

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Philanthropy Environmental Governance Culture 329

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

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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Environmental Health Poverty Governance 111

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 8, 2023

Scientists plan to collaborate with partners to relocate beavers into watersheds where their dams can have positive environmental impacts, such as helping to restore hydrologic connectivity, creating and improving habitat for other species, increasing groundwater recharge, and promoting resilience to climate change and wildfire.

Environmental 119

Environmental Nonprofit governance and management Law Collaborations 119

NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Corporate philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, and environmental, social and governance have become an essential ingredient in organizational culture and purpose. So what does this shift mean for the current state and near-term future of corporate philanthropy?

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Philanthropy Environmental Governance Culture 255

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 16, 2023

By Eden Stiffman SAN FRANCISCO STRF, STAR MAX, IPx, AP Companies like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat promise new choices for meat-eaters through plant-based foods that mimic the taste and texture of the real thing without the environmental harms. Support from philanthropy helped to spark an alt-meat boom. But can it be sustained?

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Philanthropy Environmental Food Marketing 321

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Before releasing the report, in October 2024, Impact Experience convened over 30 representatives from movement organizations, impact investing firms, and environmental justice groups to share best practices, promote collaboration, and cultivate a community focused on utilizing financial systems as tools for systemic change.

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Finance Agriculture Environmental Nonprofit governance and management 118

NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The new Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund (CIEIF) began operations Sept. 6, with the goal of helping kickstart new approaches to restoring Earth’s climate in the face of rapid deterioration. CIEIF is taking applications through Nov. 1 for three awards of $50,000 each.

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Environmental 246

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Please consider joining NPQ in amplifying the voices, solutions, and stories of climate justice, and donate today to support our work.

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Insurance Environmental Philanthropy Education 104

Ann Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

According to Double the Donations CSR guide , there are five main facets of CSR: Philanthropic , which involves a company directly supporting a nonprofit through charitable contributions, such as matching gifts Volunteerism , in which a company encourages employees to engage with nonprofits by offering grants or paid time off Environmental , in which (..)

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Nonprofits Environmental Charitable Contribution Volunteerism 165

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 17, 2025

This finding aligns with the lived experience of everyone I know in the social sector, including my own during the years I worked to advance clean water at a national environmental organization. Funding for environmental and climate advocates provides a vivid example.

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Environmental Civil Society Philanthropy Participation and motivation 104

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 18, 2023

Lawsuits are not as risky or costly as many grant makers believe — and are one of the best strategies for achieving lasting effects on a wide range of environmental issues. By Bruce Reznik Mel Melcon, Los Angeles Times, Getty Images A lawsuit against Los Angeles County helped spur efforts to stop polluting the Los Angeles River.

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Governance Environmental 299

NonProfit PRO

APRIL 6, 2022

1% for the Planet — the global network of individuals and businesses that has donated more than $350 million to support environmental nonprofits around the globe — announced the launch of an innovative philanthropic fund providing environmentally-focused investments and grants.

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Environmental Nonprofits 246

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

There was never an inherited belief that I could be a scientist or a person who could have an environmental impact. Maybe this alone was the inherited belief. Black children have been brought up in a system that perpetuates a predominantly White, heteronormative narrative around who stewards and cares for outdoor spaces.

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Leadership Environmental Children Activism 135

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Looking for more people-centered work, Rebecca Balter found her calling in supporting organizing in the South and environmental-justice efforts. By Sara Herschander. Courtesy of Rebecca Balter.

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Environmental 272

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

By Maria Di Mento Plus, University of Texas at Austin has landed $50 million for a new environmental studies field station, and MacKenzie Scott gave $10 million to a nonprofit that backs BIPOC-led businesses that provide jobs, training, and support to people who struggle to find employment.

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Environmental Universities Nonprofits 269

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 4, 2023

Prest Samanta Helou CLEANWash Mobile, a worker-owned cooperative, is prioritizing job safety, fair wage and hour laws, environmental protection, and community health initiatives for the hand-carwash industry in Los Angeles.

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Foundations Environmental Law Health 272

Prosper Strategies

APRIL 14, 2025

Today more than ever, donor fatigue is real. A striking 84% of nonprofits identify it as their top fundraising hurdle.

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Environmental Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits 97

NonProfit PRO

MARCH 23, 2023

Health and happiness advertising agency Common Good has been granted B Corp status—a private certification of for-profit companies of social and environmental performance—by nonprofit B Lab.

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Environmental Advertising Health Nonprofits 246

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 29, 2025

These environmental challenges make it clear that addressing sustainability in fashion is essential. This educational framework perpetuates the unsustainable practices of fast fashion , where speed and cost take precedence over environmental and social responsibility. Why have fashion education programs been slow to adapt?

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Education Education Environmental Ethics 56

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 28, 2023

By Stephanie Amoako and Gregory Berry Despite pledging billions to help communities around the world, the Gates Foundation has no formal mechanism for tracking the potential environmental and social harms of their investments. Such accountability systems are critical to effective philanthropy.

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Foundations Environmental Philanthropy 246

NonProfit PRO

MAY 25, 2023

Nonprofit professionals tackle poverty, hunger, homelessness, environmental justice, etc. Nonprofit staff need their imaginations. problems that defy technical solutions. If the sector is to go beyond Band-Aid solutions, nonprofits need ample doses of creativity and innovation for finding new solutions.

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Homelessness Poverty Environmental Nonprofits 243

NonProfit PRO

MARCH 6, 2024

The American Water Charitable Foundation invites community partners to apply for grants to support clean water and environmental projects.

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Foundations Environmental 227

NonProfit PRO

JULY 29, 2022

In this episode, we speak with Julie Packard, an international leader and groundbreaking innovator for environmental conservation. As the Executive Director of the Monterey Bay Sea Aquarium, which she helped found in the 1970s, the Aquarium has led the way in becoming one of the nation's leading ocean conservation organizations.

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Environmental 242

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 18, 2023

trillion in cuts, which means reductions of up to 60 percent to programs such as food stamps, environmental protection, health care, child care, education, and possibly Social Security and Medicare. Scott Applewhite, AP House Republicans, led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy, have squeaked through a budget demanding $3.6

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Environmental Food Health Education 243

Nonprofit Leadership Podcast

APRIL 7, 2025

In this episode of the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast, host Rob Harter talks with Debbie Levin, CEO of the Environmental Media Association (EMA). From initiating the Prius… Source In this episode of the Nonprofit Leadership Podcast, host Rob Harter talks with Debbie Levin, CEO of the Environmental Media Association (EMA).

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Environmental Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Associations 72

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 14, 2025

Some have lost federal funding, and some are impacted by the ending of federal programs, butespecially in the social, racial, and environmental justice movementsfoundations are overwhelmed and threatened. By Armando Zumaya Right now, many nonprofits are asking foundations for more money, and for good reasons.

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Foundations Fundraising Fundraising Environmental 110

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 30, 2025

In 2020, NPQ reported on research published in Environmental Health ,which found that approximately 85 percent of the clothing Americans consume, nearly 3.8 We Have Enough Clothes Overconsumption is one area where an individuals actions can impact climate changeand clothing, specifically the fast fashion industry, is the primary driver.

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Environmental Health Production Children 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

A Collective, People-Centered Approach to Conservation Until the early 2000s, fortress conservationsetting up private conservation areas, displacing local and Indigenous groups, and violating their human rightswas the predominant strategy in the environmental field. Its also working via partners to catalyze the model across the Pan-Amazon.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Finance Collaborations 111

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 18, 2025

Example: Ethical Vendor Selection A sustainability-focused nonprofit decides to switch to an eco-friendly printing company after learning that their previous vendor had committed environmental violations. This proactive change reinforces their commitment to their mission.

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Public and Social Policy Ethics Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Leadership 130