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  • Why Donors Should Invest in Climate Justice Strategies

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    The fight against climate change is a story half-written, and so far, big, powerful economies have mostly been the ones to tell it. That needs to change. The shift, or…

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    Lesson for Social Investors From Nordic Countries

    Chandler Foundation Nov 1, 2022

    One hundred years ago, on his 26th birthday, my maternal grandfather traveled halfway around the world — by train, ship, car, and foot — to win the hand of the…

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  • How Leadership Can Drive Equity in Philanthropy

    PEAK Grantmaking Oct 30, 2022

    Philanthropy New York CEO Kathryn O’Neal-Dunham takes a holistic approach to her work and is well-attuned to how relationship dynamics within and between organizations impact outcomes. During her tenure, she has worked…

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    Gender Lens Investing Can Help Grow Systems Change Philanthropy in Africa

    Chandler Foundation Oct 30, 2022

    “We need many more women with power, authority and influence — presidents, prime ministers, CEOs — they will be the key driver of success in bringing Africa from fragility and…

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  • How WASH Action Can Help End Malnutrition

    IssueLab Oct 29, 2022

    In this report we analyze the approaches governments and donors are taking to cross-integrate nutrition and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) within their nutrition and WASH national policies and plans.…

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  • Scaling Climate Solutions Through Grassroots Efforts

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Oct 28, 2022

    The ecological crisis requires urgent, coordinated, and impactful solutions on a level unprecedented in human history. Yet, philanthropy has often taken too narrow of a view of “scale” when it…

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  • Questions to Help Foster an Equity Mindset

    Nonprofit AF Oct 28, 2022

    The reality is that inequity is pervasive. This is why our sector exists. However, because inequity can be complex and not always obvious, it takes intentionality to develop a mindset…

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    Philanthropy in the Deep South: Know Your Funding History and Share The Wealth

    Camelback Ventures

    I first moved to rural Eastern North Carolina in 2011 as a Teach for America corps member. Up until then, I had only lived in cities and suburbs. My parents,…

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  • Bolstering Support for Racial Justice and Equity Funding

    PEAK Grantmaking Oct 27, 2022

    Grants management professionals are strategically positioned to influence a funder’s racial equity and racial justice funding. But in three decades of working in and with foundations, I have consistently seen…

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    Systems Change: Why it Matters in Social Investing

    Chandler Foundation Oct 26, 2022

    Jordan Kassalow had his first “lightbulb” moment at the age of 23. While volunteering on a medical mission in the Yucatán, he conceived of a social enterprise to distribute eyeglasses…

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    Trevor Noah: Investing in Education to Expand Youth Opportunities

    Chandler Foundation Oct 26, 2022

    You grew up in apartheid South Africa — a system that robbed Black people of any opportunity to follow their dreams unless those dreams were down a mine shaft. How…

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  • How Philanthropy Can Lead the Way in Decolonizing Wealth

    Next City Oct 23, 2022

    Three cups of cinnamon dulce flavored coffee, the Wall Street Journal and CNBC. Barbara VanScoy’s morning routine is mostly what you might expect for someone who manages an investment portfolio.…

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