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  • Climate Change Will Impact Communities Differently

    RAND Corporation Aug 8, 2022

    RAND engineer and information scientist Michelle Miro, drawing on her recent report, describes how climate hazards — such as hurricanes, floods, and droughts — disrupt critical infrastructure systems, and the…

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  • Indonesian Farmers Harmed by Food Security Program

    Eco-Business Aug 8, 2022

    The establishment of large-scale agriculture under the Indonesian government’s “food estate” programme is harming local farmers in Sumatra, a study has found. The programme was announced in 2020 by President Joko Widodo…

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  • Responding to Different Immigration Statuses Within Families

    Migration Policy Institute Aug 5, 2022

    Welcoming communities provide a sense of security and stability that allows immigrant families to make good decisions for their wellbeing, while creating a supportive environment to seek help from service…

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  • Continuing to Fund Public Health Initiatives

    PhilanTopic Aug 4, 2022

    It’s a haunting irony that New Yorkers and the nation have crossed the second anniversary of the COVID-19 lockdowns just as the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) has…

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  • Developing Cultural Competency to Work with Immigrant Families

    Migration Policy Institute Aug 2, 2022

    From rural towns to dense urban settings, immigrants and other new resident families are bringing vibrant and valuable cultural practices and beliefs that enrich American communities. As our country becomes…

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    Philanthropy: Time to Abandon the Ivory Tower of Climate Policy

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Aug 1, 2022

    Even before the pandemic and nationwide racial justice demonstrations gripped the nation in 2020, “climate philanthropy” was rapidly expanding and evolving, with large foundations and mega-donors pledging billions of additional…

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    Foundation Board Members … It’s Not Your Money

    Camelback Ventures

    Repeat after me: “It’s Not Your Money.”  One more time: “It’s Not Your Money.”  If you work in the world of philanthropy, have you ever said that sentence out loud…

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  • The Possibility of an Open Approach to Civic Science

    PhilanTopic Jul 27, 2022

    Philanthropies aspire to lofty goals—solving seemingly intractable problems, creating a more just society, curing diseases, and deepening our understanding of our place in the universe. But the success of these…

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  • The Fight for Voting Rights Restoration Continues – You Can Help

    Fair Elections Center Jul 25, 2022

    I have a strong belief that, as U.S. citizens, we have the responsibility to take time to study the candidates and the issues and then go vote. Until you don’t…

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  • Reflections From One Foundation on Participatory Grantmaking

    Medium Jul 24, 2022

    The Environmental Justice Resourcing Collective (EJRC) at the Kataly Foundation is a group of nine women of color movement leaders who have a long history of engagement in intersectional environmental…

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  • Breaking Ground on Equity in Ocean Conservation

    The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Jul 23, 2022

    Last year, we dubbed 2021 “the Year of Ocean Equity.” We know Black, Indigenous and People of Color, low-income communities, and other marginalized groups bear the brunt of inequities across…

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    Valuable Lessons in Winding Down A Foundation

    Exponent Philanthropy Jul 23, 2022

    In 1993, well before I left my job as CEO of Applied Materials, my wife Becky and I started our family foundation. Giving brings us joy. At the same time,…

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