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Shafi Musaddique
Canadian record breaking $405 million climate philanthropy pledge by nine families and foundations
Nine high-net wealth families and foundations have pledged $405 million in climate related philanthropy, in what represents Canada’s largest ever climate pledge on record. It signals a boost at climate-related programmes, given Canada’s historically poor …
COP29: $700 million climate adaptation and resilience boost by one-year-old collective
Ahead of this year’s top climate summit in Baku, a loose affiliation of 60 foundations attempting to bolster climate solutions are on course to provide between $650 to $700 million in climate resilience funding for …
Donald Trump ‘won’t be a death knell to the clean energy transition’
Donald Trump’s election victory as the next US president ‘won’t be a death knell to the clean energy transition that has rapidly picked up pace these last four years’, according to the World Resources Institute. …
Spain community foundation spearheads floods response as climate investment concerns ignored
A Spanish community foundation has led the response to repairing the damage caused by the devastating floods in southeast Spain that left more than 200 people dead – the worst natural disaster the country has …
Temasek Foundation brings Asian youth climate leaders together for Earthshot Prize
Temasek Foundation is bringing together 20 Asian youth climate changemakers as part of a programme designed to equip young people with skills and resources needed to take climate action. The Singapore-based foundation, led by Tsao …
US-Latino philanthropy leaders dismayed by election attempts to ‘attack, dehumanise, and strip us of our identity’
Two philanthropic leaders from the US Latino community have penned a joint letter, stating their dismay at the rhetoric during the race for the White House which has seen people of Latin American heritage targeted. …
ClimateWorks Foundation to invest $2 million in youth-led climate solutions
ClimateWorks Foundation will invest $2 million investment towards the youth climate justice movement, in a bid to plug the funding gap and bolster youth-led climate solutions. Currently, youth-led climate justice groups receive less than 1 …
Ukraine nonprofits under strain with lack of long-term funding and staff burnout
A new report has warned that Ukraine nonprofits working under conditions of the longstanding war are increasingly under stain. Financial uncertainty, through a lack of long-term funding, staff burnout and the Ukraine war adding pressure …
Resources needed after US election ‘to make sure that all votes are counted fairly’, warns $200 million democracy-focused funder
With the US election just days away, a democracy-focused funder has signalled the alarm bell that more is needed to strengthen the increasingly fragile state of democracy in the country. ‘Given the avalanche of disinformation …
USAID and Johnson Foundation sign commitments to bolster Latin American and Caribbean health workers
USAID and the Johnson Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding to help build and strengthen the global health workforce, starting in Latin America and the Caribbean. The non-binding agreement between the foundation – the …
