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$3 million fund to bring global ideas addressing health impacts of climate change to the US
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RJWF) has issued a new call for proposals to bring the most impactful ideas from around the world to U.S. cities to help address the health impacts of climate change and …
Four lessons learned from COVID-19 and how they are applicable to the fight against climate change
As we write this, cities across the globe are becoming ghost towns as public spaces, schools, businesses, and places of worship close their doors to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Along with carbon emissions and …
Calouste Gulbenkian announce €1 million prize to reward innovation in tackling climate crisis
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation recently announced a €1 million prize to reward outstanding work in climate change mitigation and adaptation. The Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity will be awarded annually and will aim to recognise people, groups of people and/or …
Jeff Bezos launches $10 billion Earth Fund to fight climate change
Jeff Bezos has pledged $10 billion in grants through the ‘Bezos Earth Fund’ initiative to fight the impacts of climate change. The funds will be available from this summer and are aiming to spark ‘collective …
Funding through a climate lens: How can funders strategically respond to climate change?
Climate change is the largest and most pervasive threat to both people and the planet. Yet, too often funders still tend to think of climate change as siloed in our analysis and responses, or a …
ClimatePhilanthropy2030 – a commitment from the board and staff of Alliance
Today, Alliance magazine has launched ClimatePhilanthropy2030 – our commitment to provide over 500 pieces of unique content on climate philanthropy over the next decade. Read our public pledge Climate change is a defining issue of our …
ClimatePhilanthropy2030 – a commitment from the board and staff of Alliance
There is general agreement that the devastating impact of climate change is a defining issue of our times and a major social and inter-generational justice issue disproportionately affecting the world’s poorest people, communities and countries, …
A philanthropic coalition for climate emergency and social justice
This article was written for the European Foundation Centre as part of a specially commissioned blog series celebrating Its 30th anniversary. Click here to read more posts from some of the most influential thought-leaders on philanthropy discussing the past, present …
India climate collaborative launched by industry leaders
In a bold effort to solve India’s climate challenge, over ten of the country’s foremost philanthropies have come together to found the India Climate Collaborative (ICC). The ICC marks the first-ever collective response by philanthropy …