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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 …
Going local: Peter Laugharn, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Research into the international development sector and its effectiveness by the H & S Davidson Trust points to a flawed system badly in need of reform. In this series of interviews, we talk to figures …
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. …
It’s time to rewrite the stories we tell ourselves about intermediaries
‘People on the ground really do have a strong sense of what’s happening and how to move forward, and CLF is listening.’ These are the words of Christine Canaly of the San Luis Valley Ecosystem …
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. …
Beyond ballots: What global social justice movements teach us about democracy, power, and possibility
Today, the United States is holding pivotal elections, joining many other countries around the world facing major elections this year. By the end of 2024, more than half the world’s population will have cast ballots, …
Shift power or completely transpose it? One organisation’s journey
Firelight was established in the late ‘90s in Silicon Valley as private philanthropy supporting children, youth and communities in Southern and Eastern Africa. But after a decade and a half of giving, we found ourselves …
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 …
COF’s Kathleen Enright on political turmoil and the philanthropic future of America
It’s increasingly common for billionaires to be at the centre of the political conversation about what they choose to do with their money. But in the US, during this particularly charged campaign, critiques of the …
