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Men Behind the Doomsday Seed Vault in the Arctic Win World Food Prize

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Scott McFetridge, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa Heiko Junge/AP Two men who were instrumental in creating the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, above, are set to be honored as 2024 World Food Prize laureates.

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Nonprofit Seeks to Make Culinary Careers More Accessible

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By James Pollard, Associated Press NEW YORK Jeenah Moon/AP Students from Food and Finance high school make taco dough during a summer block party outside the Barclays Center in New York. The Food Education Fund provides hands-on experiences and mentoring for low-income students of color at 10 New York high schools.

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At Least $2.1 Billion in New Funds Pledged at COP28, as Foundations Focus On Health and Agriculture

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Kamran Jebreili/AP Activists demonstrate for rural people, food, land, and climate justice at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit. With the United Nations climate talks wrapping up in Dubai, foundations and other funders pledged at least $2.1

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Houston Community Groups Strain to Keep Feeding and Cooling a City Battered by Repeat Storms

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By James Pollard, Associated Press HOUSTON Annie Mulligan, AP photo Meals on Wheels employees prepare bags of food for clients on July 12 in Houston. While nonprofit and mutual aid organizations have honed their disaster services in a city frequently battered by severe weather, some now find themselves drained by repeat deadly events.

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Seattle Developer Gives $25 Million and an Extensive Art Collection to Jesuit University

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Plus, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association received $21 million from a longtime donor, and a food bank in Washington, D.C., By Maria Di Mento Yosef Kalinko/Seattle University Richard Hedreen has given $25 million and an extensive art collection to Seattle University. landed $10 million.

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As Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins, Florida Community Foundations Prepare Permanent Disaster Funds

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Associated Press Marta Lavandier, AP Photo House of Hope, which provides food, as well as other essential services in Marin County, Fla., In a new model of crisis response, permanent funds allow foundations to issue grants quickly in response to natural disasters.

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Food Co-op Leaders Say the Cure for Gentrification Is Solidarity

NonProfit Quarterly

The position of food co-ops in this mix can be ambiguous. On one hand, community-owned food co-ops can be a powerful strategy to assert community control over local food and avoid resident displacement. Yet food co-ops are also sometimes criticized as being potential agents of gentrification.

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