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After 30 Years of Environmental Grant Making, Lois DeBacker Remains Optimistic About the Future

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A pioneer in supporting environmental-justice groups, she will retire from the Kresge Foundation in September. By Jim Rendon Courtesy of The Kresge Foundation Lois DeBacker was among the early proponents of making grants to environmental-justice groups — first at the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and later at the Kresge Foundation.

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Los Angeles Couple Give $50 Million for Environmental Programs at USC

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Maria Di Mento Plus, the founder of Politico is giving $20 million to start a new journalism institute, and five universities landed big gifts.

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Clarios Foundation Pledges $20 Million to Unicef to Improve Environmental Health for Children

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEYLLOU, AFP, Getty Images Since 2013, smallholders in Senegal have been learning farming practices adapted to climate changes. billion Gates Foundation grant will expand such climate-related help across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

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How Environmental Education Is Moving into High Schools

NonProfit Quarterly

In schools that have raised environmental awareness in their classrooms, environmental and climate justice remain missing perspectives. Together, they created a college-level virtual course entitled “Environmental Studies and Justice” to expose 11th and 12th graders to the intersections of climate justice and environmental science.

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The Nonprofit at the Heart of a Collision Among Science, Politics, Business, and Big Philanthropy

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Not everyone is on board with its environmental plans. Not everyone is on board with its environmental plans. The Everglades Foundation has been at the forefront of restoring the Florida wetlands for 30 years. By Eden Stiffman Mac Stone The Everglades Foundation has been at the forefront of restoring the Florida wetlands for 30 years.

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Bridging for Environmental Justice across Space and Time: Cambodia and the US South

NonProfit Quarterly

When communities and movements talk about climate and environmental justice, solidarity is often at the center of the conversation. 6 And it got me thinking about how the construction of this dam reflects a broad and long pattern of environmental injustice globally. What follows is based on their accounts.

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‘Social Profit Orientation’ Can Help Companies and Nonprofits Alike Do More Good in the World

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Researchers argue that companies and nonprofits can prosper when they make sustainable, social, and environmental impact central to their missions. By Leonard L.