November 08, 2022 Foundations and Governments Pledged $1.7 Billion to Indigenous Land Protection. How Are They Doing? November 08, 2022/ Michael Kavate A pledge to help Indigenous people protect the world’s tropical forests is moving millions, but so far, most of the money isn’t going to Indigenous-led groups. Participants call it “quite alarming” and hope to see that change.Read More
April 14, 2022 With a Flurry of Gifts, MacKenzie Scott And Dan Jewett Make a Statement in Brazil April 14, 2022/ Liz Longley One area of focus to emerge in MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett’s global giving is civil society and human rights work in Brazil. A series of donations makes it clear the country is a priority. Here’s why and where the money is going.Read More
January 26, 2022 How Hispanics in Philanthropy Is Serving Latin America—with a Big Boost from MacKenzie Scott January 26, 2022/ Liz Longley Hispanics in Philanthropy acts as an affinity group, a donor network, a grantmaker, a crowdfunding platform, and more, and a big portion of its work serves communities in Latin America. Here’s how this work is evolving.Read More
December 07, 2021 Who Is Big Philanthropy Betting on for a Climate Breakthrough? December 07, 2021/ Michael Kavate The latest round of one of the world’s richest environmental awards shows a path for philanthropy to back riskier ideas. Learn who won and how they were chosen.Read More
November 04, 2021 To Stop Sexual Violence Against Children, This Funder Hopes to Raise Awareness—and Resources November 04, 2021/ Connie Matthiessen The Oak Foundation, working with Together for Girls, is amplifying the voices of survivors to end childhood sexual violence. But other funders will need to step up in the face of an ugly problem that COVID has exacerbated.Read More
November 02, 2021 Governments and Foundations Make $1.7 Billion Pledge for Indigenous Protection of Tropical Forests November 02, 2021/ Michael Kavate Indigenous peoples are some of the world’s best land stewards, but receive a tiny fraction of related funding. Five nations and 17 funders are pledging a historic sum, although questions remain about where the money will go.Read More
September 09, 2021 Funder Spotlight: Oak Foundation Has a New Plan for Green Giving. Here’s Where the Money’s Going September 09, 2021/ Michael Kavate In our latest Funder Spotlight, we take a look at how a Geneva-based foundation is refocusing its environment program on energy, food and natural security—and seeking to put a history of top-down decision-making behind it.Read More
July 23, 2021 A Wide-Open Field: Three Takeaways on Foundation Support for the Right to Health and Well-Being July 23, 2021/ Liz Longley The pandemic has cast a brutal light on how far the world must travel to secure basic rights to health and well-being. A report from Candid shows that philanthropy could be doing a lot more.Read More
June 14, 2021 As Plastic Waste Spirals Out of Control, Foundations Struggle to Protect the World’s Oceans June 14, 2021/ Diana Hembree Even as the pandemic briefly curtailed carbon emissions, it only accelerated the threat that plastic waste poses to the planet. Here’s how several philanthropic funders are confronting a global problem.Read More
October 29, 2019 Why a Major Climate Funder is Backing Movement Building and Shifting Away from the U.S. October 29, 2019/ Tate Williams The Oak Foundation plays a unique role among the largest climate funders. Now that the foundation has shifted away from backing climate work in the U.S., program officer Nathan Argent fills us in on its top priorities in a warming world. Read More
January 10, 2018 New Climate Justice Fund Takes Shape and Lands Another Backer January 10, 2018/ Tate Williams The Oak Foundation, a global funder, kicked off a new Climate Justice Resilience Fund in 2016. The project has a new backer, the Kendeda Fund, and has been rolling out its first grants.Read More
May 25, 2017 A Problem We Can Solve: Who's Giving to Treat Clubfoot? May 25, 2017/ Sue-Lynn Moses Clubfoot doesn’t get a lot of attention from global health funders. But one major grantmaker is stepping up here in a big way: the Oak Foundation.Read More