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#Eval24 is 1 week away! Will you be there? In this month's newsletter we make it easy for you to see where the Social Finance TIG will be and when, and how to stay connected while you're at the conference. #AEASFTIG

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We can improve the management of our forests, and sequester and store massive amounts of CO2e, while also bolstering the long-term sustainability of rural economies. My colleague Maya Solomon discusses how the federal government can catalyze all of this through loan and bond guarantees for Natural Climate Solutions. The Rural Forest Markets Act is one of those important solutions you've probably never heard of!

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Excited about the new donor portal focused on Indigenous land tenure rights. Hopefully, by the end of the year there will be $2B in philanthropic commitments to support Indigenous land tenure. It’s a human rights imperative and also a #climate imperative. According to One Earth modeling, IP land tenure is a critical solution to reverse biodiversity loss and rebalance the climate system. IP lands have been shown to be as effective (or more effective) than protected areas, stewarding more than 37% of the world’s high-value carbon sinks.

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I cannot wait to see what happens with this. I do think the future of animal welfare and human health will be integrating public funds. The health of our community is reflected in our animal shelters. As Dr. Michael Blackwell Program for Pet Equity so succinctly said, "If the community sneezes, the animal shelter catches a cold." Additionally, on the positive note, the studies showcase that animal human bond strongly correlate with human health. If people are forced to give up their pets due to financial constraints, and spay/neuter is decreasing due to financial constraints we need to re-strategize for the sake of our human community and animal. Can we have government run low-cost prevention clinics, much like our own human clinics? Can we provide grants and financial support for spay/neuter much like NY has done? Can we go a step further - if we need more veterinarians, can we support them through school if they can give some time in these government run clinics or similar? These new ideas take funding, time, a willing risktaker; I'm not oblivious that this will be easy or a short-term solution. However, ask yourself, can our communities continue to take the risk of not supporting all these facets of animal and human welfare?

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✨Join us for our ImpactVest Alliance Q3 CEO Roundtable Podcast: “It's Strategic: Greater Impact, Greater Profits.” 🌎   This roundtable discussion focuses on strategic impact and how businesses can position themselves for returns while maximising positive societal effects. Saxon Knight, Founder of House of Saxons, discusses her organisation's efforts to empower trauma survivors through business skills, highlighting the challenges of attracting investors in difficult industries. Tanner Snider, VP of Investment Strategy at Gold Leaf Farming, shares how their sustainable farming practices balance strong financial returns with environmental and social responsibility. Obet Aparicio, Chief Operating Financial Officer at the Hispanic Social Assembly, emphasises how the Hispanic Social Assembly is positively impacting fair trade practices in Latin America while advocating for fair wages. Tune in to the ImpactVest Alliance Q3 CEO Roundtable episode: “It's Strategic: Greater Impact, Greater Profits.” ✨ #StrategicImpact #SustainableFinance #ImpactInvesting #ImpactVestAlliance https://lnkd.in/eBXVEg8p

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I highly recommend completing this course. You will gain a deeper, data-driven perspective of the entire grant life cycle.

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Want to learn about food planning as a local solution to food insecurity? Check out the many expert voices here. I am honored to be included.

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Donor Acquisition #Strategy (1); Self-Awareness, Curiosity & Creativity in #Nonprofit #Leadership + Moving Beyond the #Founders + the #Grants #Budget (2); DAF #Fundraising & Pluralism in #Philanthropy (3): https://ow.ly/zByQ50Rmt2U https://ow.ly/Gfxy50Rmt2R https://ow.ly/gN8J50Rmt2T

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“By developing a futures culture, philanthropy can stay open and flexible and expand its toolbox with new, non-linear strategies and practices to embrace complexity and uncertainty as a feature of our times” Our latest publication, “Futures Philanthropy: Anticipation for the Common Good”, explores how and why philanthropy could play a role in fostering anticipation for the common good and what anticipation looks like when it is put in the service of society and common interests. Download your copy here! #FuturesPhilanthropy https://bit.ly/4dmtNN8

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Interested in discovering how philanthropy can harness the future-thinking? 📖 In their latest publication, Philea - Philanthropy Europe Association and Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies chart a new pathway for philanthropic organisations to embrace the future as an extensive realm of possibilities ✨ The long-term nature of today's challenges requires us to rethink our way of working, moving from short-term plan to flexibility and innovation. Current practices must evolve to anticipate the common good, enabling communities to thrive towards the future 🔝 Dive into the report to discover how Mercator Foundation Switzerland, Assifero, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation have already implemented a future-thinking strategy. The 3 toolkits provided will also support organisations to start this journey, beginning with introspection and moving into action. https://t.ly/mlaeh #philanthropy #futurethinking #challenges #communities #giving

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As a foundation focused on change-making and grantmaking, McKnight Foundation seek to deploy our assets, resources, and leadership to advance our highest expression of mission, which is when equity and climate intersect, clearly aimed at creating the future that we desire and deserve. One way we do this is by using our investment capital for good. Appreciate the shoutout in this piece published by the World Economic Forum. https://lnkd.in/gUt2nD8P

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Surgeon General Vivek Murthy talks about the need for a "whole-of-society approach" to advancing social connection. We've tried to heed that call in our work at Einhorn Collaborative, supporting a broader range of efforts that engage actors across sectors. That includes: Projects like Team Up to enlist large national civic organizations with a presence in local communities to help people build connection across difference through service. Research groups like Building H to measure the impact of products on consumers’ health and urge companies to do better to improve social connection and other health outcomes. Initiatives like Human Connections AI to bring together social connection experts with technologists to puzzle through how AI companions can be designed to enhance and not degrade human relationships. Another project that has helped us explore a facet of the whole-of-society approach is the Connective Tissue Framework, which puts forward a range of recommendations for how government – especially at the local level – can create the structural conditions and everyday opportunities for people to experience healthy connection. I've learned a lot from Sam Pressler, lead author of Connective Tissue. In this piece, I asked Sam to share more about the story behind the framework and a few highlights. https://lnkd.in/esayJU3b

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Thank you to the Awesome Foundation for this grant to support the growth of the JUSTIFY community!!!!!! >>JUSTIFY is powered by three passionate former animal lab workers, Maddie Krasno, Lindsay Oliver, and Mallory Cormier, alongside a growing community of supporters. Our dream is to make sure anyone involved in the world of scientific research feels supported, informed, and empowered to choose a path of kindness and empathy. A world where #science thrives without compromising on #compassion and ethics is possible, and we’re here to help make it happen. We believe that the more current and former animal lab workers that feel safe sharing their concerns and stories about the industry, the faster this industry will be phased out, saving both human and animal lives with human-relevant research. JUSTIFY's mission is to provide support and resources to current and former lab animal workers, create a platform to advocate for ethical scientific practices, and promote the use and development of non-animal-based research methodologies.>> #animalresearch #animalcare #animalscience #animalrights #mentalhealth

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ReD Perspective // The case for equitable philanthropy While plenty of philanthropic foundations are aware of the call for more equitable philanthropy, many of them don’t exactly know what to do about it – they lack a toolbox. In their piece "On the Journey to Equitable Philanthropy" in Alliance magazine, ReD's Charlotte Vangsgaard and Ujjwal Gupta take a nuanced look at some of the barriers to equitable philanthropy – in terms of philanthropic identity, purpose, risk, outcomes, and operating models – to foster a more open discussion about solving these long term. "There are no market incentives for building a practical roadmap to this change," they write. "Philanthropists have to fund and deploy it, and those who do will emerge as the philanthropic role models of tomorrow. Those who don’t, risk their goodwill, a public backlash, and at worst, perpetuating, not solving, inequities." Read the full article below at Alliance magazine. #strategy #philanthropy https://lnkd.in/e-kr_FpU

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A call out to prospective Trustees - bring your strategic insights, your passion and your connections to Ashden and help us create even bigger impact

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Overwhelmed by grant management? You’re not alone! 🌐 From pinpointing funders to mastering compliance, managing grants can be complex. This guide breaks down the top challenges and offers actionable strategies to make your grant process smoother and more successful. 💼 Streamline your grant cycle timing 🔎 Target the best funding sources for your mission 📈 Improve compliance and sustainability planning Plus, learn how to build lasting funder relationships and sidestep common pitfalls that catch nonprofits off guard. Dive into this must-read guide to elevate your approach to funding! 📲 https://lnkd.in/eQ7bFBtc #GrantWriting #NonprofitSuccess #FundraisingStrategy #NonprofitManagement #GrantChallenges #Instrumentl

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Sounds like an amazing #vacancy to work on the intersection of systemic #riskassessment and #nature. I love their explicit wording: "ASRA is founded on a set of principles including non-human sanctity. Incorporating nature into #riskanalysis is not merely a matter of #environmental #stewardship or human self-preservation. #Naturecentric approaches attribute intrinsic value to all living organisms and ecosystems, independent of their utility to humans. This perspective recognizes the #interconnectedness of all life forms and the importance of preserving the integrity and health of other #species and #ecosystems for their own sake, and not just as a resource for humans. This approach involves evaluating the impacts of human activities on #biodiversity, #habitat #connectivity, and #ecological #processes."

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