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NEW: Communities of color are disparately impacted by environmental & climate issues. But philanthropic funding rarely goes toward environmental & climate justice groups led by Black, Indigenous & other POC.
There's a growing movement to change that. https://apnews.com/article/us-news-race-and-ethnicity-climate-climate-change-michigan-ff2195a10532f28ed80a08750f7f3e9d
There's a growing movement to change that. https://apnews.com/article/us-news-race-and-ethnicity-climate-climate-change-michigan-ff2195a10532f28ed80a08750f7f3e9d
Stunning: A 2020 study by the Tishman Environment & Design Center at The New School found between 2016 & 2017, 12 national enviro grant makers awarded $1.34B to orgs in the Gulf and Midwest regions.
Just $18M — 1.3% — was awarded to groups dedicated to environmental justice.
Just $18M — 1.3% — was awarded to groups dedicated to environmental justice.
The Donors of Color Network launched a Climate Funders Justice Pledge Thurs, challenging the nation’s climate philanthropists to shift 30% of their donations toward environmental efforts led by Black/Indigenous/POC. The Kresge Foundation & five other top funders have committed.
@ProfAnaBaptista , who led the Tishman study, said foundations gave several reasons as to why they weren't funding POC-led orgs. But some openly acknowledged longstanding legacy of structural racism & bias within the philanthropy sector as a dominant factor.
