What living systems can teach philanthropy about power, trust, and change. Across philanthropy and international development, “systems change” has become a familiar ambition. But what if some of the ways we think about changing systems are still rooted in the very logic we need to leave behind? In a recent conversation, How Does […]
“Young leaders continue to show that meaningful climate action grows from relationships of trust, care, and mutual learning. Their work reminds us that social transformation is strongest when generations collaborate rather than compete.” —Winnie Asiti and Júlia de Marins, Board Coordinator and Learning Coordinator, Next Generation Climate Board For climate philanthropy, supporting youth […]
By Laura García, President & CEO, Global Greengrants Fund Philanthropy often behaves as though change begins where it becomes visible. Living systems tell a different story. A river does not begin at its mouth. It is sustained by countless tributaries—some visible, others hidden—whose relationships give the whole its strength. Watersheds remind us that resilience […]
Indigenous Peoples are already solving today’s climate and environmental crises—and the new Global Greengrants Indigenous Peoples Advisory Board provides a powerful model for philanthropy to meaningfully support and partner with Indigenous leaders. For millennia, from frigid Arctic tundra to lush Congo Basin rainforest, Indigenous Peoples have tended careful relationships with the land, rooted […]
During London Climate Action Week, Global Greengrants Fund, Mongabay, and Blue Ventures brought together conservation practitioners, Indigenous leaders, funders, policymakers, and journalists for a timely conversation: What would conservation look like if human rights were truly at its center? Hosted at Toynbee Hall in London, Reimagining Conservation Through Human Rights explored how conservation can […]
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