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Climate philanthropy insights for all
Over the last three years, we’ve helped to produce and compile a great deal of knowledge for our clients. We are working to make much of this open-source, so that you can gain insights from a range of climate fields, whether you are with a climate NGO, a funder, or just a curious individual. Below you can find the latest of our resources, please get in touch if you cannot find what you’re looking for.
Shifting power in philanthropy: The Mama Cash model
Mama Cash shows how feminist, participatory philanthropy can shift power to grassroots movements. By trusting local expertise and prioritising long-term, flexible support, it helps communities drive systemic change and reimagine what just, inclusive funding looks like
Investing Together in Regenerative Agriculture
Working in agri-business has never been more challenging. Climate disruption, biodiversity loss, water scarcity and geopolitical instability are reshaping the sector. Regenerative agriculture offers a path to resilience.
This guide shows how to begin, experiment and scale your investment in solutions, drawing on case studies and practical insights from leaders across the agri-business world.
Report for funders: Invisible women in climate action
Women in the UK face heightened risks from climate change—from excess deaths during heatwaves to rising domestic abuse linked to climate shocks. Yet just 0.2% of UK climate funding for impacted communities reaches women’s rights organisations. This report reveals who is most at risk and outlines practical steps for funders to shift power and resources towards those already leading resilience efforts on the ground.
Beyond the mitigation-adaptation binary: How funders can embrace the resilience continuum
What is climate resilience and how can the Resilience Contiuum help funders deepen their impact?
Why climate finance needs a justice-first approach, with Impatience Earth CEO Yasmin Ahammad
In conversation with HERO’s Mauricio Porras, Yasmin shares a 101 explainer on climate philanthropy and its role in climate action, explores the challenges of climate funding today and routes forward, and why the biggest risk is doing nothing.
Sarah Farrell On Financing The “Resilience Continuum”
Sarah Farrell, Climate Philanthropy Advisory Director at Impatience Earth, explains why philanthropic investment in climate resilience represents “a leap of faith” that she and her team are working to get more funders comfortable with. She speaks to the different strategies used to coax wary funders to embrace this still poorly understood niche, and explains why it’s so important that progressive donors adopt a more venture capital mindset to supporting resilience initiatives.
