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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.
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.
Investing in Disability-Inclusive Climate Justice: A guide for funders
The first guide for funders on disability-inclusive climate justice—why it matters, what’s missing, and how to act
Clare Ballantine & Isona Shibata On Philanthropy’s Role In Adaptation Finance
In this episode, Clare Ballantine, Head of the Howden Foundation, and Isona Shibata, Head of International Programs at Ashden, unpack the role of philanthropic capital in building resilience for climate-vulnerable communities in the Global South.
Philanthropy’s blind spot: 7 reasons why we need to increase quality funding to the Global South
OVO Foundation is empowering young people to tackle climate change. We’ve worked with the team since January to help inform their grant-making strategy, shifting focus toward systemic change through initiatives like green skills development and policy engagement.
