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A Climate Tipping Point?

By September 11, 2015

This week we wanted to highlight an article by our funder friend Compton Foundation. This post was first published on their site September 10th.  “Yet all is not lost. Human beings, while capable of the worst, are also capable of rising above themselves, choosing again what is good, and making a new start.” Laudato Si…

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Equity by Another Name

By April 13, 2015

Asset management lingo feels so different from a philanthropic organization’s programmatic lingo – from “Equity” Valuations to Social, Political and Economic “Equity” – it’s no wonder that attempting to reconfigure investments towards social impact can feel bewildering and mysterious, especially when the world of finances and investments feel so distant from a foundation’s programmatic work….

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