FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Announcing a unique clean energy and water partnership Global Greengrants and First Solar give grants to community-led environmental projects (BOULDER, Colo) – April 22, 2015 – In honor of Earth Day, Global Greengrants Fund announces its partnership with First Solar Corporate Charitable Fund of the Toledo Community Foundation […]
It is with profound sadness that the Global Greengrants Fund family has watched the destruction in Nepal following the most powerful earthquake to hit the country in 80 years. Our hearts go out to our grantees, friends, colleagues, and allies who have lost their homes and loved ones. Thankfully, our Nepalese accountant in Colorado was […]
We are thrilled to congratulate Global Greengrants grantee Berta Cáceres on winning the 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize. She and the five other grassroots environmental leaders accepted the prize this week for their brave dedication to protecting vulnerable people and ecosystems. We honor them for their outstanding leadership and commitment. Berta waged a grassroots campaign that […]
Cyclone Pam hit Vanuatu three weeks ago…and destroyed entire villages on the island of Erromango. About 10,000 people live on Erromango, the third largest island in Vanuatu. Because it is so sparsely populated, it is not high on the radar of big relief agencies. But overharvesting of sandlewood and extensive cattle and pig cultivation have […]
By Trish Tierney, a member of the Global Giving Network steering committee A few weeks ago, a friend sent me a link to a Fast Company article titled “The Unique Challenges of Being a Middle-Aged Woman Entrepreneur.” It took me several long minutes to realize that she was sending it to me because I […]
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