Reflections on My Family’s Philanthropy
As far back as I can remember, my family has been involved in charitable giving. Giving, whether financially or through volunteering, brings so much in return through learning and developing friendships.
Woodrow Wilson Center’s China Environment Series 10
Several Greengrants grantees contributed to, or are featured in, the Woodrow Wilson Center’s China Environment Series 10.
18 Years Later – Our First Grant
Dear Friend, It has been 18 years since Burma’s first environmental and human rights organization, Green November 32, received its first external funding. This funding came from Global Greengrants Fund, and was the very first grant Greengrants made. The grant was an incredible boost for a struggling organization based in the war-torn borderlands of one […]
How Brazil’s Grassroots Environmentalism is Making an Impact
The Center for Socio-Environmental Support (CASA), the Brazilian member of the Greengrants Alliance of Funds, is supporting effective action and ways of life that are already making a difference. Though often obscured by economies of scale, these movements are cooling the planet and building the foundation for a more sustainable economic model the world needs to survive the future.
India: Organic Farming Saves Lives and Land
For the small-scale Indian farmer, the organic choice is simple: either adopt more wholesome, healthful means of farming, or continue monoculture methods that endanger human, social, and environmental health. While the answer seems obvious, there are enormous obstacles to gathering accurate information and funding, and to building capacity and political will.