Monica Guerra

Philanthropy in the U.S. has long overlooked the country’s Indigenous people, with Native American organizations and causes typically receiving less than 1% of foundation grants each year. Erik Stegman wants to change that.  Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP), where he’s CEO, works to increase funding for Native communities, support Native people working in the sector, … Erik Stegman, Native Americans in Philanthropy CEO, Recognized in TIME100 Most Influential People in Philanthropy 2026

“The year 2025 was one that most of us will never forget. The basic tenets of philanthropy, civil society, social justice, and global cooperation were fundamentally challenged in unexpected places, leaving many funders feeling off balance and on edge. But there’s never a perfect time, or an easy time, to do our work. This is … Biodiversity Funders Group 2025 Annual Report

Earlier this month, President and CEO, Ridgway White, celebrated the Foundation’s 100th anniversary year by announcing a new 10-year strategic plan. In the first decade of our second century, the Mott Foundation will focus its work through four grantmaking areas, including a renewed Environment program. The priorities of the Environment program are evolving but are solidly … Charles Stewart Mott Foundation celebrates 100 years of giving for good

A new paper from a research team at the Harvard Kennedy School explores Indigenous conservation practices, finding that Indigenous peoples are achieving equal or superior conservation outcomes across the globe and calling on policymakers, funders, and conservation leaders to support Indigenous-led stewardship as a key strategy to combat biodiversity loss and climate change. The research … Experts, not Obstacles: Indigenous Conservation Excellence and the Trap of Conservation at any Cost

Allen Family Philanthropies, formerly known as the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to $10 million in funding to accelerate Natural Climate Solutions (NCS). These are nature-based actions that protect, restore, and improve management of forests, wetlands, grasslands, oceans, and agricultural lands, mitigating climate impacts by working with natural … Allen Family Philanthropies Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) is accepting RFP’s

New research identifies five broad types of small-scale fisheries, a sector where variety makes it difficult to design effective policies for local benefits, national economic growth, and sustainability. Defining small-scale fisheries based on vessel size alone can obscure important distinctions between corporate-owned fleets of small boats and cooperatively managed large vessels. Follow this link to … Making sense of small-scale fisheries

Since 2015, The J.M. Kaplan Fund has reached across America to identify and support bold problem-solvers leading transformative, early-stage projects in the fields of heritage conservation, the environment, and social justice. This sixth biennial cycle of the Prize drew a record 3,790 applications, more than triple the 1,100 applications received when we launched this venture … J.M Kaplan Fund Announces 2025 Innovation Prize Awardees

“Together, a network of public health professionals, air quality scientists, advocates and community groups can move the needle on air pollution,” Breathe Project Executive Director Matt Mehalik tells host Chris DeCardy, president of The Heinz Endowments. Founded with support from The Heinz Endowments in 2011 and now an independent organization, the Breathe Collaborative and its communications platform Breathe Project have set a … Heinz Endowments leading in the fight against air pollution

Like any field of practice, conservation and stewardship is in a constant state of evolution and adaptation. In recent decades the field has come to better understand the biodiversity, climate, and environmental injustice crises—and how interwoven and interconnected they are. Such challenges are decades, even centuries, in the making, and are embedded in the western … Collaborating For Lasting Change: Bringing An Indigenous Perspective to Building Collaborative Capacity for Landscape Conservation and Stewardship