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The San Diego Foundation awarded $838,704 in Opening the Outdoors grants to 24 nonprofit organizations.
The grantees will help address inequities and enhance access to the outdoors throughout San Diego County.
Christina DeBenedict is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the UC San Diego.
She also serves as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Advancement Services at UC SanDiego.
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Investment Models For Climate Infrastructure Implementation 
CLEE's new report, Investment Models for Climate Infrastructure Implementation: Supporting Public Participation in Climate Investments, explores three investment models for climate infrastructure...more
CLEE's new report, Investment Models for Climate Infrastructure Implementation: Supporting Public Participation in Climate Investments, explores three investment models for climate infrastructure...more
Make Your Voice Heard: Advocate For Culture-Based Climate Action At Your National Level 
ICOM's commitment to sustainable development and climate action was formalised through the "Resolution on Sustainability and the Implementation of Agenda 2030: Transforming Our World" This process...more
ICOM's commitment to sustainable development and climate action was formalised through the "Resolution on Sustainability and the Implementation of Agenda 2030: Transforming Our World" This process...more
Fungi, Carbon, and the Climate Risk Map We Missed 
Fungi, Carbon, And The Climate Risk Map We Missed.Scientists have released the first-ever high-resolution global maps of mycorrhizal fungal biodiversity.This will enable regulators and restoration...more
Fungi, Carbon, And The Climate Risk Map We Missed.Scientists have released the first-ever high-resolution global maps of mycorrhizal fungal biodiversity.This will enable regulators and restoration...more
Climate-Smart Solutions For Food Security: A Community-Led Transformation in Kenya 
Action Against Hunger is working hand in hand with the women of Malkadaka to build resilience and adapt to the realities of a changing climate.The Habsa Women's Group partnered with Action Against...more
Action Against Hunger is working hand in hand with the women of Malkadaka to build resilience and adapt to the realities of a changing climate.The Habsa Women's Group partnered with Action Against...more
Smarter Jet Fuel Policies and Carbon Markets Can Power Cleaner Aviation 
Smarter jet fuel policies and carbon markets can power cleaner aviation - Energy Exchange.Cleaner jet fuel and stronger carbon price signals can curb aviation's climate and health impacts.From...more
Smarter jet fuel policies and carbon markets can power cleaner aviation - Energy Exchange.Cleaner jet fuel and stronger carbon price signals can curb aviation's climate and health impacts.From...more
Cleaning up Weyerhaeuser Mill A 
The Washington Legislature has awarded 20 million dollars to clean up the Weyerhaeuser Mill A site on Port Gardner Bay.An interim cleanup action in a part of the in-water area in 2016 and 2017...more
The Washington Legislature has awarded 20 million dollars to clean up the Weyerhaeuser Mill A site on Port Gardner Bay.An interim cleanup action in a part of the in-water area in 2016 and 2017...more
Notifications Out to Beneficiaries of New Michigan Medical Debt Relief Program 
Michigan partners with nonprofit to relieve medical debt.Those benefiting expected to receive notification this month.$764,000 of the $4.5 million in state funding has helped eliminate $125 million...more
Michigan partners with nonprofit to relieve medical debt.Those benefiting expected to receive notification this month.$764,000 of the $4.5 million in state funding has helped eliminate $125 million...more
Synchronized Swimming to Make A Splashy Return to the Yukon 
Yukon Artistic Swimming Association receives $5k from government grant to establish professionally governed artistic swimming in Yukon.Artistic swimming and synchronized swimming each refer to the...more
Yukon Artistic Swimming Association receives $5k from government grant to establish professionally governed artistic swimming in Yukon.Artistic swimming and synchronized swimming each refer to the...more
Community Impact Investing: Evaluating Nonprofits and Corporate Grants As Strategic Opportunities 
Community Impact Investing: Evaluating Nonprofits and Corporate Grants as Strategic Opportunities.In an era where ESG investing is reshaping capital markets, corporate philanthropy has emerged as a...more
Community Impact Investing: Evaluating Nonprofits and Corporate Grants as Strategic Opportunities.In an era where ESG investing is reshaping capital markets, corporate philanthropy has emerged as a...more
Gamification: Turning Donor Engagement Into A Competition Everyone Wins 
Gamified fundraising taps into fundamental human motivators.Some are motivated by being the top donor on a leaderboard, helping their team win a challenge.Not all peer-to-peer donors will become...more
Gamified fundraising taps into fundamental human motivators.Some are motivated by being the top donor on a leaderboard, helping their team win a challenge.Not all peer-to-peer donors will become...more
Social Entrepreneurship
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When it Comes to Social Enterprises, Failure is the Best Platform for Innovation
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.