Climate Tech Startups Wanted For New Initiative to Accelerate Industrial Decarbonization
Foundation: Lemelson Foundation
The Lemelson Foundation's $2 million grant is part of its broader $50 million Climate Initiative, which seeks to support technological advancements necessary for combating climate change.The...more

How Philanthropists Choose to Fight Poverty - BORGEN Magazine
Foundation: Lemelson Foundation
Philanthropy is the desire to promote positive change through generous donations. While philanthropy is generally viewed from the perspective...more

Helping Kids Learn; Foundations Should Give More as Assets Grow (Opinion)
Foundation: Lemelson Foundation, National Philanthropic Trust
We count on philanthropy to be several steps ahead of what society needs — and this week our senior writer Olivera Perkins brought you a...more

UMass Lowell provost participates in national study
Foundation: Lemelson Foundation
In 2019, the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges ... measures such as journal articles, books and research foundation...more

Early-stage investments in SME sector grew 8.5X in 2020: Impact Investors Council India
Foundation: Lemelson Foundation
It is supported by more than 50 impact investment funds and foundations. Early-stage ventures for digitising SMEs is one of many categories...more

How To Unblock Curiosity And Build Creativity
Foundation: Lemelson Foundation
Both invention and innovation derive from a healthy curiosity and an environment that supports asking questions and tinkering.” Like Turnaround,...more

Community Foundation Update (09/26/20)
Foundation: Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, Google.org, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Main Street Community Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, Ford Family Foundation, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Greater New Orleans Foundation, Lemelson Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation, San Diego Foundation, San Francisco Foundation
Lai is chief impact officer and shareholder at Wetherby Asset Management, and Steele is director of Google.org Americas.Main Street Community Foundation in Bristol, Connecticut, announced $465,000 in...more

The Week in impact investing: Urgent impact
Foundation: East Bay Community Foundation, Lemelson Foundation
Sir Ronald Cohen has words for critics of impact investing from both the left and the right. “We're putting impact by profit's side to keep it in its...more

The Brief: The urgency of Sir Ronald (podcast), activist impact investors, gender lenses in Africa ...
Foundation: East Bay Community Foundation, Lemelson Foundation
Despite the disruption, the Global Steering Group on Impact Investing ... “Impact investment is a very powerful approach to deal with inequality,”...more

The Lemelson Foundation and Partners Release Tools to Help Inventors and Entrepreneurs ...
Foundation: Lemelson Foundation
Companies that manage social and environmental performance can .... supports the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems that are critical...more