Environmental Grantmakers Association

@EGAconnects

EGA, with members and partners, promotes effective environmental philanthropy by sharing knowledge, fostering debate, cultivating leadership & catalyzing action

New York, NY
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    Mar 18

    GLT is so excited about an upcoming meet and greet where you can meet our new Executive Director, ! Please join us March 23 from 5:30-7:00pm ET to get to know Emira, and hear her plans for GLT going forward! To RSVP, click here:

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    Mar 18

    At the Blue Sky Convening, funders will ✨ Engage to find intersections across sectors and geographies ✨ Showcase local leaders and best practices ✨ Activate a framework for collaborative learning and action Join us in May!

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  3. Mar 17

    Join , , , and to meet the new Executive Director of virtually on 🗓️March 23 from 5:30-7:00pm ET! RSVP here 👇

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    Mar 16

    On March 22nd, 10 am PDT / 1pm EDT, is hosting a global Twitter chat to commemorate and share how funders resource access to clean water as part of their climate justice grantmaking. We'll be joining in! Follow along at:

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    Mar 14

    talks to , President and CEO of the Environmental Grantmakers Association, about federal climate policy and environmental justice

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  6. Mar 8

    🗓️Deadline to register is tomorrow! Join us for this post-Briefing event:

    BIG news! 🎉 U.S. Secretary of Transportation , will join us virtually as the Keynote Speaker for 's Communities First hybrid event! 🌟Learn more: ;
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  7. Mar 3

    As we move out of the & back to our organizational contexts, we amplify the voices of leaders across the environmental movement including on opportunities for action on climate, environmental infrastructure and policy. Read more:

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  8. Mar 2

    Closed out the 2022 Winter Briefing with a breath session, reminded us that we are all connected through our breath and that we have deep power within us to enact change - thank you to everyone who joined us for 🎉

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  9. Mar 2

    Closing an amazing 2 days of the with a discussion on climate engagement and storytelling for change - with Charles Ellison, , , The Good Energy Project, and Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr.,!

    Left to right, top to bottom: Tamara Toles O'Laughlin, Environmental Grantmakers Association, Charles Ellison, WURD Radio, Anna Jane Joyner, The Good Energy Project, Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr., Hip Hop Caucus
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  10. Mar 2

    Narrative has the power to change our future. Live right now with , Founder & ED of , , Founder of , and Robert Tanner, Deputy ED of for our "Don't Look Up" climate media session

    Top to bottom, left to right: Amy Westervelt, Crystal Echo Hawk, Robert Tanner
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  11. Mar 2

    Investing in community means multi-year resourcing, asking people what they need and allowing them to make the decision themselves. "Philanthropy has to be culturally, gender, and people-centered on what’s important to us." -Bishop Dinkins

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  12. Mar 2

    Insightful conversation at with community leaders and organizers, Bishop Marcia Dinkins, Founder & ED of Black Appalachian Coalition and Rahwa Ghirmatzion, ED of PUSH Buffalo

    From left to right, top to bottom: Matt Barron, The Heinz Endowments, Bishop Marcia Dinkins, Black Appalachian Coalition, Rahwa Ghirmatzion, PUSH Buffalo
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  13. Mar 2

    Bishop Marcia Dinkins, Black Appalachian Coalition, follows up on this conversation on contingency: "We need to look at human infrastructure, so we can confront contingency and precarity in such a way that we are shifting the narrative."

    Bishop Marcia Dinkins, Black Appalachian Coalition
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  14. Mar 2

    "Funders need to to invest in the holistic aspects of a community, and incorporate that into the work that is important for the movement to succeed and respond to uncertainty." -Dr. Han on funding for an effective movement

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  15. Mar 2

    "Funders try to invest in a unitary strategy for change and optimize on it. It underestimates the role of uncertainty. By investing in a unitary strategy, it harms movements' ability to build the collective capacity it needs to respond to contingency down the road." -Dr. Han

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  16. Mar 2

    Dr. Hahrie Han, Inaugural Director of the SNF Agora Institute, breaks down what makes an effective movement: "The most effective movements differentiate themselves by how well equipped they are to respond to contingency."

    Dr. Hahrie Han, Inaugural Director of the John Hopkins Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute
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  17. Mar 2

    Jahi Wise, White House Senior Advisor for Climate Policy and Finance on 's role in this moment: We need philanthropy to step up to make sure there is capacity at the community, local, and state level to participate in processes for federal funding.

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  18. Mar 2

    Aimee Witteman, DOE's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs, highlights opportunities for philanthropy to collaborate with the DOE and other agencies to support building climate and energy infrastructure. More here:

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  19. Mar 2

    Aimee Witteman: Philanthropy can maximize climate and justice benefits for underserved communities in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law through technical assistance, uplifting opportunities, and shaping conversations.

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    Mar 2

    Such a great conversation between and about climate action at the federal level, and the importance of implementation at the state and local levels.

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