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Last month, Don Chen spoke with Dennis Price of Impact Alpha about the Surdna Foundation's impact investing strategy. Below is an excerpt—Read the full conversation on Impact Alpha. Surdna Foundation’s Don Chen: High-risk, high-reward impact…
The Just Tech program, a Social Science Research Council (SSRC) project supported in part by the Surdna Foundation, named its third cohort of Just Tech Fellows today. These ten visionaries—Todd Whitney, Miliaku Nwabueze, Danielle Wood, Romi…
The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) announces the election of a new Board Chair — Tony Richardson, president of the George Gund Foundation — as well as the election of three new members to join the Board of Directors: Don Chen,…
The Surdna Foundation is proud to sign onto this statement from the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance and other impact investing foundation leaders calling on recent defectors from Climate Action 100+ to recommit to their climate pledges and to their…
On March 20, 2024, Don Chen, president of the Surdna Foundation, delivered the closing keynote at the Philanthropy and AI Forum hosted by Partnership on AI. He spoke about the societal impacts of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the importance of…
The Surdna Foundation today announced the appointment of Geraldine Lopez as office assistant. Providing administrative support to staff and board, she plays a critical role in ensuring seamless operations and keeping the office efficient, positive,…
In 2023, the NY Small Business Funders Collective awarded planning grants to five collaborative initiatives across the New York City area to support the development of innovative initiatives that would both advance inclusive economic growth and…
For the National Center for Family Philanthropy (NCFP)'s Family Giving Blog, Surdna's President Don Chen speaks with NCFP's Emerald Adeyemi about how Surdna approaches a culture of learning and reflection with staff, board, and our partners. Below…
Blk Grvty awarded $100,000 to Collide Capital as part of the Equipped Initiative Black, Asian, and Latinx people and white women manage just 1.4% of the over $82 trillion in assets, according to the Knight Foundation. Persistent disinvestment in…
This month, the Surdna Foundation welcomed Kayla Hunter (she/her) as the new program associate with the Sustainable Environments team. Kayla will support programmatic management, organizing the grantmaking budget, conducting research, and…