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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…
Surdna’s Sustainable Environments Program Director, Alison Corwin recently spoke with reporter Jake Safane about how environmental and racial issues are intertwined. The excerpt below was originally published by Alliance Magazine: Conserving…
A year ago, a man with a handgun drove to three spas in Atlanta and murdered eight people, including six Asian women. The heinous crime sparked national outrage and heightened awareness about anti-AAPI hate, which had spiked after President Trump…
New York, NY, March 7, 2022—The Surdna Foundation today announced that Adam Connaker, an investment professional whose work has focused on harnessing innovative finance for positive social and environmental outcomes, has been appointed Director,…
With the new year in full swing, we are pleased to announce three promotions at the Surdna Foundation: Alison Corwin has taken helm as Program Director of Sustainable Environments. As Director, Alison will oversee a $9.2 million…
I am a gay Puerto Rican cis-man raised in Massachusetts. In public, I have the privilege of passing as white. My parents were activists since they were young and always vocal on issues of justice, whether on the island or stateside. Growing up, I…
In 2020, the Surdna Foundation’s Inclusive Economies and Learning Grants Operations teams, alongside a dedicated group of grantee partners, completed phase one of a two-part pilot program to co-create a set of metrics and indicators to measure…
By Kristin Toussaint | Originally published by Fast Company In a typical room where nonprofits do the work of grantmaking—deciding which programs and solutions to fund with their philanthropic dollars—the faces around that table likely…
In March 2021, Founders First Capital Partners announced its initial close for a $9 million Series A financing. The Surdna and Rockefeller foundations backed the initial round of financing. This week, we are thrilled to share that Founders First…
New Top 40 Funder Takes The Climate Funders Justice Pledge; Donors of Color Network Releases Never Before Seen Foundation Funding Data to BIPOC-Led Organizations With the addition of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, eight of the top 40…