News & Insights

The latest perspectives, news, reports, and resources from around the Foundation.

News
June 2, 2020

The Death of George Perry Floyd and the Time for Action

The United States is convulsing in protest, revulsion, and profound grief over the sickening killing of George Perry Floyd. At the Surdna Foundation, we are grieving not only because of the cold-hearted homicide of yet another unarmed Black man…

Covid-19
May 13, 2020

Solidarity and Support for Our Grantees

Dear Grantees, During these uncertain and stressful times, I want to reaffirm our commitment to you, share an update about our COVID-19 response, and offer our resolve for the years ahead. Many of the issues laid bare by the pandemic are the…

News
May 1, 2020

Surdna Mourns the Loss of Peter Bourne Benedict

Peter Bourne Benedict, 1936 - 2020 It is with great sadness the Surdna Foundation reports the passing of Peter Bourne Benedict on April 25, 2020, at 84 years of age. Peter was a major figure at Surdna for some 30 years. He joined the…

News
November 6, 2019

3 Cities Using Capital to Build More Inclusive Ecosystems

Eighteen months ago, in collaboration with Living Cities, Rockefeller and Surdna Foundations, we launched Start Up, Stay Up, Scale Up (SU)3 — an initiative designed to address the challenges in access to capital, social networks, and expertise…

News
March 25, 2019

Sustainable Environments’ Learning Summaries

With the closeout of the Sustainable Environments Program's Transportation, Regional Food Supply, and Urban Stormwater Management lines of work, Surdna produced a series of learning summaries that capture the lessons learned from funding in those…