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The Surdna Foundation today announced the appointment of Thanu Yakupitiyage as Program Officer, Sustainable Environments, starting April 24, 2023. Thanu will manage a $9.2 million grant portfolio that advances the Foundation’s social…
The Surdna Foundation announced today that Sustainable Environments Program Director Alison Corwin is leaving to take on an exciting new role with a spend-down foundation focused on climate. Stay tuned for more on that soon! For nearly a decade,…
What is climate justice? How are foundations incorporating it into their work and making a positive impact? Author Seema Shah, Ph.D. explores these questions in "Centering equity and justice in climate philanthropy." Commissioned by Ariadne and…
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…
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…
By Kelly Nowlin and Ernest Tollerson | First published in Inside Philanthropy The recent IPCC report couldn’t be clearer: The world needs wide-scale, transformative action, swift action, to ensure we don’t blow past the critical 1.5 degrees…
"To address climate and environmental inequities, we need to think holistically about the role of race and what justice means. We need to look at all aspects of our life. And acknowledge that the root of many injustices is the commoditization of…
How can we in philanthropy do a better job of supporting the kind of collaboration and shared learning that grassroots organizations need to grow their movements? In 2019, the Surdna Foundation Sustainable Environments team set out to better…
The CFF 2020 Food Movement Support Fund is a one-time grant program administered by Community Food Funders (CFF) and North Star Fund. Surdna is a member of the Community Food Funders, a network of foundations in the NY-NJ-CT area that support…