PUSH Buffalo, Featured on PRI’s The World
When you’re poor, you have to make tough choices. “I couldn’t afford to pay my heat bill. My gas got turned off,” says Bob Cook, who lost his…
Next City: Oakland CDFI Creates a Culture of Quality Job Creation
By Oscar Perry Abello “I really saw firsthand with my dad what it meant not only to grow a business but also grow it in a way that benefits his employees,” Corona says. “I often refer to my…
AAPI: A Call for Solidarity and Collective Action
Immediately after the murder of eight people–including six Asian women–in Atlanta, Georgia last Tuesday, I started to write this letter. But it didn’t feel quite right. As an Asian American, I…
Community LIFT
Community LIFT provides capacity-building grants to community development corporations and empowerment grants to grassroots leaders. It also operates a community development financial institution…
Seeking to Soar: Foundation Funding for Asian American & Pacific Islander Communities
Surdna grantee Asian American / Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) recently released Seeking to Soar: Foundation Funding for Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities. This new report…
Elizabeth Cahill Joins the Surdna Foundation as Director of Communications and Engagement
The Surdna Foundation has appointed Elizabeth Cahill as Director of Communications and Engagement. She will help guide the foundation’s communication strategies and efforts to promote just and…
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.…
Brookings Water Workforce Report
Building off previous workforce research, the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program has released a first-of-its-kind analysis of jobs involved in the construction, operation, and maintenance of…
Intersectional environmentalism: How foundations simultaneously address race and climate
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…
A Letter to Our Grantees About COVID-19
With the rapid spread of COVID-19, we are reminded of the need to take care of our grantee partners, ourselves, our communities, and the broader public. To that end, I wanted to let you…