To prevent future toxic chemical disasters, funders must invest in the infrastructure of community power & citizen science over rail lines & pipelines, says HEFN’s Ansje Miller in Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Read the full Op-ed on Chronicle of Philanthropy's website.
Dear friends,
I’ve penned this op-ed for the Chronicle of Philanthropy encouraging funders to increase their investment in environmental health and justice movement leaders and proven solutions that don’t sacrifice the well-being of frontline communities, and how grantmakers can be more effective in their climate philanthropy.
Join a month-long conversation zeroing in on new funding models, examining old and new grantmaking approaches, and exploring both the challenges and opportunities environmental health and justice philanthropy has to make truly meaningful and systemic change.
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