Giving InSight
A Blog for and about Funders Focused on Health and the Environment
November 12, 2012 by Rebecca Ruggles
Rebecca Ruggles, Coordinator for the Maryland Environmental Health Network (MEHN), and Consultant to the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers’ Green Funders shares the significant (and sometimes serendipitous) conversations and events that helped launch MEHN, a cross-sector forum dedicated to protecting human health and the environment in Maryland.
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November 5, 2012 by Lauren Davis
Lauren Davis, Program Associate for the 11th Hour Project, explains how the 11th Hour Project evolved to see its work on fracking through a human rights lens.
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HEFN's Program Manager Ramtin Arablouei shares his perspective on and hopes for diversity in philanthropy.
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October 22, 2012 by Franny Canfield, Rachel Leon
An interview with our colleagues at the Environmental Grantmakers Association. Rachel Leon and Franny Canfield share insights from EGA's latest grants tracking report, Tracking the Field, and what it tells us about environmental health philanthropy.
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Making the case for why friendly disagreement among funders can often lead to successful collaboration.
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Director of Programs
As the Director of Programs at the Health and Environmental Funders Network, Kalila leads the design, execution, and evaluation of HEFN’s programs, and support HEFN’s outreach and communications with members and in the broader philanthropic sector.