May 7, 2024
Registration is now open for the 2024 Fall Retreat!
We invite EGA members to join us at the largest gathering for our community, on September 22 - 25 in Stevenson, Washington! The 2024 Fall Retreat occurs within the context of a high stakes for climate collaboration, connected advocacy, and...
June 18, 2024
Honoring Juneteenth as a Celebration of our Shared Practice
This Wednesday, EGA joins the many in observance of Juneteenth. The National holiday honors the remnant of 250,000 Black Americans, who were held in de facto slavery in Galveston, Texas, despite the letter of the law's provision of...
June 5, 2024
EGA Statement on the Fearless Fund Matter
On Monday, the U.S. federal court of appeals ordered the suspension of the Fearless Foundation’s Strivers Grant Fund for Black female entrepreneurs on the basis of a claim of racial discrimination.
To provide context, the claim is that a Venture...
April 29, 2024
Aquatic foods have been a dietary mainstay for much of the world’s population and seafood is one of the fastest growing sectors of global animal protein production. The United Nations estimates that more than 3.3 billion people around the world depend on fish and seafood for at...
April 22, 2024
Earth Day Reflections: Advancing Equity and Justice in Environmental Grantmaking
by Gabriel Jones, Program Officer, Climate Equity at Builders Initiative
As I think about the significance of Earth Day, I reflect on how much has changed since the start of the modern environmental movement....
April 22, 2024
This Earth Day and Beyond, It’s Time for Grantmakers to Be Bold and Take Risks
Interview with EGA member, Denis Hayes, CEO of the Bullitt Foundation and Coordinator of the first Earth Day
4/29 Update: Images from the Earth Day action in Ottawa, Canada have been added in the first interview...
April 9, 2024
2024 Winter Briefing Reflections
What’s next? Building Momentum for Climate and Community
Dear EGAers,
As you likely know, we had the pleasure of gathering in Charm City in March! And more specifically in Baltimore and Dundalk, Maryland for our 2024 Winter Briefing. Like you, we...
