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How Should Funders Respond to an “Existential Threat?”

Few foundations have fundamentally changed how they operate over the past eight months. Why is that? And what would fighting harder look like?

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"Unlike the law firms, media outlets and universities that have been forced or chosen to bend the knee to the administration, a broad array of philanthropy, civil rights and nonprofit organizations are signaling they aren’t going to be easily cowed" -- hope that holds! @insidephilanthropy.com

Philanthropies and Nonprofits Speak Out Against Attacks on First Amendment

Three coalitions representing over 800 funders and nonprofits have taken a stand against the assault on their First Amendment rights.

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One cost of ducking and covering: Consumers trust corporate #sustainability claims less today than they did a year ago, according to 3BL/TriplePundit polling released earlier this year, and many perceive companies to "only support causes when it is profitable or trendy." @triplepundit.bsky.social

What will it take to realize the potential of community ownership housing? Devin Culbertson @groundedsolutions.bsky.social and Devin Murphy have action-ready ideas, vetted by investors. @impactalpha.com

Financing the future of community ownership

Financing community ownership: Scaling models that build wealth and expand affordable housing.

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Choice quote in this by @jeffstjohn.bsky.social: “If operators of coal plants could make more money by running coal plants more often, they would. ​Running them more will only distort market prices and drive up costs for families and small businesses.” Sigh. #cleanenergy #climate

Trump’s push to keep coal plants running could cost consumers billions

The DOE’s emergency stay-open orders for aging fossil-fuel plants are forcing unexpected costs onto utility customers. Additional orders would deepen the…

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