This post originally appeared on the Arabella Advisors blog. Authors: Shayna Keller, Director, Advisory Services at Arabella Advisors, and Colby Duren, Director of the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative Food sovereignty is Native peoples’ right to food that is healthy, culturally appropriate, sustainably produced, and equitably distributed. Such sovereignty is vital in restoring Native communities’ … Continue reading New Asset Map Enables Funders to Support Native Peoples’ Food Sovereignty

After spending years working in philanthropy, government, and the nonprofit sector, Olivia Leland, founder of Co-Impact, recognized a challenge: there was no sufficient mechanism to allow philanthropists and others to pool the significant funds and resources that social change leaders need to drive systemic, enduring change. Collaboration among philanthropists and other funders means far greater … Continue reading Bringing Philanthropists and Resources Together

All over the world, hardworking families are suffering because of environmental effects due to climate change. In Bangladesh, family farms on the coast are struggling to protect crops. Sea level rises are creating excessive salt in the soil. With damaged crops, farmers find it difficult to produce enough food, sparking a series of events that … Continue reading Helping Women, Youth, and Indigenous Peoples Fight Climate Change

In response to the global coronavirus pandemic, the New Venture Fund (NVF) moved quickly to serve the projects we host, our staff, our grantees, and the communities where we live and work. We swiftly moved our systems and processes online while continuing to operate at full capacity to support the essential missions of NVF projects … Continue reading Responding to COVID-19

Every year, the United States spends approximately $60 billion of taxpayer money on scientific research. Until recently, taxpayers might have been under the impression that they could visit the websites of the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, or NASA to find the results of that research. However, that’s not the case. The … Continue reading Making Public Research Accessible to All Americans

The National Collaborative for Health Equity (NCHE) has a bold vision: create more equitable neighborhoods, economic opportunities, and environments for kids to grow up in and thrive. It’s an aspirational vision, but the solutions to fully realize it are complex. Focusing on Black and Latinx communities NCHE focuses on communities that are disproportionately impacted by … Continue reading NCHE is Creating Equitable Neighborhoods By Working Together