GRANTEES IN THE NEWS
Source: Washington Post
The Washington Post references the Solar Electric Light Fund’s work to help developing countries leapfrog conventional energy sources.
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Featuring the Solar Electric Light Fund, a grantee of the Conservation, Food, and Health Foundation.
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In response to a report from the Boston Business Journal ranking the top foundations, Miki Akimoto of Associated Grantmakers and GMA Foundation’s Mary Phillips take a closer look at calculating overall rates of giving.
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GRANTEES IN THE NEWS
Source: The Huffington Post
Corporate Accountability International’s Think Outside The Bottle Campaign is the subject of a video highlighting an action of enviro-pranksters, the Yes Men. The goal of the campaign is to raise public awareness about the environmental costs of bottled water.
Featuring Corporate Accountability International, a grantee of the Jessie B. Cox Trust.
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GRANTEES IN THE NEWS
Source: Christian Science Monitor
When Greg Mortenson, founder of the Central Asia Institute, stumbled into a foreign village lost and half frozen in 1993, he didn’t know that his life was about to change in unimaginable ways. Now nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, Christian Science Monitor reports that Mortenson’s advice on next steps in Afghanistan is sought by diplomats, generals, and politicians.
Featuring Central Asia Institute, a grantee of the Dolphin Trust and the Friendship Fund.
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GRANTEES IN THE NEWS
Source: MSNBC
MSNBC reports that carbon dioxide may not be that bad after all for shelled creatures of the sea. Recent research shows that exposure to ocean acidification fosters shell growth in crabs, lobsters, and shrimp.
Featuring the work of scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, supported by Sailors’ Snug Harbor and the Edwin S. Webster Foundation.
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