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Are we doing philanthropy wrong in America?
The non-profit sector in America is massive, by any measure. In 2021 there were 1.54 million non-profit organizations, with total revenues exceeding $2.62 trillion. And this list excludes universities which would add another $900 billion. As with household wealth, or donor lists, we can think of America’s nonprofit organizations as a pyramid: Many of the…
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Buy the forest, save the town
Community forests are the infrastructure we all need
As the smoke clears from the Camp Fire, I remember another recent blaze that brought so much unexpected destruction. On November 27, 2016, a small fire started on a mountain top in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. The next day, that small fire was fueled by historically dry conditions and fanned by very…
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Three rules to successfully bring community into your environmental initiative
In interviews with over 30 people from a diversity of communities around the United States, I learned these three rules for successfully integrating people, nature, and sustainability in your community. Watch this short video then let me know what I might have missed, or what other challenges are out there.