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4 weeks ago | 
proximate.press | Ben Wrobel
April 2025April 2025April 2025Supported By : In Partnership With:No inverno passado, o Fundo Socioambiental Casa realizou uma das suas maiores ações de seus vinte anos de história. Juntamente com a CAIXA, lançou a Teia da Sociobiodiversidade, injetando R$ 53 milhões (US$ 9,6 milhões) em organizações de base voltadas para a economia da Sociobiodiversidade e Soluções baseadas na Natureza.
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1 month ago | 
proximate.press | Ben Wrobel
In the basement of the Ford Foundation’s offices, there’s a framed print of an old New Yorker cartoon that I think about a lot. A man in a suit stands at the window of an office, tossing money into the street. Another man rushes in, saying, “Just a minute, young man. That’s not quite the way we do things here at the Ford Foundation.”Ford is such an interesting institution because it has spent decades thinking about the how of philanthropy.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
proximate.press | Ben Wrobel
[intro]That’s why we’re asking you for your financial support. What We’ve AccomplishedWe launched our first story in late October 2023, and it’s been a whirlwind since then. We’ve covered Ukraine, Palestine and Eastern Europe. We’ve produced videos on XYZ. If you want to see our most popular stories, check them out here.
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Sep 8, 2024 | 
proximate.press | Ben Wrobel
Climate Week NYC is coming. From September 22-29, tens of thousands of people – in business, government, civil society and grassroots activism – will gather in New York City for more than 600 events around the theme of climate action. One topic that won’t be far from everyone’s minds this year: localizing climate solutions. There’s no shortage of aid agencies, foundations and investors that have publicly committed to bridging the lived experience gap.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
proximate.press | Ben Wrobel
TBILISI, GEORGIA – “We are here tonight because funders have discovered this region – but only one part of it.”Angelika Arutyunova is standing on a table, leaning against a standing speaker, addressing a crowd of 70 people in the grungy Tbilisi nightclub Left Bank.
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May 14, 2024 | 
proximate.press | Ben Wrobel
Diane Pereira Sousa has a strong perspective on where philanthropy and development in Brazil need to go. We caught up with Diane and spoke about her work and her vision for a more inclusive sector. What was the original inspiration for the Baixada Institute? When I was 13, I worked at an NGO called Instituto Formação that ran programs in Baixada Maranhense, including my city, São Bento.
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Mar 20, 2024 | 
proximate.press | Abigail Higgins |Ben Wrobel
Growing up in her great-grandparents sprawling house in a Baltimore suburb and attending private school, Kate Poole always had a sense that her family had money. But it wasn’t until her parents told her not to bother with college financial aid applications that she started to sense how much. It didn’t take long for Poole to figure out that she wanted to give her money away. It took her a bit longer, however, to land on the philosophy of how she should do it.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
proximate.press | Ben Wrobel
March 2024July 22, 2024“You are stealing our future.”It’s a common refrain from the leaders of the Youth Climate Justice Fund. The new, deeply participatory foundation, launched last year by a collective of young movement leaders from several continents, pulls few punches when talking about the problems facing the climate, or facing the climate justice space.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
proximate.press | Ben Wrobel |Meg Massey
July 2024March 2024July 22, 2024When we published our book colorLetting Go in 2021, we always wanted it to be the beginning of a conversation. The book's premise was simple: philanthropy and development are missing the mark. Those in power need to "let go" of control – to cede decision-making power to people with lived experience, closer to the problems on the ground.
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Dec 21, 2023 | 
proximate.press | Ben Wrobel
The Israeli assault on Gaza is a watershed moment in global philanthropy. Over the past several weeks, the conflict has brought quiet debates in philanthropy into sharp relief. Some donors that previously gave to Palestinian NGOs have cut funding. Others have spoken out despite internal disagreements. Many leaders have simply gone quiet.
