Posted by Rebecca Hobble This blog is part of our 2016 High Impact Giving Guide preview series. Now in its sixth year, the…
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America’s Lead Crisis: How Funders Can Help
The recent crisis in Flint’s water supply has brought national attention to lead poisoning and its harmful effects, especially among children. Sadly, however, lead…
Read moreChemical Threats
Researchers are discovering potential links between chemicals in common household items and damage to developing brains. To learn more, read here: https://bit.ly/1RpOg4O and to see…
Read moreEnvironmental Health in Early Childhood: Prevent and Reduce Exposure Today to Known Harmful Chemicals in the Built, Consumer, and Natural Environments
This blog is the third in our five-part series on philanthropic strategies for preventing and reducing childhood exposure to harmful chemicals. To learn more,…
Read moreEnvironmental Health in Early Childhood: Advocate for Better Policy & Practice
This blog is the second in our five-part series on philanthropic strategies for preventing and reducing childhood exposure to harmful chemicals. To learn more, see…
Read moreEnvironmental Health in Early Childhood: Why It Matters
This blog is the first in our five-part series on philanthropic strategies for preventing and reducing childhood exposure to harmful chemicals. To learn more, see…
Read moreFixing Neighborhoods from the Outside In
What happens when you fix up abandoned buildings in inner-city Philadelphia neighborhoods? Besides improving the look of the space, minor building remediation can cause…
Read moreKeeping America Beautiful: PHS’s ‘Cleaning and Greening’ LandCare Program
April is Keep America Beautiful Month. Urban vacant lots attract litter and illegal dumping, function as a breeding ground for pests, degrade the quality…
Read moreAligning Impact for Healthy Communities: Q&A with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
2015 Update: Greening Urban Lots Delivers Additional Health Impact In addition to the findings discussed below regarding greened vacant lots lowering crime and increasing…
Read moreChange.org Blog Action Day: What’s Climate Change Got To Do With Philanthropy?
Today, Change.org is hosting its annual Blog Action Day, held on October 15, in which bloggers all over the world take a moment to…
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