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Stephanie Heckman
African Diaspora Investment Symposium 2024: A call to climate action
Representing Conserve Global, we were privileged to attend the ninth annual African Diaspora Investment Symposium (ADIS24) held from March 20-22, 2024, at the Hayes Mansion in San Jose, CA, USA. The event, organized by the …
Community voices need to be a part of the climate crisis response
We would like to respond to the learnings and discussions that we have heard recently from COP26 and the Global Philanthropy Forum. As the world’s challenges become more and more pressing due to the disproportionate …
Vital systems, healthy communities: reflections on the 2021 Global Philanthropy Forum
This year’s Global Philanthropy Forum brought leading philanthropists together online to take an expansive look at what is needed to create healthy communities, in a way that promotes equity and well-being for all. The forum …
How we can win the fight against health inequity
The pandemic exposed health inequity and the consequences of living with overburdened healthcare systems. Whether it was lack of access to treatment in impoverished communities, lack of public trust, lack of access to critical medical …
Funding maternal and newborn health innovation: 5 ways to accelerate SDG progress
For hundreds of thousands of women and babies around the world, health disparities continue to cause too many tragic and preventable deaths each year. The Sustainable Development Goals challenge us to reduce global maternal mortality …
Grassroots forward – New fund launched by the One World Children’s Fund
Recent years have seen the philanthropic sector shift focus from charity to social justice issues that reflect the common threads of humanity that connect us all: equality, prosperity, and peace. As long term advocates of grassroots …
Growing the impact economy: the danger of blurring the lines between private, public and non-profit
I recently attended the Growing the Impact Economy Summit, held 22-23 June in the stunning Presidio Park in San Francisco, California. Hosted by the Presidio Trust, the backdrop to the summit was a living example …
‘Nothing about us, without us’: the role of the diaspora in philanthropy
Steph Allie Heckman, executive director of One World Children’s Fund, recently presented at the International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) conference in San Francisco with One World Champion of Crea+ in Brazil, and founder of Liibook.com, Regina …
