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Olive groves, linguistic colonialism and our new climate funder series – all these topics and more in this month's issue of Impatient Times, our periodical digest. In this edition we feature Ten Years' Time, SouthSouthNorth, Co-op Foundation, Whose Knowledge?, Impact on Urban Health and many others. Plus, we’re pleased to share that the Impatience Earth team has capacity to work with a small number of new clients this autumn! If you think there’s someone, or an organisation, who would benefit from our services you can now refer them here: 📒 Refer someone to us pro-bono: https://lnkd.in/e9nrZW47 💌 Read the digest: https://lnkd.in/eAj9Vh9Y 📬 Don't forget to sign up to receive the next issue of Impatient Times here: https://lnkd.in/et6H7GkB

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We're looking forward to attending Blue Earth Summit in October! Impatience Earth's Deputy CEO Aditi Shah will be speaking at a panel event on 17th October, alongside the brilliant Catherine Bryan, Estelle Gayout and James Reed CBE. Looking forward to the discussion on the power of climate philanthropy. 🔎 About us: Impatience Earth’s team of experienced climate and philanthropy experts provide *pro-bono* advisory services to corporates, foundations and high net worth individuals that meet our criteria for impact. 🌎 Funders: if you’re interested in finding out more about how we can help you on your climate journey, or simply need a sounding board for the work you’re doing in this space, please get in touch at info@impatience.earth or via our website here https://impatience.earth/.

Calling all researchers and writers! Could you help us to write a funders guide on disability rights and climate justice? Impatience Earth, Disability Rights Fund and Impatience Wellbeing are in search of a consultant who can lead on researching and writing this important guide, that will support our goal to increase the amount of funding towards climate action with a disability rights lens. You’ll be someone who has a passion for and good understanding of climate justice or disability justice (ideally both!), who has a track record of gathering and synthesizing primary and secondary information, and writing it up in a concise and easy-to-understand way for a diverse audience. If this sounds like you, we’d love to receive your application (details in the RFP) by 11th August. Accessible version of the RFP is downloadable here: https://lnkd.in/eGpZ3-sn

🌳 Impatience Earth have been working with OVO Foundation to help them build out their climate philanthropy strategy centred around young people and green skills. This new role (JD below) will be a critical part of delivering this strategy, at an exciting time for the Foundation and a very important time for #ClimateAction. Please share with your networks! 🔎 About us: Impatience Earth’s team of experienced climate and philanthropy experts provide *pro-bono* advisory services to corporate foundations, private foundations, and high net worth individuals. 🌎 Funders: if you’re interested in finding out more about how we can help you on your climate journey, or simply need a sounding board for the work you’re doing in this space, please get in touch at info@impatience.earth or via our website here https://impatience.earth/. #climatephilanthropy https://lnkd.in/eHeHx29m

🔥 UK General Election: climate action on the ballot? ✅️ My Thursday to-do list: - Wish a happy birthday to my nieces - Vote - Plan to pull an all-nighter to watch the results live (most likely fall asleep on the sofa) 🛟 Under the current voting age, my nieces will vote for the first time in 2034 and 2040. The winner of this week’s UK election will play a major role in determining what life is like for them in the future. Clean air? Affordable, clean energy? Water that is safe to drink and swim in? 🌍 With global warming predicted to be 2°C above pre-industrial levels by the 2030s and possibly 2.5°C by the 2050s, the stakes could not be higher for voters. 📱Yet according to YouGov, environment and climate change has not been a top 3 issue for most UK voters this time around (with the exception of those aged 18-24). 🌡️ Individuals, campaign groups, and NGOs have been working hard to keep climate on candidates’ agendas, to tackle dis- and misinformation, and to make the connection between voters’ priorities (e.g. the cost of living) and climate change. They have also been encouraging people to actually turn up on election day (33% of registered voters in the 2019 UK general election stayed at home). 📑 At Impatience Earth we have combed through some of the resources produced by these groups, including analysis of party manifestos (see below). ❗UK voters: if climate action is a top issue for you, and you are undecided or unmotivated ahead of the election this Thursday, take a look at some of the following resources. And a reminder that polling stations are open from 7am-10pm on Thursday 4th July (+ you must bring a valid form of photo ID to cast your vote.) ℹ️ From Carbon Brief: an interactive tracker of the energy & climate commitments made by major political parties in their latest election manifestos. https://lnkd.in/dPCj3na5 ℹ️ From Friends of the Earth: type in your postcode to see what the ‘state of the environment’ is in your local area https://lnkd.in/dkW6wSvw ℹ️ From Greenpeace: find the ‘tactical voting’ section on their website to find out if your area is a close race between the two leading parties, and which option is your preferred from those most in with a chance of winning. https://lnkd.in/d8xvF4MN — Impatience Earth 's team of experienced climate and philanthropy experts provides pro-bono advisory services to corporate foundations, private foundations, and high net worth individuals. Funders: if you’re interested in finding out more about how we can help you on your climate philanthropy journey, or simply need a sounding board for the work you’re doing in this space, please get in touch.   #ClimateChange #Election #Vote #ClimateCrisis #Yourvotematters

How does climate change impact the LGBTQIA+ community, and what does it mean for philanthropy? 🏳️🌈 As #PrideMonth draws to a close at Impatience Earth we have created a special ‘Easy Digest’ exploring climate change from an LGBTQIA+ perspective. Our research revealed that: 🌪️ LGBTQIA+ people are already more vulnerable to climate change which can increase marginalisation and thus vulnerability in disasters and in environments such as emergency shelters. LGBTQIA+ people are statistically more likely to be on lower incomes and homeless. These factors in turn put them at greater risk of exposure to climate-related issues such as air pollution and extreme weather events that are increasing due to climate change. 🆘 When climate action and response planning does not take into account the specific vulnerabilities of a group, it is unlikely that their needs will be met before, during or after a disaster. Only six countries in 2021 included LGBTQIA+ people in their official policies related to disaster preparedness, response or recovery. 🧠 LGBTQIA+ people are also more likely to suffer from poor mental health, and the added burden of eco-anxiety can put them at greater risk of mental illness 🌈 Rainbow-washing crops up every year during Pride Month, and campaigners have highlighted that while corporates do take action to support the LGBTQIA+ community, many simultaneously profit from activities that make the queer community more vulnerable. For example, Barclays was one of the biggest Pride in London sponsors, yet it also financed more fossil fuel projects than any of the UK’s largest banks in the months leading up to COP26. What does this all mean for climate philanthropy? ➡️ Funders should apply an intersectional lens to their work to recognise the queer community’s unique risks from climate change.  ➡️ Philanthropy is more risk-tolerant, and so can support groups that advocate for more inclusive climate policies and individual campaigners who call out issues such as 'rainbow-washing’ ➡️ Funders should look to support queer-led organisations, capacity building, advocating for gender and LGBTQIA+ supportive policies and amplify queer climate voices in the sector, for example at climate panel events. ➡️ Queer solutions to the climate crisis should be part of every funder’s strategy. Examples such as PermaQueer and GiveOut’s Climate Fund show how impact can be increased by supporting solutions from the LGBTQIA+ community. Our thanks to George Harding-Rolls for supporting this work. You can dive deeper into our analysis and read our other Easy Digests here: https://lnkd.in/g5NGw5ip Check out our other Easy Digests over at Impatience Earth, where we’ve been exploring how strategic philanthropy can address the intertwined challenges of climate change, education, gender equality, and biodiversity. Reach out if you're interested in learning more about how we can help. #ClimateChange #EducationForAll #SustainableFuture #ClimateAction

How does climate change impact the LGBTQIA+ community, and what does it mean for philanthropy? 🏳️🌈 As #PrideMonth draws to a close at Impatience Earth we have created a special ‘Easy Digest’ exploring climate change from an LGBTQIA+ perspective. Our research revealed that: 🌪️ LGBTQIA+ people are already more vulnerable to climate change which can increase marginalisation and thus vulnerability in disasters and in environments such as emergency shelters. LGBTQIA+ people are statistically more likely to be on lower incomes and homeless. These factors in turn put them at greater risk of exposure to climate-related issues such as air pollution and extreme weather events that are increasing due to climate change. 🆘 When climate action and response planning does not take into account the specific vulnerabilities of a group, it is unlikely that their needs will be met before, during or after a disaster. Only six countries in 2021 included LGBTQIA+ people in their official policies related to disaster preparedness, response or recovery. 🧠 LGBTQIA+ people are also more likely to suffer from poor mental health, and the added burden of eco-anxiety can put them at greater risk of mental illness 🌈 Rainbow-washing crops up every year during Pride Month, and campaigners have highlighted that while corporates do take action to support the LGBTQIA+ community, many simultaneously profit from activities that make the queer community more vulnerable. For example, Barclays was one of the biggest Pride in London sponsors, yet it also financed more fossil fuel projects than any of the UK’s largest banks in the months leading up to COP26. What does this all mean for climate philanthropy? ➡️ Funders should apply an intersectional lens to their work to recognise the queer community’s unique risks from climate change.  ➡️ Philanthropy is more risk-tolerant, and so can support groups that advocate for more inclusive climate policies and individual campaigners who call out issues such as 'rainbow-washing’ ➡️ Funders should look to support queer-led organisations, capacity building, advocating for gender and LGBTQIA+ supportive policies and amplify queer climate voices in the sector, for example at climate panel events. ➡️ Queer solutions to the climate crisis should be part of every funder’s strategy. Examples such as PermaQueer and GiveOut’s Climate Fund show how impact can be increased by supporting solutions from the LGBTQIA+ community. Our thanks to George Harding-Rolls for supporting this work. You can dive deeper into our analysis and read our other Easy Digests here: https://lnkd.in/g5NGw5ip Check out our other Easy Digests over at Impatience Earth, where we’ve been exploring how strategic philanthropy can address the intertwined challenges of climate change, education, gender equality, and biodiversity. Reach out if you're interested in learning more about how we can help. #ClimateChange #EducationForAll #SustainableFuture #ClimateAction

At the Golden Bottle Trust (GBT), the Hoare family uses a philanthropic profiling tool called Care4Most (www.care4most.org) to establish which causes mean the most to family members. Recently, the GBT’s focus on environmental projects intensified, with the funding target rising from 11% in 2018 to 20% in 2022. To maximise its impact, the GBT partnered with Impatience Earth to develop an 'ecosystem granting' strategy. This approach uses multiple smaller grants to address the interconnected nature of environmental issues, supporting solutions from the planting and preservation of seagrass to regenerative agriculture. Learn more about our approach in the latest Golden Bottle Trust report: https://lnkd.in/etPSUZbU #GoldenBottleTrust #Philanthropy #Sustainability #EnvironmentalImpact #Totalportfolioimpact

We're delighted to be an official partner of Blue Earth Summit 16-18 October where our deputy CEO, Aditi Shah, will be speaking on a panel. Drop us a message for our event ticket discount code, and check out the line up of speakers and sessions here: https://lnkd.in/ePP8aeGp #blueearthsummit Big Give #events