The Business of Justice at Craigslist Nonprofit Boot Camp

"Running the business of this thing called 'Justice' is extremely difficult," proclaimed Lateefah Simon, Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights during her panel discussion at the Craigslist Nonprofit Boot Camp this past Saturday. I had the opportunity – as did many local nonprofit supporters, professionals, and entrepreneurs – to see her and a mixture of other social justice and community leaders at this convening. The day was themed around "Empowering Communities." I went to get a pulse on what...

Center for Environment and Population Launches New Population, Climate Change, Environment Fellowships

The most recent report from Center for Environment and Population, an independent, non-partisan, nonprofit research, policy and public outreach organization that addresses the relationship between human population, resource consumption, and the environment.

The Center for Environment and Population - a project of Tides - with four leading U.S. and global institutes, announces the launch of the 2010 CEP Fellows on Population, Climate Change and the Environment.  This...

Looking for Your Sol Mate?

Solar energy is one of those no-brainer issues for us at Tides, and yet -- even with the triple threats of climate change, job losses, and energy dependence -- it just doesn't get the legislative and political love it deserves.

We work with many groups that either primarily promote clean energy technology and policy, or that work on intersections of the environment and issues like social justice, human rights, and economic development.

For example, Honor the Earth, founded by...