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...
Community clinics and health centers are a key source of health care for the poor. What will happen to them now that a version of health care reform has passed?
by Tom David, Jane Elizabeth Stafford of Tides' Community Clinics Initiative
After nearly a year of heated debate about health care reform, Americans are used to hearing about the millions of their fellow citizens who are living without access to affordable medical care. But now that a version of reform has passed, what will happen to...
Click here to join the conversation at a special briefing featuring Health Care for America Now.
It’s taken 94 years and many failed attempts for the United States to join the rest of the world’s industrial democracies in making health care a right for all its residents. And while the process was ugly (that old adage about not watching sausage being made, especially if you want to enjoy a pepperoni pizza, comes to mind here) and the final product not everything we wanted, I am ultimately joyful and relieved that the...
Guest post by Timothy Smith, Senior Vice President, Environment, Social and Governance Group at Walden Asset Management
The investment portfolio at Tides has been managed for decades by Walden Asset Management (formerly U.S. Trust of Boston), a leader in sustainable and responsible investing. Here are four areas where Walden helps Tides' investments to support a double bottom line of financial returns and social change:
Screening: Tides' investment choices utilize environmental, social, and governance...
Tom David is a Senior Strategist at Community Clinics Initiative, a project of Tides that was started in partnership with The California Endowment and has granted over $100 million to more than 90 percent of California's community clinics. David recently wrote a rousing commentary for last week's Grantmakers...
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