Convening on Philanthropy for Climate

In August 2022, select members of the Philanthropy sector in Ireland convened a meeting to explore the potential for an affinity group on ‘Philanthropy for Climate’

Summary of Key Points & Considerations

1. Round Table Discussion with contributions from panelists: Karen Ciesielski CEO, Irish Environmental Network, Emma Lane-Spollen, Social Impact Advisor, Lane-Spollen and Associates and Denise Charlton, CEO, The Community Foundation for Ireland.

2. The Irish Environmental Network: a network of individual environmental NGOs.

3. Example of a Climate change funding framework from the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network, could this be adapted for Ireland?

4. A recent blog post by Carnegie UK: Ignoring the emergency is threatening our wellbeing