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I am thankful for my first bicycle, a gift from my parents at the age of five that inspired a lifelong love for riding. In the years since I have biked to school, to work, to have fun and to run [...]

This post offers my latest reflections on the midterms, success stories from my nonprofit colleagues and other news from the fields of philanthropy, social change and environmental protection.

Are you looking to expand your network, gain inspiration or gather knowledge from the field? Here's my latest roundup of events and resources for professionals and activists working at the [...]

In this winter edition of "news and notes" I feature the launch of my new website, a profile of San Francisco Botanical Garden Society and the latest from Women's Environmental Network, including [...]

On the first weekend of autumn, I said goodbye to the long days of summer with a backcountry hike in Yosemite National Park, where nighttime temperatures dropped to below freezing, days were [...]

“If anything can save the world, I’d put my money on beauty.” Doug Tompkins, the late conservationist and philanthropist, once said those words.  I discovered the quote this morning (in [...]