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The Pollination Project in World Agroforestry Centre

The Pollination Project in World Agroforestry Centre

Youth leading the way in agroforestry, August 2015 "Youth around the globe are taking leadership in protecting their environments and advocating for ecosystem protection." "An article in the Huffington Post profiles 20 youth leaders that have received seed grants from...

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The Pollination Project in The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The Pollination Project in The Chronicle of Philanthropy

What a Donor Learned After Giving $1 Million, $1,000 a Day, featured in The Chronicle of Philanthropy, August 10th 2015 "On January 1, 2013, the real-estate developer Ariel Nessel started giving out $1,000 a day, mainly to individuals with big ideas for projects that...

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Blair Butterfield, Colony1, Miami, Florida

Blair Butterfield, Colony1, Miami, Florida

It’s hard to start establishing funding and receiving grants, regardless of the ideas behind your projects. But TPP takes that risk and gives that first step up and with the TPP grant funding just a little portion of our work it has opened the door to many other...

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Travis Hysell & Innovation/Design

Travis Hysell & Innovation/Design

I met with Travis Hysell on an overcast day in late May. We spent the afternoon talking about the various projects of the Legacy Initiative in the very coffee shop where many of the community enrichment ideas of the three year old, all volunteer run organization, have...

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The Choiceless Choice

The Choiceless Choice

Have you ever known you had to make a certain choice without knowing exactly why? Somewhere, somehow, in the middle of your stomach, you have a “gut” feeling that says you must act. As we listen to this deeper voice, we are listening to what some call intuition. It is...

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What is Wrong With What We Eat?  Healthy Food Heals!

What is Wrong With What We Eat? Healthy Food Heals!

Did you ever wonder what pushes people to start a non-profit whose primary purpose is to help others? I am in awe of the change makers like our grantees at TPP. I wonder who and what gives them the strength to get started, the energy to keep going, what inspires them, what scares them.
I spoke recently with Jenny Lowrey, founder of From the Ground Up, a young non-profit organization in Chico, CA, that is about growing and sharing healthy food as well as educating about it.

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Our Passion is You

Our Passion is You

The Pollination Project recently won a Passion Award for being one of the most passionate nonprofits in the Bay Area, CA! Want to know what we really passionate about?

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Planting Seeds

Planting Seeds

You know the “Be the Change You Wish to See in the World” quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi? At the Pollination Project, we loved it so much, at one point we considered naming ourselves the “Be the Change” Foundation. I come from a nonprofit background and have been...

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Poornima Joshi, Thinc, India, Coimbatore

Poornima Joshi, Thinc, India, Coimbatore

Your work is so different than any club charity or CSR funding I have come across. They normally have their own agenda of what project to support but your doors are open to anyone with a genuine cause. I am greatly inspired by your goodness and happy to have such an...

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