How a Small Nonprofit Switched to a More Sustainable Retirement Plan
By Communications and Advocacy Director Erica Flock We need a staggering amount of money to finance solutions to climate change. The World Economic Forum has said that we’ll need to collectively invest...
View ArticleMember Q&A: Building a Diverse and Inclusive Nonprofit Board
Diverse groups are more effective yet only 22 percent of nonprofit board members are people of color. The situation is even worse for environmental nonprofits. Members Marcia Angle, Sam Boren, and Kim...
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Announcing the Recipients of the 2022 Catalyst Award
WASHINGTON, DC—Rachel’s Network announced the awardees and finalists of its 2022 Catalyst Award. The award honors women leaders of color for their commitment to a healthy planet, and provides them with...
View ArticleHeather McTeer Toney: The Long Struggle for Justice
Excerpt from Before the Streetlights Come On: Black America’s Urgent Call for Climate Solutions, © 2023, Heather McTeer Toney, Broadleaf Books. Used by Permission. Pre-order the book here. Surviving...
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2022 Annual Report
In October, Rachel’s Network hosted one of our most popular webinars of the year about working conditions in the environmental movement. The Just Culture report, commissioned by the Franciscan Sisters...
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New Report Examines Burnout in the Environmental Sector
According to the Society for Human Resource Management, the voluntary turnover rate for nonprofit organizations is almost twice as high as the overall labor force. Many employees are overworked and...
View ArticleNew Funding Supports Black Women’s Wellbeing and Leadership in the...
“What happens when we invest in Black women environmental leaders beyond survival and into our dreams, creativity, and imagination?” – Grace Anderson, The Lupine Collaborative Founder Working in the...
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Announcing the Recipients of the 2023 Catalyst Award
WASHINGTON, DC—Rachel’s Network announced the awardees and finalists of its 2023 Catalyst Award. The award honors women leaders of color for their commitment to a healthy planet, and provides them with...
View ArticleSpeaking Out for “Cancer Alley”
In April, members Tacy Hahn and Kim Milligan joined an Earthjustice-organized trip to Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley”—an 85- mile corridor along the Mississippi River known for its heavy industry and high...
View ArticleRachel’s Network Statement on Supreme Court Abortion Ruling
This morning, the Supreme Court issued its decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case which has struck down 50 years of abortion rights enshrined in Roe v. Wade. In 26 states —...
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