Humanist Giving
Where Due Process and Human Rights Cease to Exist
Operating in a court where due process rights don’t exist Did you know that of the tens of thousands of asylum seekers arriving throughout 2019 and 2020, less than 2% were represented by an attorney in court? While they waited for their court hearings, asylum seekers were forced to live in makeshift refugee camps in…
Read MoreBeneficiary Spotlight: Ignite
There are over 2,000 homeless youth on the streets of Chicago every night. Ignite has developed a national model for helping unstably housed youth, ages 14 to 26, get their youth back and take the first step toward their journey to a stable home and a future with promise.
Read MoreCOVID-19 or Not, My Sister’s House Services Are Essential
My Sister's House was FBB's 1st Quarter Humanist Grant recipient in the category of Human Rights. It’s kind of ironic: COVID-19 and My Sister’s House's 19th anniversary. The theme of My Sister’s House 19th Anniversary Gala this year was “together”, and together we are all impacted by the coronavirus. My Sister’s House services are needed…
Read MorePoverty, Hunger, Racial Inequality Supersized Amid Coronavirus
Before the coronavirus outbreak, food insecurity was already a serious problem in the United States. In 2018, 1 in 9 residents were food insecure—that’s 37 million people, including 11 million children. Poverty already hindered the well-being of 38.1 million U.S. residents, including 16% of the nation’s children. The nearly 2.3 million people in U.S. prisons…
Read MoreWelcome Quarter 2 Beneficiaries!
Welcome to our Quarter 2 Beneficiaries!
Read MoreHidden in Plain Sight – The Environmental Impacts Of Some of Our Favorite Brands
Consider this: 250 billion single-use coffee cups per year; they are made from forests, and they can’t be recycled. How do you even begin to approach an issue at that scale?
Read MoreWelcome Quarter 1 Beneficiaries!
Welcome to 2020 and welcome to our first quarter beneficiaries! This quarter we are re-featuring two previous Compassionate Impact Grant beneficiaries and two brand new beneficiaries. Pueblo a Pueblo’s values to counteract the effects of colonialism with culturally appropriate interventions align very closely with FBB’s values. FBB is proud to support The Tandana Foundation’s strategies…
Read MoreBeneficiary blog— NCSE: What Does the Evidence Say?
A bag of paper bones. That’s what instantly comes to Turtle Haste’s mind when asked to describe a pivotal moment in her long and distinguished career as a science educator. She was a graduate student at Oregon State University, studying with Norman Lederman—“Mr. Inquiry,” Haste calls him—when she and her classmates were presented with the…
Read MoreResolve
Today, we're asking you to resolve with us. What does that mean?
Read MoreBeneficiary guest blog— Center for Biological Diversity: “Mobilizing for the Wild”
There’s nothing quite like harnessing the power of the people for good. Over the past couple of years, I’ve been proud to be part of a movement that’s re-energizing grassroots activism aimed at protecting endangered wildlife and the most important places where they live. The Center for Biological Diversity is often rightly noted for its…
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