The Natural World
Update from Everybody Solar
We, at Everybody Solar, work to provide solar energy to do-gooders – aka other non-profits that help their communities. It’s an honor to have been selected as Foundation Beyond Belief’s Natural World Beneficiary during the 3rd quarter of 2016. With the support of organizations like Foundation Beyond Belief – and the many inspiring humanists behind…
Read MoreInga alley cropping offers endless possibilities
Cool Earth, Foundation Beyond Belief’s Natural World beneficiary, has a wonderful practice of Inga alley cropping. Not familiar with Inga? Imagine a sustainable way to for farmers to replace slash and burn farming that both benefits the farmer and maintains the land. Inga alley cropping is just that. In fact, in four easy steps, Inga…
Read MoreWelcome to Wabumari
The amount of forest protected by Cool Earth’s partners grows every year. That’s because good ideas spread fast. In Peru, neighbors have learned about Cool Earth at volleyball matches, chatonka tournaments, and vaccination drives. In the Congo, it’s usually at a wedding. In Papua New Guinea, where the rainforest meets the sea, how better to…
Read MoreEcoViva efforts continue positive impact on native environments
In the past year, EcoViva has made great strides in advancing our goals of protecting critical mangrove habitat in El Salvador, raising people’s standard of living, and promoting community and civic participation. Mangrove forests provide a critical refuge for biodiversity and serve as nurseries for commercially important juvenile fish. Restoring degraded mangrove areas creates suitable…
Read MoreSneak peek into our Q4 beneficiaries
We are thrilled to give you a sneak peek into our fourth quarter Humanist giving beneficiaries. Remember, these beneficiaries will show up on the Now Supporting page of our website on October 1 and you can change the amount you give to each beneficiary by going to your My FBB page in the top right-hand…
Read MoreSmall Scale Solar
The general public hears a lot about the benefits of solar and other forms of ‘renewable energy’. Solar, in particular, seems like common sense: it’s sunny, we know we can turn the sun into electricity, so why aren’t we doing it? The biggest issue with the cost of solar versus the cost of non-renewable sources…
Read MoreFoundation Beyond Belief presents five additional 2016 beneficiaries
During the past two quarters, Foundation Beyond Belief has presented beneficiary slates using newer philanthropic and innovative selection ideologies. Successive grant commitments strengthened our beneficiaries in Quarter 1 of 2016 and our third Compassionate Impact Grant in Quarter 2 of 2016 featuring Lakota Language Initiative of Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation. This quarter, we return to…
Read MoreSupport for Q1 2016 to build relationships
At the end of the 2015 fundraising year, non-profit organizations have all experienced the energy and expenditures it takes to raise money. This quarter’s five beneficiaries will receive grants this quarter which are also renewable in Q1 of 2017. This continuing support will allow FBB to incorporate philanthropic best practices and give our beneficiaries assured…
Read MorePure Earth: Cleaning up communities worldwide
The mission of Pure Earth is to clean up toxic pollution in some of the poorest regions of the world, where pollution is one of the major problems, but also where solutions are extremely underfunded. Its strategy starts by making an inventory of dangerous toxic sites in order to prioritize which regions need help the…
Read MoreFoundation Beyond Belief Focuses on Community-Based Programs for Beneficiaries
Foundation Beyond Belief’s Humanist Giving Program presents our 2015 Fall Q4 Beneficiaries. Each beneficiary was chosen after extensive research based on their methods of work. We concentrated on finding superb organizations working in community-based programming this quarter. Each beneficiary will receive a grant from Foundation Beyond Belief regular giving members. Natural World EcoViva EcoViva is…
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