Environmental Philanthropy: Stories to Inspire

Environmental Philanthropy: Stories to Inspire is a collection of real stories of donors making a difference. Some gave a few thousand pounds to support local action. Others gave seven-figure gifts and created whole new organisations and ways of working. All had a transformative effect on the environment.

Download the publication, read the full introduction and acknowledgements, or select a story of interest from the list below. You can also watch or listen to the publication launch event, with Gillian Burke, Mark Rylance and three funders whose stories appear in the publication. 

Immerse yourselves in these stories: enjoy them as they take you on a trip around the world, and we hope you’ll come back fired up. We can all change the world for the better; what issues are close to your heart, and how will you make a difference?

Story authors are named in brackets alongside each story, except where they preferred to remain anonymous or the story was a team effort.