Impact

Our Co-Founder and President Michael Blank has been funding impact projects in science, conservation, policy and nature protection for many years - each with a modest upfront commitment but with real, measurable, lasting impact at scale. We present the initiatives to highlight the successful work our project partners have done and to inspire others to do the same. Get in touch if you would like to find out more or if you would like to join us!

28
Projects
€ 50-250k
Grant size
2016
Since
Venture & Nature Fund
Michael Blank
Venture & Nature Fund
Risk capital for environmental projects: entrepreneurial thinking and a willingness to try bold new approaches create this unique success story.
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Centre for Climate Repair at COP30 in Brazil
Michael Blank
News
Centre for Climate Repair at COP30 in Brazil
The Families for Nature Foundation has been supporting the pioneering work of the Centre for Climate Repair (CCR) at the University of Cambridge by fu...
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Finance and the Environment at Columbia Business School
Michael Blank
News
Finance and the Environment at Columbia Business School
We are honoured to support the work of Dr. Alissa M. Kleinnijenhuis, who initiated the International Decarbonization Partnership (IDP), one of the mos...
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Climate-Biodiversity-Equity at the University of Oxford
Michael Blank
Climate-Biodiversity-Equity at the University of Oxford
Strengthening the future of Climate–Biodiversity–Equity Solutions through NbSI and the work of Dr. Aline Soterroni The Families for Nature Foundation ...
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Mangrove Restoration in Colombia and Southeast Asia
Michael Blank
Mangrove Restoration in Colombia and Southeast Asia
We are proud to support the work of Global Nature Fund (GNF) to protect and restore mangrove ecosystems and strengthen the resilience of coastal commu...
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Deforestation in South-East Asia
Michael Blank
Deforestation in South-East Asia
We are proud to support Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) in its work to strengthen the protection of Southeast Asian ecosystems through the effective implem...
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Banning Harmful Pesticides
Michael Blank
Banning Harmful Pesticides
We are proud to support the important work of Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), whose legal and scientific efforts to reduce the use of the most problematic...
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Refreeze the Arctic
Michael Blank
Refreeze the Arctic
We are pleased to contribute to the cutting-edge research by Dr Shaun Fitzgerald and PhD candidates Jacob Pantling and Jacob Cook at the Centre for Cl...
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