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Fact Sheet | Climate Jobs (2024)

March 4, 2024

U.S. efforts to confront the climate crisis have propelled a demand for jobs that will help the country mitigate and adapt to climate change. These climate jobs have been steadily on the rise in the United States. The energy sector as a whole has regained 71% of the jobs lost due to the pandemic in 2020. With a 3.9% growth rate, clean energy job creation outpaced overall job growth in 2022. In total, there were more than 4.2 million climate jobs in 2022.

Fact Sheet | Proposals to Reduce Fossil Fuel Subsidies (January 2024)

January 30, 2024

In 2022, fossil fuel subsidies in the United States totaled $757 billion, according to the International Monetary Fund. This includes $3 billion in explicit subsidies and $754 billion in implicit subsidies, which are costs like negative health impacts and environmental degradation that are borne by society at large rather than producers (i.e., negative externalities).

Philanthropy Brief: Livestock

January 8, 2024

The livestock sector significantly contributes to climate change. How can its carbon footprint be reduced?Gain valuable insights and explore philanthropic opportunities in this Philanthropy Brief.

Advancing Climate Equity Through Community Benefits Hubs

January 1, 2024

As billions of dollars are being invested into new clean energy hubs to decarbonize the industrial sector, we must also build up the connective social infrastructure and support systems to ensure that the benefits of those investments flow to the disadvantaged communities most affected by climate change. Climate equity involves ensuring the just distribution of the benefits of climate protection efforts and alleviates unequal burdens created by climate change. The Community Benefits Hub framework aims to:strengthen disadvantaged communities through capacity building and technical assistance;empower community representatives through participation and agency in decision making processes; andensure accountability of the benefits flowing to those communities.

FAQ: Candid's nonprofit demographic data

December 1, 2023

This FAQ answers commonly asked questions about the nonprofit demographic data that Candid collects for those looking to better understand this data set and use it in their own work. The brief FAQ provides background on what the data represents, where it comes from, and how it is collected. Information about data completeness and representativeness is also included.

Research manual: Analyzing Candid’s demographic data

December 1, 2023

To better understand the demographic identities of those working in the nonprofit sector and to reduce the reporting burden on nonprofits, Candid collects and shares demographic data about staff and board members from a growing number of U.S. nonprofits and foundations. This manual provides background and best practices for those looking to understand and use this data set for research and analysis.

Fact Sheet: Maternal Mental Health

November 29, 2023

This fact sheet explores the prevalence and range of disorders associated with maternal mental health disorders. 

Maternal Mental Health Overview

November 1, 2023

This fact sheet provides information about maternal mental health conditions.

Pharmacist-Prescribed Hormonal Contraception: A guide for what you need to know about pharmacy access to birth control

October 24, 2023

The questionnaire used by pharmacists and doctors to initiate a birth control consultation is identical.Only the Food and Drug Administration can make any drug (including birth control) OTC, and there are no mechanisms for state legislatures to accomplish this task. Pharmacy access only extends prescription points; it does NOT make birth control OTC.Research shows that pharmacists safely prescribe birth control and that patients—particularly low income and uninsured women—want this point of access.

Building Sustainably: Mass Timber (September 2023)

September 29, 2023

Mass timber is an umbrella term for a class of engineered wood building materials, including those created by layering and bonding wood. The best-known example of mass timber is cross-laminated timber, which can be made from small-diameter or diseased trees to create a strong, lightweight building material. Unlike lumber, which is typically used in traditional stick-frame construction of houses and low-rise buildings, mass timber is strong enough to construct much larger structures. Builders are turning to mass timber because of its multiple benefits. In addition to having a lower carbon footprint than traditional steel and concrete, it is often cost-competitive with them.

Poverty, Income, & Health Insurance Update: Illinois and Chicago Region (2022)

September 15, 2023

Poverty among children more than doubled from 2021 to 2022 (from 5.2% in 2021 to 12.4% in 2022), according to the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM)1 released by the U.S. Census Bureau. This the largest year-over-year poverty rate increase on record among individuals aged 17 years and younger. Children were hardest hit due, in large part, to the lapse of the Child Tax Credit; however, across all ages gains made from COVID-related assistance in 2021 were lost in 2022. In Illinois, there are over 4 million Illinoisans experiencing poverty, with over 760,000 Illinoisans living in extreme poverty. In 2022 census results, poverty rates for children and communities of color - similar to national trends - remain dramatically higerh than the overall rate. 

Designing Governance Tools for Agricultural and Environmental Data

September 14, 2023

Open Environmental Data Project (OEDP)'s Environmental Dataset Re-Mix Workshops work on existing environmental datasets and data governance tools, articulating redesigns that make them usable to lay audiences, reusable to public needs, and inclusive of cultural knowledge within participants' communities.On April 4, 2023, OEDP co-hosted a Dataset Re-Mix Workshop with OpenTEAM, where we examined the development of data governance tools for both agricultural and environmental data. We mainly focused on drawing comparisons and contrasts between OpenTEAM's Ag Data Wallet and OEDP's Community Data Hubs model. This synthesis documents the key learnings from the Dataset Re-Mix Workshop.