This Giving Tuesday, we want to take the opportunity to highlight some of the exceptional organizations that Zevin Asset Management has supported, not only today but also in recent years.

This year, we focused our attention on the goals of advancing health equity, the climate transition, migrant workers, and support for Ukraine. Some organizations we are proud to champion include: 

Community Catalyst, a leading national health advocacy nonprofit dedicated to advancing a movement for health equity and justice. Since 1998, Community Catalyst has worked to build a consumer health advocacy movement from the ground up, working in 40 states to ensure consumers have an organized voice and a seat at the table where health decisions are made. Community Catalyst offers policy, legal, communications, organizing and advocacy expertise to equip advocates with the right strategies, information and tools to succeed.

Climate Finance Action (CFA), increasing climate finance literacy among critical stakeholders. CFA provides training, research and technical assistance, coordination, and strategic support to stakeholders, public officials, and decision-makers in key areas. In doing so, CFA equips stakeholders to demand that investors use all the tools they have to align with limiting global warming to 1.5ºC and that the high-emitting companies they invest in move swiftly and justly to a low carbon business model. 

Centro de los Derechos del Migrante (CDM), supporting Mexico-based migrant workers to defend and protect their rights as they move between their home communities in Mexico and their workplaces in the United States. With binational, multilingual staff and wide geographic reach, CDM has grown in response to the increasing need for its advocacy and services as it seeks to overcome the border as a barrier to justice.

Ukraine Forward, a local group supplying life-saving resources to people in Ukraine following Russia's devastating military attack on Ukraine. During this difficult time, Ukraine Forward has responded to the urgent humanitarian crisis in Ukraine through fundraising, procuring critical medical supplies and protective gear for Ukrainian people, organizing donations, and facilitating volunteer efforts.

A number of other impactful organizations that we have supported in recent years include:

• United for a Fair Economy
• Women’s Lunch Place
• Alternatives for Community and Environment (ACE)
• Better Future Project
• The Beyond Bond Fund & Legal Defense Fund
• Enroot
• Grassroots International
• Health Law Advocates
• Massachusetts Peace Action
• MassVOTE
• The National Lawyers Guild Foundation
• The Rosenberg Fund for Children

Additionally, many of our staff channel their expertise into supporting organizations that make an impact in and beyond their own communities. As one example, Sonia Kowal is a board mem­ber of the Inter­faith Cen­ter on Cor­po­rate Respon­si­bil­ity (ICCR), a coali­tion of faith- and values-driven orga­ni­za­tions who view the man­age­ment of their invest­ments as a pow­er­ful cat­a­lyst for social change. An active member since 2007, Sonia has served on the organization’s board for the past five years and is also a member of its development committee. Most recently, Sonia has been instrumental in engaging members on investors’ exposure to, and complicity in, Russia’s devastating war in Ukraine and human rights abuses.

And finally, in case you missed our publication on the topic, read about how we are responding to the climate crisis here. The impacts of climate change are already being felt in every region of the world, increasing existing inequalities by hitting poor and marginalized communities the hardest.

As always, if you have questions about any facet of our work at Zevin Asset Management, please do not hesitate to reach out.

We are always interested in discovering and supporting new impactful organizations. Share the organizations that you admire by emailing us at invest@zevin.com.

Disclosures:

1. Registration with the SEC should not be construed as an endorsement or an indicator of investment skill, acumen or experience.

2. Investments in securities are not insured, protected or guaranteed and may result in loss of income and/or principal.

3. The listing of organizations should not be construed as an endorsement or a recommendation to retain Zevin Asset Management by these entities.