We help climate leaders win bigger change faster.

Our mission at Grounded is to help climate nonprofits, philanthropies, and mission-aligned organizations accelerate climate solutions through higher-impact collaboration with culture. We are fiscally sponsored by Social Impact Fund, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

CASE STUDIES

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How Artist Support Helped Indigenous Activists Stop Brazil’s ‘Apocalypse Bill’

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How Aquaman and Björk Helped Activists Save 185 Endangered Fin Whales in Iceland

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How We Won Stronger U.N. Global Biodiversity Targets with Strategic Influencer Engagement

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How We Reframed Clean Energy As National Security to Win Historic U.S. Energy Investments

Cultural support for mission-aligned organizations.

Philanthropies

We create opportunities for forward-thinking leaders in philanthropy to gain experience investing in, organizing, and quantifying the impact of cultural strategies that help their grantees accelerate outcomes.

Nonprofits

We provide pro bono support to nonprofit leaders to develop campaigns and organize cultural support in moments of crisis. We also help recruit co-funders to launch and scale campaigns that are in the public interest.

Brands

We connect C-suite and senior executives at mission-aligned brands with higher-impact opportunities to engage culture on “big swing” initiatives that have the potential to catalyze and scale real climate solutions.