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Naomi Rafal

Associate Manager, Programming and External Relations

Naomi supports the Programming and External Relations team’s fundraising, stewardship, and events work.

Prior to joining CEP in August 2021, Naomi served as the Corporate and Foundation Relations Coordinator at the Museum of Science, Boston. She also gained experience at the Robin Hood Foundation, the Maverick Capital Foundation, The Philanthropic Initiative, and the United States Conference of Mayors. Naomi holds a B.A. in Sociology with a minor in French from Harvard University. Outside of work, Naomi can be found climbing at the rock gym, playing various word games with friends and family, or watching entirely too much Netflix.

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When Federal Policy Retreats, Local Action Must LeadRip Rapson President and CEO, The Kresge FoundationShamar Bibbins Managing Director, Environment Program, The Kresge Foundation
When Federal Policy Retreats, Local Action Must Lead

When the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced earlier this year that it was reversing the Endangerment Finding — the long-standing federal policy establishing that greenhouse gases pose a clear and present danger to public health — climate deniers...

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Shifting Out of Neutral Phil Buchanan President, CEP
Shifting Out of Neutral 

Institutional neutrality has been all the rage these past few years, but it is time to recognize that it is a fallacy. Let me start with some background. Since the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack by Hamas in Israel, after which many CEOs took heat for their public...

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