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Betsy Taylor | |
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Born | November 16, 1954 Baltimore, Maryland |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Duke University (BA) Harvard Kennedy School (MPA) |
Occupation(s) | Philanthropic advisor, social change leader, motivational speaker, author |
Betsy Taylor (born 1954) is an American leader in the environmental, social change, and philanthropic sectors. Taylor has been a leader in the fields of regenerative agriculture, sustainable consumption, the anti-nuclear movement, and nature-based solutions to climate change.
According to environmentalist and writer Bill McKibben, "No one has done a savvier job of bringing different parts of the climate movement together for success and impact. Betsy Taylor has played a vital role as a donor adviser, strategist, and convener of leaders.”[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Betsy Taylor was born on November 16, 1954 in Baltimore, Maryland. She grew up in Rising Sun, Maryland, a small and rural farming community.
Taylor earned a B.A. in psychology from Duke University[2] in 1976. Taylor’s political activism began at Duke when she got involved with a student movement to save the Duke School of Forestry[3].
Taylor received a Master of Public Administration focused on national security from Harvard University's Kennedy School[2] in 1986.
Career highlights
[edit]Regenerative agriculture
Betsy Taylor was an early leader and philanthropic adviser in the field of regenerative agriculture. In 2017, Taylor chaired and led "Sequestering Carbon in Soil: Addressing the Climate Threat," a conference of over 200 scientists, farmers, investors, and government officials in Chantilly, France[4]. According to Jenny Moffitt, former California Deputy Secretary of Food in Agriculture, "Betsy Taylor has been key to our work to advance soil carbon sequestration in partnership with France. The international and state-based leadership networks supported by Betsy have been crucial for knowledge sharing and relationship building."[1]
Other leadership
Taylor currently chairs Dr. James Hansen's Climate Science, Awareness, and Solutions nonprofit[5] and the Volgenau Climate Initiative[6] . She is also on the advisory boards of Daughters for Earth[7] and the Savanna Institute[8]. She has held numerous other past board memberships.
Taylor has directed various philanthropic foundations[2] and nonprofits focused on peace, justice, clean energy and the environment. She was president of a small consulting firm, Breakthrough Strategies and Solutions for over a decade[9]. She served as executive director of the Nuclear Information & Resource Service[10], deputy director of Freeze Voter 1984[11], executive director of Center for a New American Dream[12] (later renamed New Dream), and president of 1Sky[13].
In 2000 and 2001, Taylor co-convened two responsible purchasing conferences in partnership with the George W. Bush and then Bill Clinton White House Environmental Executives. These conferences helped lead to the launch of the Responsible Purchasing Network[14].
Taylor helped launch the Iraq Peace Fund in 2003, working to rapidly deploy funds to peace efforts and worldwide protests dedicated to preventing the US invasion of Iraq[15].
From 2011 to 2014, Taylor led a formation of over 150 Democratic political donors who advocated and organized for bold climate solutions and a more effective communications effort on climate change by the Obama Administration[16].
From 2012 to 2016, Taylor convened diverse leaders from the public and private sectors – the Young Climate Leaders Network[17] – to advance strategy and deeper collaborative relationships. The Sunrise Movement emerged in part from these gatherings.
Public Speaking and Appearances
[edit]Taylor has spoken at numerous conferences and events, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon[18][19], Forum on Carbon Removal as a Climate Solution[20], American Climate Leadership Summit[21], and Navigating the Polycrisis[22].
She has appeared on CBS This Morning[23], CNN's Crossfire[24], and other media outlets.
Personal life
[edit]Taylor currently resides on a 20-acre homestead in Vermont[7]. She is an avid gardener and works to propagate native plants to sequester carbon and support pollinators[7]. Taylor is married[12] and the has two children and one grandchild. She attends Middlebury Friends Meeting.
Books and interviews
[edit]Books
- The Consumer Society Reader (2000). Taylor is a contributing author to this collection[25].
- What Kids Really Want That Money Can’t Buy: Tips for Parenting in a Commercial World (2003). Taylor is the author[26].
- More Fun, Less Stuff Starter Kit (2001). Taylor is the author[27].
- Sustainable Planet: Solutions for the Twenty-first Century (2003). Taylor is a co-editor and contributing author, alongside Juliet Schor[28].
Interviews
- “What Could Possibly Go Right?” (Resilience.org, 2022)[29]
- “Betsy Taylor: Finding Hope in Nature-Based Solutions” (The Great Simplification, 2022)[30]
- "Soil and Spirit" (Climate Seasons podcast, 2019)[31]
- "Forum on Climate Removal as a Climate Solution" (World Resources Institute, 2018)[32]
- “Democratic Donors Withhold Contributions over Absence of Climate Change from Obama Campaign Message” (Democracy Now!, 2012)[16]
- “Ads, Kids and the Nag Factor” (CBS News, 1999)[23]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Betsy Taylor". Betsy Taylor. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ a b c "Betsy Taylor | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "CONTENTdm". dukelibraries.contentdm.oclc.org. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "SEQUESTERING CARBON IN SOIL: ADDRESSING THE CLIMATE THREAT". Global Alliance for the Future of Food. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Betsy Taylor". Volgenau Climate Initiative. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ a b c "About Us". Daughters for Earth. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Betsy taylor NAAC | Savanna Institute". www.savannainstitute.org. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Who We Are". Breakthrough Strategies & Solutions. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "The Fission Division". Earth Island Journal. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Nuclear Freeze Movement, With Eye on '86 Elections, Renewing Its Fight for Peace". Los Angeles Times. 1985-09-08. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ a b staff, Grist (2000-01-17). "Betsy Taylor, Center for a New American Dream". Grist. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Who We Are". Breakthrough Strategies & Solutions. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Responsible Purchasing Network". www.responsiblepurchasing.org. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Taylor, Betsy (2018-06-21). "Nuclear Weapons Pose the Ultimate Threat to Mankind". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ a b "Democratic Donors Withhold Contributions over Absence of Climate Change from Obama Campaign Message". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ ""The Food Systems Leadership Fellowship"" (PDF). windwardfund.org. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. "Global Symposium on Soil Organic Carbon". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ Interview with Betsy Taylor in the framework of GSOC17 Conference - Rome, Italy. Retrieved 2024-04-01 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Forum on Carbon Removal as a Climate Solution | World Resources Institute". www.wri.org. 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "American Climate Leadership Summit: Recommendations Report" (PDF). ecoamerica.org. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ "Where did the term polycrisis come from?". Polycrisis. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ a b staff, CBSNews com staff CBSNews com (1999-08-09). "Ads, Kids And The Nag Factor - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Taylor, Betsy; Dream, Center for a New American (2004-12-01). What Kids Really Want That Money Can't Buy: Tips for Parenting in a Commercial World. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-0-446-69189-5.
- ^ "The Consumer Society Reader". The New Press. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "What Kids Really Want That Money Can't Buy: Tips for Pa…". Goodreads. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Taylor, Betsy (2001). More Fun, Less Stuff: Starter Kit. Center for a New American Dream. ISBN 978-0-9707727-0-1.
- ^ "Sustainable Planet: Solutions for the Twenty-first Cent…". Goodreads. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Resilience (2022-12-13). "What Could Possibly Go Right?: Episode 96 Kritee Kanko". resilience. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Betsy Taylor: "Finding Hope in Nature-Based Solutions"". The Great Simplification. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Hantman, Julie (2019-05-06). "Soil and Spirit". Climate Seasons. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Forum on Carbon Removal as a Climate Solution | World Resources Institute". www.wri.org. 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2024-03-15.