Author Archive:
Solomé Lemma
Beyond ballots: What global social justice movements teach us about democracy, power, and possibility
Today, the United States is holding pivotal elections, joining many other countries around the world facing major elections this year. By the end of 2024, more than half the world’s population will have cast ballots, …
Time for a change up
There are terms that get tossed around a lot in our sector these days, so much so that it can be hard to discern exactly what they mean. Systems change is one such concept. When …
Moving with movements
How should funders understand and respond to the forces that create systems change? Amidst Guatemala’s civil war, a small group of women in Santiago Sacatepéquez came together in 1988 to address chronic malnutrition and the …
Can we think more expansively about ‘going to scale’?
In their heart of hearts, philanthropists want to be audacious. We want to unleash significant impact on the issues we care about, recognizing our role and power in unlocking change. The Audacious Project was featured …
Giving as whole beings, not as living ATMs
While African diaspora communities have given for decades and continue to do so through various formations, we have yet to maximize the diaspora’s giving potential. This may be about to change. To tap into the …
