‘What is ours to do, what is mine to do?’  This poignant question should be front of mind as we take stock of 2024’s elections, conflicts, climate disasters and setbacks.  What if philanthropy was in service to Black feminist movements? What if philanthropy flanked Black feminist movements, providing untethered resources (funding and otherwise) that enabled organisers to sustain themselves and continue life building work. This is the political project we are working on at the …

We expected a backlash. As the United States closed out the 2010s, legal protections for same-sex couples, normalising dialogue about pronouns, and visibility in popular culture seemed to be bringing in a new era of acceptance for LGBTQI+ people. But history continues to show us that in any part of the world, progress towards equity and liberation will energise forces eager to push us back. In the mid-2020s, not only are we fighting to keep …

When discussing the topic of this blog during the UKCF 2024 conference with my line manager, he suggested I write about inclusion. My innate reaction to this was; ‘But I’m no expert!’. My secondary reaction was more of an epiphany: this is probably how many people feel when the topic of inclusion is brought up (unless they just so happen to be experts). Thankfully, what wasn’t lost on me was how the conference made me …

Environment, climate and justice took centre stage at the conference. Throughout the time I was there, I was so pleased to see how environmental issues and importantly environmental justice is being woven into the work of the Community Foundations across the UK. Across keynote sessions, informal conversations and workshops, I saw a strong desire from attendees to really understand environmental issues and in particular to find the sweet spots where their work would be most …