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UNGA: Philanthropy left out of SDG conversations
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will need more funding and a change in approach to localise development efforts in a way that creates an enabling environment for civil society and ensures access to resources from …
What we talk about when we talk about localisation
As someone who’s been deeply engaged in community engagement and localization work, I couldn’t help but be drawn to the discussions on locally led development during the Annual Arab Foundations Forum (AFF) Meeting. The buzz …
How philanthropy can bring the SDGs to life
During the past two decades, there has been an increasing realisation that development programs are more effective when designed and executed by those most affected by the challenges they seek to address. That is why …
Donors of Color Network’s Isabelle Leighton on why storytelling is key to justice
Philanthropy always sounds like someone else: that’s the title of a report the Donors of Color Network put out last year, but it’s also a rallying cry for the organisation that convenes funders and networks …
Philanthropy Back to the Drawing Board – Shaping a Future Agenda by Rien van Gendt
The Cambridge Dictionary defines the phrase ‘back to the drawing board’, as ‘back to the beginning of a process to start it again, because it is not working’. Everybody should listen when one of the …
Time for funders to step up and resource Indigenous communities
Vibrant Indigenous-led movements offer solutions to many of the world’s most pressing problems, yet these movements remain dramatically underfunded. Indigenous communities represent some 6.2 percent of the world’s population, but they receive less than one …
Philanthropy: The fourth P in public-private partnerships for financing food security and climate action
Recent geopolitical crises have exposed the vulnerability of the global food system which was already ill-prepared for the dual shocks of post-pandemic price volatility and the impacts of climate change. Now innovations in blended finance …
Human Rights Foundation announces grants from Bitcoin Development Fund
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has announced its latest round of grants from their Bitcoin Development Fund. Fifteen grants will go towards Bitcoin development and providing developers from repressive regimes financial aid to offset travel …
The tensions in philanthropy’s agenda for transformation
As a partnership practitioner and adviser, I’ve been gratified to see that the call for greater collaboration in philanthropy continues to gain momentum. However, this is just one among many different, and equally important rallying …
It’s time for an honest dialogue about ‘shifting the power’
If we are not careful, many of our efforts to “shift power” in international philanthropy will not actually shift anything. Over the past several years, philanthropy for international aid and development has begun experimenting with …
