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Degan Ali, a global champion for reforming the global aid and development ecosystem, explores how we can decolonize philanthropy. One of my strongest memories from my youth is the sting of my mother’s humiliation. She …

Ted Turner is a pioneer in many fields, including social investing. Maura Donlan takes a look back at how Turner transformed the philanthropic ecosystem while creating early prototypes of impact-first social businesses at the same time. Ted Turner …

‍Tsitsi and Elizabeth Tanya Masiyiwa discuss how systems thinking with a gender lens can transform philanthropy in Africa. “We need many more women with power, authority and influence — presidents, prime ministers, CEOs — they will be the key …

Journalist Dina Kraft writes about how Brazilian investors, philanthropists, and residents are joining forces to renovate favelas, transforming them into places to build wealth and equality. In the summer of 2012, Fernando Assad and two colleagues began …

Journalist Sam Howe Verhovek interviews Simon Harford, CEO of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet.  GEAPP launched at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2021 with US$10 billion of committed capital, including up to US$1.5 …

Shaady Salehi, executive director of the Trust-Based Philanthropy Project, on why transparent, trusting relationships between donors and doers are key to achieving impact. As a young nonprofit executive, I once flew across the country to …

Through the Clara Lionel Foundation, Barbados-born singer and businesswoman Robyn “Rihanna” Fenty is supporting climate justice, writes Laurie Goering. When Hurricane Maria slammed into Dominica in 2017, 160 mph winds flattened just about everything — wiping out houses, …

In November, all eyes were on Glasgow. World leaders came together to negotiate how best to limit global warming to 1.5°C, or at least well below 2°C, and deliver the climate action we urgently need …

This article is part of a series of articles about Community-Led Philanthropy, co-hosted by GlobalGiving. The conversation explores the ways philanthropy can support community-led change. Local communities around the world invest unmatched time, resources and energy …

Emily Collins-Ellis has been appointed CEO of I.G. Advisors, a consultancy working with philanthropists, businesses and nonprofits to create social and environmental impact. Collins-Ellis, previously Managing Direct, will oversee both I.G. Advisors and The Mesa, …