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MacKenzie Scott launches $250m open call

Alliance magazine 22 March 2023

Yield Giving, the recently launched charitable giving organisation of philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, has announced a $250 million initiative to support organisations working with people and in places experiencing the greatest need. Scott’s giving has largely …

How can we ensure that pandemic preparedness funds don’t fail?

Kiti Kajana Phillips and Chris Collins 19 March 2023

To get pandemic preparedness and response right, philanthropy needs to centre the response on equity, and root it in the community. Covid-19 exposed the huge risks and costs a pandemic brings, overwhelming government budgets across …

‘For the youth by the youth’: Young grantmakers reflect on their participatory grantmaking

Spark Fund 14 March 2023

Last year, the nine of us served as youth grantmakers for a youth-led fund called the Spark Fund. We had the unique experience of designing the grantmaking process and delivering financial support to youth-led and …

How do you measure an open mind?

Rona Peligal 10 March 2023

Donors who view philanthropy solely through the lens of impact often neglect the ingredients of sustainable social change. This was made abundantly clear to me on a recent trip to meet with human rights activists …