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MacKenzie Scott launches $250m open call
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?
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
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?
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 …