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Grappling with role of Wealth (and Conferences) in times of Crisis

Lynn Murphy 5 July 2024

Earlier this month hundreds of people came together (and hundreds more online) in London for the annual Next Frontiers event convened by Joseph Rowntree Foundation.  Unlike other 1 day events, there was an almost palpable …


Unpicking the wiring

Sophia Omar 2 July 2024

It’s been over two weeks since the 2024 edition of the Next Frontier’s conference, and a statement from the opening session keeps playing in my mind: “The biggest risk we take is carrying on as …


If enough millionaires and billionaires get scared off, then the right wins, says executive director of Solidaire Network

Elaine Stabler 2 July 2024

Rajasvini Bhansali is the Executive Director of Solidaire Network and Solidare Action, a community of donor organisers mobilising critical resources to the frontlines of social justice. After participating in a panel discussion titled ‘Humanising and …

Resistance against hopelessness at JRF’s Next Frontiers Conference

Andrew Milner 2 July 2024

JRF’s director of emerging futures, posed three questions for participants at the Foundation’s 2024 Next Frontier’s conference: what is this moment we are living through and how should we respond to it? Where does wealth …

Reflections on the Next Frontiers Conference

Aubrey Yee 2 July 2024

The etymology of the word ‘frontier’ refers to the spaces on the border, the borderlands, those places that are between one world and another. In 2024, what does it mean to be on the frontier, …

The importance of mentality

Dilys Winterkorn 28 June 2024

Some conferences have the power to ignite movements. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Next Frontiers was one such event, offering a space to confront the poly-crisis and initiate a far-reaching movement. This movement, long championed by …

Somewhere between a lot and not enough!

Leonardo Letelier 28 June 2024

I lead Sitawi Finance for Good, a Brazilian nonprofit that develops infrastructure for the Impact Economy in Brazil – in other words, we try to accelerate the flow of funds for positive social and environmental …

Embracing Change Now: JRF Next Frontiers Conference

Lindsay Storie 28 June 2024

I came to the conference not only as the Head of Community for Patriotic Millionaires, a community of millionaires using their unusual voice of wealth to create systemic change through the advocation of a wealth …

Next Frontiers through the lens of steward-ownership

Maike Kauffmann 28 June 2024

One day at the Next Frontiers conference felt like a week, and left me both invigorated and exhausted, inspired and disillusioned. It left me feeling part of a movement and quite alone, moving forward and …

Calling all funders for preventative youth mental health programmes

Fozia Irfan 24 June 2024

‘Catch it early, catch it upstream’. When it comes to mental health issues in children, this phrase holds greater resonance. Historically, mental health issues have been tackled reactively as they emerge in individuals and communities, …