Author Archive:
Jenny Hodgson
The birth of #ShiftThePower
A confluence of forces in 2016 brought together one of philanthropy’s most inspiring and dynamic movements for change It started with a hashtag to promote an event. It was 2016 and the Global Fund for …
Building local giving is central to shifting power
It is an odd but interesting fact that local resource mobilisation has never really inspired the interest or support of most funders. Over the years, I have developed a few theories as why this is …
Community philanthropy in the lead
Community philanthropy should be a star player in sustainable development The penny finally seems to have dropped: if civil society is going to be relevant and resilient over the long run, local support matters. As …
The Summit: weaving a new, multi-coloured fabric for development
It’s hard to believe that six weeks have passed since almost 400 of us from over 60 countries gathered in Johannesburg – in the heat of the South African summer – for the Global Summit …
#ShiftThePower: the rise of community philanthropy
In this special feature on community philanthropy, we propose a new paradigm called ‘durable development’. This involves shifting power closer to the ground, giving agency to local people and their organizations on the principle that …
South Africa’s Bhekinkosi Moyo wins fourth Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize
It is with great pleasure and pride that we can now announce the winner of the fourth Olga Alexeeva Memorial Prize: Bhekinkosi Moyo, executive director of the Southern Africa Trust and chair of the Africa …
Confronting philanthropy’s image problem: does participatory giving offer a way forward?
This article originally appeared on the Global Fund for Community Foundations website, on the 10th October 2016. The original article can be found here. She couldn’t have put it more clearly: “Philanthropy means helping other people… Philanthropy also means …
Case study – Community philanthropy chimes with SDGs
Implementing goals, community by community The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have arrived after years of dialogue. Where the earlier Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were formulated in United Nations offices – one was even added as …
Can African grantmakers transcend past development strategies?
In 2014, the outbreak of Ebola in the West African countries of Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone sent a chill around the world. The disease claimed over 11,000 lives, the majority in those three countries. …
Philanthropia and Developmen(t) – an uneasy marriage?
Some call it the “clash of civilizations”. Others, the marriage doomed to failure. And others still the wedding party where one of the guests is expected to buy an expensive gift but then not invited …
