Author Archive:
Kit Muirhead
#IWD2024: Beyond feminist ‘buzzwords’
This International Women’s Day, Alliance is spotlighting the work of those fighting for gender equality and justice within philanthropy and beyond. Our coverage is guided by an intersectional feminist approach – one that recognises how …
PEX 2024: Futures literacy, abolition, and espressos
We started our PEX 2024 journey surrounded by the multi-coloured murals and graffiti of a suburb in the heart of Rome. The short walk to the venue made clear that despite being primed as the …
Building LGBTQI+ solidarity in the age of pinkwashing
Towards the end of last year I attended the UK LGBTQI Global Giving Summit, hosted by the Baring Foundation and Giveout. As a young, queer person, I was excited to see a conference devoted to …
It’s time to decolonise philanthropy, are you ready to join the struggle?
Set up in 1943 and currently occupied by nearly 10,000 Palestinian refugees, the Shatila refugee camp in South Beirut displays a telling piece of wall art. It merges the Aboriginal and Palestinian flags with a …
Session Snapshot: Territorial community alliances – from the environment to human rights
Last month, the Institute for the Development of Social Investment hosted the Brazilian Philanthropy Forum 2023, and Alliance asked its readers what session they would like to hear about most in a poll. The winner was ‘Territorial …
New report details 2022 giving trends in Brazil
The Brazil Giving Research Report 2022, conducted and produced by the Institute for the Development of Social Investment (IDIS) delivers important insight into the growth of ‘individual giving’ in Brazil. The average number of people …
Encountering discomfort at the Arab Foundations Forum
It is said that philanthropy evolved from the Arab region. The practice of ‘Waqf’, under Sharia Law, for example, has existed for centuries, supporting social justice in education, healthcare, and beyond. The Arab Foundations Forum …
Confronting shrinking civic space in localisation agendas: Creating an ‘enabling environment’ for Arab philanthropy
Creating an ‘enabling environment’ for civil society organisations (CSOs) to grow and thrive is integral to creating appropriate, meaningful, and impactful localisation approaches. As a result, many speakers at the Arab Foundations Forum (AFF) highlighted …
The money for and against Black Feminist movements: Insights from the Black Feminist Fund
On the 14th of March, Tynesha McHarris, co-founder of the Black Feminist Fund engaged in an online conversation with Cynthia Eyakuze and Yannia Sofia Garzon Valencia – both authors of the recently released research report, …
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Webinar: Supporting long-term recovery in Turkey and Syria
The recent tragedies of the Turkey/Syrian Earthquake serve to remind funders that when responding to crises, it is not a matter of ‘if’, but ‘when’. The Centre of Disaster Philanthropy’s webinar; A Layered Disaster: Supporting …
