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Opinion

More funding is needed for the just transition to sustainable buildings

15 March 2024
Liz McKeon and Amol Mehra

Buildings are the world’s biggest asset class and contribute nearly 40 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions caused by human …

Opinion

Funders need to see beyond carbon

11 March 2024
Vishal Kumar and Marisha Thakur

There were no alarm bells. It was an ordinary Friday for most people, but a special one for us at …

Opinion

What philanthropy can learn from Afrofuturism to end violence

8 March 2024
Alexis Flanagan

What other ways of knowing can philanthropy embrace to imagine our future? As we bear witness to the inhumanity of …

Opinion

Our struggle is one struggle, until the day that we are all free

8 March 2024
Josephine Kamara

This International Women’s Day the stakes feel higher than they have felt in our living memory. The shallow activism of …

Opinion

Interview: Championing trans philanthropy with Antonia Belcher and Alexus D’Marco

8 March 2024
Antonia Belcher and Alexus D'Marco

Around the world, trans organisations are protecting their communities from human rights violations, discrimination and violence. While the journey ahead …

Opinion

Defending the defenders: Funding for climate and gender justice 

8 March 2024
Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action (GAGGA)

‘Above all, funders must become and view themselves as partners – with us, the Women Environmental Human Right Defenders (WEHRDs). …

Opinion

Building a base of Black feminist power in philanthropy

8 March 2024
Vanessa Thomas

This February, The Black Feminist Fund convened 100 members of the Black Feminists in Philanthropy Network (BFiP). This was part …

Opinion

Philanthropy’s role building youth climate resilience in Somalia  

8 March 2024
Abdinajib Hassan

The immediate consequences of climate change have had a disproportionate impact on the youth of Somalia. Changes in weather patterns …

Opinion

Don’t Quota Me on This

7 March 2024
Rena Greifinger and Kimberly Walker

Last year, when UN Women published that it will take close to 300 years to close the global gender gap, …

Opinion

Funding local and Indigenous communities is key to safeguarding Brazil’s biodiversity 

1 March 2024
Lisa Gunn

Brazil is a complex place. It is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. The Amazon Rainforest alone …

Opinion

Loop’s hibernation needs to be a wake-up call

29 February 2024
Rebecca Hanshaw and Kate Moger

‘It’s a frustrating reality that while we advocate for systems change, vested interests often act as gatekeepers, perpetuating the very …

Opinion

The change is now – but how?

29 February 2024
Barry Knight and Rebecca Hanshaw

After 18 months of work with the H & S Davidson Trust on its Reforming International Development programme, it is …