At this moment of crisis and possibility, philanthropy must change – and it will need leadership to do so

We are on the cusp of one of those profound tectonic shifts in our global society and economy, which occur precisely when significant events force widespread experimentation and consolidation around new ideas, norms and social relations. As fascism rises and as threats to rights escalate, movements defending justice and accountability inevitably grow with them, offering the opportunity for a new era. Across the world workers are demanding economic justice, women are demanding reproductive freedom, youth are demanding urgent climate justice and all are coming together in new forms of solidarity and methods of organising to advance innovative strategies and solutions.

It is when the movements are tied deeply to community organising, to economic experimentation for community and collective ownership, to systems of mutual aid, conflict resolution, restorative justice, and healing, that new norms and new power arrangements can emerge.

New times call for new methods