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Four myths stalling progress for women living amid humanitarian crisis
Thirty years ago, the world came together in Cairo for the very first International Conference on Population and Development. Coming in the wake of the Rwandan genocide, which had catastrophic consequences for women and girls, …
TikTok commits to investment for marginalised communities
Eleven businesses and organisations, including social media giant TikTok and the Philips Foundation, have publicly committed to supporting the social economy ahead of next year’s World Economic Forum. The commitment comes as they join 13 …
From the margins to mainstream: Learning from Dreilinden’s investment in global LGBT+ communities
Around the world, LGBT+ communities regularly face hostile living and working environments and are less likely to be successful when applying for investment, even though they represent anywhere from around ten to 25 percent of …
Aid is dying: The time to #ShiftThePower is now
Talk of the ‘post-aid world’ is everywhere. Sweden, Finland, Germany and the Netherlands have joined the UK in huge cuts to official development assistance. This is resulting in large-scale redundancies for INGOs that have pursued …
Rethinking disaster preparedness: the critical need for investment in local expertise
Since the 1960s, disasters like tsunamis, hurricanes, and wildfires have increased tenfold, largely driven by the worsening climate crisis – putting millions at risk, especially those with limited resources and infrastructure making recovery difficult. The …
The OSF cuts show how ‘lean philanthropy’ feeds the nonprofit starvation cycle
The Open Society Foundations recently completed a prolonged restructuring, announcing a new initiative to invest in green economies, and a sharp reduction of staff. As the process concludes, the foundation will retain less than 600 …
Victoria Vrana, GlobalGiving: There’s no quick fixes for systems change
The instances where philanthropic capital has built public infrastructure and civic spaces, advocated for and achieved new legislation, or provided services not offered by the state do not always spring readily to mind, but they …
Moving Money, Building Movements: An expansive horizon of possibilities
Since the AWID International Forum in 2016, philanthropy has seen the expansion of women’s rights and gender justice funding initiatives: Black Feminist Fund, Equality Fund, Numun Fund, Shake The Table, and philanthropists Rohini Nilekani and …
All philanthropy is political – whether we like it or not
For philanthropies and others engaged in the fight against climate change, the current moment is cause for both optimism and concern. Thanks to decades of intensive research, innovation, and campaigning, the world now has most …
Walking the talk: how to apply the principles of systems change
Systems change approaches are popular among funders these days but there is still more talk than action. How can we change that? We invite you to join a conversation focused on putting the principles of …
