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Local leaders have the solutions: why aren’t we funding them?
Lucy was born with a motor disability and uses a wheelchair. She grew up in a small community outside San Luis Potosí in Mexico and is the youngest of 10 children. For most of her …
GDP growth is not the answer…
At the recent Global Inclusive Growth summit hosted by the Mastercard Centre for Inclusive Growth, we heard how gender inequality is bad for growth and leaves ‘trillions on the table instead of catapulting gross domestic …
We can’t hashtag our way to change
In developing Healing Solidarity in 2018, I was trying to reignite conversations about re-imagining ‘development’ which had been happening for decades. At the time, I was amazed by the 1500 e-responses and took it as …
Transgender Day of Visibility: Nourishing community to challenge backlash
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson tells us, ‘strong communities are born out of individuals being their best selves.’ Yet we’re forced to operate in a system which exerts control by compartmentalising, and a nonprofit industrial complex geared …
Our struggle is one struggle, until the day that we are all free
This International Women’s Day the stakes feel higher than they have felt in our living memory. The shallow activism of the girl-boss-ing lean-in generation never more hollow, redundant. Everywhere we look – from our small corner …
Interview: Championing trans philanthropy with 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 is long, funding is fragile. More than half of trans groups globally have annual budgets …
Impact investment in 2024: A world where no one is left behind?
The year 2023 saw a big drop in venture capital flowing into impact start-ups. More resources are needed to address growing and severe social and environmental challenges, says Roberta Bosurgi, CEO of Impact Europe. Here, …
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 …
Exploring the future of philanthropy as a community
On the last afternoon of the PEX forum, we were asked to gather the gifts that we contribute to the community. In my group, we came up with ‘curiosity’, ‘creating brave spaces’ and ‘being able …
Towards trust and transformation: Insights from PEX Forum 2024
The spirited atmosphere at the PEX Forum 2024 in Rome, Italy had a unique energy that set the stage for thoughtful reflection, forward-looking discussions, and introspection alike. Beyond the engaging panels highlighting emerging trends, networking …
