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Interview with Latanya Mapp: ‘Stay in the game, even when you think you’ve won’
The new CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors on the importance of community, flexible-funding, and where philanthropy fell asleep. In the heart of Ghent, Belgium, is a hotel that looks like a church. Among portraits of …
Learning from the past, looking to the future
A 20-year transformative journey from a local women’s fund in Asia. Gender justice in Asia is ongoing. Data compiled by UN Women reveals significant areas of persistent gender inequality in the political, economic and social …
5th African Philanthropy Conference 2024
The African Philanthropy Conference is a collaborative platform which aims to create and curate a progressive agenda for philanthropy and social investment on the continent. Hosted under the theme of ‘The New Frontiers for African …
‘Meu tempo é agora’: Funding trans rights in times of de-democratisation
At the Global Trans Conference in Munich in July, trans and gender-diverse movements addressed their essential roles in fighting democratic erosion worldwide. Providing core, flexible, and trust-based funding to those organisations is fundamental to strengthening …
July 2024: Around the world from our regional reps
Every month Alliance regional representatives provide a report on the latest happenings in philanthropy from their region. Below is roundup for July 2024 World’s First Accountability Summit on Disability Inclusion to be Held in Tokyo in …
Purging Performative Culture
We recently took part in the first in a series of safe space #RID Pathways to Change conversations. These are an attempt to weave together various strands of activity to help build a picture of …
Catalysts for change: accelerating racial equity through social innovation
The world’s socio-economic systems exclude people from racially and ethnically marginalised backgrounds. An ever-worsening global challenge, this economic exclusion drives inequality in health and livelihoods and seeds social fragmentation. And it’s not just affecting billions …
Equal seats at the table: Why philanthropy should embrace gender quotas
In 2023 women comprised only 4.7 percent of CEOs in India, highlighting a significant gender gap in leadership roles. Despite remarkable strides in education and the workforce over the past half-century, women remain underrepresented at …
How philanthropy is changing perceptions of autism in Central Asia
Autism as an independent disorder was first described nearly 80 years ago, but awareness of the problem of autism around the world is a relatively recent phenomenon. Just 17 years ago, in 2007, the United …
Donors need to do better finding and funding grassroots health NGOs for LGBTQ+ people in Uganda
LGBTIQ+ people in Rwenzori sub region, Uganda are pleading for a non-discriminative environment at health facilities to ensure equitable and quality access to Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and HIV services. LGBTIQ+ people in rural areas …
