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Getting to gender parity: Are quotas necessary?
Alliance editors have asked: should a time-limited quota be introduced in relation to gender diversity on the boards of foundation? Maja Spanu and Axelle Davezac, of the Fondation de France, answered this question in their …
Four takeaways for Philanthropy from #ShiftThePower
Five members of the Humanity United team traveled to Bogotá, Colombia in December to participate in the Shift The Power Summit, joining with a community of peacebuilders working toward a global civil society and funding …
Reflections from #ShiftThePower Global Summit
In 2021 I recall embarking on a project on community foundations in Zimbabwe under SIVIO Institute. The project was one of the most exciting works I have done at the institute as it opened my …
The road from Bogota is an uphill climb
The International Emerald Museum of Columbia sits on the top floor of a tower block in central Bogota. Access to the museum involves more than just buying a ticket. Before entering the ground lobby a …
Chernor Bah on what ‘shifting the power’ means in Sierra Leone
Although he was unable to attend the Shift the Power conference in Bogota in December, Sierra Leonian Minister, Chernor Bah, made the time to speak with Alliance to discuss how to make the movement more …
New philanthropy leaders ‘falling short on emotional intelligence and humility’, says Philanthrocapitalism author
Philanthropists entering the sector are falling short on “emotional intelligence and humility,” while avoiding “the sort of high stakes risktaking they would embrace routinely in business,” according to Matthew Bishop, co-author of ‘Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving …
“Fundamental rights under attack” with US discrimination lawsuit
Progressive philanthropic groups the Council on Foundations and Independent Sector have described a US lawsuit, in which a foundation providing support to black women entrepreneurs is accused of being racially discriminatory by nature, as an …
12 things charities that centre ‘lived experience’ get right
The charity sector is waking up to the value of lived experience – the insights of people directly affected by an issue. There’s a growing recognition that involving people with lived experience in decision-making is …
Why it’s time to flip the knowledge hierarchy and disperse power.
Having spent most of my professional life in Perú’s non-profit sector, I have seen many behaviours and patterns that have prioritised and perpetuated the knowledge of power holders – mostly international donors – over community …
UK commitments to social justice yet to be demonstrated in grantmaking practices
For the second year running, the Civic Power Fund and Jon Cracknell from The Hour Is Late have analysed social justice grantmaking in the UK. Funding Justice 2 looked at over £950 million worth of grants, …
