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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 …
Youth and women in trade: Empty promises or genuine progress
The AfCFTA Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade is a transformative initiative aimed at addressing the unique challenges faced by women and youth in the African trade landscape. This protocol seeks to create an …
Dreaming matters: New visions of African feminist resourcing
‘There comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness . . . that time is now.’ Wangari Maathai The world is changing in ways that profoundly affect feminist movements …
Re-centering philanthropic narratives: the importance of securing independent and autonomous resourcing
Perspectives from Adɔyɛ Women in African Philanthropy and Harambee~Ubuntu pan-African and Feminist Philanthropies Deep shifts are happening across the African continent and the African diaspora. These shifts are taking place across our collective understanding of the …
‘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 …
Funding reproductive justice for the long fight after Dobbs
Two years after the disastrous decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health that overturned the constitutional right to abortion, reproductive rights are still under attack in the Supreme Court and in statehouses around the country. …
Breaking the gender echo chamber
Following 2024’s Business of Impact/Capital Ideas in The Hague, we share key takeaways and insights for the impact community. In this instalment, we join the discussion on Gender Lens Investing. Financial systems benefit men and …
Investing in Black feminist worlds: The power of intergenerational convening spaces
In February, close to 400 visionary Black feminists from around the globe gathered in Barbados for the 2024 Black Feminisms Forum. An undertaking of the Black Feminist Fund and a multigenerational curatorial team, this dynamic …
