Another Way Is Possible

Another Way Is Possible

Welcome to the #ShiftThePower Treehouse, a place for those who refuse to accept the status quo in philanthropy and development. Every voice and action in the movement is a leaf, a fruit, a branch – these collectively make the Treehouse

Community Foundations in Australia: A question of legitimacy and power

Community Foundations in Australia: A question of legitimacy and power

Nina Fitzsimons When I started working with community foundations in Australia, I assumed these organisations were ‘born’ from the communities ...
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Strengthening civil society: The unseen battle for the future of NGOs and CBOs

Strengthening civil society: The unseen battle for the future of NGOs and CBOs

For too long, the interaction between funders and grantees has been reduced to little more than a transactional exchange. Money ...
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Drowning in bureaucracy: Paperwork that kills the revolution

Drowning in bureaucracy: Paperwork that kills the revolution

For too long, the interaction between funders and grantees has been reduced to little more than a transactional exchange. Money ...
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Building power together and creating space for change

Building power together and creating space for change

Ese Emerhi At the Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF), the #ShiftThePower Fellowship idea started with several questions: How can ...
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What I learned from the #ShiftThePower Fellowship

What I learned from the #ShiftThePower Fellowship

Artwork by Freedom Studios. Yande Kalengo When I received the confirmation email about being selected for this fellowship, with The ...
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Applications are now open for the 2024/5 #ShiftThePower Fellowship!

Applications are now open for the 2024/5 #ShiftThePower Fellowship!

Do you believe that the current international funding system can and must be re-shaped to be more locally-owned and locally-led? ...
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A short film: The rise of local philanthropy

A short film: The rise of local philanthropy

Shortly after the pandemic, film maker Josie Fomé travelled to Uganda to shoot a documentary on the organisation, No-White-Saviours. While ...
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The best kept secret in international development, and why Global North CSOs will not talk about tied aid

The best kept secret in international development, and why Global North CSOs will not talk about tied aid

The author is an Embassy Staff with a European country based in the Global South, and wishes to remain anonymous ...
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From transaction to transformation: A possible path for funder-grantee relationships?

From transaction to transformation: A possible path for funder-grantee relationships?

For too long, the interaction between funders and grantees has been reduced to little more than a transactional exchange. Money ...
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The system we want – A curation of posters exhibited at the #ShiftThePower Global Summit

The system we want – A curation of posters exhibited at the #ShiftThePower Global Summit

In December 2023, 730 people from 77 countries met in Bogotá for the #ShiftThePower Global Summit. Participants represented the range of ...
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