Building back Power: Community Philanthropy as a Radical Force Beyond Aid
What if the future of civil society lies not in aid, but in solidarity? Join Giving for Change and Alliance for a critical conversation on rebuilding civil society resilience through community philanthropy by centering grassroots power, redistributing resources, and challenging top-down philanthropy.
Why does this matter now?
As crises multiply, traditional funding models falter and the international aid system is shaking to its foundations, communities worldwide are rewriting the rules for development. This webinar dives into:
- Resilience and survival: How community philanthropy builds long-term power (not just coping mechanisms) by funding grassroots movements instead of projects.
- Movement infrastructure: How community-led giving fuels sector resilience and endogenous development.
What will you take away?
Provocations: our webinar speakers are frontliners who are redefining “community philanthropy” as a radical act of collective care and action.
Lived experiences: stories on trust-based and community-led giving funding impact.
Burning ideas: how to challenge current approaches to resource mobilization and solidarity.
Are you a funder who is ready to #ShiftThePower and cede decision-making? Or are you from a civil society organisation that is tired of looking for scraps and building alternatives that do not look like your community? Or maybe you are an activist who sees untied and mutual aid as the future?
This is not just a talk; it is a call for Action! Join us and let us all think together on how to fuel this movement to drive desired change to become an actual reality.
Panelists:
Grace Maingi, Executive Director, Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF)
Yasmin Morais, Programs Advisor, Comua Network (Brazil)
Nour Nusseibeh, Executive Director, Dalia Association (Palestine)
Moderator, Kate Balding, Alliance Magazine Editor