This article has been extracted from a toolkit for advocacy organizations to assess their legitimacy within communities by Maaike Matelski, Assistant Professor at The Vrije Universiteit in …
By Yasmin Morais we flatten our storiesto fit the metricsthe linesthe timesthe tablesthat are so logicalthat lose their colorand are so coldthey lose their meaningthey …
Between July 2nd and 8th, 2024, I was in Bali, Indonesia, to participate in a meeting of a community of practice on Measuring What Matters, which is …
When I was in grad school, there was a strong push to limit overhead expenses to just 10%. This movement argued that 90% of an organization’s budget …
Musimbi Epillose The concept of #ShiftThePower is rapidly taking over the old development approaches. For a long time, grassroots organizations were placed behind the scenes …
In July 2024, the Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF) extended their global reach to include Australia in the #ShiftThePower movement. I was fortunate enough …
At Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace (PSJP) our goal has been to centre the normative values of justice, solidarity and agency in the field …
Mesmo para os padrões de nosso mundo cada vez mais polarizado, a eleição presidencial de 2022 no Brasil foi particularmente tóxica. A campanha foi marcada por desinformação, assédio e violência.
We fund marginalized groups because we believe that is the way to strengthen access to rights. We see democracy as access to rights, not just voting.
Burn-out is not an isolated issue but one that affects many across social movement. Collective care involves a commitment to care for each other. It is about making sure that we address the systemic issues of the society, but also attend to keeping the fire burning without burning ourselves out.
