Show your solidarity with Ukraine through action
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Community foundations in Australia: A question of legitimacy and power
When I started working with community foundations in Australia, I assumed these organisations were ‘born’ from the communities they serve. However, I soon realised this …
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 flows one way, deliverables flow …
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 flows one way, deliverables flow …
Building power together and creating space for change
At the Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF), the #ShiftThePower Fellowship idea started with several questions: How can we discuss and reflect on issues of power? How …
Applications are now open for the 2024/5 #ShiftThePower Fellowship!
If this sounds like you, then read on! The opportunity The GFCF is inviting applications for the third cohort of the #ShiftThePower Fellows, an experimental …
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 there, a different, more complex …
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. Did you know that less …
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 flows one way, deliverables flow …
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 the civil society and funding …