Light in times of darkness: Community philanthropy offers a way forward
The reliance – even dependency – of large sections of southern civil society on international donor funding has long been ...
Colouring outside the colouring book: Seeking out the alternative systems for movement organizing. Part 1
No one ever claims to hold power within philanthropy. I have met countless people who are well paid, who hold ...
Rethinking the logframe: A reflection on power, purpose, and measurement
It’s striking how enduring the logframe has been. Perhaps because many organisations were smaller and more centralised then, adoption was ...
Philanthropy didn’t understand what it was trying to fix
Here’s what I’ve observed: the things we try to reform are rarely the ones that matter most. Reform tends to ...
A poem: This is a no solicitation space
I went to a funder space and those words had been subtly printed at me / "This is a no ...
These cannibalistic men
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) are corpses. They have been devoured and ...
Organising in dark times
What will it take to build a global civil society and funding system based on new ways of deciding and ...
Monitoring and evaluation, whatever you call it, should not be perceived as ‘something for donors’
Daria Rybalchenko Everyone in our organisation understands the importance of data. We have intentionally built a system where every team ...
Where there is power, there is resistance: Reflections on the antifascist and antiracist pride manifestations in Argentina
Graciela Hopstein The massive demonstrations that took place on February 1st in various cities in Argentina represent an authentic resistance ...
Facing the aid freeze: What we must do now and tomorrow
Dzikamai Bere Coming to Terms with the AID Freeze On 6 February 2025, at the invitation of the National Association ...
