Reflections on rooting collective care in systems change
I ended 2022 with a health scare and I have spent the majority of 2023 so far preoccupied with the ...
September: Transforming Philanthropy Month
A diverse, multifaceted movement aiming to promote greater visibility of the agendas and practices of community and social justice philanthropy ...
Human-centred mentorship in global health research: Are we ready to give what it takes?
Given its nature of being an interpersonal endeavour, the human-centred mentorship process is a complex array of responsibilities that requires ...
Applications are now open for the 2023 #ShiftThePower Fellowship!
Are you involved in exciting, trailblazing and experimental grassroots or community-led work? Are you interested in being part of broader ...
Why it’s time to #ShiftThePower – and why you should join us in Bogotá for the #ShiftThePower Global Summit!
Seven years have passed since the Global Summit on Community Philanthropy in Johannesburg where the hashtag #ShiftThePower emerged as a rallying cry ...
The urgent need for Malawian CSOs to #ShiftThePower
First responders and the contributions made by other Malawians had been “erased” from the narratives on humanitarian response to cyclone ...
Philanthropy: What’s trust got to do with it?
One of the things I struggled with early on when I started to understand the #ShiftThePower movement was the concept ...
The grapevine that grew in adversity
Carrying on in the middle of violent conflict requires skill, resilience, and nous. For the Palestinians, the last 100 years have ...
The Alliance of Funds: Collaborative philanthropy under construction in Brazil
Although collaboration is an old practice among philanthropic organizations, the idea of "collaborative philanthropy" in Brazil is relatively new and ...
Planting the seeds for an emergent development system
At the Centre for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) in The Philippines, we have always dreamed of contributing to system change in development. But we were also conscious ...
