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Program officers enter philanthropy to connect community needs to solutions, but reports and presentations overshadow the ability to do this with intention. They consistently give feedback about not having the time, resources, or agency to integrate effective listening practices. To alleviate the tensions and challenges of grant management, we need to change the boundaries of the program officer role.

Tue Apr 16 2024 Read More

Europe regional director of Porticus, Ondřej Liška writes about philanthropy’s need to transform, learn, imagine, collaborate and bridge siloes. Ondrej says: “Philanthropy exists within the same social, economic and power relations which it intends to fix”.

Tue Apr 16 2024 Read More

Isabelle Clerie calls for a reality check across development. “Shifting the power allows communities to define their problems and own their solutions.” To build trust we have to start with basic principles of human interaction, connection and kindness.

Tue Apr 16 2024 Read More

Rainforest Foundation Norway and Rights and Resources Initiative announced the launch of the Path to Scale funding dashboard. This new open-source online tool gives easy access to donor funding data for Indigenous Peoples’, Afro-descendent Peoples’, and local communities rights and forest guardianship.

Tue Apr 16 2024 Read More

In Brazil, philanthropy is transforming with independent and community-driven practices leading the way. Are US foundations following suit? Kathleen Enright makes the case for how funders are spearheading efforts to enhance support for locally-led development.

Tue Apr 09 2024 Read More

The European funder collective Civitates publishes a new review on European civic space funding.

Tue Apr 09 2024 Read More
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