Michael Seltzer makes ‘THE CASE FOR USING A SOCIAL JUSTICE LENS IN GRANTMAKING’ in the first issue of the professional journal for grant mangers – GMNSight of the Grants Managers Network. The Case for Using a Social Justice Lens in Grantmaking.pdf
Taso Foundation is a National Women’s Fund and Memory Research Centre of Georgia working towards Women’s Empowerment for Human Rights, Equality, Social Justice and Peace in Georgia. The organisation works to promote women’s human rights, gender equality, local democracy building, philanthropy and social development of local women’s communities. Georgian society, based on its historic and…
By Candace Maria Albertal Lessa Brazil has been changing dramatically since the end of the military dictatorship: it is a consolidated democracy and a model economy ranking between 5th and 7th place in global economic indices, often above France and Italy. However, this state of affairs has not eradicated social, racial and economic inequalities that…
The 2012 EFC Conference held in June 2012 in Belfast foregrounded the unique role played by European foundations in addressing challenging issues in deeply divided and conflicted societies. The venue, with its troubled past and courageous steps into a peaceful future, could not have been more befitting to the theme of the conference ‘Peace through…
Effective philanthropy for social justice and peace (PSJP) aims to address injustices in a society that result in social, economic, and/or political inequalities. Rather than focus on the effects of unjust treatment, good social justice grant making attempts to undo the mechanisms of oppression and conflict. Why do we need a network for philanthropy for…
Attached are the powerpoints used by John Christensen and Niall Crowley at the EFC session the Working Group on Philanthroy for Social Justice and Peace organized to talk about movements for Economic Justice. John Christensen – Belfast – JUNE-2012.pdf Niall Crowley – Belfast.pdf
We thought you’d appreciate some of the content from the Risky Business session, which we helped organize for the EFC conference in Belfast in June. Here is a link to the Prezi file with the results of a survey conducted by Barry Knight and Selim Iltus looking at risk-taking by European Foundations. As well,you’ll find…
New article in the Global Fund for Community Foundations newsletter by Chandrika Sahai, the Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace Network Coordinator. You can read it here.
We are co-sponsoring a session on risk in foundations on Wednesday, 6 June, 14:30-16:30PM at the EFC Conference. Who talks about risk in your foundation, and is it ever discussed outside of the investment team? This session will discuss what risks are inherent to philanthropic work, which risks are worth the consequences of failure, and…
At the EFC Conference in Belfast on Thursday, 7 June, 7:00-8:30AM, we are hosting a session on movements for economic justice. As the impact of the economic crisis hits hard, civil society is presented with challenges of increased demand, reduced resources and a new and complex array of issues. What new forms of organisation, types…