Barry Knight and Jenny Hodgson have written an excellent framing article for the current issue of Alliance Magazine, describing the important role of grantmaking as a tool for social change. They open by saying, “Increasingly, the practice of grantmaking as a tool for bringing about social change has fallen out of favour, replaced by newer,…
by Mónica Enríquez-Enríquez Arts and cultural activism is a key tool to transform attitudes in society and cultivate acceptance for marginalized communities. Creative in nature, arts and cultural activism often enables policy changes that seed new realities and lived experiences, and provides sustainable long-term solutions to human rights challenges. But despite its importance, grantmakers allocate…
I with my colleague Meera, I have been running a 3-year fund-raising campaign named the “Sampanna (fulfilling) Campaign” (April 2011 – March 2014) for Tewa – Nepal Women’s Fund which has a goal to raise US $ 900000. Within this campaign, we built an equally ambitious plan of raising at least a US $ 100000…
We are excited to share this interview with Halima Mahomed from the latest edition of WINGS Dispatch. Halima talks to Chris de la Torre about the importance of including women’s voices in setting development and philanthropy agendas. Read the full interview with Halima here.
Join Alliance Maagzine for a Webinar on January 14 from 10:30AM-12PM EST Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/656456326 Increasingly, grantmaking is being dismissed as a serious strategy for achieving social change, with the real business being done by venture philanthropy, strategic philanthropy, and most recently catalytic philanthropy. This webinar roundtable will…
By Rita Thapa In my last blog I argued that philanthropy has no direct relation with wealth. Now, I want to recognize and emphasize how wealth has, can be, and needs to be used to leverage for societal transformation – for social justice, equity, and for peace. All over the world, the discerning good among…
Too few foundations support human rights in the Global South, and many of those northern funders who do support rights continue to make old mistakes. There are new players in unexpected places, however, who offer promising examples. The next generation of foundations in the Global South will likely be the vanguard of experimentation and learning.…
By Rita Thapa During heightened civil war in Nepal, I went to visit an abandoned village burned to ashes by the Maoists (for the government had armed local civilians to retaliate with the Maoists). The lurking smell of death was strong enough to keep neighbours at bay even on the 13th day I arrived there.…
In 2011 the Taso Foundation, as part of the partnership grant from Global Fund for Women started work with the aim to develop a draft law on philanthropy and promote the culture of philanthropy in Georgia. This program is still underway, having been continued with the support of Open Society – Georgia Foundation. Beginnings Besides…
Por Chandrika Sahai y Ana Criquillion Read this post in English here. En la actualidad, la región de América Latina y el Caribe está pasando por enormes cambios. Su situación económica está cambiando y algunos de los países de la región son incluso considerados ahora como mercados emergentes. Mientras tanto las estructuras sociales, económicas y…