What does it mean to develop a collective framework and agenda for social justice philanthropy in Africa and the Arab region? Where do we even begin? What are the core issues we need to interrogate before we can do so? These and many other questions had been plaguing a number of us interested in this…
Acknowledging and Celebrating the Power and Impact of Women’s Human Rights Movements Over Three Decades Change Takes Time Over the past 30 years the work of women’s rights movements has led to nothing short of revolutionary changes in public attitudes, law, governance, and in the private sector and civil society. Women’s movements have changed how…
This presentation was made by Stephen Pittam at the conference ‘Social Justice Philanthropy: Implications for Practice and Policy’ organised by the University of Kent on 1 March 2013 I would like to thank the team at Kent University for inviting me to contribute to this event. As Carl has mentioned I retired from the Joseph…
Please find a link here to our March 2013 PSJP Newsletter. Enjoy!
At a philanthropy gathering in late 2012, a session participant remarked, “raising money for social justice is like the church asking for money for love”. The analogy amused me and yet I was gravely concerned by the implication of that statement. In that statement was a reflection of our times where philanthropy is largely driven…
We’ve all seen the headlines that portray those on benefit as scroungers; we’ve most likely all heard ministers question the fairness for hardworking people having to foot the bill for the unemployed who “sleep off a life on benefit”; and most of us will know someone who believes that poverty is the fault of the…
Grantmakers for Southern Progress (GSP) has just released “As the South Goes: Philanthropy and Social Justice in the US South” – a research project on the landscape of social justice philanthropy in the US South. The study involved interviews with over 75 national, regional, and local funders (some who self-identify as social justice funders, some…
Fundraising for Arts and Culture in the Arab Region By Oussama Rifahi Why culture? I am sitting in front of a businessman, obviously already pre-occupied with his next meeting. I have about twenty minutes to answer this seemingly straightforward question. There is no room for hesitation: it took me two months of arm-twisting with his…
Reflecting on African philanthropy as a homogeneous topic is like trying to climb more than one mountain at the same time. Impossible. First, the formal philanthropy sector in Africa, though relatively small, is pretty diverse. It’s a landscape of private, corporate and family foundations, public trusts, corporate social investment units, community foundations and intermediary agencies.…
By Tanul Tiwari Arts play a significant role in the healing and flourishing of humanity. They are capable of testifying to the deepest of human experiences, portraying honestly all aspects of human emotions and experiences, regardless of their desirability, political acceptance and conformity to social ideals. Contrary to this very universal nature of art, that…