Interview with the Working Group on Philanthropy for Social Justice Peace
The Working Group on PSJP talk about philanthropy for social justice and peace and the PSJP network in an interview with WINGS. You can read it here.
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Redefining Development: A New Role for Foundations
Jay Naidoo is Chairperson of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition. He was Founding General Secretary of COSATU and former Minister of Reconstruction and Development in the Mandela Cabinet. In this article for the Alliance magazine website he looks at development and the role foundations can play in redefining this. Naidoo discusses what he sees…
The Case for Using a Social Justice Lens in Grantmaking
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
A Step towards Philanthropy for Systemic Change: Lessons from Georgia
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…
The New Network of Brazilian Grantmakers
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…
Peace through Social Justice at the European Foundation Centre
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…
Building the Philanthropy for Social Justice and Peace Network
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…
Powerpoints from Movements for Economic Justice at the EFC
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
Content from “Risky Business” at the EFC
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…
Community Philanthropy with a Social Justice Approach
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.