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📚 HCD Reads 📚: The Power of Place-Based Partnerships 🌟 This impactful article from Inside Philanthropy talks about the power of place-based partnerships in advancing equity. This piece explores how strategic collaborations and localized efforts can drive meaningful change and tackle systemic inequities. Discover how place-based partnerships are transforming communities, and learn about the innovative approaches being used to create more equitable opportunities. #PlaceBasedPartnerships #CommunityTransformation #inclusivecommunities Full article here: https://ow.ly/8vtM50SXQB0 🚀

Facing threats to racial equity work, the Borealis REACH Fund remains steadfast in its mission. Discover how this fund continues its consistent, steady approach to advancing racial equity in our latest article on Inside Philanthropy. Dawn Wolfe reports: Borealis REACH Fund’s strategies for sustaining racial equity efforts Key initiatives and their impact on communities Insights from fund leaders and beneficiaries Join the conversation! How can we support sustained efforts in racial equity? Tagging Borealis Philanthropy Ford Foundation The David and Lucile Packard Foundation NoVo Foundation #RacialEquity #SocialJustice #SteadyApproach #BorealisREACHFund #BorealisReachFund #SocialJustice #SystemicRacism #InclusivePolicies #MarginalizedCommunities #EquityWork #ConsistentApproach #Empowerment #LastingChange #Philanthropy

"In trust-based philanthropy, we have an imperative to look beyond operational practices. Without a systemic relational power analysis, “trust” is not going to have the impact that we want. Who funders think is worthy of trust and risk is limited by racism, sexism, xenophobia, and other forms of oppression that pervade our sector." - Solome Lemma, executive director, Thousand Currents Embracing a trust-based approach means ceding power and control, and in exchange, so much more becomes possible. Delve into the #TrustBasedStory, which talks about shifting power, impact, and trust as a process - not a destination. #TrustBasedPhilanthropy #FlashbackFriday #ShiftThePower

Good governance is crucial; and both philanthropy and civil society ought to be more engaged with governments, focusing on achieving good governance, rule of law, cultures of integrity, and strong public service delivery. Read more in Tim Hanstad's SSIR article published today.

In “Building a Multiracial Democracy” for Stanford Social Innovation Review, !Pia Infante highlights the need for trust-based philanthropy in order to grapple with deep-rooted inequities, and profiles our CEO Aria Florant in the process. Building a future where money and resources are equitably shared cannot happen without reckoning with the past. There can be no trust-based future without reckoning with the reality that philanthropy exists because of structural inequities. https://lnkd.in/gxvUG8qZ

Decolonising evaluation in philanthropy through a feminist lens: 'M&E in philanthropy comes from a place of distrust. This approach is problematic, politically and ideologically. The ethics of consent and usage of data tend to be defined by those who are in positions of power and not the communities we serve. This is also true for methodology and what is considered to be knowledge. A Western understanding of knowledge and, in turn, beliefs of who can hold and produce knowledge: the objective outsider, who although may be formally qualified, is far removed from the contexts in which the issues, work, or programmes occur. This approach, rooted in assessing rather than learning, has caused a lot of harm. Consequently, MEL becomes a tool to reinforce the unequal power of philanthropy. It justifies the white saviour industrial complex (Cole 2012) of feeling good and righteous by giving, using data to show giving aid brings change – how a deficit has been rectified by monetary giving. There is never a question or a conversation on why communities need these funds in the first place. Nobody wants to touch the sticky question of how wealth is gathered through structural exploitation.'

🌱 Building Power in a Post-Philanthropic World 🌱 As we close out National Co-op Month, it’s time to reflect on how funding structures impact grassroots movements. In their recent article, Zac Chapman and Nairuti Shastry explore how movements can gain independence by leveraging multiple funding strategies: working within, without, and against traditional philanthropy. They discuss powerful examples, such as Seed Commons The Drivers Cooperative, and PODER Emma, showing how co-ops and mutual aid groups thrive without relying on conventional, extractive funding. Instead, they’re crafting resilient, community-centered economies through non-extractive financing and grassroots support. 🌍 Read more about the transformative potential of these funding strategies: https://hubs.li/Q02W1PXw0 #CoopMonth #SolidarityEconomy #NonExtractiveFunding #WorkerCoops #CommunityWealthBuilding

As philanthropy continues to prioritize establishing trusting relationships and shifting power, organizations are examining how histories of extractive wealth building have perpetuated cultures of inequity. Learn more on how philanthropy can intervene and impact systemic change.

The whole space of trust based philanthropy is always evolving. I think a lot more funders are looking at the longevity of their funding and changing some of the metrics, applying deeper understanding that if you're tackling systems of injustice that have been developed and reinforced over hundreds of years, a three-year or five-year intervention will only make limited progress. To be able to change cultural, social, religious norms will take time and patience. Grassroots groups and movements need to be sustained over periods of time in order for that change to actually happen. https://lnkd.in/ghx39J5e

Philanthropy can do more to support power shifting, racial equity, and community voice, and partnering with intermediaries is a key way to achieve these goals. A new report explores how intermediaries can transform from transactional agents to agents of transformation that advance power-building and racial equity. The report offers valuable insights for program staff looking to make important decisions about when and how to work with intermediaries. Let's work together to create a more equitable and just world. #RacialEquity #Funders #Learning