The session showed the moral imagination of developing a system to measure what really matters in civil society. We are using what we have to build what we need to #ShiftThePower. Measurement matters!

Philanthropy should re-engage with peacebuilding in 2024. A gathering in Belfast must be the start of something bigger argue Barry Knight and Avila Kilmurray Alliance magazine alliancemagazine.org/blog/peace-nee…

Absolutely right, and the person who gave it all away at knockdown prices was Margaret Thatcher as PM. See Stephanie Hoops’ brilliant PhD thesis, free to download here. etheses.lse.ac.uk/1332/

Images of Nero fiddling while Rome burns.

It’s time for my monthly and annual thread that nobody will read or action, lots of people will say, but I’m going to do it anyway because who knows right. So, a lot of us agree at varying degrees of what’s next that the goals of the current economy, and how we attribute value,

GDP is still the most quoted statistic even though its inventor said "don't misuse it". Wealth creation and wellbeing are not the same thing.

Hannah Ritchie and I went head-to-head about her book, It's Not the End of the World, and the data omissions which paint a far rosier picture of the polycrisis than her backer, Bill Gates, would have us believe. news.mongabay.com/2024/01/its-no…

Absolutely! Billions of 💰💰💰continue to be lost by multinational companies evading fair taxes in Global South countries. Fair taxations could empower public service efforts, addressing global disparities, and the power to create a more equitable world. #ShiftThePower

So important Rethinking Poverty #ShiftThePower

Looking forward to sharing emerging results of the survey "Philanthropy for a Safe, Healthy, and Just World" on the opening day of the conference. This is a follow-up to a survey done four years ago, and shows how the field has changed.

This Valentines Day, let’s show love to our incredible care workers ❤️ They deserve more than the minimum wage for the vital work they do, join us in calling for a #LivingWageForCareWorkers

How can we invest in a good society if we are so indebted?

To face the polycrisis, philanthropy’s rhetoric on systemic change must be more than just talk. Barry Knight & Rebecca Hanshaw share pathways for philanthropy to #ShiftThePower using actionable models: alliancemagazine.org/blog/the-chang… Alliance magazine #TransformPhilanthropy

So brilliant to see Tyne & Wear Citizens transform our city where people in communities are showing the way to the society we want. #ShiftThePower GlobalFundCF

Packed room yesterday at the #SthlmForum session on #ShiftingPower to #LocalPeacebuilders. Lots of ideas and energy to transform intl cooperation.Let's continue this highly needed conversation! @child_guard_syr Fatima Al Ansar Barry Knight Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇳🇱 Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law Peace Direct

Practical solutions to peace through #ShiftThePower GlobalFundCF. Shows the importance of harnessing local communities in developing the solutions they want

This is very likely true, but it its hard to see how we will obtain a "softer way" out of such a hard fall unless we change our minds and hearts

On a day when France goes to the polls, I post a warning about the fascist threats to civil society. Progressive funders have been sleepwalking to disaster for many years. Time to wake up. lnkd.in/eUD4JupR. Alliance magazine Compass #ShiftThePower

Great summary of years of learning from real bottom up, place-based practice Paul Taylor Mark Willis Michael Craggs Timely for today

Philanthropy has been dominated by fads and fashions that seek ever-changing magic bullets that don't work. Evidence for this here: alliancemagazine.org/blog/this-has-…. Time to #ShiftThePower