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We know that many of you, like us, are trying to wrap your heads around what the next few years will hold. These are a few titles that have helped us think through what we are up against and the resistance we need. Please read them, share them, use them. akpress.org/featured-produ…

📕 A growing number of states are adopting “foreign agent” laws under the guise of national sovereignty and #security. James Savage calls on donors to shift from a defensive approach to a sustained, preventive and transformative one. Learn more 🔗 europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/defending-civi…

"Rest is essential to our long-term survival as individuals and a collective. Birthing a creative renaissance requires rest that isn’t reliant on productivity." yesmagazine.org/opinion/2024/1…

"The economy of the future must be a social economy—that is, an economy rooted in social values and community ownership." bit.ly/4eovB7O #economicjustice

"The same narrative strategies that allowed fascism to take hold in Europe a century ago have been used to expand authoritarianism globally today. We have a powerful opportunity to adopt different logics and behaviors that enable us to reimagine and live into a more just world.”

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"Philanthropy’s design flaws are reflected in the shortcomings of how civil society and movements operate — but the moment we are in demands liberation from those constraints." I've been busy, y'all. Find out more here: mailchi.mp/c6712cb864a9/e…

"Our side does have a compelling story to tell. And donors should invest in shared communications capacity and insights that many organizations can use." Heather McGhee democracyjournal.org/arguments/figh… Democracy Journal

How can philanthropy advance narratives of liberation? Begin by asking: what are the narratives that shape philanthropy? And how do we collectively imagine and embody liberatory narratives in the practice of philanthropy? nonprofitquarterly.org/how-to-fund-na… #AWIDForum2024 #AWID2024

Have you met Elemental? canva.com/design/DAGSN9v… #AWIDForum2024 #AWID2024

"Narrative change is an embodied practice, as much as it is a rhetorical one. We have to create conditions that enable us to practice ways of behaving that reflect our greatest aspirations and allow us to live into our wildest dreams." soundcloud.com/harvard-cid/fu… Harvard CID

How can philanthropy effectively support narratives of liberation? Here are funding missteps to avoid and promising practices to embrace: nonprofitquarterly.org/how-to-fund-na… #AWIDForum2024 #AWID2024

📣 "Funders need to make sustained contributions to narrative power building across generations — because that is the time horizon on which narrative change takes place." nonprofitquarterly.org/how-to-fund-na… #AWIDForum2024 #AWID2024

The time has come to move on. I'll leave you with this: themarginalian.org/2016/01/04/res… You know where to find me... linktr.ee/mandyvandeven