Our annual Partner & Learning workshop with Alliance members officially kicked off today in #Uganda. Connecting, supporting, & community philanthropy in the context of shrinking civic space. #philanthropy

🥳We are delighted to host GivingForChange partners in Uganda from 🇧🇷🇪🇹🇲🇿🇳🇱🇹🇿🇧🇫🇰🇪🇬🇭 for a 3 days' reflection & learning meeting under the theme: "Connecting, Supporting & Influencing Community Philanthropy in a Context of Shrinking Civic Space." #Give4Good #Giving4Devt

How social change change happens: Join a conversation with the #ShiftThePower Fellows on a decolonized perspective & how it can inform development practice, 21 August 2024. Click to register: globalfundcommunityfoundations.org/news/how-socia…

🪇Last week, we successfully hosted the GivingForChange Alliance Annual Learning & Reflection Meeting with partners from 🇧🇷🇰🇪🇹🇿🇧🇫🇲🇿🇵🇸🇳🇱🇬🇭 This provided the Programme Partners a platform for deepening connections, support & collective influence in community philanthropy.

Globally, communities are investing in the legitimacy/credibility of local CSOs by #GivingForChange to their own social justice struggles. Together, we are exploring & building on community philanthropy as a long term response to shrinking civic spaces. #ShiftThePower

🔥👩🏾‍🔧 Change isn’t a buzzword — it’s a movement. Join 2023 #ShiftThePower Fellows as talk about dismantle old narratives, forge new paths and the ways in which change is happening. 🔗shiftthepower.org/event/how-soci…

💡 What if the answers to global challenges are already in the communities we overlook? 🌍 Join us this Wednesday for the closing webinar of the 2023 #ShiftThePower Fellows for a conversation on "How Social Change Happens." 🔗 shiftthepower.org/event/how-soci…

💬 Change isn’t coming from the top—it’s bubbling up from the grassroots. Join us today for two conversations (morning & afternoon) with the 2023 #ShiftThePower Fellows as we talk about "how does real transformation start and how does change happen?" 🔗 shiftthepower.org/event/how-soci…

Magda Pochec: People working the fore-ground are the most valuable assets. They ought to be protected and cherished... Fighting for justice in these times is exhausting, its no wonder activist burn out when they comprise their health for the cause. #ShiftThePower

From Ghana to Kenya, women are leading economic empowerment & resource mobilisation initiatives. The 'Women and Philanthropy in Africa' report by Africa Philanthropy Network highlights the powerful role of women in transforming society through #philanthropy. Find more: ow.ly/tX8v50ScPH5

Impact isn't linear—it's dynamic. Measuring it shouldnt be about fitting into strict boxes, it sh'd make room to celebrate the subjective definitions of success. Check out this clip by Mic Mercado on #MeasuringWhatMatters to communities youtube.com/watch?v=Uk6on8… #ShiftThePower

How I lost my respect doing community-led work shiftthepower.org/2024/08/01/how… "(When we started) they ( international funders) argued that we didn't have capacity because we were an “early stage” organisation. My previous experience as an INGO country head was dismissed" #ShiftThePower

I've seen how important it is to listen to the voices of the communities we serve, recognizing that real change is messy, dynamic, and deeply personal. It’s about trusting communities to lead their own development and valuing what truly matters to them. #ShiftThePower

Help Us Understand Systems Change in Shifting Power! The RINGO Project is exploring how NGOs and funders are transforming to shift power and resources to local and national civil societies. Has real change taken root, or do barriers remain? survey Here:bit.ly/3WVaZ0a

Here is part 1 of a 4-part series by SolidarityFoundation on what happens when a crisis challenges traditional funding ways, what have we learned & where do we go from here shiftthepower.org/2024/08/02/did… Did the pandemic prompt a rethinking of funder-grantee dynamics? #ShiftThePower

#2024𝐀𝐏𝐍𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 30𝐭𝐡. Join Ese | GlobalFundCF at this important event to explore how we can navigate collective power while balancing agency and shared values. Register assembly.or.tz/#register

WEBINAR: Community Philanthropy for Community-Led Development - mailchi.mp/9e67b7ab0fc4/f…

On 23 September, WINGS, along with Alianza Socioambiental Fondos del Sur, GivingTuesday & GlobalFundCF, is hosting a side event at #UNGA79 on how to move from commitment to action on locally-led development. Register for the live stream: ow.ly/R8QF50TiH9y

What is important is to have strong local structures in place. So that when external donors have left and changed their priorities. It’s these local groups that will remain and they have to be strong enough to carry on the work with the local resources available. #ShiftThePower