EQUILIBRARE LE DINAMICHE DI POTERE: UN’ANALISI DEL VALORE DEI FONDI COLLABORATIVI NEL REGNO UNITO
La Joseph Rowntree Foundation ha pubblicato una ricerca sul valore e sul potenziale dei fondi collaborativi nel Regno Unito, esplorando cosa significa in termini di dinamiche di potere, nonché le opportunità e le sfide create nei processi decisionali.
FONDAZIONE CENTENARIA DECIDE DI FARE SPEND DOWN E CONFERIRE IL PROPRIO PATRIMONIO A ORGANIZZAZIONI DI GIOVANI
La Edward W. Hazen Foundation, una fondazione privata impegnata a sostenere la leadership dei giovani e delle comunità di colore, sta mantenendo la promessa di spendere e mettere a disposizione il suo patrimonio nel 2019. Hazen ha messo a disposizione le sue ultime risorse- 3,75 milioni di dollari a 43 organizzazioni non profit.
UN QUADRO DI RIFERIMENTO PER LE FONDAZIONI D’IMPRESA PER FARE DEL BENE CON LE COMUNITÀ
Invece di rispecchiare le pratiche e dinamiche aziendali, la filantropia basata sulla fiducia (trust-based philanthropy) ascolta ciò che le comunità vogliono e di cui hanno bisogno. In questo articolo, John Brothers, Presidente della T. Rowe Price Foundation condivide le lezioni apprese e il quadro di riferimento usato nella loro strategia di finanziamento e supporto basato sulla fiducia.
UNDERSTANDING THE POWER PLAY IN MEL
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) within philanthropy often operates within the shadow of unexamined power dynamics. Yet, it is here, amid the web of data and results, that power exerts its most profound influence. The way we understand, measure, and evaluate impact is deeply intertwined with power, and acknowledging this fact is the first step toward redressing power asymmetries.
BEST PRACTICE FOR MANAGING A NON-PROIFT ACROSS TIME ZONES
Rural Uganda. Atlanta, Georgia. Minneapolis, Minnesota. Gallup, New Mexico. Italy. Norway. Denver, Colorado. These are the places in which The InteRoots Initiative – a small, agile nonprofit made up of an executive director and a board of directors – lives, works, and engages in partnerships to implement sustainable locally led projects. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Dr. Ronald Kibirige and I co-founded InteRoots in 2018. I am currently based in Italy, while Dr. Kibirige is based in Norway with frequent travel to his native Uganda. The projects we are currently supporting are based in rural Uganda, Atlanta, Gallup, and Minneapolis in the United States.
I WANT REFUGEES TO FEEL LIKE WE DON’T HAVE TO PROVE OURSELVES – KHALED SHAABAN
MY IMPACT CAREER: Despite fleeing from Syria to Turkey to escape an oppressive regime, and then relocating to the Netherlands, Khaled Shaaban, the founder and CEO of ‘impact outsourcing’ platform Subul, shares how providing job opportunities for other refugees has always been at the heart of his work.
Khaled Shaaban has survived a lot, from being shot at in the desert while fleeing from Syria to Turkey, to dealing with the emotional exhaustion of applying for asylum in refugee camps in the Netherlands. In spite of all the upheaval in his life, one thing has remained constant: his dream of giving people the tools to help themselves.