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Why trust, not algorithms, will shape the future of animal advocacy
Ondine Sherman

A Philadelphia neighborhood trust shows how local ownership can build lasting community strength
Sandhya Nakhasi

A new tool from Shifting the Funding Paradigm looks to expose the hidden collective cost of grant applications
Proximate
Care about democracy? Make it part of your grantmaking process
Cynthia Gibson and Kelley Buhles

When we focus too much on definitions, real needs go unmet
Isabelle Clérié.webp)

The next era of participatory investing needs to embed compassion, too
Ben Wrobel and Brooke Tucker

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