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Conference Confidential: Resistance in the air in Tbilisi

I traveled to Tbilisi, Georgia for a gathering of the Human Rights Funders Network.

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Conference Confidential: Resistance in the air in TbilisiConference Confidential: Resistance in the air in Tbilisi
Humanqind's Vision: Children Co-Designing Safer Streets

Ruchi Varma has a vision for designing safer school zones that involves asking children as young as nine what they should look like

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Humanqind's Vision: Children Co-Designing Safer StreetsHumanqind's Vision: Children Co-Designing Safer Streets
Proximate Samip; June 2024

Welcome to Proximate Samip समीप, a new project aimed at showcasing emergent models for participatory problem-solving across India.

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Proximate Samip; June 2024Proximate Samip; June 2024
Depois da ruptura da barragem, Fundo Brumadinho está repensando a filantropia

Um fundo liderado pela comunidade tem um modelo baseado em confiança único para doações que pode ser um exemplo para o Rio Grande do Sul

Joana Ribeiro Mortari
Depois da Ruptura da Barragem, Fundo Brumadinho está Repensando a FilantropiaDepois da Ruptura da Barragem, Fundo Brumadinho está Repensando a Filantropia
Baixada Institute’s Model of Localized Philanthropy

We spoke with the founder of Baixada Institute about the need to hold honest conversations between donors and communities

Ben Wrobel
Diane Pereira Sousa’s Vision for Community Philanthropy in BrazilDiane Pereira Sousa’s Vision for Community Philanthropy in Brazil
O campo filantrópico precisa confiar nos verdadeiros especialistas

A reação à filantropia baseada na confiança veio à tona. É hora de os líderes doadores de base comunitária responderem.

Cynthia M. Gibson, Lisa Pilar Cowan, Jocelynne Rainey & Joana Ribeiro Mortari
O campo filantrópico precisa confiar nos verdadeiros especialistas – as pessoas que são apoiadas por eleO campo filantrópico precisa confiar nos verdadeiros especialistas – as pessoas que são apoiadas por ele
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