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When Trust-Busting Leads to Trust Building

The story of how I discovered my trust fund — and had to fight to give it away

Susanna Penfield
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Introducing... Unlocking Abundance

An editorial series exploring the future of DAF reform in the United States

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DAF Reform
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Five Questions for John Hecklinger

We spoke with the Global Fund for Children’s co-CEO about participatory grantmaking and more

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Democracy
Participatory democracy
Who’s Defining Participation?

Maybe we need to focus on the social and political context in which the idea and practice of participation emerges.

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Who’s Defining Participation?Who’s Defining Participation?
Democracy
Participatory democracy
The Ultimate in Participatory Democracy is People Governing Themselves

The concept of people governing themselves is beginning to take root in an exciting way in Myanmar

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The Ultimate in Participatory Democracy is People Governing ThemselvesThe Ultimate in Participatory Democracy is People Governing Themselves
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