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We’re Not Intermediaries. We’re Infrastructure.

Activist funds aren’t just middlemen. We're part of the movement.

Maria Amália Souza
agroecology, climate, food
We’re Not Intermediaries. We’re Infrastructure.We’re Not Intermediaries. We’re Infrastructure.
What If We Funded Agroecology Differently?

Six Global South funds are modeling a more rooted and relational way to move money

Paula Tanscheit
agroecology, climate, food
What If We Funded Agroecology Differently?What If We Funded Agroecology Differently?
Reciprocity Should Become the New Standard

Why philanthropy’s “shopping list” approach to intermediaries is backfiring

Cynthia Gibson and Maria Mottola
Reciprocity Should Become the New Standard for Working With IntermediariesReciprocity Should Become the New Standard for Working With Intermediaries
Predictions: The Future of Fiscal Sponsorship

What’s next for the background infrastructure powering the grassroots?

Proximate
Predictions: The Future of Fiscal SponsorshipPredictions: The Future of Fiscal Sponsorship
How Podáali Is Reclaiming Indigenous Philanthropy in the Amazon

An interview with Rose Apurinã on trust, territory, and the power of Indigenous-led funding

Joana Ribeiro Mortari
agroecology, climate, food
“The Answer Is Us”: How Podáali Is Reclaiming Indigenous Philanthropy in the Amazon“The Answer Is Us”: How Podáali Is Reclaiming Indigenous Philanthropy in the Amazon
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PartiPlay: A Fun New Approach To Education For Neurodivergent Students

When neurodivergent kids design the game, the rules change

Kadin McElwain
PartiPlay: A Fun New Approach To Education For Neurodivergent StudentsPartiPlay: A Fun New Approach To Education For Neurodivergent Students
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