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Grassroots Grantmaking

A Vision for Philanthropy in the Shadow of Russia

The Dalan Fund is shifting power in grantmaking to Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central and North Asia

Ben Wrobel

Musical Theatre as Artistic Activism

An excerpt from Dr. Imogen Flower's academic study of the Sex Worker's Opera

Imogen Flower

SoJo Series

Cómo los puertorriqueños diseñan su recuperación justa colectivamente

Una organización de diseño participativo liderada por mujeres ayuda a comunidades a diseñar infraestructura de agua, huertos urbanos y parques.

Carlos Berríos Polanco

SoJo Series

How Puerto Ricans are Collectively Designing their Just Recovery

A women-led participatory design agency is helping redesign community water systems, urban gardens and parks

Carlos Berríos Polanco

SoJo Series

Bancos de tierras comunitarias: ¿una alternativa al desplazamiento?

Estrategias emergentes buscan combatir la creciente escasez de viviendas asequibles en el archipiélago.

Carlos Berríos Polanco

SoJo Series

Community Land Banks: An Alternative to Displacement in Puerto Rico?

A new approach seeks to combat the growing lack of affordable housing across the archipelago

Carlos Berríos Polanco

Five Memorable Films by Sex Workers

Grab some popcorn and check out these films that screened at Whorehouse Cinema and the Red Umbrella Film Festival

Chloe Marshall

SoJo Series

The Revolutionary Art of the Sex Worker’s Opera

The opera grew from a community arts project into an international sellout show - and resisted opportunities to sell out along the way

Chloe Marshall

Rethinking Resources

Tamira Benitez Wants to Help DC’s Grassroots Leaders Heal

Two years into her tenure, the head of Diverse City Fund is leaning into healing support for on-the-ground organizers

Ben Wrobel

Grassroots Grantmaking

The Ukrainian Activists Taking on Big Philanthropy

Less than 20% of humanitarian aid to Ukraine goes directly to grassroots NGOs. A coalition of Ukrainian activists is trying to change that

Ben Wrobel

Proximate Brasil

A participação pode ajudar a reavivar a confiança na democracia brasileira?

Meses após o ataque ao Congresso Nacional, o Presidente Lula está apostando em uma nova plataforma para dar voz aos cidadãos em sua democracia

Marcela Martins

Beyond Elections

Can Participatory Budgeting Revive Trust in Brazil's Democracy?

Months after the attack on the National Congress, President Lula is betting on a new digital platform to give citizens a voice in their democracy

Marcela Martins

SoJo Series

A Different Kind of Film Festival in Amsterdam

This summer, sex workers came together to celebrate cinema – and challenge the traditional film festival model

Chloe Marshall

Peer to Peer Learning

A Vermont Foodbank Tries Culturally-Relevant Food

Vermont's largest food bank is responding to the state's growing diversity by offering culturally-relevant food

Ben Wrobel

Putting Patients at the Heart of Medical Research

A model for patient-centered care

Jess Rimington and Joanna L. Cea

A Novel Way to Predict the Weather in Malawi

Can Malawi's participatory weather forecasting project change the game in a changing climate?

Rabson Kondowe

Creators Investing In Creators

As writers and actors continue to strike, the Midnight Oil Collective is testing a collaborative approach to funding the creative economy

Ben Wrobel

SoJo Series

The Kamaʻāina Creatives Tackling Climate Change

A new, experimental venture studio designed to invest in Hawai‘i creative talent

Meg Massey