Another Way Is Possible

Another Way Is Possible

A call for proposals, but only if you are from the “right part” of the world

A call for proposals, but only if you are from the “right part” of the world

Studying the ways in which aid remains restricted has been the progressive discovery of how little we still understand the ...
Tied Aid: A development challenge that refuses to go away.

Tied Aid: A development challenge that refuses to go away.

At this time, when governments of developing nations are increasingly skeptical of foreign funding, barriers imposed by the donor countries ...
To my feminist siblings, there is a funding crisis in feminist activism.

To my feminist siblings, there is a funding crisis in feminist activism.

When the sector talks about donor fatigue or donors saying they don’t see where the money is going. Well, only ...
Pelo fim das regras de financiamento discriminatórias contra a sociedade civil do Sul Global!

Pelo fim das regras de financiamento discriminatórias contra a sociedade civil do Sul Global!

Prezados membros do Comitê de Ajuda ao Desenvolvimento (CAD) da Organização para a Cooperação e o Desenvolvimento Econômico (OCDE), Nós ...
Too Southern To Be Funded: Open Letter to the OECD DAC and an Urgent Call for End Discriminatory Funding Against Global South CSOs.

Too Southern To Be Funded: Open Letter to the OECD DAC and an Urgent Call for End Discriminatory Funding Against Global South CSOs.

For a long time, details governing the flow of resources from OECD DAC members to Global South CSOs have been ...
Community as leader – community as process

Community as leader – community as process

A poem by Sugarbird: When all the acronyms fade away and the jargon moves to the periphery All that remains ...
Co-existing in a flawed system, in rest, in care: Reflections from the #ShiftThePower Global Summit.

Co-existing in a flawed system, in rest, in care: Reflections from the #ShiftThePower Global Summit.

As I edit this draft that was originally started in December shortly after the summit (which I decided to shelve ...
Evolving together: What caterpillars can teach us about transforming philanthropy

Evolving together: What caterpillars can teach us about transforming philanthropy

Have you heard of imaginal cells? This is what Amaha Selassie asked us as we sat in the jungle-themed hotel ...
“The #ShiftThePower agenda is a liberation agenda” – interview with Dzikamai Bere, ZimRights

“The #ShiftThePower agenda is a liberation agenda” – interview with Dzikamai Bere, ZimRights

The decision to develop this strategy came after a period of introspection and a strong demand from our members to ...
Shifting power in Bogotá: Notes from the #ShiftThePower Global Summit

Shifting power in Bogotá: Notes from the #ShiftThePower Global Summit

Recognizing that no single person has capacity to take on the whole system, incremental change in multiple different places can ...