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As Philanthropy Wavers on Palestine, Organizers Look Forward – and to Each Other

In New York City, organizers reflect on the path forward as philanthropy withdraws under political pressure

Neon Mashurov
As Philanthropy Wavers on Palestine, Organizers Look Forward – and to Each OtherAs Philanthropy Wavers on Palestine, Organizers Look Forward – and to Each Other
Will Tech Startup Services Help – or Hurt – Fiscal Sponsorship?

As fiscal sponsorship evolves, several tech startups promise to ease administrative burdens... but some say they cause more headaches

Anna Patton
Will Tech Startup Services Help – or Hurt – Fiscal Sponsorship?Will Tech Startup Services Help – or Hurt – Fiscal Sponsorship?
The Gates Foundation is Spending Down. Will Others Follow?

We spoke with Glen Galaich on what Gates' plans mean for the debate over philanthropic perpetuity

Ben Wrobel
The Gates Foundation is Spending Down. Will Others Follow?The Gates Foundation is Spending Down. Will Others Follow?
Newsletter: Bill Gates’ “Weird Legacy Thing”

These are changing times, and this month's issue reflects some pretty large shifts in the world of philanthropy.

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Magic Cabinet
Grassroots Grantmaking: Bill Gates Moves Past That “Weird Legacy Thing”Grassroots Grantmaking: Bill Gates Moves Past That “Weird Legacy Thing”
Newsletter: Is AI Catching On To #ShiftThePower?

AI learns from what exists, so the more we talk about new models of development, the more we influence its baseline data about how money flows

Isabelle Clérié
Repairing Development • Issue 5: Is AI Catching On To #ShiftThePower?Repairing Development • Issue 5: Is AI Catching On To #ShiftThePower?
Democracy
Participatory democracy
Follow the money: participatory democracy in Ukraine?

Two Ukrainian communities – Zvyahel and Slavutych – will hold their first citizens’ assemblies in October and November.

Proximate
Field Note: Follow the money: participatory democracy in Ukraine?Field Note: Follow the money: participatory democracy in Ukraine?
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