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Soheir Asaad on Philanthropy, Palestine, and the Danger of Fragile Solidarity

Rawa Fund is holding donors accountable for cutting funds to the grassroots

Ben Wrobel
Palestine
Soheir Asaad on Philanthropy, Palestine, and the Danger of Fragile SolidaritySoheir Asaad on Philanthropy, Palestine, and the Danger of Fragile Solidarity
Democratizing the Energy Transition

One by one, cooperatives and crowdfunding projects are taking back control of our energy system.

Anna Gorman
Futureproof Studio
So We All Win: Democratizing the Energy TransitionSo We All Win: Democratizing the Energy Transition
A New Tool To Push Foundations Beyond Participatory Grantmaking

Katy Love and Diana Samarasan on the launch of a new self-assessment tool

Alía Tall-Khatib
Participatory grantmaking
A New Tool Pushes Foundations Beyond Participatory GrantmakingA New Tool Pushes Foundations Beyond Participatory Grantmaking
Are Donor Collaboratives Better for the Grassroots?

Forty percent of collaboratives use participatory grantmaking. But are all collaboratives more inclusive?

Ledys Sanjuan Mejía
Donor collaboratives, grassroots
Magic Cabinet
Are Donor Collaboratives Better for the Grassroots?Are Donor Collaboratives Better for the Grassroots?
Four Years of Flow Funding at Kindle Project

Arianne Shaffer reflects on learnings from the Indigenous Women's Flow Fund

Kevin McClendon
Flow funding
Magic Cabinet
Arianne Shaffer on Four Years of Flow FundingArianne Shaffer on Four Years of Flow Funding
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