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Inside the Philanthropy Project’s Push for Reform

The Philanthropy Project is creating space for nonprofit practitioners to speak out for reform

Grace Chai
DAF Reform
“A Flag in the Wilderness”: Inside the Philanthropy Project’s Push for Reform“A Flag in the Wilderness”: Inside the Philanthropy Project’s Push for Reform
What Is Agroecology – And Why Does It Matter?

Defining a movement at the intersection of food, land, and local knowledge

Proximate
agroecology, climate, food
What Is Agroecology – And Why Does It Matter?What Is Agroecology – And Why Does It Matter?
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?
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