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** Philanthropy’s Role Amid Crisis
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January 28, 2026

The philanthropic sector’s lack of response to the genocide in Palestine over the years exposes a fundamental question about what we mean when we talk about resourcing justice. Sure, we should consider where money flows in a single crisis moment. But we also have to ask ourselves whether the infrastructure of philanthropy is built to support collective liberation or to maintain a comfortable distance from oppressive power.


This question isn’t theoretical. As ICE enforcement operations escalate in Minneapolis and cities across the country, communities and the nonprofits that serve them are asking where philanthropy stands. These moments reveal whether foundations will choose solidarity or silence.


This week in Resourcing the Field, we’re looking at both the systemic failure and a path forward. What happens when foundations choose neutrality over justice, what does it look like when donors organize their resources as movement work, and what does solidarity-based philanthropy demand in this moment of crisis?


In solidarity,


Coty Poynter

Senior Editor

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The Palestine Exception: Interrogating Philanthropy’s (Non) Response to Genocide

by Naila Farouky and Halima Mahomed

“If this is not the moment to stand up to oppressive power, then what is?”
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Palestine at the Center: Donor Organizing as Movement Work

by Deborah Sagner

“People of wealth who are committed to collective liberation need to move our money in service of movements, but we also need to organize our community.”
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In This Time of Crisis, Social Justice Philanthropy Must Change Its Tune

by Cristiana Baik

“Every investment is a choice. In times of crisis, leaving vast sums to passively support the status quo is a failure of leadership.”
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Philanthropy Must Move from Charity to Solidarity

by Son Chau

“We must reimagine, resource, and build movements whose bases connect across divisions of race, class, gender, and sexual identity through coalition building grounded in a recognition of our personal and collective interests.”
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