Weekly Reads
“The world’s problems aren’t being solved fast enough because the people with the best solutions are being shut out.” [more]
Sami Adler, GlobalGiving
“Abundance is a movement in philanthropy to change practice, policy, mindsets, and ways of being to support Black people and communities. Stepping into Abundance in this time is an opportunity to acknowledge and learn. It is an opportunity for collaborative efforts, board engagement, reimagined funder practices—leading to impact for Black people and communities and structural shifts that are generative, generational, and far greater than the sum of their parts.” [more]
Chicago Beyond
“[I]f we're not actively and deliberately moving toward justice, we're only trying to slightly improve conditions within a fundamentally broken system. We need to be working with partners and communities to reimagine and create a new way of being. Otherwise, we’re rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. To move toward justice, it’s been important for us to think about our active stance—to be anti-racist, to center gender and reproductive justice, to heed BIPOC wisdom—as opposed to believing we can get there via a passive stance.” [more]
Kaberi Banerjee Murthy, Meyer Memorial Trust
“Findings from the 2022 Global Philanthropy Environment Index show that in both Singapore and South Korea, philanthropic organizations have implemented innovative strategies and technological solutions and worked closely with government agencies and other stakeholders in order to fund and deliver services effectively during the pandemic. The Digital for Good: A Global Study on Emerging Ways of Giving project explores some of the emerging vehicles of philanthropy that have become more prominent in recent years, such as crowdfunding, contactless giving, online giving, and online volunteering.” [more]
Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
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