With contributions from writers who have experienced living both within and outside of institutional philanthropy, this magazine dives into all of the existential contradictions and deep inequities of the sector.…...
Trust in Action: The BridgeBetween Grantmakers andthe Grassroots
Grassroots organizations are a driving force for transformation, intimately understanding the unique challenges and opportunities within their communities. However, traditional funding models leave grassroots groups with limited access to funding,…...
Unfolding the Tapestry: Weaving Themes and Strategies of Feminist Crisis Response
In 2023, the Equality Fund commissioned research on feminist response to crisis to inform its approach to a new grantmaking stream, acknowledging that research from feminist voices from the Global…...
Illuminating Impact: Why Gender Matters for Funders in Any Issue Area
In 2021, The Bridgespan Group partnered with Shake the Table to investigate how funders could better support feminist movements. The resulting report, Lighting the Way: A Report for Philanthropy on…...
Insights from Conversations with NEID Global Commission on: Racial Equity in International Philanthropy
At NEID Global, we’ve had a front row seat for over 15 years to conversations among global funderson their approaches to giving, the values they aim to lead with in…...
Envisioning an Equitable Future for Research across the North-South Divide
This synthesis paper brings together perspectives from across the Global South and North to explore the complexities and challenges of promoting equity in research. Drawing on separate inquiry tracks from…...
Too southern to be funded
Longstanding calls for a more equitable and decolonized international development sector have grown over the past several years. Central to recent arguments is the importance of shifting both power and…...
Aid Watch 2023: Bursting the ODA inflation bubble
We are living through events few could have predicted a couple of years ago. The consequences of another war in Europe are being felt across the world in the form…...
The Growing Gaps in Global Humanitarian Challenges
Emergency humanitarian aid, which aims to save lives and reduce people’s suffering in times of crises, has grown considerably over the last century to become a central feature of international…...
Humanitarian Leadership: learning from the past and directions for the future
Many of the qualities, attributes and skills possessed by effective humanitarian leaders are not unique to the sector. However, the operational context in which they are applied is unique, and…...