Download the new research from Graciela Hopstein, The Crisis of Democracy and Civil Society: Challenges and Perspectives for the #ShiftThePower Movement in English or Portuguese.   The work developed within the context of the #ShiftThePower Fellowship represented a unique opportunity to engage deeply in the production of a study aimed at reflecting on the field of community philanthropy amidst the current political crisis and funding cuts, and to also consider future challenges. The reflections presented throughout the text are the result of my academic and professional experiences – particularly in the areas of community philanthropy and social justice. One of the main premises...

  Download the new research paper from Norsaac, Community Philanthropy as Empowerment: Reclaiming Agency through Indigenous Giving Practices in Northern Ghana.   In the Sagnarigu Municipality of Northern Ghana, something remarkable is happening. Women gather in small circles, contributing modest sums to “susu” savings groups that will later fund a neighbour's business or a child's school fees. Farmers set aside their own harvest work to prepare a widow's field for planting. Families pool resources to support community priorities not because an NGO asked them to, but because this is who they are. This is community philanthropy in action, and according to our recent research,...