If you believe that this is community philanthropy's moment, don't miss the Stories for Change Festival on 15 January 2026!   Stories for Change is an initiative of the Giving for Change programme, which over the last five years has tested new approaches to supporting and growing community philanthropy in eight countries in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. The programme, which closed on 31 December 2025, was funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As the programme wraps up, Giving for Change partners have come together to offer Stories for Change: a global campaign that celebrates and champions the...

  The mission of the Fundación Territorial Paisano in Bogotá is simple: “We work together to build the city of our dreams.” Though still relatively young – having emerged out of the COVID-19 pandemic and formally registering in 2022 – the Paisano team quickly realized the limitations of the traditional development financing system. Rather than supporting its work of collective dreaming and fostering sustainable and autonomous development, the old system, conversely, leads to competition between actors, encourages short-term thinking that doesn’t incorporate a wider systems view, and reinforces harmful power dynamics. Seeing no need to try and fit into this outdated...