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Opinion
Philanthropy
A rising tide lifts all boats
This behind-the-scenes account explores how the collaborative shifted over US$20M to 44 women’s funds through power-sharing and partner-led decision-making. It highlights lessons on building trust, resourcing language justice, and investing in the infrastructure and long-term resilience needed for sustained feminist movement work.
Opinion
Management
Reflecting on "Weaponized Values" in Nonprofits
A reflection on “weaponized values” in mission-driven nonprofits. Drawing on Transformative Feminist Leadership and Asian nonprofit contexts, it argues that values only endure when paired with clear structures, psychological safety, and fair, non-authoritarian accountability.
Opinion
Philanthropy
Gender
Learning from the past, looking to the future
A 20-year transformative journey from a local women’s fund in Asia. Women’s funds in the region provide an important model for this work and can serve as key partners and collaborators in setting up more collaborative and community-based funds.
Opinion
Philanthropy
Reimagining the Philanthropic Resource Chain
Intermediaries and fiscal sponsors are essential links in philanthropy’s “resource supply chain. This article argues for shifting power by expanding donor risk tolerance, fully funding intermediary costs, streamlining due diligence, and building trust-based, collaborative funding relationships.
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