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A New Blueprint for Financing Community Development
The traditional model of community development finance is limited by market conservatism and a focus on scale, rather than local control. We need a new paradigm that prioritizes impact over scale, emphasizes flexible and creative financing strategies, and empowers community voice. | Open access to this article is made possible by The Center for Community Investment, a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
Strengthening Africa’s Urban Informal Economies
Conventional needs-based development policies can be harmful to informal businesses. Instead, development professionals must embrace an asset-based approach, identifying how existing collective solutions foster business resilience. | Open-access to this article made possible by the Concordia University Research Chair in Resilience and Institutions, John Molson School of Business, Concordia University.
Brewing Fertilizer From Food Waste
The Icelandic startup Melta transforms community food waste into fertilizer, with the goal of cutting emissions and promoting sustainable farming in Iceland.
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Engaging Government in Collective Action
Working with governments to co-create programs and funding strategies can unlock resources far beyond what any single organization can do on its own.
Democratic Giving
Wealth Shared empowers a collective of people to determine grantmaking decisions.
Cool Carts
Cooling innovation helps food hawkers who cannot afford conventional refrigeration.
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Changing the Narrative About Narrative Change
Storytelling provides the tools for engagement, education, and ultimately, movement building and systems transformation.
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A Creatrix Praxis Space for Liberation
To build new worlds, we need a place and a set of practices to be able to free our imaginations.
Closing Philanthropy’s Gender Gap
The Giving List Women believes that investing in women and girls helps everyone thrive.