Some thought needs to be given to who are the “entrenched powers”. In some communities, among the entrenched powers are community activists and organizations. They, too, need to be told difficult truths, such as that their proposed solutions to perceived problems won’t work or will be counter-productive, and that their perceptions of injustices based on anecdotes may not be generally true.
the good thing about foundations is that they have the financial independence to deal with some of those hot topics that conventional ngo’s cannot tackle per chance they might ruffle the feathers of those people who fund them.
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BY Joshua Genser
ON April 2, 2015 12:44 PM
Some thought needs to be given to who are the “entrenched powers”. In some communities, among the entrenched powers are community activists and organizations. They, too, need to be told difficult truths, such as that their proposed solutions to perceived problems won’t work or will be counter-productive, and that their perceptions of injustices based on anecdotes may not be generally true.
BY Farouke Kilimanjaro
ON April 5, 2015 04:40 AM
the good thing about foundations is that they have the financial independence to deal with some of those hot topics that conventional ngo’s cannot tackle per chance they might ruffle the feathers of those people who fund them.