If philanthropy is going to play a constructive role in creating a more just and equitable world, foundations and donors need to be accountable for the power they hold, creative in how they share it, and ultimately bold in handing it over to the communities they serve. Sponsored by the Chorus Foundation.
Nearly two decades after our founding, the Chorus Foundation and our allies take stock on what we have learned about philanthropy, power, and creating a better world.
Spending down is only a tactic. To turn it into something more strategic, we will need to consider a host of questions.
The Kataly Foundation invests in communities in ways that ensure that more value stays in the community.
Visionary solidarity economy projects are putting down roots in communities across the United States. But philanthropy will be needed for these seeds to bear fruit.
Philanthropy needs more movement funders who stand on the side of racial and economic justice and against right-wing authoritarianism.
Our work organizing the Laotian community in Richmond, California, is a case study in power building.
At Kindle Project, we have embraced power-sharing models for more than a decade. Although we have gained many new insights, we continue to maintain that philanthropy must share power with the communities it seeks to uplift.
We designed the (Re)Generative Leadership Framework to be accountable to movements and future generations by creating the conditions to bring our best and full selves to achieve our vision.
To achieve systemic change, philanthropy must invest in culture that builds community power.
To win the battle for our world’s future, we need imaginative activism that moves culture to embrace mutual care and regeneration.
The Chorus Foundation worked with climate movement activists to create an ecosystem of allied funders and organizers that could usher in a just transition.
