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Fiona Montagud O’Curry
Director of Organisational Development, Calala Women’s Fund
Opinions - 12 March 2025

Philanthropy at a crossroads: Supporting grassroot women’s organisations or fuelling inequality?

Women’s organisations drive critical social change, yet funding for women’s rights remains alarmingly low. Meanwhile, anti-gender movements are gaining ground. The urgency of investing in grassroots women’s organisations is a key strategy for sustaining democracy and advancing social justice.
Nadège Lharaig
Senior Programme Manager, Alliance for Gender Equality in Europe
Opinions - 6 March 2025

Women will save democracy but they can’t do it alone

Democracy isn’t something we have, it is something we do. It is not a fixed destination and requires constant care and collaboration. Women and frontline communities have long been the beating heart of our democracies: making sure all voices are heard while courageously challenging injustice. Let us show them that we have their back now.
Sarah Denselow
Principal: Effective Philanthropy, New Philanthropy Capital
Claire Gordon
Principal: Funder Evaluation and Learning, New Philanthropy Capital
Opinions - 19 February 2025

Can we build a trust-based and equitable approach to monitoring, evaluating and learning?

Many funders are seeking to work in more trust-based and equitable ways, and we saw many of these trends accelerate during Covid-19. But what does a trust-based and equitable approach really look like in practice, particularly for funder measurement, evaluation and learning?
Andrea Chiara Brancale
Programme Officer, International Networks and Communication, Assifero
Opinions - 14 February 2025

Assifero’s Future Chair initiative – What have we learned?

The first progress report on the Future Chair initiative highlights significant progress among signatory foundations in prioritising youth involvement in decision-making. However, long-term and comprehensive efforts are required to embed youth participation into organisational structures and foster intergenerational dialogue.
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