Taking community philanthropy to the next level & fostering local giving as an expression of voice, civic participation, solidarity & dissent! #ShiftThePower

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Meet Karolina: Advocacy Manager for Ukraineโ€™s National Network of Local Philanthropy Development. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆโœจ A comms expert, Karolina drives community-led initiatives & explores how local-INGO collaboration fosters solidarity & systemic change #ShiftThePower shiftthepower.org/2024/12/13โ€ฆ
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Meet Pham Truong Son: Director of the Tinh Than Foundation, Vietnam๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณโœจ With decades in community development, Son champions micro-credit for the urban poor, exploring strategies to shift from charity to community philanthropy amid shrinking civic space. #ShiftThePower
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Meet Snehlata (Sneh) Nath: Co-founder of Keystone Foundation & a champion for eco-development among Indiaโ€™s communities.๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ”๏ธ An award-winning activist, Sneh explores barriers to community-centered philanthropy & redefines success through participatory partnerships #ShiftThePower
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Meet June Omune: Advocate & Grants Manager at Dignitas. Champion for participatory devt in Kenya. โš–๏ธ๐ŸŒ Her work unlocks local philanthropy by bridging communities & social causes. Excited for her insights on reimagining equitable financing #ShiftThePower shiftthepower.org/2024/12/13โ€ฆ
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Meet Era Shrestha: A development practitioner & board member of @Tewaforwomen in Nepal. ๐ŸŒธโœŠ Era champions social movements for marginalized communities & explores power dynamics in feminist organizations & funding ecosystems. #ShiftThePower shiftthepower.org/2024/12/13โ€ฆ
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Meet Vica K. Larasati: Vica is the Co-Founder of Qbukatabu in Indonesia & a leader in feminist-queer activism. ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ Vicaโ€™s work bridges art & social justice, focusing on knowledge management to strengthen movements & communities. Looking forward to Vica's insights #ShiftThePower
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Meet Ntombi Mcoyi: Human Rights Programme Manager at Africa Unite, South Africa.๐ŸŒ With 14+ years in conflict mediation, Ntombi works with communities towards social cohesion. Her research tackles power, capitalist structures & communities #ShiftThePower shiftthepower.org/2024/12/13โ€ฆ
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๐ŸŒ Meet @KuriaMs from @KCDF, an avid marathoner, based in Kenya, she champions locally-led philanthropy & advocacy for local orgs, striving to amplify community voices in devt.โœจ She is committed to social movements & communities tackling systemic inequalities. #ShiftThePower
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Meet Doel: Senior Manager at Youth for Unity & Voluntary Action, India.๐ŸŒ With a focus on communications & partnerships for social justice, Doel is exploring how to strengthen community philanthropy & grassroots resource mobilization๐ŸŒฑ #ShiftThePower shiftthepower.org/2024/12/13โ€ฆ
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Meet Facundo: A visionary leader, always full of ๐ŸŒženergy & driving sustainable change in rural Argentina. ๐ŸŒพAs Director of the Rural Communities Projects Bank, Facundo uses local co-design to empower communities. His work fosters resilience & knowledge-sharing. #ShiftThePower
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Graciela Hopstein is a professor, researcher & advocate for social justice and democracy.๐ŸŒŽ With incredible leadership in philanthropy & grassroots development, her work maps how intersectional philanthropy fosters local solutions. #ShiftThePower shiftthepower.org/2024/12/13โ€ฆ
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ร‰va is a changemaker in Hungary, fostering grassroots transformation.๐ŸŒฑAs a founding member of Local Threads CF, ร‰va is building active, and purpose-driven communities working together. Her research explores the power of collective purpose. #ShiftThePower shiftthepower.org/2024/12/13โ€ฆ
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Meet @LenaBheeroo: ๐ŸŒโœจ As @bondngo's lead for anti-racism & decolonization, Lena has been reimagining the global development sector towards justice, equity, feminist leadership and collective care at its core. #ShiftThePower shiftthepower.org/2024/12/13โ€ฆ
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๐ŸŒโœจ Meet Adior: Championing refugee rights & inclusion at @WeAreCohere_Org, Adior is redefining partnerships in the humanitarian sector. With a focus on trust & agency, she explores how community philanthropy can truly #ShiftThePower within global devt๐Ÿ”ฅ shiftthepower.org/2024/12/13โ€ฆ
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Huge shoutout to @emerhi for these stunning reels that perfectly capture the vibrant energy of the #2024APNAssembly! ๐ŸŒŸ
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Bongiwe Ndondo: There is also a lack of trust in the efficiency of movements. We need to believe that movements can deliver the social change they seek. #2024APNAssembly
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Replying to @MohapiMamo
@MohapiMamo: Foundations now realise if you want to see sustained change you need to start thinking more long term... we moved from 5 year strategies, to 8 year strategies to 10 year strategies... the change we want to see requires a long term investment. #2024APNAssembly
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Replying to @MohapiMamo
@MohapiMamo: We (Mott Foundation) invest in organisations so that they might exist beyond us. #2024APNAssembly
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The session on "๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฒ"ย will kick off our final day of the #2024APNAssembly.
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