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30 June 2026
Now & Next: BPI Learning Labs, a four-part series, was hosted in June and July 2026, to address top-of-mind issues around preparedness and offer space to connect, activate, and prepare for future crises.

BPI Learning Lab Series: Leading through Attacks on Democracy

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Leading through Attacks on Democracy: Funders’ Role in Defending the Future of Civic Space Around the World

 

Tuesday 30th June
9:30 am PT | 12:30 pm ET | 6:30 pm CET

This session was part of the Now & Next: BPI Learning Labs, 2026 series on philanthropy’s role in defending democracy, building collective preparedness, and addressing the forces reshaping the conditions for civil society around the world.

Democracy is under sustained, coordinated attack. Across regions, civic space is being narrowed through legal restrictions, financial controls, digital surveillance, and direct repression — and these forces are increasingly transnational, increasingly interconnected, and increasingly ahead of philanthropy’s response.

This conversation explored philanthropy’s role in defending democracy and civic space — and what it would take to move from crisis response to genuine collective preparedness: investing now in the relationships, infrastructure, and coordination needed to protect both over the long term.

Speakers

    1. Binaifer Nowrojee, President of Open Society Foundations
    2. Stacey Abrams, political leader and bestselling author

Moderator: Kellea Miller, Executive Director of Human Rights Funders Network

Watch the recording of the session below.

 

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