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The current crises brought to light and amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the unveiling of entrenched anti-black racism, have exposed a core fragility of the philanthropic sector: the lack of alignment between our internal organizational cultures, and our external missions of supporting social movements and grassroots groups to tackle the causes of
Last year, HRFN, in collaboration with Ariadne and PAWHR set up a funders advisory committee and embarked on a journey to identify guiding principles for human rights grantmaking. For us, this journey meant that we had to be introspective and honest with ourselves about what it means to be
(Version in English) (Versión en español) L’année dernière, HRFN, en collaboration avec Ariadne et PAWHR, a constitué un comité consultatif de bailleurs de fonds pour mettre sur pied un projet visant à identifier les principes directeurs du financement basé sur les droits humains. Ce projet a nécessité pour nous d’être introspectifs et honnêtes avec
El año pasado, HFRN colaboró con Ariadne y PAWHR para nombrar un Comité Asesor de Financiadorxs y se embarcó en la identificación de principios que guiaran la concesión de apoyos para los derechos humanos. Esta tarea significó que teníamos que ser introspectivxs y honestxs con nosotrxs mismxs sobre qué
“We only have each other. Only the people save the people.” – Paola Salwan – Lebanese Author In the aftermath of the Beirut explosion, “one of the most powerful explosions in history”, the Urgent Action Fund has launched the Beirut Crisis Fund to aid the women and trans activists working on the frontlines in Lebanon. Now
This article was written and published by CANDID Fundación Avina, Luminate, and the Open Society Foundations have announced the launch of a $3 million initiative to protect civic space and democratic governance in Latin America. To be coordinated by Fundación Avina, the Pulsante initiative will fund rapid-response campaigns focused on achieving specific, time-sensitive victories that protect
When we launched our research to map the human rights funding landscape in 2010, we wanted to both increase funding for the human rights field and help funders spend it more effectively. As the COVID-19 pandemic and sweeping protests against police brutality lay bare the systemic racism and inequality that persist in the United States
Tenemos que decir sus nombres. George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Tony McDade. Ahmaud Arbery. Nina Pop. Muchxs más... Cada uno de estos nombres es un ser humano; cada nombre es parte de una familia, un grupo de amistades, y una cultura. Por mucho tiempo hemos menospreciado el valor de las vidas pertenecientes a los cuerpos negros
