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“Situated in the Communities We Exist to Serve”

Human rights donors based in the Global South and East play a critical role, not only in their communities, but in the ways they inform the priorities and approaches of human rights philanthropy. While our Advancing Human Rights research has traditionally highlighted the largest human rights donors (by grant dollars awarded), our latest report also recognizes the top human rights funders based in the Global South and East. We asked foundations on that list, including the Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF)

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‘The Commission on Unalienable Rights’ – Words Matter

In December 2011, U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton announced that LGBT rights would be a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy. Speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, she declared that “LGBT rights are human rights.” In the audience that night, I found myself deeply moved, not just by her words, which I fervently

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Do you have principles? We want to know!

Dear Members, In addition to what funders fund, an important consideration in human rights philanthropy is also how they fund. Do they recognize the power dynamics at play in their grantmaking? Are they funding the communities most affected by injustice and inequality and ensuring they lead the work? Are they transparent and accountable in their decision making? In

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Climate Action Rooted in People, Soil and Mother Earth: Climate Justice

In the beautiful, verdant jungle of the Brazilian Amazon—the very lungs of the planet—a small handful of Indigenous Munduruku communities have lived in connection with their ecosystem for more than a thousand years. When news emerged about plans to construct a massive dam right on their lands, the core of the Munduruku’s age-old existence was

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2018 Conference: Key Takeaways

Our 2018 annual conference, hosted in Mexico City, was the first held outside of the United States in HRFN’s almost 25-year history. Attended by over 300 people representing 50 countries, this was our most global gathering, with more than 20 community events fostering relationships between funders, activists, and advocates.

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Data in Dialogue: People with Disabilities

People with disabilities make up 15% of the global population, yet received just 3% of the grant funding captured in our 5-year analysis of human rights funding trends. Diana Samarasan from the Disability Rights Fund (DRF) says it’s not enough: “If we’re going to provide funding that is equitable to the population, then people with

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