Contributed by Katy Love, Senior Program Officer, Wikimedia Foundation. This article originally appeared on Alliance Magazine’s blog on February 1, 2016- ‘Innovation and iteration’ was the key theme of the January the International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) conference in San Francisco. In the opening plenary, speakers noted that the ‘innovation’ of community involvement and participation … Continue reading
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Exploring the How and Why of Participatory Grantmaking and Impact Investing
Contributed by Nadia van der Linde, Red Umbrella Fund- The very first session of the funders’ Working Group on Participatory Grantmaking was organised at the International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) meeting in San Francisco on 28 January 2015. While we had prepared to welcome just a handful of interested colleagues from peer foundations, we were … Continue reading
IHRFG’s 2015 San Francisco Conference: IHRFG Conference Brings New Clarity about Priorities for Human Rights Funders
IHRFG recently held its semi-annual conference in San Francisco. Following the event, we will share reflections from the grantmakers who came together to explore timely issues in human rights grantmaking.Click here to read more lessons and join the conversation! Contributed by Catherine Hyde Townsend, Senior Program Officer, Wellspring Advisors, LLC – I’ve just returned from the International Human Rights … Continue reading
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The Year in Review and a Look Ahead
Contributed by Keith Armstrong, Program Associate, IHRFG- What was on your minds in 2014? IHRFG members led programming and exchanges about the human rights issues they support, challenges they face and innovative responses, while keeping their eye on global news and trends. We take a look now at the trends you were talking about, and … Continue reading
Paradigm Shift: Participatory Grantmaking Comes of Age
Contributed by Matthew “Matty” Hart, Principal, The Lafayette Practice- Over the past year or two you may have heard more about Participatory Grantmaking, an innovative grantmaking approach pioneered by several progressive grantmaking funds. Also referred to as peer review grantmaking, community funding, or activist funding, participatory grantmaking emerges from the practice of grassroots activism. The … Continue reading
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