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The echo of constituent voice

Just over a year ago, Alliance ran a special feature on the role of feedback in the social sector. Now, we catch up with contributors to our earlier discussion for their views on progress. What are their hopes and reservations? Is feedback actually becoming transformation? We speak to:

David Bonbright, Keystone Accountability
Genevieve Maitland Hudson, Power to Change Trust
Jo Wells, Blagrave Trust
Melinda Tuan, Fund for Shared Insight
Fay Twersky, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Fay Twersky writes, 'Although most philanthropists and people who work in the field care deeply about the people they work with, few have walked in their shoes. They often live a world apart.' Continue reading

From the magazine

What role for philanthropy in a democratic India?

Amitabh Behar, executive director of the National Foundation for India, explores the role of philanthropy in India, and how it must adapt to remain relevant in an ever-changing world.

Even before the recent Brexit vote, the rise of Donald Trump and the growth of so-called Islamic State it was clear we were witnessing a moment of disruption in history. While global leaders were formulating the sustainable development goals (SDGs), citizens’ anger was spilling over into the streets across the world in the form of the Arab Spring, the Occupy movement and anti-corruption and anti-rape protests in Delhi.

If the philanthropy sector wants to be relevant and make a positive contribution to the transformational changes happening in the country and the world, it will need to reimagine its role to work in tandem with the progressive elements of civil society to deepen and further democracy.. Continue reading

From the blog

Confronting philanthropy’s image problem

Jenny Hodgson, executive director of Global Fund for Community Foundations, examines why the word philanthropy 'inspires such contradictory reactions and emotions'.

She writes, 'On the one hand, there is philanthropy as a positive force. On the other, philanthropy is seen as part of the problem: the product of systemic failures of current political and economic structures, which have resulted in large concentrations of wealth in the hands of an elite and unaccountable minority.' Continue reading

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