Collaborative Trust-Based Funding: Seeking Sustainability In A Complex World
8 minutes read This article is co-authored by Dr. Sherria Ayuandini Addressing the challenges of our time requires addressing complexity In today’s world, simple problems are increasingly difficult to find. As Rittel and Weber (1973) foresaw, many of the issues that confront policymakers and practitioners are “wicked” problems without clearly-defined solutions that can themselves be […]
Giving Trust: The Result of Unrestricted Giving on Asian Nonprofits
Co-author: Elyas Tampubolon, Katrina Agulan, Amanda Kee 10 min read Philanthropy must address power imbalance instead of enabling it. This is the spirit that has undergirded MacKenzie Scott’s giving, which saw nearly US$ 13 billion in unrestricted funding deployed globally. The results from Mackenzie Scott Foundation’s one-year report have demonstrated that trust is the bridge […]
Taking a Chance on Trust-Based Philanthropy: The Case of the Freedom Fund
Photo Caption: The Freedom Fund supports slavery survivors to create the changes that their communities seek. In 2022, a group of agricultural bonded labourers in Nepal, called the Harawa-Charawa were declared free by the government following a long campaign that was supported by the Freedom Fund. 6 minutes read When the Freedom Fund took a […]
The Courage to Do Things Differently: How Trust-Based Philanthropy Emboldens Impact Leaders to Innovate
4 minutes read “30 years on this journey, and we are still not short of dreams, ideas, and passions. But, innovative minds are limited by resources.” – Nanette S. Antequisa, Executive Director of ECOWEB, Philippines The Maranao community has been hard-pressed on every side. It is one of just a few Islamic communities in the […]
