Rethinking Philanthropy for Social Change

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February 6, 2025 a project of ServiceSpace There is a hidden seed of greater wholeness in everyone and everything. We serve life best when we water it and befriend it. When we listen before we act. - Rachel Naomi Remen - Rethinking Philanthropy for Social Change The thinking behind philanthropy and solutions programs has been: “Define a problem, design a solution, and measure its impact.” Then create a framework, and replicate across many other areas. Time and again, it doesn’t work, and doesn’t last. Global youth-led efforts are focusing instead on investing in community-led creativity and solutions. For instance, a youth innovation fund in Colombia is a “way for us to invest in one another’s ideas, to show that our creativity and solutions matter.” It’s time for philanthropy to rethink its role. “Instead of designing and deploying solutions, it must become a facilitator of connection.” “It means stepping back from the comfort of frameworks and into the uncertainty of human relationships. It means seeing communities not as beneficiaries but as collaborators. And it means understanding that the best solutions are co-created, not prescribed.” { read more } Be The Change Seek out a place of creative incubation with others in your community. Make a space for the seeds of creativity and innovation. Plant them, and water them. See what wants to grow there. COMMENT | RATE             DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 147,752 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More