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Comment on Interview with Hilary Pearson, CEO Philanthropic Foundations Canada by Canadian foundations stay the course

Canadian foundations stay the course — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:32:43 +0000

[...] Hilary Pearson, CEO of Philanthropic Foundations Canada, in an interview she did last October for Hirji & White Consulting. Her remarks provide some measure of relief to Canadian non-profit and charitable organizations [...]

Comment on Guest Post: Ruth Richardson, Co-Founder, Small Change Fund by somaie

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Comment on Guest Post: Ruth Richardson, Co-Founder, Small Change Fund by Ruth Richardson

Ruth Richardson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:44:12 +0000

Janis and Sheherazade,
Thank you for your comments. There does seem to be a groundswell of interest in small grants and local community action. Small, elegant initiatives have power, persuasion and an impressive return on investment.

I, too, have been bumping into articles, blogs, people, programs, and groups like the Grassroots Grantmakers, that are espousing this approach. It’s fantastic to see. In fact I just read another article the other day by Ed Boyden who said “By opening up the process to the world, not only would a market for philanthropy and discovery emerge, but people would take a greater interest in solving the problems they care most about. In this way, we can all start to steer the future of humanity from our own chairs, fixing the impossible and figuring out the unknowable.”

I look forward to keeping this dialogue going with both of you.
Ruth

Comment on Guest Post: Ruth Richardson, Co-Founder, Small Change Fund by Janis Foster Richardson

Janis Foster Richardson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:16:14 +0000

I love what you are planning, Ruth, and want to let you know that there is a growing community of place-based funders in the United States and Canada who are embracing the same principles, values and practices that you describe. Grassroots Grantmakers is a vehicle for connecting funders with this interest and promoting and growing the concept of grassroots grantmaking – with the goal of increasing the effectiveness of place-based philanthropy. I would love to connect more directly, learn more about what you are doing and share info about our network. Check us out at http://www.grassrootsgrantmakers.org – and check out my blog, “Big Thinking on Small Grants” (http://janisfoster.blogspot.com“….my hunch is that you will discover that we are on the same road. Looking forward to getting to know you as a new partner in the journey. Janis

Comment on Guest Post: Ruth Richardson, Co-Founder, Small Change Fund by Sheherazade Hirji

Sheherazade Hirji — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:50:18 +0000

Ruth, I really enjoyed your post and am struck by the synchronisity between your thinking about small grants and what I am hearing about working with communities elsewhere. I just read an article from the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/world/asia/13jurm.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Afghan%20enclave&st=cse
that looks at the power of community and place-based grantmaking in a small pocket of Afghanistan. It runs counter to all we hear in the media about how difficult progress is in that troubled country, and yet, here is an example of the transformative power of individuals empowered to deal with issues in their community. To quote, “Local residents contend that the councils work because they take development down to its most basic level, with villagers directing the spending to improve their own lives, cutting out middle men, local and foreign, as well as much of the overhead costs and corruption.

“You don’t steal from yourself,” was how Ataullah, a farmer in Jurm who uses one name, described it.”

You can’t argue with that logic!

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Donnieboy — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:57:54 +0000

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