Summary
What’s problematic about philanthropy in the ways the sector has practiced it for many decades?
Are there limits to trust-based philanthropy?
How do boards of grant-making philanthropies such as the Global Fund for Children have to change their composition, mindset, and oversight practices to lessen a compliance and upward accountability lens and to make themselves more responsive to actual needs?
In this NGO Soul+Strategy podcast episode, I interview John Hecklinger, President and CEO at Global Fund for Children, on how we can practice philanthropy that’s less colonial in mindset and practices.
John’s Bio:
We discuss:
Quotes:
“Everyone was getting smarter together once the board composition became more representative of the grantee partners it worked with”
Resources:
Global Fund for Children (GFC) Website
Podcast episode #22, NGO Soul + Strategy, with Dorothy Nyambi of MEDA
Benchmarking study on Shifting Power among 17 CSOs (International Civil Society Centre)
Youtube video of this podcast
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