Beyond the Rhetoric: Why Donors Need to Match Talk with Action When It Comes to Unrestricted Funding

Beyond the Rhetoric: Why Donors Need to Match Talk with Action When It Comes to Unrestricted Funding

Talk about unrestricted grantmaking abounds these days, but are we really entering a new era of flexible funding? In this guest piece, fundraising leaders at four global human rights funds make a case that grantmakers should do more.

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Don’t Give Up on Funding Human Rights

Don’t Give Up on Funding Human Rights

Despite the doom-and-gloom headlines, local civil society around the world is making real progress on human rights. Outgoing head of the Fund for Global Human Rights encourages funders to stay diligent, and offers a path forward.

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Achieving Justice Globally Starts Locally

Achieving Justice Globally Starts Locally

Atieno Odhiambo is heading the new Legal Empowerment Fund at the Fund for Global Human Rights. In this guest contribution, she discusses how backing local advocates is essential to closing the global justice gap.

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As War Looms in One of Africa's Biggest Countries, Who's Paying Attention?

As War Looms in One of Africa's Biggest Countries, Who's Paying Attention?

As the Democratic Republic of the Congo teeters on the brink of a new conflagration, two longtime funders working there tell us how they're responding. Many foundations investing in Africa also have a lot a stake as this crisis heats up. 

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A "Textbook Example of Ethnic Cleansing." Who's Helping the Rohingya of Myanmar?

A "Textbook Example of Ethnic Cleansing." Who's Helping the Rohingya of Myanmar?

While few top U.S. foundations are paying attention to a campaign of genocidal violence in Myanmar, a cadre of small and determined grantmakers are deeply engaged in this crisis. 

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