Chad Renando’s Post

Appreciated this recent article from Stanford Social Innovation Review that dives into the topic of unrestricted funding barriers. The article highlights some of the common challenges faced by organizations seeking unrestricted funding and offers insights on how to move past these barriers. Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/gnaP4nQ9

With the rising costs of living in the Bay Area, the nonprofit sector is faced with new challenges to retain skilled staff, adjust to living wages, and address staff burnout — all while responding to increased demands for services due to growing inequities. EBCF co-hosted a first-of-its-kind convening with RYSE Youth Center and the Bay Area Power Building Funders Table (BAPBT) on the working conditions of youth organizers in the Bay Area. Financial instability is an increasing concern, and youth organizers often have to participate in the gig economy with multiple jobs to piece together a living wage in order to meet the high cost of living. Read about what we heard from young frontline organizers on what funders can do to address these challenges and how EBCF and BAPBT will pursue these recommendations in 2024. https://lnkd.in/ecZr4dxf

In the last year, we have seen how the Commission, following the European Parliament’s initiative, proposed a statute for the European cross-border association. An instrument that can become a tool for foundations to establish alliances and formal networks around different countries. An initiative that recognises the transnational nature of civil society and can serve as inspiration to provide foundations with a similar instrument in the near future. So, the time has come to consider what we expect as a sector from the European institutions in the next five years. Ahead of the 2024 European elections, Isabel Peñalosa Esteban, Asociación Española de Fundaciones shares how the European Philanthropy Manifesto can serve as a roadmap for European foundations and the challenges ahead. Check out the full article here! https://bit.ly/47SWRIF

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝟰𝟬 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀: Although there are thousands of inspiring networks, the majority of them are highly underfunded. Much of this has to do with the mismatch between dominant structures that underpin how philanthropy runs... ...and the emergent ways networks operate. But, some funders have taken steps to navigate this uncertain space. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼: 👉 Assist some networks struggling with funding to access more resources 👉 Provide a shared overview of funders that support networks 👉 Make sense of transformative funding practices 👉 Serve as an inspiration for new funders You can find it here: https://lnkd.in/ekCRyDCH At the Fito Network 🧩we are committed to transform dominant paradigms in philantropy to better support collaborative and equitable networks across the globe. Who would you add to the list? Tag some funders, who do amazing work in this space!

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝟰𝟬 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀: Although there are thousands of inspiring networks, the majority of them are highly underfunded. Much of this has to do with the mismatch between dominant structures that underpin how philanthropy runs... ...and the emergent ways networks operate. But, some funders have taken steps to navigate this uncertain space. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼: 👉 Assist some networks struggling with funding to access more resources 👉 Provide a shared overview of funders that support networks 👉 Make sense of transformative funding practices 👉 Serve as an inspiration for new funders You can find it here: https://lnkd.in/ekCRyDCH At the Fito Network 🧩we are committed to transform dominant paradigms in philantropy to better support collaborative and equitable networks across the globe. Who would you add to the list? Tag some funders, who do amazing work in this space!