Philea hosted an event bringing together philanthropy networks, practitioners, social movements, researchers, advocates, and nonprofit leaders to think about what the philanthropic field could look like if funding practices shifted to better meet the challenges of our time. Norm change is hard and takes time and tends not to come naturally. Even in a sector driven by impact, we all get caught up in our ways of thinking, working, and partnering. Being agile and innovative in our practices takes deliberate focus, resources, and a willingness to embrace a certain amount of uncertainty in the outcomes these shifts will generate, especially when navigating complex and evolving environments and actors. Shifting norms also take collective energy and momentum, because it isn’t about isolated leadership, but about bringing a whole field along to shift the tide. Read more here.
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