Do you have a story about community-led development?
Who are the everyday changemakers around you?

Share how your community is driving change.

👉 Register for the #StoriesForChange Online Festival: stories.shiftthepower.org

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Community development is driven by local assets — expertise, knowledge, land, labour, and culture, not just external funding
As Artémisa Castro Félix of FASOL notes, communities are their own biggest investors
What non-financial asset matters most in your community?

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For the #StoriesForChange festival, we’re highlighting self-reliance and local agency, the forces driving change
How do you support your community through time, skills, money, or other ways?
Share a video on how you practise #CommunityPhilanthropy Submit it here: upload.vloggi.com/projects/YRR...

"With external funding shrinking, it's time we value our own resources" Prekkshya Bimali @AccountabilityLab Nepal says #CommunityPhilanthropy is a mindset shift: learn from community-led models, adapt to our contexts, root development in our realities #ShiftThePower #StoriesForChange #TheStoryIsOurs

International aid often misses the mark because funders are too far from community realities.
#CommunityPhilanthropy shifts power locally — using community knowledge and resources to create solutions that truly fit and last.

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“The World That Is Hatching” brings to life a powerful vision imagined by activists worldwide.
#StoriesForChange is about championing communities to shape their own narratives and lead their development.

Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaWD...

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#CommunityPhilanthropy shows up in many ways — like Ubuntu and Ujamaa in East Africa.
What does it look like in your community?

Share your story! Record a short video and submit it via the QR code or this link: upload.vloggi.com/projects/YRR...

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With USAID gone and European donors pulling back, funding for essential services is drying up.
#CommunityPhilanthropy offers a sustainable way forward. By pooling resources, communities are creating solutions that endure beyond external aid.
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"Giving is part of daily life in the Global South — through churches, mosques, temples, and traditions. With trust in #CommunityPhilanthropy, this generosity can strengthen livelihoods and expand opportunities."
— Kaushalya Ariyathilaka

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Berhanu Demissie of DEC challenges us to look beyond traditional donors. The true path to sustainable development isn't just external aid, he says—it's harnessing local resources to drive lasting, sustainable change.

We must break the cycle of dependency. It’s time to #ShiftThePower.
#TheTimeIsNow

Today we launch #StoriesForChange — a global campaign celebrating #CommunityPhilanthropy and people-led solutions. Communities are stepping up to drive their own development, and we’re here to spotlight their stories and the changemakers leading the way.

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"For too long, the dominant system of international #aid & #philanthropy has insisted on the primacy of its own resources, at best overlooking, at worst entirely erasing, the rich picture of African giving."

Last chance to register for the EPIC Africa webinar today! #ShiftThePower

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It's time to challenge the myths about individual giving in Africa & its role in shaping a sustainable future for civil society. We're excited about the upcoming report from
EPIC Africa & the launch event next Wednesday! Join by registering below. #ShiftThePower

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