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#CommunityPhilanthropy is the deliberate organising of local resources to build assets, trust, agency & collective power, driving community-led development — Jenny Hodgson, GFCF

Read the full #StoriesForChange Festival reflection here
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January 30, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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At the #StoriesForChange Festival, we showcased what happens when communities lead —schools built in Uganda & Mozambique, health facility in Ghana & a girl in Kenya supported to stay in school.

🎥 Watch the full festival recordings:
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January 29, 2026 at 7:24 AM
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#Communityphilanthropy values what communities already practise especially as global funding shrinks — Grace Maingi, Kenya Community Development Foundation

Read more reflections on community-led giving in this #StoriesForChange Festival blog by Soni Khanal
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January 28, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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Nearly 300 community leaders, filmmakers and human rights defenders came together to reflect on how #CommunityPhilanthropy drives change through films and stories from the #GivingforChange programme.

Missed it? Catch the highlights and full recordings 👉
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January 27, 2026 at 6:47 AM
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A single finger cannot push a stone — so we come together, clenched as fists
Wana Udobang’s words captured the spirit of the #StoriesForChange Festival

Missed it? Soni Khanal reflects on this gathering celebrating #CommunityPhilanthropy

Read the full blog: stories.shiftthepower.org/blog/fnv44ol...
January 26, 2026 at 7:46 AM
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From Void to Vision: A Journey of #CommunityPhilanthropy in Mozambique, produced by MICAIA, shows how local action became a people-led movement.

Watch the trailer and explore more community-led stories on the #StoriesForChange website
Link: stories.shiftthepower.org/films
January 19, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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#CommunityPhilanthropy means walking alongside communities, recognising them as givers and supporting their power to shape their own futures. — Shubha Chacko, @globalfundcf.bsky.social

True change happens when power steps back and communities are trusted to lead.

#StoriesForChange #ShiftThePower
January 16, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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Every community resource should serve its people. Real solutions come from within — not imposed from outside.

Michael Vincent Mercado of CDP, Philippines, reminds us #CommunityPhilanthropy is already thriving worldwide, rooted in local assets & decision-making.

#StoriesForChange #ShiftThePower
January 15, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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Tomorrow we gather to listen, learn and grow the global movement for #CommunityPhilanthropy
Join practitioners and storytellers to explore how local ownership drives lasting change. Your voice matters.

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January 14, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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Join me, Wana Udobang, at the #StoriesForChange Festival. I’ll perform in Sessions 1 and 2 with a spoken word piece on resilience and the power of people coming together.

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January 13, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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Across Ethiopia, local resources have funded schools, a youth centre, clean water systems, and even an overpass reconnecting communities.

🎬 Watch the full film at the #StoriesForChange Festival on January 15.

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January 13, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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Only 4 days to the Stories for Change Festival—a global celebration of #CommunityPhilanthropy
Discover local solutions with global impact and hear how communities lead change.

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#StoriesForChange
January 11, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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Get ready for a powerful gathering celebrating #CommunityPhilanthropy in action. Hear inspiring stories, watch short films, enjoy music and poetry, and join the movement #ShiftThePower

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January 10, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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Session 2 of the Stories for Change Festival explores how #CommunityPhilanthropy advances human rights & social justice—led by communities using their own power.

Through short films, panels, and poetry, we spotlight Brazil and Mozambique.

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January 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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In Baringo County, COSEO is driving change through education & community action. With support from KCDF, students like Beatrice are building brighter futures

🎬 Watch her story at the Stories for Change Festival on January 15
🔗 Link stories.shiftthepower.org

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January 5, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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“Instead of defining communities for convenience, we must pause and listen to how people see themselves.” — Jimm Chick Fomunjong, WACSI

Soni Khanal reflects on this in the Alternative Convos podcast.
Read the blog: stories.shiftthepower.org/blogs/m5mup7...

#StoriesForChange #CommunityPhilanthropy
January 5, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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As the Giving for Change programme concludes, the impact of your stories lives on. Thank you to our partners for believing in the power of community-led action. Wishing you a Happy New Year.

#CommunityPhilanthropy #StoriesForChange #TheStoryIsOurs #ShiftThePower
January 2, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Real power lives at the grassroots, where communities are solving their own challenges.
Insights from Sarah Pachuto of UNNGOF are reflected in our latest blog.

Read more: stories.shiftthepower.org/blogs/m5mup7...

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January 2, 2026 at 8:19 AM
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Communities include many voices—youth, women, persons with disabilities, and more. Real progress, Berhanu Demissie reminds us, happens when these voices come together as one collective.

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#CommunityPhilanthropy #StoriesForChange #ShiftThePower
December 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Be inspired by local stories of change from around the world.

In 14 days, the Stories for Change Festival brings voices from communities worldwide leading their own solutions through shared resources.

Register now: stories.shiftthepower.org

#StoriesForChange #CommunityPhilanthropy
December 31, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Community philanthropy puts communities as equal partners & drivers of change. Deepti Gurung of CDP Foundation reminds us that shifting aid means placing communities at the heart of decision-making.
The future of development is participatory #ShiftThePower

#CommunityPhilanthropy #StoriesForChange
December 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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As we close the year, we are reminded that real change happens when communities come together. We celebrate the everyday acts of care that hold communities together—long after the season ends.

Wishing you Happy Holidays.

#StoriesForChange #CommunityPhilanthropy #ShiftThePower #TheStoryIsOurs
December 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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22 days to Stories for Change Festival—global community philanthropy celebration!
As aid shrinks, communities drive change through funds, skills & resources. Join for authentic stories, discussions & local leadership

Register now— stories.shiftthepower.org

#StoriesForChange #CommunityPhilanthropy
December 24, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Community philanthropy works when communities are trusted to lead. Real change happens when power steps back and local wisdom leads the way.

As Doel Jaikishen from YUVA reminds us, this is about shifting mindsets and amplifying local voices.

#ShiftThePower #StoriesForChange #CommunityPhilanthropy
December 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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“When development ignores culture, solutions don’t last.” — Fifi Boateng, WACSI.

Development must be rooted in culture and shaped by how communities define their own realities.

📖 Read the full blog stories.shiftthepower.org/blogs/hvfi20...

#CommunityPhilanthropy #StoriesForChange #ShiftThePower
December 18, 2025 at 8:06 AM