![]() We have to make visible how inherited narratives about power, individualism, competition and scarcity dictate what is possible to achieve and relegate change to tinkering rather than transformation. And as my grandmother used to say: when you’re walking through fog, hold hands.”īefore we can head in the direction that philanthropy and finance need to go, we have to take time to understand how the past shaped our present ways of thinking and being, several participants pointed out. “We have to find the courage, commitment and leadership to bring the future into the present. Right now, we know things need to change, but are unsure of how,” said Sophia Parker, JRT’s director of emerging futures, in the event’s opening. The result was a vibrant set of ideas about how we got to this point in history, how philanthropy and finance could be reconfigured to build a better future, and how to start heading down that path in a way that is rooted in repair and regeneration. ![]() Organized by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRT), the gathering featured 57 speakers from philanthropy, finance and social movements and engaged more than 500 people in imaginative conversations about what it takes to acknowledge and reckon with harms that have been done to people and the planet. Last month, I participated in New Frontiers in Funding, Philanthropy and Investment, a two-day conference that took place in London and brought together people whose work aims to challenge traditional financial systems and advance perspectives and practices that build a better world. ![]()
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