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SHIFTING FUNDING PRACTICES

SHIFTING FUNDING PRACTICES

Build and Share Power: Non-profits and movement leaders have traditionally not been present in rooms where governments and corporations make big structural decisions. This is especially true for black-, indigenous-, and people of color-led organisations, as well as those led by women, young people, and people with disabilities.  Funders can help re-balance these inequities. They can achieve this by sharing power with and building power for the social sector, giving more resources directly at the local level to organisations with local leadership and local ownership, and making more robust investments in organizations led by proximate leaders of color.  More inclusive decision-making structures and spaces need to be designed.

Partners In Localization |Designing For Change

Partners In Localization |Designing For Change

Those who work in the development and humanitarian sphere know that local ownership of international assistance is the route to greater equity, effectiveness, and sustainability. USAID has embraced this understanding and redoubled our commitment to shift funding and decision-making power to the people, organizations, and institutions driving change in their communities. Similar commitments are shared by actors across the development and humanitarian ecosystem, from national and local to U.S.-based or international organizations.