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.
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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.
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28 days to go! Join the Stories for Change Festival on 15 January 2026 — a global celebration of community-led change. Hear inspiring stories and connect with leaders making an impact
🔗 Register here: stories.shiftthepower.org
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Every community has a story of people coming together. What’s yours?
Share a 1-minute video for the Stories for Change Festival and show how your community led change.
👉 Submit here: upload.vloggi.com/projects/YRR...
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“Community philanthropy goes beyond grants — it shifts power to the people who know their struggles best, centring their knowledge, experience, and solutions.”
— Magda Pochec, Fundusz Feministyczny @femfund.bsky.social
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#CommunityPhilanthropy means communities lead with their own resources, while donors enable rather than direct.
Tara Rao of Eddelu Karnataka says: “When support enables, communities lead — and we build an inclusive, human-centred system.”
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Join a global celebration of community philanthropy and the power of people creating meaningful change. The #StoriesForChange Festival, rooted in #ShiftThePower, showcases community-led action worldwide.
🔗 Register: stories.shiftthepower.org
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Which story from your neighbourhood deserves to be celebrated? Tell us how your community came together. 🤝✨
Record a short video showing how people came together to make a difference.
Submit it here: upload.vloggi.com/projects/YRR...
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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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"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.
#TheTimeIsNow #TheStoryIsOurs #ShiftThePower #StoriesForChange
#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...
#TheStoryIsOurs #ShiftThePower #StoriesForChange
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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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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