Pause Fund
Design and facilitate a funding exploration that asks: what does care look like when it is not a response to harm? And how might we resource proactive care practices that prefigure the world we long for?
Myths of Philanthropy Series
Curated and edited a series that features contributors who represent a cross-section of philanthropy exploring narratives that drive how the sector operates and sharing what's possible by altering these flawed assumptions.
The Myths of Philanthropy (virtual session)
What if philanthropy’s greatest resource isn’t financial but relational capital? This conversation with Louisa Mann, Tesmerelna Atsbeha, and Chiara K. Cattaneo explores our relationship with money, power, and each other.
I miti della filantropia
Curatela ed edizione di una serie di contributi che rappresentano una sezione trasversale della filantropia, esplorando le narrative che condizionano il modo in cui il settore opera e condividendo cosa sarebbe possibile alterando queste premesse fallaci.
How to Fund Narrative Ecosystems
Published a framework to guide grantmaking based on an in-depth analysis of insights from global narrative practitioners and funders about the quality of resources movements need.
Cómo financiar ecosistemas narrativos
Se publicó un análisis en profundidad de las ideas de los profesionales y financiadores de la narrativa global sobre la calidad de los recursos que necesitan los movimientos.
Cómo la filantropía puede financiar la infraestructura para el poder narrativo
Publicar un artículo que sintetice las implicaciones prácticas para los financiadores que buscan financiar ecosistemas narrativos e infraestructura.
How Can Philanthropy Fund Narrative Power at Scale?
Organized a session at the Philea Forum where narrative practitioners and philanthropy professionals provide practical guidance on how to effectively resource the narrative strategies of social movements.
Liberation Stories
Took part in book promotion for an anthology in which Mandy Van Deven and Zaineb Mohammed co-authored a chapter that examines the history of philanthropy, communications, and narrative.
How Well Is Philanthropy?
Guest curated an issue of The Wellbeing Project's newsletter for philanthropy professionals that creatively explored the links between narrative, care, and healing in the sector.
Transforming Narratives About Migrant Workers
Invited to participate in a panel discussion with the Forced Labor and Human Trafficking team and a group of migrant worker leaders about narrative as a practice for advancing migrant rights.
A Kaleidoscope of Narrative Funding Strategies
Organized a session at the Funding Futures Festival to share insights on the transformative capacity of community-led narrative and cultural strategies to make progress on intersectional human rights.
Fueling Narrative Power
Invited guest on the Harvard Center for International Development's podcast on the role of narrative strategy in civil society, public policy, and philanthropy.
Resourcing Narrative Ecosystems
Invited to speak on a podcast about why resourcing narrative ecosystems is important and how philanthropy can effectively fund the infrastructure for narrative power.
Trends in Funding Narrative Ecosystems
Contributed insights to an inquiry on current trends, how to determine the effectiveness of narrative initiatives, anticipated effects of AI, and key areas for philanthropic investment.
Confluence I: Global Narrative Power
Invited to participate in a gathering of global narrative practitioners and moderate a panel during a private session for funders on practice implications for funders that seek to resource narrative ecosystems and infrastructure.
Confluence II: Global Narrative Power
Invited to participate in a gathering of global narrative practitioners and funders that focused on decolonization narratives through the lens of Palestine.
A Reading Group on Narrative Change
Invited to co-present at the Annotation Exchange series, which aims to harness collective knowledge, explore new modes of digital collaboration, and create new approaches, frameworks, and models of engagement in narrative change.
Funding Narrative Ecosystems to Build Power
Facilitated an EDGEy Wednesday session on building power for collective transformation by funding narrative ecosystems.
Feminist Influencing Basket of Resources
Invited to contribute narrative-related definitions to a toolkit of practical feminist influencing strategies and actions.