Our existing model of philanthropy, wherein concentrated wealth is strategically meted out, typically in accordance with the stated values of those that accumulated that wealth, operates in a power imbalance at baseline.
This is true even when the mission has the very best intent.
This is true even when the mission has the very best intent.
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Anyway: in a perfect world, protection of human rights and access to basic needs would not be contingent on private philanthropy, but as it stands, most community-based nonprofits rely on grants from foundations and individual donors.
But as they say, with power comes responsibility.