EDGE FUNDERS ALLIANCE

ENGAGED DONORS FOR GLOBAL EQUITY

JUST GIVING
2016
RETHINK

CHANGE THE STORY

CHANGE THE RULES

RESIST

STOP THE BAD

DIVEST FROM THE OLD
ECONOMY

BUILD
THE NEW

RESTRUCTURE

INVEST IN THE NEXT ECONOMY

BUILD THE NEW

BUILD THE NEW

RESOURCING CHANGE FOR A WORLD IN TRANSITION

REFLECTIONS ON JUST GIVING 2016

Can progressive philanthropy recognize and address the systemic nature of the crises we face in our
world and spur system change? Can we continue to operate in a field made possible by a
concentration of wealth and power and support structural reforms that can strengthen democracy,
change the rules, and build the new?
This April, 250 donors, funders, and civil society allies came together for the 16th Annual Just Giving
conference to address these questions and deepen our mutual understanding of Just Transition
narratives and practice.
This was a very different Just Giving gathering. Experimenting with an open-conference format
guided by dynamic conference facilitator Adrienne Maree Brown, Just Giving 2016 pushed us to
explore the farthest edges of philanthropy. Lab leaders, advised to attend the conference with less
prep, more presence, graciously opened themselves up to an organic, unrehearsed and energizing
process at times challengingbut always honest, critical, and deeply engaging.
Together we sought to explore the implications, constraints and opportunities for funding systemic
change and develop insights on ways to build up philanthropic infrastructure to foster real and
lasting solutions.
A central question challenging philanthropy is this: how can we create deeper coordination for
resourcing systemic change? Participants grappled with this question within seven thematic
Engagement Labs in which they actively engaged in co-learning and knowledge sharing, allowing
for strategic conversations to emerge across diverse sectors and areas of practice shaking up our
comfort zones and mental models.
Using Movement Generations framework of Rethink Resist Restructure to Build the New Just
Giving challenged participants to unearth and unpack how their grant-making supports a reframing
of the issues, reclaiming rights, and investing in a new economy and social paradigm of the future.

 These frameworks helped embolden and reorient our thinking, setting the context for a bolder,

more progressive agenda.

It wasnt always easy, but together we wrestled with complex questions and contributed to a
deepening collective understanding of wider social change. We sat with our discomforts and
frustrations and envisioned opportunities for creative collaboration that could deliver real results. We
heard from movement partners invested in and experimenting across a spectrum of visionary and
oppositional solutions. We committed to developing a shared agenda and envisioning audacious
responses to the social and ecological crises we face in our world. We committed to building power
together, with leadership and alignment with movement allies, and with those movement allies
guiding our understanding of what equity, justice, and grassroots really mean.
Theres more work to be done within the EDGE conference process and within our field more
broadly to envision bold solutions to the challenges of our times. Discussions in Berkeley
demonstrated that together with allies in and outside of philanthropy our community is willing to
engage their experience, knowledge, passion and commitment to move our collective work to the
leading edge of philanthropic efforts in support of deep and necessary fundamental change.

I enjoyed feeling the pulse of progressive funders working at the "edge" of

philanthropy.
~Conference participant

Three inspiring plenary sessions, featuring courageous movement

leaders, philanthropists, and change-makers, responded to a central

conference question:
How can we resource change to build the new?

Day 1: Movement Visions - And Needs

Just Giving 2016 kicked off with a powerful
opening plenary that laid out visions for how
philanthropy can build the new and
promote structural and systemic change. A
panel of movement leaders outlined the
challenges facing philanthropy, steeped as it
is in the old logic of the extractive
marketeconomy; anddiscussed key strategic
entry-points in the struggle to change the
story and build coordinated efforts for a
strong movement ecology and balanced
transition. The presentations challenged us to
access different ways of knowing and being
culturally, ecologically, andpolitically.
Day 2: System Change: Can Philanthropy
Deliver?
A second fishbowl style plenary moderated
by Rajasvini Bhansali (IDEX) offered a lively
and candid discussion on the role and
limitations of philanthropy to support
transformational change. Kavita Ramdas of
t h e F o rd F o u n d a t i o n d i s c u s s e d t h e
challenges of operating from within
philanthropic institutions entrenched in an
old, outdated system. You have to be that
squeaky wheel inside your own institution,
she mentioned and have the courage to tell
the truth. Other fishbowl discussants
underscored the importance of operating
within holistic, living systemscultural,
ecological, and politicalto create just
economies that support both natural and
community life.

Day 3: Cross-Pollination & Next Steps

A f i n a l p l e n a r y c o n v e r s a t i o n o ff e re d
opportunities for participants to cluster with
others outside their labs to deepen their
exchange and cross-pollinate across issues
a n d p e r s p e c t i v e s . L a t e r, a p a n e l o f
Engagement Lab leaders offered report-outs,
reflections, and assessments; and announced
emerging ideas and collaborations formed
over the previous two days. The plenary
highlighted opportunities for building a
broader, more inclusive and more committed
movement within progressive philanthropy to
enhance our collective capacity to confront
and address profound systemic challenges.

JUST GIVING SPEAKERS

Plenary: Movement Visionsand Needs

Ananda Lee Tan (EDGE Funders Alliance) led discussion with Michelle Mascarenhas-Swan (Movement
Generation) and David Bollier (Commons Strategy Group) and was later joined by a panel of civil society
leaders describing their visions for building the new and how philanthropy can contribute to promoting
structural andsystemic change.

Ananda Lee Tan, EDGE

Funders Alliance

Graa Samo, World

March of Women

Michelle Mascarenhas-Swan, David Bollier, Commons

Movement Generation
Strategy Group

Cindy Wiesner, Grassroots

Global Justice Alliance

Kali Akuno,
Cooperation Jackson

Tom Goldtooth, Indigenous Michelle Chan, Friends

Environmental Network
of the Earth

Carlos Marentes, La
Via Campesina

Nnimmo Bassey, Health of

Mother Earth Foundation

Plenary: System ChangeCan Philanthropy Deliver?

Moderated by Rajasvini Bhansali (IDEX) this fishbowl discussion centered around the role and limitations
of philanthropy to support transformational social change, and featured prominent leaders from the
funder community.

Rajasvini Bhansali, IDEX

Karen Sai, African

Philanthropy Network

Kavita Ramdas,
Ford Foundation

Chung-Wha Hong,
Grassroots International

Leslie Harroun, Partners

for a New Economy

Jennifer Near,
The Libra Foundation

Leslie Lowe, Rockefeller Tatiana Cordero, Urgent

Family Foundation
Action Fund Latin America

BOLD EXPERIMENTS:
A N E W, O P E N C O N F E R E N C E F O R M A T
This years conference demanded more from us all. Organized as an open space meeting, traditional workshop
sessions were replaced by theme-based Engagement Labs which convened and reconvened over three days.
The new format was in response to past conference evaluations, and members requests for more open space
and lab time. The labs, led by members of the EDGE community, allowed participants to deepen their
exchange, network, reflect and identify concrete strategies for supporting structural reforms. Lab discussions
were honest and engagingat times uncomfortable but nonetheless generative and inclusive of a variety of
voices in ways that would not have been possible in a traditional panel-to-audience structure. The challenge of
self-organizing quickly proved to be a strong and effective catalyst for building powerful connections between
participants as they tackled together the critical questions raised over the three days.

The following are among the conversations funders brought to the conference Engagement Lab discussions
at Just Giving:
Culture & Narrative

Global Trade Governance Alternatives

Social Movements Require Stories

Building Partnerships for the Next Economy

Earth Ethics for a Regenerative Economy

Growing the Fourth Sector: Accelerating the

Role of Sacredness and Culture in Deep Social and

Ecological Transformation

Transition to a Sustainable, Inclusive, Resilient

Economy

Understanding and Supporting the Commons

Grassroots Movement Building

The Sustainable Development Goals and the Role

Equity as a Strategy for Impact in Policy and

Funding

of the Business Sector in bringing about

Transformational Social Change

The Essential Role of the Grassroots in System

Change
Lessons and Future of Global Movement Building,
with case studies of La Via Campesina and the
World March of Women
Digital Organizing: a New Road to Social Change
Investments & Regenerative Finance
Impact Investing and a Just Transition
Explorations In Indigenous Philanthropy, Loans, and
Investments
Community Control Over Finance and the Means of
Production

Our lab discussions were compelling and dynamic. I enjoyed the opportunity to
take a deeper dive into my area of interest. ~Conference participant

PHOTO COMING

Economy & Economic Governance

Donor Organizing & Philanthropic Practice

Getting Fiscal

Funding Indigenous Peoples: Strategies for

Support

Climate & Environment

Bridging the Divide Between Large Scale
Financing and Community-driven Approaches
to Coping with Widespread Climate
Vulnerabilities
Indigenous Rights Approach to Climate Justice
and Just Economies
Gender and Climate Change: Funding Across
Movements for Greater Impact

Community-based grantmaking: Transforming

the Power Dynamics in Philanthropy
We are Turning in Our Begging Bowls: Creating
a New Social Impact System
Courageous Philanthropy: Funding Challenging
Issues
Funders as Fierce Allies for a Just Transition:
Exploring Power and Inequity in Progressive
Philanthropic Alliances
Reimagining Funding with the Indie

Food & Agriculture

Seeds of Power
Climate Resilience and Sustainable Food

Philanthropy Initiative
The End of Philanthropy? Creating Alternative
Revenue for Organizing and Advocacy

Production
Farmworkers Organizing at the Intersections of
Food Sovereignty and Justice

S A T I S FA C T I O N W I T H O P E N
CONFERENCE FORMAT
While individual experiences were somewhat mixed
within and across Labs, post-conference surveys
reveal 74% of participants were very satisfied or
somewhat satisfied with the new conference format.

22%
3%

42%

Very Satisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Neutral
Dissatisfied

32%

The format of the conference really encouraged dialogue and substance. The
effort to bring in a new format was great. Bravo for being creative and taking
the step of trying something different. ~Conference participant

KEY INSIGHTS FROM THEMATIC ENGAGEMENT LABS

Below is a compilation of reflections and insights that emerged from the experiences
and conversations at Just Giving. Though not nearly exhaustive, the summaries capture
the spirit and sense of urgency evident at this years gathering.
CLIMATE LAB

C U LT U R E & N A R R A T I V E L A B

When addressing climate change, our most

effective strategy lies in supporting and investing
in the work and leadership of women and
indigenous communities directly. The fights for
community rights, women's rights, human rights,
land rights, are all linked and key to climate
change mitigation.

Storytellers are the curators of our humanity.

Story is a way to rebuild the collective memory of
a culture. Many of us are unwilling to step into the
space of culture, story, and the sacred. How can
we make that space more open and inclusive?

Key Insights:

Grassroots partners need long-term relationships

with funders. We need both long term funding
and urgent action for specific time-sensitive
matters. Funders must make sure theres a pool
for both.
Only 2% of funding goes toward environmental
issues. We need to increase this figure.

INVESTMENT & REGENERATIVE

FINANCE LAB
There is no consensus on what long term systemic
change could be, but heres what we do know:
there is overall agreement that we need a shift
from extractive to regenerative economy - a just
transition.

Key Insights:

Lets change how philanthropists evaluate their

investments and measure return. Lets capture
non-monetary impacts.
Introspection and scrutiny: we must question
everything, rethink everything, and envision
alternatives.
Release funding for initiatives that are viewed as
innovative but risky.

Key Insights:

Philanthropy can use story circles to create a

sense of sacred shared experience. This can be
done with teams, boards, coalitions, and
grantees.
We must find the courage to tell stories in ways
that establish a container for dialogue. Must our
stories always be about crisis? We need new
meta-stories to replace the prevailing narrative.

A LT E R N A T I V E P H I L A N T H R O P Y &
DONOR ORGANIZING LABS
Power dynamics need to radically shift in
philanthropy. True partnerships between funders
and grantees must consist of open and honest
dialogue and an inclusive space for funders and
grantees to have candid conversation. Theres a
need for long-term funding, less competition
between funders, and a new culture of
philanthropy that can move us toward a vision of a
world that no longer needs philanthropy!

Key Insights:

Commit to being an organizer to mobilize more

philanthropic resources for social justice. Commit
to being a base for progressive philanthropy.
Bring visibility to grantees work (via technology
or by building trust and relationships.)

A G R I C U LT U R E L A B
Funders should adopt the food sovereignty
framework of La Via Campesina and therefore
support the grassroots organizing of both
farmworkers and small producers to build a
movement for agroecology, food sovereignty and
against climate smart agriculture.

GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT
BUILDING LAB

Key Insights:

The problems we face are global and structural, but

rooted in local struggles.Therefore, alliances among
movements are key. Philanthropy must create and
follow a set of principles and processes that center
and prioritize the voices of the most impacted
people and those most engaged in the struggles.

Key Insights:

Funders should engage public and private

funding institutions to reallocate significant
development dollars into agroecology. This
includes training, access to land for production,
and building the capacity of small producers to
create supply chains.

Lets have democracy in every aspect of our work.

Ask movement leaders to serve as board members
and grantmaking decision-makers.

Funders must support and strengthen nascent

and existing exchanges between organizations
and producer groups (South-South and SouthNorth) to foster understanding and dialogue, and
to strategize together to confront threats to food
sovereignty.

Recognize that grassroots movement leaders time

is precious when seeking their direct involvement
in our work.
Recognize the power dynamics and risks that
movement leaders take when asked to speak
frankly in funder-hosted processes.

ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE LAB

Tax abuse/evasion has domino effects globally. It
affects women and the Global South specifically. We
need a tax system focused on basic rightsa shift
not only in discourse but in fiscal processes.

PHOTO COMING

Key Insights:

We need to take a critical approach with civil

society and activists organizing to advance
concrete agendas that reduce inequality.

The lab process was truly transformative.

It began as chaos, but by going
experiential in our presentations, we
came to see the work in action in terms
of how it built relationships and trust.

We need to take a gender approach to a new

economy.
Philanthropy can support outside-the-box
solutions - a public banking sector, local currencies
and local, resilient economies.

Just Giving 2016 was organized to engage, inspire and inform deepening our
understanding
of how we can shift philanthropic resources to promote systemic

alternatives. The Engagement Labs were key to achieving this goal. To this end the
labs convened throughout the conference to deepen engagement, foster discourse,
and lift up existing initiatives.
EDGE Funders is grateful to our community of grant makers for their leadership in
guiding the conversations throughout the three-day gathering. Below is a listing of
just some of the members of our community who led Engagement Lab discussions at
Just Giving 2016.
Ellen Schneider, Active Voice

Cuong Hoang, Chorus Foundation

Ellen Friedman, Compton Foundation

Lesley Carson, Wellspring Advisors

Liz Hosken, Gaia Foundation

Leslie Harroun, Partners for a New Economy

Karen Swift, Swift Foundation

Heerad Sabeti, Fourth Sector Network

Natasha Hale, Colorado Plateau Foundation

Nicolas Krausz, Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation

Samantha Harvey, Overbrook Foundation

China Ching, Christensen Fund

Cheryl King Fischer, New England Grassroots

Anne Henshaw, Oak Foundation

Environment Fund

Ginger Hintz, Women Donors Network

Benno Friedman, Cloud Mountain Foundation

Emilienne Aulina, International Network of Womens

Sarah Stranahan, Stranahan Foundation

Funds

Terry Odendahl, Global Greengrants Fund

Ursula Miniszewski, Global Greengrants Fund

Julia Dundorf, New England Grassroots Environment

Stephanie Heckman, One World Childrens Fund

Fund

Melanie Bielefeld, One World Childrens Fund

Chung-Wha, Grassroots International

Ariadne Papagapitos, Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Julie Menter, New Media Ventures

Alison Cohen, Why Hunger

Jennifer Near, The Libra Foundation

Kolu Zigby, Jesse Smith Noyes Foundation.

Jaune Evans, Tamalpais Trust

Arianne Shaffer, Indie Philanthropy

Sanjay Kabir Bavikatte, The Christensen Fund

Leah Hunt-Hendrix, Solidaire

Jen Astone, Swift Foundation

Karen Swift, Swift Foundation

PHOTO COMING

LAUNCHING THE GENDER JUSTICE INITIATIVE

A T J U S T G I V I N G 2 0 1 6
Just Giving 2016 marked the official launch of the Gender Justice Initiative, comprised of a core group of
leaders from feminist, womens rights, and progressive philanthropic institutions working across varying
areas of practice, grantmaking models, and geographic regions. The initiative met throughout the
conference - at breakfast briefings, caucuses and at critical interactions within Engagement Labs - to
advance strategies and feminist conversations needed to bring gender justice to the forefront of
philanthropy.
The group reflected on how it can collectively support the transition towards a more ecologically
sustainable and socially just world while keeping gender justice front and center, not as a separate issue,
but as a cross-cutting, intersectional strand that is integral to all our work.
It was recognized that while many social justice grantmakers understand the importance of this work, few
have the tools to incorporate gender justice politically, practically, and holistically into their work. The
convergence of these ideas at the conference helped spark teachable insights and develop a clear vision
of a philanthropy imbued with gender inclusive practices.
While Just Giving acted as a catalyst for these conversations, the initiative pledged to remain active
between conferences - ensuring that collaborative spaces are fostered and sustained in an ongoing way.
Beyond the conference, group members will continue to build on the experience and practice of gender
justice organizations and highlight the impact of their models to develop tools that would enable others in
philanthropy to deepen the scope and impact of their grantmaking.

H O N O R I N G B E R TA C C E R E S
Just Giving 2016 was dedicated to human rights
defender Berta Cceres who was murdered in her
home in Honduras following mounting threats
and years of violence and aggression targeting
indigenous peoples, women, small farmers and
land and territory activists in Honduras and
throughout Central America. Despite ongoing
threats against her life Berta remained always
steadfast in her commitment to protect Mother
Earth and her community. Women like Berta are
at the forefront of the struggle for climate justice,
food sovereignty and the protection of our
planet; and women human rights defenders like
Berta are putting their lives on the line every day.
We celebrate their courage and stand with them
in struggle.

T W E E TA B L E M O M E N T S
FROM JUST GIVING 2016
@EDGEFunders: Conference co-chair Akwasi
Aidoo quoting Florence Kennedy: "Freedom
is like a bath, you have to take it everyday!"

@LeilaRoberts: Grassroots Climate Solution

Fund just launched at #JustGiving2016!
@amandagig: Feminist funders rock
#JustGiving2016 & launch the Gender
Justice Initiative!

PA R T I C I PA N T S U R V E Y R E S U LT S
How satisfied were
you with the daily
plenary discussions?
90% of participants
indicated they were
very satisfied or
satisfied with the
plenaries.

@NnimmoB: "You cannot build something

new unless you have land to stand on.

7%3%

50%
40%

Very satisfied
Disattisfied

@EDGEFunders: "Be the butterfly, not just

the "bad-a** caterpillar." @rajasvini
encourages us to become the butterflies of
systems change.
@EDGEFunders: Evidence-based practice is
good in theory but in reality marginalizes
communities w/ scarce resources & excludes
different ways of knowing

Main reason for

attending Just Giving
2016?

@EDGEFunders: The movements tell us: "We

only get 5% of the funds, but must work
110% to get them. That's not balance! We
need balance in #Philanthropy

41%
49%

Content and subject matter

Networking
Personal Growth and Development

@EDGEFunders: "Is most of U.S.

#philanthropy just trying to make capitalism
kinder?" Chung-Wha Hong, ED of
@GrassrootsIntl

@EDGEFunders: Quoting #AudreyLorde:

"Can the master's tool dismantle the
master's house? That's the real question for
philanthropy."

Neutral

10%

@EDGEFunders: This isn't going so wellthis partnership between funders and

grantees." Reality check to philanthropy from
a civil society partner. #JustGiving2016

@EDGEFunders: Be that squeaky wheel

inside your own institution and have the
courage to tell the truth. @kramdas
#JustGiving2016

Satisfied

Did the conference

fulfill your reasons for
attending? 93% of
participants said the
conference positively
met their expectations.

7%

42%

Yes - Absolutely
No

51%

Yes - Partially

WE SET THREE AMBITIOUS CONFERENCE GOALS

To deepen our understanding of the interconnected nature of today's challenges, and

to highlight emerging intersectional strategies and movements.
To expand our community of "leading edge" philanthropists committed to systemic
alternatives.
To strengthen donor initiatives, affinity groups and collaboratives that move resources to
structural change.

H O W D I D W E D O ? S U M M A R Y O F E VA L U A T I O N F I N D I N G S
Based on conference evaluations, most agreed the conference objectivesto deepen our understanding of
the interconnected nature of todays challenges, expand our community, and strengthen collaborationhad
been successfully met.
Most appreciated the experimental, open conference format; the thematically grouped Engagement Labs;
and the expert conference facilitation provided by Adrienne Maree Brown. Respondents felt EDGE provides
a significant and important space within philanthropy for progressive funders interested in a long-term
transformational approach to social change.
Participants appreciated the tranquil charm of the Doubletree Berkeley Marina hotela unionized
establishmentas well as the geographic and generational diversity of conference participants, and the
vibrant, cross-sectoral mix of NGOs, movement allies, activists, and philanthropic actors.
Given the experimental nature of the gathering, there is undoubtedly room for improvement. For many,
group size within the Engagement Labs was a challenge. Some respondents suggested smaller subgroups
and designated facilitation within the labs. Others wished the format had allowed more time for an even
deeper dive into the issues. These comments provide a helpful basis for strengthening EDGE gatherings in
the future. Just Giving 2016 was the beginning of a longer continuum of work. Our community will continue
to engage in a variety of activities, gatherings and global events coming up over the coming year and
beyond.
Overall however, the energizing and rigorous new format was met with great enthusiasm, as were this years
side events - film night at the Castro Theater, dine-arounds, acupuncture services, the EDGE dance party,
pre-conference trainings, post-conference learning tours, and other quintessential elements that make Just
Giving the unique, annual gathering that it is.

I met some great people and had some interesting sessions. But the best part was
the vibe the idea that being on the "edge" is important, supported, and perhaps
the only way to make real change. I was inspired. ~Conference Participant

H E R E F O L L O W S A PA R T I A L L I S T O F T H O S E I N S T I T U T I O N S A N D
NE
TWORKS WHO ATTENDED THE 2016 JUST GIVING CONFERENCE
After-FACT
American Jewish World Service
Appalachia Funders Network
Appleton Foundation
As You Sow
Association for Women's Rights in
Development
Astraea Lesbian Foundation for
Justice
Augusta Hagen-Dillon
Bay Area Justice Funders Network
Ben & Jerry's Foundation
Berkeley Haas
Bertha Foundation
Biomimicry Institute
Bioneers
Both ENDS
CarEth Foundation
Chorus Foundation
Cloud Mountain Foundation
Colorado Plateau Foundation
Common Counsel Foundation
Compton Foundation
CS Fund
Del Corazon
Dietel Partners
EcoViva
Educational Foundation of America
Embodied Ecologies
Environmental Grantmakers
Association
Fondation Charles Lopold Mayer
Fondo Centroamericano de Mujeres
Ford Foundation
Foundation For Appalachian
Kentucky
Full Circle Foundation
Fund for Democratic Communities
Fund for Global Human Rights
General Service Foundation
Global Alliance for the Future of
Food
Global Fund for Women
Global Greengrants Fund
Grassroots International

GreenMeetings, Inc.
Greenpeace USA
HOW Fund
IDEX
IHRFG
Indie Philanthropy Initiative
Ing Foundation
Inter Pares
International Development
Exchange (IDEX)
International Funders for Indigenous
Peoples
International Network of Women's
Funds (INWF)
It's Time Network
Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation
Just Global Partners
Kalliopeia Foundation
Kindle Project
Lawson Valentine Foundation
Lighthouse Foundation
Mama Cash
New England Grassroots
Environment Fund
New Field Foundation
New Media Ventures
North Star Fund
Oak Foundation
One Pull Solutions
One World Children's Fund
Open Society Initiative for Europe
Pacific Environment
Partners for a New Economy
Pesticide Action Network
Philanthropy Advancing Women's
Human Rights (PAWHR)
Pi Investments
Picher Allan Associates LLC
Right Livelihood Award Foundation
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Rockefeller Family Fund
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
RSF Social Finance
Sacred Fire Foundation
SADP

Seed Savers Exchange

Solidago Foundation
Sonen Capital
Stranahan Foundation
Surdna Foundation
Swift Foundation
Tamalpais Trust
The 11th Hour Project
The Christensen Fund
The Cultural Conservancy
The David and Lucile Packard
Foundation
The Development Fund of Norway
The Edge Fund
The Gaia Foundation
The Karibu Foundation
The Libra Foundation
The McConnell Foundation
The Overbrook Foundation
The Pollination Project
The San Francisco Foundation
The Sister Fund
The Whitman Institute
Threshold Foundation & Thriving
Resilient Communities Collaboratory
Transform Finance
UCI / UFRGS
Unleashing Generosity & Triskeles
Foundation
Urgent Accion Fond LA
Urgent Action Fund for Latin
America and the Caribbean
Urgent Action Fund for Women's
Human Rights
USC Canada
volunteer
Wallace Global Fund
Wellspring Advisors
WhyHunger
Women Donors Network

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EDGE Funders Alliance wishes to thank the following individuals and institutions for their invaluable contributions
to the organizing of this conference:
Conference Planning Committee
Samantha Harvey, Overbrook Foundation (Co-chair)
Dr. Akwasi Aidoo, Humanity United (Co-chair)
Nicolas Krausz, Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation
Tanya Dawkins, CarEth Foundation
Cuong P. Hoang, Chorus Foundation
Shalini Nataraj, Ing Foundation
Conference Facilitator
Adrienne Maree Brown
Conference Volunteers:
Catherine Baumgartner
Annabelle Berrios
Patricia Kunrath Silva
Courteny Morehouse
Annette Jezierska
Abishek Hirpara
Leila Roberts
Isabelle Moenner
Coral Baldominos
Lourdes Inga
Jeff Conant
Engagement Lab Leaders
EDGE Funders would like to thank Engagement Lab
Leaders for their contribution to the conference content
and for inviting allies and partners to participate.

EDGE Funders Board of Directors

Terry Odendahl, Global Greengrants Fund (Co-chair)
Nicolas Krausz, Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation (Co-chair)
Jeff Furman, Ben & Jerrys Foundation (Treasurer)
Rose Longhurst, Edge Fund UK (Secretary)
Nikhil Aziz, American Jewish World Service
Tanya Dawkins, CarEth Foundation
Leah Hunt-Hendrix, The Sister Fund
Matthias Fiedler, Bewegungsstiftung
Ellen Dorsey, Wallace Global Fund
Monica Enriquez-Enriquez, Astraea Lesbian Foundation for
Justice
Samantha Harvey, Overbrook Foundation
Cuong P. Hoang, Chorus Foundation
Shalini Nataraj, Ing Foundation
Donal Mac Fhearraigh, Program Officer, Open Society
Initiative for Europe
EDGE Funders Staff
Mark Randazzo, Executive Director
Lola Ibrahim, Managing Director
Tobias Troll, Director, EDGE Europe
Anthony Jones (Intern)
Katherine Yachuk (Intern)
Ananda Lee Tan, Just Transition Consultant
Consultants
Linda Smith, Conference Organizer, GreenMeetings

SPECIAL APPRECIATION TO:

Laine Romero-Alston, Jee Kim, Cara Mertes, and Chris Cardona of the Ford Foundation; and to Institute of
International Education (IIE) for their generous support to the overall conference program.

Movement Generation for providing the conceptual Build the New pictogram
David Bollier for producing the framing document, A Just Transition and Progressive Philanthropy, an in-depth
analysis of the role of philanthropy in the context of the Just Giving conference available on the EDGE website,
www.edgefunders.org.
Emma Christiansen for conference photography
Ben & Jerrys Homemade for providing the ice-cream
Conference report written by Loloa Ibrahim, Managing Director, EDGE Funders Alliance

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