Representatives of civil society from around the world will meet in Bogotá, Colombia, between December 5th and 7th to show other ways of doing philanthropy
In 2016, in Johannesburg, South Africa, what Jenny Hodgson, Executive Director of the Global Fund for Community Foundations (GFCF), defined as “one of the most inspiring and dynamic movements for change in philanthropy” was born. The Global Conference on Community Philanthropy, organized by the GFCF, brought together more than 400 people from 70 countries. The message we wanted to convey was clear: we need to face and review the logic of power that governs the sector of philanthropy and international humanitarian aid and bring communities to the center of the debate. From this meeting, the hashtag #ShiftThePower (#SubvertaOPoder, in free translation) was born, which soon went viral on social media and has inspired civil society leaders around the world in debates about the sector and its practices.