Thanks to the Philea - Philanthropy Europe Association team for such a fabulously-run #PhileaForum2024! Focused on “Trust & Philanthropy” this year, I came away from the week inspired – and cautiously optimistic – about the way #Foundation leaders are starting to change the narratives about their work. Now's the time to put our actions where the intentions are! Some of my personal highlights were: ⌛ The opening keynote about #MoralAmbition – and a call for philanthropy to focus on issues that are important, neglected, and tractable. That’s #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment for you! Rutger Bregman 🕸 A session about Future-Oriented Ecosystems – and the need for more relational infrastructure to support the ‘over-inspired and under-resourced’ changemakers in local communities Alina Porumb, PhD Delphine Moralis Markus Lux Hanna Stähle - https://lnkd.in/e9BWNxVn 🤲 Hearing about an international mental health initiative for young people, established through #Multistakeholder #Collaboration – and how much perseverance, resource, and trust was required to build the ecosystem Fondation Botnar Learning for Well-being Foundation Mieke Visser-Schuurman Ciaran O'Donnell Anette Stein Sandeep Bhamra, CAIA 🗨 A thoughtful panel on the importance of #NarrativePower, and how it's a condition precedent for systems change. Most impactful for me was a question about *who* gets to dream, and *who* is given the space for radical imagination? Great article here about some practical things funders can do: https://lnkd.in/eetJRCnZ Virginia Ruan Isabel Crabtree-Condor Abi Knipe Mandy Van Deven Lucy Blythe 📖 Hearing about shifts away from annual reporting towards #Learning, while still supporting evidence gathering and #storytelling Elisabeth Wilmer Porticus Throughout, there were some stand-out quotes that really resonated: #Collaboration should be our starting point, not the end goal #Time is our most precious resource, a luxury that creates space for innovation and long-term thinking How hard #trust is to build, and how easy it is to lose We need to move away from restricted support, towards #unconditional love and putting people in charge
Hanna Stähle
3mo
It was our wonderful Philea colleague Alina Shenfeldt who co-created and facilitated the ecosystem session! I was observing and cheering up from the sides. Thank you for such positive impressions from the forum 🥰
Climate Justice + Narrative Strategist
3moThanks so much for this so glad that collaboration as our starting point and narrative power stood out for you. Would love to keep these conversations moving and growing! Who gets to dream is such a important one. Thanks again, Sanae Hamzaoui Marita Hutjes check out some of cool the reflections around the Philea Forum.