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The Global Fund for Community Foundations is a grassroots grantmaker building community philanthropy worldwide. #ShiftThePower (https://globalfundcommunityfoundations.org/)
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A single finger cannot push a stone — so we come together, clenched as fists
Wana Udobang’s words captured the spirit of the #StoriesForChange Festival

Missed it? Soni Khanal reflects on this gathering celebrating #CommunityPhilanthropy

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January 26, 2026 at 7:46 AM
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This vlog captures the making of When the Light Takes Root, premiered at The Global South House during COP30
The film shares voices of local artists & communities shaping their own futures
Watch the trailer, then explore the full vlog on the #StoriesForChange website: stories.shiftthepower.org/films
January 22, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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This powerful film by STAR-Ghana Foundation & WACSI shows how everyday generosity is becoming long-term, community-led development, from youth initiatives to a self-built maternity ward.

Watch the trailer, then explore the full film on the #StoriesForChange website stories.shiftthepower.org/films
January 21, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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From Void to Vision: A Journey of #CommunityPhilanthropy in Mozambique, produced by MICAIA, shows how local action became a people-led movement.

Watch the trailer and explore more community-led stories on the #StoriesForChange website
Link: stories.shiftthepower.org/films
January 19, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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From Burkina Faso to Brazil, Mexico to Mozambique, Palestine to the Philippines, communities have shaped their own futures.

Watch Wana Udobang’s powerful poem, a call to collective power, solidarity, and resilience, from the #StoriesForChange Festival.

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January 19, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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#CommunityPhilanthropy means walking alongside communities, recognising them as givers and supporting their power to shape their own futures. — Shubha Chacko, @globalfundcf.bsky.social

True change happens when power steps back and communities are trusted to lead.

#StoriesForChange #ShiftThePower
January 16, 2026 at 8:11 AM
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Every community resource should serve its people. Real solutions come from within — not imposed from outside.

Michael Vincent Mercado of CDP, Philippines, reminds us #CommunityPhilanthropy is already thriving worldwide, rooted in local assets & decision-making.

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January 15, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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Join Dina Zayed and global leaders from Kenya, Ghana, and Indonesia for Session 2 of the #StoriesForChange Festival.
Explore how community-led resourcing drives human rights and social justice by centring the voices of those who know what works.

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January 14, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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Tomorrow we gather to listen, learn and grow the global movement for #CommunityPhilanthropy
Join practitioners and storytellers to explore how local ownership drives lasting change. Your voice matters.

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January 14, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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Join me, Wana Udobang, at the #StoriesForChange Festival. I’ll perform in Sessions 1 and 2 with a spoken word piece on resilience and the power of people coming together.

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January 13, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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Across Ethiopia, local resources have funded schools, a youth centre, clean water systems, and even an overpass reconnecting communities.

🎬 Watch the full film at the #StoriesForChange Festival on January 15.

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January 13, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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Join storytellers and community leaders to explore how local resources are strengthening grassroots rights & solidarity. It’s about people driving their own development and #ShiftingThePower locally.

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January 13, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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In Tepeth, Uganda, authorities failed to act, leaving children studying under trees until the community built a new school with UNNGOF support. Today, it serves 700+ pupils.

🎬 Watch the full story at the #StoriesForChange Festival on January 15.
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January 12, 2026 at 12:15 PM
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What happens when communities tell their own stories and fund their own futures?
Join the #StoriesForChange Festival to explore people-led giving and the power of local action.

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January 12, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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Only 4 days to the Stories for Change Festival—a global celebration of #CommunityPhilanthropy
Discover local solutions with global impact and hear how communities lead change.

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January 11, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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Get ready for a powerful gathering celebrating #CommunityPhilanthropy in action. Hear inspiring stories, watch short films, enjoy music and poetry, and join the movement #ShiftThePower

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January 10, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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Session 2 of the Stories for Change Festival explores how #CommunityPhilanthropy advances human rights & social justice—led by communities using their own power.

Through short films, panels, and poetry, we spotlight Brazil and Mozambique.

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January 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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In uncertain times, community philanthropy matters more than ever.
Session 1 of the Stories for Change Festival explores how communities are leading their own development and why the time to shift power is now.

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January 9, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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On November 25, Black women from across Brazil marched for Reparations and Good Living. CESE supported 19 organisations to join this historic mobilisation.

🎬 Watch the full story at the Stories for Change Festival on January 15
🔗Link stories.shiftthepower.org

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January 8, 2026 at 8:51 AM
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In Palestine, communities return to the land and to one another through al-ouneh (collective care). This animation by Dalia Association shows how small acts of giving rebuild what loss cannot erase.

Watch the full story on January 15.
🔗 stories.shiftthepower.org

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January 7, 2026 at 8:39 AM
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In Dabla, Burkina Faso, a new drilling project supported by ASEPE and @abfburkina provides year-round clean water—transforming life & easing the burden on women.

Watch the full story at the Stories for Change Festival on January 15.
Link stories.shiftthepower.org

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January 6, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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In the first episode of Black Women on the March: Building Good Living, Socorro Guterres and Valdecir Nascimento discuss the role of Black women’s organisations in confronting racism, inequality, and oppression in Brazil.

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January 6, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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In Baringo County, COSEO is driving change through education & community action. With support from KCDF, students like Beatrice are building brighter futures

🎬 Watch her story at the Stories for Change Festival on January 15
🔗 Link stories.shiftthepower.org

#StoriesForChange #CommunityPhilanthropy
January 5, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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“Instead of defining communities for convenience, we must pause and listen to how people see themselves.” — Jimm Chick Fomunjong, WACSI

Soni Khanal reflects on this in the Alternative Convos podcast.
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#StoriesForChange #CommunityPhilanthropy
January 5, 2026 at 7:56 AM
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As the Giving for Change programme concludes, the impact of your stories lives on. Thank you to our partners for believing in the power of community-led action. Wishing you a Happy New Year.

#CommunityPhilanthropy #StoriesForChange #TheStoryIsOurs #ShiftThePower
January 2, 2026 at 1:50 PM