As trust in US institutions declines and global challenges demand urgent response, philanthropy as we know it looks increasingly ill-equipped for the volatility and complexity ahead. In Nonprofit Quarterly, Jessyca Dudley, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Bold Ventures; Yvonne Moore, Founder and Managing Director of Moore Philanthropy; and Radhika Nayar, Independent Philanthropy Advisor, examine what U.S. funders can learn from Global Majority philanthropic practice.
“Be Less W.E.I.R.D.: What U.S. Funders Can Learn from Global Majority Philanthropic Practice” explores how communities across the Global Majority have spent generations navigating political instability, resource constraints, and urgent crises through collective care, mutual aid, and community-rooted resource mobilization. From collaborative funding models in India to giving circles and mutual aid traditions in Black communities across the United States, the article highlights crisis-tested approaches that are more flexible, community-rooted, and effective at mobilizing resources than many institutional models.
The article challenges philanthropy to rethink due diligence, fund collaboratively, support existing community infrastructure, and move resources with greater urgency to communities already leading the work.
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