Photo for the news post: “It’s because they’re all brilliant. You have to be to survive…” –Ray Eskritt
August 20, 2021

“It’s because they’re all brilliant. You have to be to survive…” –Ray Eskritt

“It’s because they’re all brilliant. You have to be to survive…” –Ray Eskritt

Ray Eskritt is the Executive Director of Harmony House Women’s Shelter and a graduate of the MPNL program. PANL Perspectives spoke to Eskritt about barriers to domestic-violence shelters before and after the pandemic. The interview,... More
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October 11, 2020

Forcing a Power Shift: The Urgent Need to Overhaul Philanthropy & Aid

Forcing a Power Shift: The Urgent Need to Overhaul Philanthropy & Aid

Next time, the experts conclude, we should look harder at working with local groups. Next time, we should put them on the international radar.
Photo for the news post: Thousand Currents: A Funder Shifts Its Own Power & Privilege
October 7, 2020

Thousand Currents: A Funder Shifts Its Own Power & Privilege

Thousand Currents: A Funder Shifts Its Own Power & Privilege

The partners of the foundation encouraged it to consider its own power and privilege as a funder from the global north. In response, the foundation adopted a new theory of change and developed a stream... More
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October 1, 2020

Introduction to the Series “Shifting Power”

Introduction to the Series “Shifting Power”

Some see the sharing and shifting of power as good in and of itself, whether by countering the effects of colonization, giving communities and their organizations greater control over their own futures, or by providing... More