In support of community-led nonprofits

Perspectives
Written By Anjali Deshmukh

Global Giving discusses ten reasons to support community led nonprofits.

  • Community-led nonprofits understand their communities’ needs best.

  • Traditional models of aid are falling short.

  • Community-led nonprofits build trust and ownership in solutions.

  • Community-led nonprofits are chronically underfunded.

  • Community-led organizations are connected.

  • Traditional philanthropy is rooted in colonial practices.

  • Community-led organizations are tapped into their community’s wisdom and unique strengths.

  • Community-led nonprofits are first responders to crises.

  • Community-led organizations are agile.

  • Investing directly in community-based groups shifts the power in the nonprofit sector.

MJN exists in a middle space between small, community-led, and national; click here to learn more.

Anjali Deshmukh
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