Findings
Over the course of our learning and grantmaking, we've come across extraordinary research, quotes, images, articles, and insights by people and organizations all over the world. This is a collection of inspirational resources that drive our work.
“When children cannot find themselves reflected in the books they read, or when the images they see are distorted, negative, or laughable, they learn a powerful lesson about how they are devalued in the society of which they are a part.” Children are affected by what they see around them, and it helps them to grow.
We Need Diverse Books
"Stories - whether through books, TV/film, people we know, or other sources - are powerful for learning and understanding. They are like windows that open up into others’ lives, mirrors that allow us to see pieces of ourselves in others, and sliding doors that help us apply what we learn to everyday life."
How to Use Stories to Help Kids Develop Empathy
Exercises that prompt us to consider the perspective of one member of a group can lead us to not only feel for that person, but also to generalize those feelings toward the group as a whole. In that way, empathy can have a positive influence on attitudes toward stigmatized groups.
Empathy and Attitudes
While trust-based philanthropy tends to be associated with a set of six grantmaking practices, a fully trust- based approach invites practitioners to rely on trust-based values to guide four key dimensions of a grantmaking organization’s work: culture, structures, leadership, and practices.
Trust Based Philanthropy in 4D
Community engagement through PARTNERS Principles recognized as outstanding global conservation practice
A sexual and reproductive health and justice framework—one that centres human rights, acknowledges intersecting injustices, recognises power structures, and unites across identities—is essential for monitoring and addressing the inequitable gender, health, and social effects of COVID-19.
Centring sexual and reproductive health and justice in the global COVID-19 response
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
Ghandi on Animal Treatment
"Exposure to unexpected – and sometimes unwelcome – news and information is crucial to democratic processes. Traditional mass media...nudges society together, back towards a middle ground. Personal media is the opposite, a center-fleeing centrifugal force that inexorably pulls us away from the center."
Farewell Information, It’s a Media Age
I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.
Maya Angelou Quote
These Are Your Kids On Books
