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When Surplus People Project decided on us

What if funders weren’t the only ones selecting their partners, but the other way around?

6 min readDec 13, 2018

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When Surplus People Project decided on us

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Why #GivingTuesday isn’t a big deal for Thousand Currents

We value our supporters as much as any other nonprofit. So why wouldn’t we make a big effort on the biggest “giving holiday” of the year?

6 min readDec 4, 2018

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Why #GivingTuesday isn’t a big deal for Thousand Currents

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Racism and philanthropy: How little practices and big resource flows are connected

Do we know what it means to share power? (Plus 5 concrete changes funders can make.)

7 min readOct 29, 2018

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Racism and philanthropy:
How little practices and big resource flows are connected

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What powerful climate-focused giving looks like

The most important things you need to know

5 min readSep 26, 2018

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What powerful climate-focused giving looks like

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Eruptions

Let’s imagine a world without them.

6 min readJul 27, 2018

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Eruptions

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The encounter

By Rajasvini Bhansali, Thousand Currents board member and former Executive Director

7 min readMay 16, 2018

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The encounter

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Justice Funders

3 ways to dismantle the fear-based economy

Thousand Currents’ impact investment fund is far from business as usual.

5 min readApr 23, 2018

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3 ways to dismantle the fear-based economy

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Can we remove the fear from our global economy?

5 ways the Buen Vivir Fund is doing so and changing “business as usual.”

4 min readMar 16, 2018

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Can we remove the fear from our global economy?

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Means, ends, and poverty porn

(Or why we don’t feel bad for Ed Sheeran.)

4 min readDec 16, 2017

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Means, ends, and poverty porn

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ART + marketing

2,934 hours

An investment fund for future generations requires something different from all of us.

7 min readJul 24, 2017

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2,934 hours

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Thousand Currents

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