Billy Joel vs. Yuri Kochiyama

“Don’t go changin’” or “Don’t stop changing?” Therein lies a struggle within organized philanthropy.

We’re inspired by Chorus Foundation and its founder Farhad Ebrahimi for going with Yuri: expanding their horizon by spending everything, decolonizing their mind by accepting “If we want to support work that is truly transformational — rather than merely transactional — then we must first acknowledge that funders are often the biggest obstacle to transformational work,” and granting general operating support that allows leaders to work across programmatic borders.

What We’ve Learned After a Decade of Climate Funding, and What We’re Doing Instead

Listen to the music while you read their article and decide which way to go — change or no change?