This resource focuses on the role of local philanthropy as a means to contribute to Financing Self Reliance, a key pillar of USAID's Journey to Self Reliance initiative.

The paper introduces the community philanthropy idea and other associated concepts that can help funders deliberately discuss and apply what we are calling a “community philanthropy approach” or “l

The review draws together information from existing reports, studies and organizational websites in order to provide an overview of the current state of organized community philanthropy around the

Toolbox is designed for small organizations with limited funds and is split into two sections: one on advocacy planning, and one on tools.

Guide provides the tools for people to start engaging in the advocacy process and build basic advocacy skills.

Newsletter contains special section on utilizing a diverse cabinet of leaders to bring a movement closer to optimum gains and successes.

Handbook provides tools and a conceptual understanding of advocacy to enable social justice advocacy participants to work toward overcoming resource disparity and achieving gender equality.

Instructions for formatting your final Advocacy Action Plans.

Information on preparing and submitting your draft action plans for the June workshop

Tomando como base un enfoque de capacitación participativa, este manual introduce los principios fundamentales de la defensa y promoción en el formato de un diseño de taller de tres días.