PUBLICATION | April 2023

Transformative Shifts: From Capacity to Movement Power

American Jewish World Service

By Rhonda Schlangen, Irit Houvras, Dorothee Molders, Joanine Nanyange, Emily Rugama, Laura Timme, and Rama Vedula

From 2017-2024 I partnered with American Jewish World Services to review and reframe its approach to supporting leaders and organizations in the Global South. The organization re-envisioned its practice in order to depart from a hierarchical power dynamic between funder and grantee and instead serve as a partner in community-led change.

Transformative Shifts shares the organization’s learning and tips for other funders wishing to shift to more equitable practices. The paper is available in Spanish, French, and English.

Transformative Shifts: From Capacity to Movement Power