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Community Philanthropy must reflect on power

“Modelling a different kind of participatory philanthropy, where ordinary people can feel their power through the act of cooperation is a very powerful idea”, says Jenny Hodgson in Johannesburg. Interview. Español

By Francesc Badia i Dalmases and Jenny Hodgson
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Jenny Hodgson. Some rights reserved.

This interview is part of a series done in Johannesburg at the World Summit of Community Philanthropy (1-2 December 2016).

Francesc Badia:  Thank you, Jenny, for having DemocraciaAbierta here, as media fellow at the Global Summit on Community Philanthropy in Johannesburg. It is a wonderful venue and such an impressive conference with so many people from so many countries. My first question is about the summit’s motto: Shift the power. What does it mean for you?

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