Paper/Proposal Title
Power and Participation in Philanthropy: Human Rights as a Goal or a Process?
Location
Power and Participation in Philanthropy
Start Date
10-3-2019 11:00 AM
End Date
10-3-2019 12:30 PM
Keywords
philanthropy, participation, power, process, foundation, funder
Abstract
This session will examine why it is critical — when addressing human rights — to break down traditional funder approaches and barriers in favor of participation, transparency, accountability, and collaboration.
Author/Speaker Biographical Statement(s)
Diana Samarasan is the Founding Executive Director of the Disability Rights Fund and the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund – which are pooled funds and participatory grantmakers representing collaborations between the global disability community and donors to resource the disability rights movement in Africa, Asia, Pacific and the Caribbean. Diana has over 25 years of experience in disability, international health, and human rights. Previously, Diana directed the Mental Disability Advocacy Center, a legal advocacy organization in Budapest, Hungary, which litigates abuses of rights of persons with disabilities in institutions. She also worked with the American Refugee Committee and Doctors of the World, addressing issues such as access of vulnerable populations to reproductive health services, tuberculosis control, and deinstitutionalization. A graduate of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, Diana has advanced degrees in Public Administration and Psychology. Diana is also a member of the Steering Committee of Opportunity Collaboration. Katy Love serves as the director of the grantmaking / Community Resources team at the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that supports Wikipedia and sister sites. Before Wikimedia, Katy worked as a knowledge manager CARE International on a large collaboration between six of the largest humanitarian agencies. She also served as an associate program officer at the Global Fund for Children overseeing grants to small grassroots NGOs. She has been a volunteer grantmaker with many philanthropic organizations. Katy is dedicated to civic participation and activism and has worked and volunteered with many NGOs, on issues as diverse as education, migrants rights, and environmental education. She serves on the Board of Directors for a Montessori school and on the steering committee of the Human Rights Funders Network. Allistair Mallillin is a social change activist and senior program officer for the Common Counsel Foundation.
Included in
Disability Studies Commons, Other International and Area Studies Commons, Social Policy Commons
Power and Participation in Philanthropy: Human Rights as a Goal or a Process?
Power and Participation in Philanthropy
This session will examine why it is critical — when addressing human rights — to break down traditional funder approaches and barriers in favor of participation, transparency, accountability, and collaboration.
Comments
This is a companion session to the keynote address by Anand Giridharadas.