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How Convergence Partnership Is Rethinking Philanthropy to Advance Health Equity

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Grantees now produce podcast episodes instead of filing traditional grant reports, shifting from extraction to amplification.
Amanda Navarro, Executive Director of Convergence Partnership, explains how this 18-year-old national funder collaborative has radically shifted power by eliminating RFPs and grant reporting, instead giving communities direct control over funding decisions. The episode details their journey toward reparative, trust-based philanthropy and highlights a successful case in Kansas that led to a $30 million statewide initiative.
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