{"id":62954,"date":"2024-08-23T17:23:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T21:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/?post_type=news&p=62954"},"modified":"2024-09-09T17:26:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T21:26:12","slug":"melinda-french-gates-takes-sides-i-respond","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/pt\/news\/melinda-french-gates-takes-sides-i-respond\/","title":{"rendered":"Melinda French Gates Takes Sides. I Respond."},"content":{"rendered":"

This article was originally published on Girls Globe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melinda French Gates is setting her own agenda. And I, as a woman leading a community of women philanthropists, am deeply inspired and energized.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Since transitioning from the Gates Foundation, Melinda has publicly stepped into her own power in new ways, challenging the many false binaries in philanthropy. It feels more uncensored than ever before, and it gives me hope: if Melinda \u2013 one of the world\u2019s biggest philanthropists \u2013 can refresh her own philanthropic giving and perspective, women philanthropists everywhere can do the same. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melinda\u2019s interview underscores the following five key lessons<\/a> about the progress, persistence, and power of women in philanthropy: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Influence matters<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Melinda recognizes her significant influence in philanthropy. In this interview, she speaks more freely about her influence, but she also highlights the importance of others\u2019 influence too \u2013 including from her youngest daughter.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Lead with curiosity and humility<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Philanthropists should not be expected to be experts in every field. When they allow community experts and those with lived experience guide their decisions about philanthropy, their impact is exponentially greater.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Power is not uni-directional<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 By investing in removing obstacles for women to step into their power, Melinda has also embraced her own. This means choosing where and how to invest and not letting fear hinder progress. Her journey reminds us that removing barriers benefits everyone involved.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Don\u2019t be afraid to break binaries\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Philanthropy can go beyond the false binary choices presented, and philanthropists do not have to be boxed in with rigid labels or feel they have to use only one approach.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Women philanthropists are just getting started<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013Melinda shared, \u201cIt\u2019s only been in the last decade that you\u2019re seeing women really come into their own in philanthropy.\u201d Women are reshaping philanthropy and tackling some of the biggest challenges of our time. Above all, they are stepping into their power and using it to shape the world in new ways.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Melinda\u2019s vision puts women\u2019s needs and lived experiences at the center.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    She blends trust-based and data-driven philanthropy to break siloes. But most importantly, she leads with curiosity. And she does it all anchored in the reality that, as another woman making headlines \u2014 Vice President Kamala Harris \u2013 reminds us, the coconut doesn\u2019t just fall from the tree. Context matters and requires that these new modes of giving take a nuanced approach that upholds the dignity and agency of the people served. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Melinda suggested that it\u2019ll take 25 years until we can see if women do philanthropy differently. But I say, she is setting a precedent that can accelerate philanthropy\u2019s evolution, with women at the fore. Melinda isn\u2019t just taking sides, as the headline states. She\u2019s taking a stand \u2013 for herself e <\/em>for women everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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