Children's Rights Innovation Fund (CRIF)

We know that young people are deeply invested in their pursuit of liberation, bringing expansive, joyful, and creative energy into their work. However, this often shrinks when typical grant structures with stringent rules are imposed before they get funded for the important work they are leading in their communities. Watch to see how #What’s Possible challenges the philanthropy/donor sector to reimagine a better and more intentional relationship with young people! ?? We Trust You(th) Initiative Purposeful https://lnkd.in/dKkFWPvz

?? As the What’s Possible Youth Collaborative - comprising children and youth activist leaders- prepare to decide on how and where the grants will be moved based on the criteria they developed, here’s a brief video reminder of why this funding portfolio exists: to shift power to young people and reimagine how funding works. A special thanks again to the 12 donor collaborators who are making this vision a reality We Trust You(th) Initiative Purposeful African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) Disability Rights Fund Echidna Giving Elevate Children Funders Group EngenderHealth Fondation Botnar Girls First Fund Global Fund for Children Global Fund for Women William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Ignite Philanthropy Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai'i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky ???? https://lnkd.in/d_AHAcvK

? "For the community of ‘What’s Possible’ funders who are suspending the urge to order the young people’s steps on this journey, the youth collaborators will be their partners, their scholars, and their disruptors. Donors will build the stamina and resilience to act on their learning in long-term sustainable ways, and make meaningful shifts in their practices, their institutions, and the children’s rights sector." ?? ?? Read the full Alliance magazine article by Ramatu Bangura: https://lnkd.in/dViNzwBE

Join our next Solidarity Youth Club Session as we explore the dynamics between youth-focused donors and funders. ?? This is your chance to understand how these partnerships work and what it means for the future of youth-led change! ?? We’ll be discussing key questions like: ?? Why should we trust them? ?? Why do they need us? ?? Why do we need them? ?? Date: Monday, October 14 ? Time: 2:00 p.m. GMT #YouthEmpowerment #FundingForYouth #YouthLeadership #WeTrustYouth CHOICE for Youth & Sexuality Copper Rose Zambia Green Girls Platform IYAFP ?Y yo, por qué no? Children's Rights Innovation Fund (CRIF)

Here's our weekly list of resources, reports and opinions on #feministfunding, and the ways the world shapes our funding ecosystem, that caught our attention! Resources from Alliance Members: 1. Prospera International Network of Women's Funds, Global Alliance For Green And Gender Action (GAGGA), Human Rights Funders Network (HRFN), and Global Greengrants Fund - Seeds for Harvest: Funding for Gender, Climate, and Environmental Justice https://lnkd.in/dt3XfEXF 2. Human Rights Funders Network (HRFN) - Advancing Human Rights: 2020 Key Findings (published in 2024) https://lnkd.in/dNUxYBPn 3. Nilima Gulrajani & Heba Aly (ODI) - Should a Northern Donor Exist in the 21st Century? Introducing a New Dialogue Series https://lnkd.in/dVExXCAM 4. Hilary Pennington (Ford Foundation) via Center for Effective Philanthropy - Unlocking the Transformative Potential of Intermediary Funds https://lnkd.in/dA6Uvfwg 5. Ramatu Bangura (Purposeful) - What’s Possible When Donors Follow Young People’s Lead? https://lnkd.in/dViNzwBE #FundFeminists

These quotes are drawn from Dr. Ramatu Bangura’s deep dive into power shifts and the bold reset funders need to embrace, featured in our four-part series on Alliance magazine. Tap the link for the full article: https://lnkd.in/dViNzwBE We Trust You(th) Initiative Purposeful African Women's Development Fund (AWDF) Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) Disability Rights Fund Echidna Giving Elevate Children Funders Group EngenderHealth Fondation Botnar Girls First Fund Global Fund for Children Global Fund for Women William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Ignite Philanthropy Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai'i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky

Thanks for sending in your applications! Our Collaborative members will now review them, and we’ll keep you posted with updates within the given timelines. Best wishes to everyone! In the meantime, stay in touch through our website at www.crifund.org or catch us on our social media pages. ………… FRAN?AIS Merci beaucoup d'avoir envoyé vos candidatures ! Nos membres collaboratifs vont désormais les examiner et nous vous tiendrons au courant des mises à jour dans les délais impartis. Meilleurs v?ux à tous ! En attendant, restez en contact via notre site Web à l'adresse www.crifund.org ou retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux sociaux. ………… ESPA?OL ?Muchas gracias por enviar sus solicitudes! Nuestros miembros colaborativos ahora los revisarán y lo mantendremos informado con actualizaciones dentro de los plazos establecidos. ?Mis mejores deseos para todos! Mientras tanto, manténgase en contacto a través de nuestro sitio web en www.crifund.org o visítenos en las redes sociales. ………… PORTUGUêS Muito obrigado por enviar suas inscri??es! Nossos membros colaborativos ir?o agora revisá-los e manteremos você informado sobre atualiza??es dentro dos prazos determinados. Muitas felicidades para todos! Enquanto isso, mantenha contato através do nosso site www.crifund.org ou entre em contato conosco nas redes sociais. ………….. AYISYEN KREYOL Mèsi anpil paske w te voye aplikasyon w yo! Manm Kolaboratè nou yo pral revize yo kounye a, epi n ap kenbe ou afiche ak mizajou nan delè yo bay yo. Pi bon swè a tout moun! Antretan, rete an kontak atravè sitwèb nou an nan www.crifund.org oswa kenbe nou sou rezo sosyal yo. ………….. KISWAHILI Asante sana kwa kutuma maombi yako! Wanachama wetu Shirikishi sasa watazikagua, na tutakutumia taarifa kuhusu matukio ndani ya muda uliowekwa. Matakwa bora kwa kila mtu! Wakati huo huo, wasiliana nasi kupitia tovuti yetu katika www.crifund.org au tupate kwenye mitandao ya kijamii. ……………. ARABIC ???? ????? ?????? ????????? ?????? ??! ????? ???? ??????? ?????????? ?????????? ??????? ??? ??? ?????????? ???? ??????? ??????? ???????. ???? ???????? ??????! ?? ???? ???? ??? ??? ????? ?? ???? ?????? ??? www.crifund.org ?? ?????? ??? ????? ??????? ????????

On October 8th, we're holding story time with the Children's Rights Innovation Fund (CRIF), to showcase their book The Tiny Cave and the Magnificent Creatures, which gives visual form and whimsy to lessons with liberatory participatory grant making. Register here: https://buff.ly/3MSWCF8 *** Did you hear about the girl from the abundant forest who went inside the Tiny Cave? Was she able to carry her song with her? Can the wildflower seeds in her pocket grow inside the Tiny Cave? Who lives in the cave? What do their hearts sing for? Do they know about the abundant forest that thrives outside the cave? What's possible... when they create together? *** About The Tiny Cave and the Magnificent Creatures: When we gather with child and youth activists to dream, we marvel at the expansiveness, audacity, and irrationality of their dreams. However, once we attempt to bring those conversations under the framework of “projects”, “grants”, or “funding”, the imaginary spaces for liberation seem to narrow as they assume the pressure to “get it right” and “be professional”. We are often saddened and sometimes frustrated by the reality that we can only access the most oppressively rational languages and possibilities in this atmosphere. The atmosphere also told us something - those of us that call ourselves donors, advocates, program officers, and professionals in this space have created, learned to live in, and continued to carry forward the legacy of some of the tiniest of caves, the narrowest of possibilities. Through our programs, funding, and advocacy, we may be relegating young people’s dreams to these tiny caves. This book created in the format most recognizable to children, is CRIF’s effort to break something to communicate in an ‘irrational’ way– the world we would like to create together with our young folks. "The Tiny Cave and the Magnificent Creatures" is a beautiful storybook written by the Children’s Rights Innovation Fund (CRIF) to give language to what they have learned from their experiments with liberatory participatory grantmaking with youth across various regions in the world. The session will feature a reading of the storybook followed by a highly participatory, small and large group exploration of your responses to key themes from the book. Story Time: Inside the Tiny Cave of Child Protection Work Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Time: 10-11:30am EST Via Zoom

Frustrated by the funding system? Come to our solidarity space!???? If you are tired of the funding system, think donors have all the power, and the plans of your youth-led organization are frequently changed because of a lack of funding, come join our next Solidarity Youth Club session!?? *Youth ONLY CHOICE for Youth & Sexuality Copper Rose Zambia Green Girls Platform IYAFP ?Y yo, por qué no? Children's Rights Innovation Fund (CRIF)

We are thrilled to be a part of this journey with Children's Rights Innovation Fund (CRIF), donor collaborators, and youth collaborators. ? Submit a proposal for the What's Possible fund till September 24th: https://lnkd.in/g5mycsq6