Our CommunityWhat We Do

It’s not about me.
(Or so I thought.)

"I learned that I never fully know the contexts that I’m funding in - whether in Detroit, Michigan or Harare, Zimbabwe - and that I don’t need to in order to be a good partner to organizers and change-makers."

December 28, 2017

Our CommunityWhat We Do

Why we say #ItTakesJoy

We mean it light-heartedly and seriously.

December 27, 2017

Our Community

What gives you joy?

Share your photos of joy with us! #ItTakesJoy

December 26, 2017

Our CommunityWhat We Do

Means, ends, and poverty porn

3 reasons Thousand Currents rejects conventional, offensive fundraising content

December 15, 2017

AfricaAlternative EconomiesClimate JusticeFood Sovereignty

Is change in the horizon?

12 hopeful lessons about global transformation towards sustainability

December 06, 2017

Climate JusticeGlobalGrassroots LeadershipSOLUTIONS

Why NOT grassroots climate solutions?

Thinking about the implications of this year’s hurricanes.

November 29, 2017

Climate JusticeGlobal

As leaders gather in Bonn for COP23 climate talks…

The solutions to our warming planet are being led by the very communities that are most impacted.

November 10, 2017

Alternative EconomiesLatin America

Pushing the door to justice open

A legal decision by the Guatemala Constitutional Court sets precedent in the legal battle to protect Indigenous women's designs from U.S. and global fashion companies.

November 09, 2017

AfricaAlternative EconomiesFood Sovereignty

Ntinga Ntaba kaNdoda: African-centered, self-determined, and people powered

Exploring pathways to building community when the mandate comes from the people

November 01, 2017

AsiaFood Sovereignty

The promise of agroecology for women

Featuring a new report from partner Focus on the Global South

October 31, 2017