Move the Money, Trust the People: Funding Gender Justice Through Polycrisis

As authoritarianism rises and crises compound, our movements don’t just need more resources. We need to rethink how money moves, who gets to decide where it goes, and what it means to resource resistance with trust and accountability.

In the latest episode of Resourcing Resistance, we’re joined by Morgan (Mo) Willis, Third Wave Fund’s Co-Executive Director, and alicia sanchez gill, Executive Director of Emergent Fund, for a conversation about trust-based philanthropy, rapid response funding, long-term investment, and the urgent work of redistributing wealth. This episode is hosted by Priya Dadlani with music by Sali Diakite.

Grounded in abolitionist values and community leadership, this episode asks us to imagine philanthropy beyond charity: as a practice of repair, trust, and power-building.

Because the people closest to the struggle are closest to the solutions. It’s time to move the money and trust the people.