{"id":2370,"date":"2025-06-07T10:48:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T10:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haella.nl\/foundation\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2370"},"modified":"2025-06-07T10:48:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T10:48:52","slug":"even-the-mavericks-were-left-speechless","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/haella.nl\/foundation\/news\/even-the-mavericks-were-left-speechless\/","title":{"rendered":"Even the mavericks were left speechless\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Elise Kant, director of Haella, came to visit.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Outspoken and passionate, a real hands-on type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a sabbatical on Lesbos, she witnessed a new vitality among young volunteers that gave her courage. As far as she\u2019s concerned, the widely used <em>Theory of Change<\/em> in philanthropy belongs in the trash\u2014because failure should be allowed in project funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She doesn\u2019t need the government for her plans. In fact, when officials tried to ride the wave of success of the small poverty relief fund, she told them to take a hike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was named the most influential professional in Dutch philanthropy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen and find out why\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/app.springcast.fm\/20328\/22-elise-kant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/app.springcast.fm\/20328\/22-elise-kant<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elise Kant, director of Haella, came to visit. Outspoken and passionate, a real hands-on type. 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