What has this past year taught you about the sector, and from where you sit, what changes, decisions, or actions would shift 2026 in a positive direction?
Humentum invited social good leaders across geographies and sectors to answer these two core questions in our new essay compendium. What we received inspired us to think differently, embrace the unknown, and find optimism and refuge in the collective—knowing we can all go further together.
We hope their reflections below give you clarity and motivation, despite the uncertainty, to continue to move your mission and model forward and beyond the current system. This compendium is a continuation of our 2025 essay compendium, A bridge to the future: Essays on a new era for global development.
Foreword by: Cynthia Smith
Reflections by: Chris Proulx, Jacqueline Asiimwe, George Ingram, Guillermo Correa, Shaun Samuels, John Coonrod, Goodness Odey, Ali Al Mokdad, Kim Kucinskas, Golda Fania, Amy Miller-Taylor, Brian Kastner, and Rachel Wilkinson