Author Archive:
Massimo Lapucci
Philanthropy cannot self-isolate, and good ideas should never be quarantined
We are inundated, and appalled, every day with images, data and words all describing the horrific impact that this outbreak is having on our countries, our communities, and our own lives. It is at such …
Philanthropy Manifesto: a milestone on the road towards a single market for philanthropy
On 20 March, in the presence of over 60 representatives from the EU institutions, the European Commission’s Kerstin Jorna (Deputy Director General of DG ECFIN) and Michael O’Flaherty (Director of EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA)) …
Putting a foot in Europe’s closing doors
Recent political developments are threatening civic space in Europe. Foundations are stepping forward to defend it This year marks three decades since the establishment of the European Foundation Centre (EFC), as well as the fall …
The place-to-be for the leaders of strategic philanthropy
Massimo Lapucci, Secretary General of Fondazione CRT and Chair of the European Foundation Centre. discloses some contents of his keynote at Lang VI Philanthropy Day. Transnational philanthropy: what possible – and necessary – role in reinforcing …
Working our way towards a single market for philanthropy
Growing nationalism and deepening populist sentiment across Europe make it all the more urgent to bolster our shared European values. Civil society, which includes philanthropy, is essential in this. But if civil society remains legally …
