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WINGS Forum 2017
WINGS is about building bridges and not walls
‘Wings is about building bridges and not walls…’ This is one thing that resonated with me throughout the three days of the recently concluded WINGSForum in Mexico. Coming from the Chair of the WINGS Board, …
WINGSForum 2017: Business as usual in a changing world
It was the first time that I attended a WINGS Forum and, I must recognize, my expectations were moderate. Big conferences organized by “industry” organizations, such as the ones serving philanthropy, are usually self centered and …
Global solidarity, with a dash of humility
In Mexico City, WINGSForum attendees from 41 countries adopted the Mexico Declaration which articulated a shared commitment to ‘respect for cultural diversity and global collaboration, reducing human inequality, protecting the natural environment and promoting development.’ …
Douglas Rutzen wins WINGS Philanthropy prize
Douglas Rutzen, President of the International Center for Non-profit law (ICNL), which campaigns for open societies and enabling legal environments worldwide, has won the 2017 Worldwide Initiatives for Grantmaker Support (WINGS) IMAGine Prize. The prize is …
WINGSForum heads to Africa in 2020
The global philanthropy infrastructure body WINGS will hold its next major gathering in Africa in 2020. The WINGSForum, which brings together umbrella bodies of foundations and professionals will take place in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, it …
Getting creative and colourful at the 2017 WINGSForum
I’m not going to lie. I’ve always been slightly skeptical about the potential of art as a tool to heal. Maybe that’s because I was a terrible art student as a kid, or perhaps because …
Social problems: business solutions – myth or fact?
At the 2017 WINGSForum session on ‘Social problems: business solutions: myth or fact?’, the panel discussed questions about social enterprises and their interaction with the philanthropic sector. Topics discussed included the question of can social …
Measuring philanthropy’s impact: development and quality of life
I am back in my room after the 2017 WINGSForum session ‘Measuring philanthropy’s impact: development and quality of life’. I am supposed to be rushing off to the next session at the Forum but I …
Where is philanthropy going next?
Amidst feeling of uncertainty about this historic moment in time and calls for philanthropy to be about building bridges, not walls, the 2017 WINGSForum in Mexico City opened with a question on the minds of …
Reflections from the WINGS Forum: A session on building philanthropy infrastructure
Focusing in on one session from this year’s WINGSForum in Mexico, the session on ‘Building philanthropy infrastructure: experiences from Africa, Arab countries and the Caribbean’ covered experiences in building networks from three regions: Africa, Arab countries and …
