Alliance Magazine December 2005
Contents

Browse this index and read the individual articles in either pdf format or html (where available)

NEWS AND CONFERENCES

  • Report from the Carnegie Medal Ceremony in Edinburgh 2
  • UBS partners with Ashoka in Latin America 4
  • NESsT Golden Egg Award 4
  • New social investment fund in Mexico 5
  • Letters 5
  • Spotlight on business in Bulgaria 6
  • GuideStar spreads its wings 7
  • INSP publishes new report on diaspora philanthropy 8

ARTICLES

Building an international learning community
Peter Walkenhorst on the achievements of the Transatlantic Community Foundation Network 9

Ten years of the Grantmakers East Group
Fabrice de Kerchove explores the impact of ten years of GEG and considers its future 10

Interview
Emmett Carson on why he is encouraged by progress since the Berlin Community Foundation Symposium 11

That which does not kill us…
Joel Orosz looks back on The Grantmaking School’s first year 12

Diaspora giving and equitable development in Mexico
Barbara Merz and Lincoln Chen on the growing importance of hometown philanthropy to Mexico from Mexicans living and working in the US 14

Interviews: Steve Gunderson and Gerry Salole (html)
The Council on Foundations and the European Foundation Centre both have new heads. Alliance talked to Steve Gunderson and Gerry Salole about their new jobs 16

FOCUS ON … WHITHER PHILANTHROPY? LOOKING FORWARD TO 2025

The guest editors for this Alliance special feature are:
Katherine Fulton President of the Monitor Institute
Gabriel Kasper A consultant at the Monitor Institute

USA: Cultivating change in philanthropy (html)
If US philanthropy is a ‘six-cylinder engine running on two-cylinders’, how can the other four be made to function, ask Katherine Fulton and Gabriel Kasper 19

India: Waiting for take-off
Indian philanthropy might one day be in a position to tap the growing affluence of the world’s largest middle class, say Pushpa Singh, Ingrid Srinath, Anmol Vellani and Priya Viswanath 23

Philippines: Enter a new mix of donors
Rory Tolentino and Tina Pavia examine the potential of diaspora donor organizations and NGO coalitions to bring about lasting social change 26

Mexico: From charity to social investment
For many years, Mexican philanthropy was based on the Christian idea of charity. Now social investment by all members of society is needed, argues Agustín Landa30

Brazil: Creating a more diverse sector
Although advances have been made since the coming of democracy, Brazilian philanthropy still has some way to go, say Fernando Rossetti and Cindy Lessa 33

Central Europe: Rediscovery and reinvention
Reviving philanthropy in the former communist countries of Central Europe is largely a matter of reconnecting with the past, says Vera Dakova 36

Russia: A ‘weapon’ that we need
Can philanthropy become the secret weapon of Russian capitalism, asks Vadim Samodorov 39

East Africa: Realizing the potential
Lack of infrastructure, lack of enabling legislation, lack of trust – how can the philanthropy sector overcome these problems and generate the resources that are needed, ask Elkanah Odembo and Faith Kisinga 43

A funder’s perspective
Barbara Kibbe on how the Future of Philanthropy project came about 46

PLUS ...

Book reviews 47
News from around the regions 49
Updates from CIVICUS, EFC, Council on Foundations, APPC, WINGS, Grantmakers Without Borders 52
Snapshots on non-profit law and tax worldwide 55

From Alliance, Vol 10, No 4, December 2005

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