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April 2024: Around the world with our regional reps
Every month Alliance regional representatives provide a report on the latest happenings in philanthropy from their region. Below is roundup for April 2024 Successful demonstration test of world’s first zero-emission ship in Japan By Fan Li, …
Everyone says they love you: Lessons from forty years in philanthropy
My first advice to a would-be philanthropist would be to remember that everyone will tell you they love you. It’s the curse of the wealthy. Those of us who run Foundations forget it at our …
What Funders misunderstand most about funding social change innovation
The last decade has seen a raft of big new ideas about innovating financing models for social enterprises. Philanthropic organisations and program investors have been overwhelmed with gurus promising smart new thinking about how to …
Arts funding post-Covid is on life support
Watching Sir Captain Tom walk his garden during Covid, I recall thinking to myself – I know when we started fundraising for culture, but when did we start fundraising for the NHS? As charities play …
Reflections from post-Bogota experience: Continuing the dance of the revolution
Happiness and excitement were my two emotions when I first stepped into the Ágora Bogota International Convention Center in December 2023. They were the same feelings I had when I joined a group of activists …
Breaking the stigma: embracing disability in human rights defense
After a world war with devastating consequences and loss of human life seventy-five years ago, governments declared that human rights belong to everyone. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) affirmed hope and humanity, and …
Closing the gender gap through strategic philanthropy
Throughout UK history, affirmative action has been fundamental in advancing gender equality, with our government, communities, and numerous independent organisations each contributing to this cause—a fact deserving of recognition and celebration. Yet, today, government commitment, …
How foundations can tackle the mental health crisis
Courage is the defining quality of people with mental and behavioral health challenges, who brave daunting internal and external challenges to seek help. Courage is also the key ingredient in the philanthropic work America needs …
World Hunger Day: A call for increased investment in maternal and early childhood nutrition
One billion – roughly one in four – women and girls around the world are malnourished today. It’s a staggering statistic and a challenge that is getting worse, not better. The global price of food …
Local leaders have the solutions: why aren’t we funding them?
Lucy was born with a motor disability and uses a wheelchair. She grew up in a small community outside San Luis Potosí in Mexico and is the youngest of 10 children. For most of her …
